Committees
As a lifelong Idahoan, my home state helped me develop a common-sense approach to doing business in the U.S. Senate. I am currently serving my fourth term as a U.S. Senator from Idaho, having previously served three terms as Idaho's 2nd District Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives (1993-1999).
The Congress has given me many leadership opportunities to share Idaho's perspectives. I continue to serve as the Chief Deputy Republican Whip for the 115th Congress. I previously served as Deputy Whip in the 113th, 112th, 111th, 110th, 109th and 108th Congresses. I have also been privileged to serve as Co-chairman of the Congressional Sportsman's Caucus and the Western Water Caucus as well as a co-chair and founder of the Senate Nuclear Cleanup Caucus. During the time I served in the U.S. House of Representatives, I served on House Leadership as New Member Leader and Strategic Planning Leader and as Deputy Whip for the Western Region.
In response to a need for more public awareness and education, I formed the Congressional COPD Caucus, which is dedicated to educating Members of Congress about COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and advocating for assistance and research.
Committees/Subcommittees
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Chairman of the Committee
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure
- Member, Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
- Member, Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration
- Member, Subcommittee on The Constitution Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts
- Member, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
Leadership Assignments
- Chief Deputy Whip, 114th, 115th Congress
- Co-Chair, Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group
- Chairman, Republican Capital Markets Task Force
- Member, Republican Fiscal Reform Working Group
- Member, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
Caucuses
- Air Force Caucus
- Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus
- Congressional COPD Caucus
- Congressional Diabetes Caucus
- Congressional Fire Services Caucus
- Congressional Internet Caucus
- Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
- Congressional TRIO Caucus
- Congressional WTO Caucus for Farmers & Ranchers
- Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Caucus
- Potato Caucus
- Renewables and Energy Efficiency Caucus
- Republican High Tech Task Force
- Senate 4-H Caucus
- Senate Biotechnology Caucus
- Senate Impact Aid Coalition
- Senate Medical Technology Caucus
- Senate Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children Caucus
- Senate National Laboratory Caucus
- Senate Native Americans Caucus
- Senate National Guard Caucus
- Senate Nuclear Cleanup Caucus
- Senate Philanthropy Caucus
- Senate Produce Caucus
- Senate Republican Conference Task Force on Hispanic Affairs
- Senate Rural Healthcare Caucus
- Senate Sweetener Caucus
- Senate Western Caucus
- USO Congressional Caucus
- Western Water Caucus
- Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus