Issue Brief

106th Congress
House of Representatives Committee Changes

(Committees with jurisdiction over aviation issues)

APPROPRIATIONS

New Chairman: C.W. Bill Young, Fla.

Appointed: Jo Ann Emerson, Mo.; John E. Sununu, N.H.; Kay Granger, Texas; John E. Peterson, Pa. Patrick J. Kennedy, R.I.; James E. Clyburn, S.C.; Maurice D. Hinchey, N.Y.; Lucille Roybal-Allard, Calif.; Sam Farr, Calif.; Jesse L. Jackson Jr., Ill.; Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Mich.; Allen Boyd, Fla.

Departing: Robert L. Livingston, La; Joseph M. McDade, Pa.; Mike Parker, Miss.; Mark W. Neumann, Wis.; Sidney R. Yates, Ill.; Louis Stokes, Ohio; Vic Fazio, Calif.; W.G. "Bill" Hefner, N.C.; David E. Skaggs, Colo.; Esteban E. Torres, Calif.

TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE

Appointed: John T. Doolittle, Calif.; Lee Terry, Neb.; Donald L. Sherwood, Pa.; Gary Miller, Calif.; John E. Sweeney, N.Y.; Jim DeMint, S.C.

Departing: Jay C. Kim, Calif.; Frank Riggs, Calif.; Jo Ann Emerson, Mo.; Roy Blunt, Mo.; Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Jr., Miss.; Kay Granger, Texas; Jon D. Fox, Pa.; Vito J. Fossella, N.Y.

(The Democrats have not yet made assignments to the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.)

WAYS AND MEANS

Appointed: Scott McInnis, Colo.; Ron Lewis, Ky.; Mark Foley, Fla.; Lloyd Doggett, Texas.

Departing: Jim Bunning, Ky.; John Ensign, Nev.; Jon Christensen, Neb. Barbara B. Kennelly, Conn.

106th Congress
Senate Committee Changes

(Committees with jurisdiction over aviation issues)

APPROPRIATIONS

Appointed: Jon Kyl, Ariz.; Richard J.Durbin, Ill.; Dianne Feinstein, Calif.

Departing: Barbara Boxer, Calif.; Lauch Faircloth, N.C.; Dale Bumpers, Ark.

COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION

Appointed: Max Cleland, Ga.

Departing: Wendell H. Ford, Ky.

FINANCE

Appointed: Fred Thompson, Tenn.; Charles S. Robb, Va.

Departing: Alfonse D'Amato, N.Y.; Carol Moseley-Braun, Ill.