The Joint Economic Committee (JEC) is one of four standing joint committees of the U.S. Congress. The committee was established as a part of the Employment Act of 1946, which deemed the committee responsible for reporting the current economic condition of the United States and for making suggestions for improvement to the economy. The JEC is currently chaired by Representative David Schweikert of Arizona.

Jurisdiction

  • Study the implications of the Economic Report of the President
  • Seek ways to coordinate programs involved in the Report
  • File an annual report relating to its study of these implications and programs with the Senate, the House of Representatives, and all Congressional committees having legislative duties relating to the Report
  • Make other reports and recommendations to the Senate and the House as the committee members see fit
  • Hold hearings on the report and other economic matters as the committee members see fit.

Members, 119th Congress

MajorityMinority
Senate membersEric Schmitt, Missouri, Vice Chair Tom Cotton, Arkansas Ted Budd, North Carolina Dave McCormick, Pennsylvania Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Ashley Moody, FloridaMaggie Hassan, New Hampshire, Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Martin Heinrich, New Mexico Mark Kelly, Arizona
House membersDavid Schweikert, Arizona, Chair Jodey Arrington, Texas Ron Estes, Kansas Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania Nicole Malliotakis, New York Victoria Spartz, IndianaDon Beyer, Virginia, Vice Ranking Member Gwen Moore, Wisconsin Sean Casten, Illinois Dave Min, California

Committee leadership

The chair and vice chair rotate between the House and Senate majority each Congressional term, while the ranking member and vice ranking member rotate between the House and Senate minority.

Chairs

NamePartyStateStartEndChamber
Bob CaseyDemocraticPennsylvania20112013Senate
Kevin BradyRepublicanTexas20132015House
Dan CoatsRepublicanIndiana20152017Senate
Pat TiberiRepublicanOhio20172018House
Erik PaulsenRepublicanMinnesota20182019House
Mike LeeRepublicanUtah20192021Senate
Don BeyerDemocraticVirginia20212023House
Martin HeinrichDemocraticNew Mexico20232025Senate
David SchweikertRepublicanArizona2025presentHouse

Vice Chairs

NamePartyStateStartEndChamber
Mike LeeRepublicanUtah20172019Senate
Carolyn MaloneyDemocraticNew York20192021House
Martin HeinrichDemocraticNew Mexico20212023Senate
David SchweikertRepublicanArizona20232025House
Eric SchmittRepublicanMissouri2025presentSenate

Ranking Members

NamePartyStateStartEndChamber
Carolyn MaloneyDemocraticNew York20152017House
Martin HeinrichDemocraticNew Mexico20172019Senate
David SchweikertRepublicanArizona20192021House
Mike LeeRepublicanUtah20212023Senate
Don BeyerDemocraticVirginia20232025House
Maggie HassanDemocraticNew Hampshire2025presentSenate

Vice Ranking Members

NamePartyStateStartEndChamber
Carolyn MaloneyDemocraticNew York20172019House
Martin HeinrichDemocraticNew Mexico20192021Senate
David SchweikertRepublicanArizona20212023House
Mike LeeRepublicanUtah20232025Senate
Don BeyerDemocraticVirginia2025presentHouse

Historical committee rosters

118th Congress

MajorityMinority
Senate membersMartin Heinrich, New Mexico, Chair Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire Mark Kelly, Arizona John Fetterman, Pennsylvania Peter Welch, VermontMike Lee, Utah, Vice Ranking Member Tom Cotton, Arkansas JD Vance, Ohio Eric Schmitt, Missouri
House membersDavid Schweikert, Arizona, Vice Chair Jodey Arrington, Texas Ron Estes, Kansas Drew Ferguson, Georgia Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania Nicole Malliotakis, New YorkDon Beyer, Virginia, Ranking Member David Trone, Maryland Gwen Moore, Wisconsin Katie Porter, California

Source

117th Congress

MajorityMinority
Senate membersMartin Heinrich, New Mexico, Vice Chair Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire Raphael Warnock, Georgia Mark Kelly, ArizonaMike Lee, Utah, Ranking Member Tom Cotton, Arkansas Rob Portman, Ohio Bill Cassidy, Louisiana Ted Cruz, Texas
House membersDon Beyer, Virginia, Chair David Trone, Maryland Joyce Beatty, Ohio Mark Pocan, Wisconsin Scott Peters, California Sharice Davids, KansasDavid Schweikert, Arizona, Vice Ranking Member Jaime Herrera Beutler, Washington Jodey Arrington, Texas Ron Estes, Kansas

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116th Congress

MajorityMinority
Senate membersMike Lee, Utah, Chair Tom Cotton, Arkansas Rob Portman, Ohio Bill Cassidy, Louisiana Ted Cruz, Texas Kelly Loeffler, GeorgiaMartin Heinrich, New Mexico, Vice Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Gary Peters, Michigan Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire
House membersCarolyn Maloney, New York, Vice Chair Don Beyer, Virginia Denny Heck, Washington David Trone, Maryland Joyce Beatty, Ohio Lois Frankel, FloridaDavid Schweikert, Arizona, Ranking Member Darin LaHood, Illinois Kenny Marchant, Texas Jaime Herrera Beutler, Washington

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115th Congress

MajorityMinority
Senate membersMike Lee, Utah, Vice Chair Tom Cotton, Arkansas Ben Sasse, Nebraska Rob Portman, Ohio Ted Cruz, Texas Bill Cassidy, LouisianaMartin Heinrich, New Mexico, Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Gary Peters, Michigan Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire
House membersPat Tiberi, Ohio, Chair (until January 11, 2018) Erik Paulsen, Minnesota, Chair (from January 11, 2018) David Schweikert, Arizona Barbara Comstock, Virginia Darin LaHood, Illinois Francis Rooney, FloridaCarolyn Maloney, New York, Vice Ranking Member John Delaney, Maryland Alma Adams, North Carolina Don Beyer, Virginia

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