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William S. Cohen, U.S. Congressional Committee Appointments, 1973-1997.

U.S. House of Representatives (1972-1979): Elected to 93d Congress on November 7, 1972 as Representative for Maine's Second Congressional District; re-elected in 1974 and in 1976.
U.S. Senate (1979-1997): Elected to 96th Congress on November 7, 1978 as Senator, re-elected in 1984 and in 1990.

U.S. House of Representatives Committee Appointments, 1973-1979

Congress/Years

Committees

Subcommittees

93rd Congress, 1973-1975

Merchant Marine and Fisheries

Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment; Merchant Marine; Oceanography

 

Judiciary

(1st Session) Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights; Revision of the Laws; (2nd Session) Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice; Crime

94th Congress, 1975-1977

Select Committee on Aging

Health & Long Term Care

 

Judiciary

Immigration, Citizenship & International Law; Monopolies & Commercial Law

 

Small Business

Activities of Regulatory Agencies; Energy & Environment

95th Congress, 1977-1979

Select Committee on Aging

Health & Long-Term Care (Ranking Member)

 

Judiciary

Monopolies & Commercial Law

 

Small Business

Antitrust & Restraint of Trade Activities Affecting Small Business; SBA & SBIC Authority & General Problems


U.S. Senate Committee Appointments, 1979-1997

Congress/Years

Committees

Subcommittees

96th Congress, 1979-1981

Special Committee on Aging

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Armed Services

Arms Control; Manpower & Personnel; Research and Development

 

Governmental Affairs

Investigations; Oversight of Government Management (Ranking Member)

 

Select Committee on Indian Affairs (Ranking Member)

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97th Congress, 1981-1983

Special Committee on Aging

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Armed Services

Manpower & Personnel; Sea Power & Force Projection(Chair); Strategic and Theater Nuclear Forces(Chair)

 

Governmental Affairs

Investigations; Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Government Processes; Oversight of Government Management (Chair)

 

Select Committee on Indian Affairs (Chair)

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98th Congress, 1983-1985

Special Committee on Aging

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Armed Services

Manpower & Personnel; Sea Power & Force Projection(Chair); Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces

 

Governmental Affairs

Investigations; Energy, Nuclear Proliferation, and Government Processes; Oversight of Government Management (Chair)

 

Select Committee on Intelligence

Budget; Collection & Foreign Operations; Legislation & the Rights of Americans

99th Congress, 1985-1987

Special Committee on Aging

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Armed Services

Manpower & Personnel; Sea Power & Force Projection(Chair); Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces

 

Governmental Affairs

Investigations; Energy, Nuclear Proliferation, and Government Processes; Oversight of Government Management (Chair)

 

Select Committee on Intelligence

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100th Congress, 1987-1989

Special Committee on Aging

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Armed Services

Strategic Forces and Nuclear Deterrence; Conventional Forces and Alliance Defense; Projection Forces and Regional Defense

 

Governmental Affairs

Investigations; Governmental Efficiency, Federalism, and the District of Columbia; Oversight of Government Management (Ranking Member)

 

Select Committee on Intelligence (Ranking Member)

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Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran & the Nicaraguan Opposition

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101st Congress, 1989-1991

Special Committee on Aging

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Armed Services

Conventional Forces and Alliance Defense; Projection Forces and Regional Defense; Strategic Forces and Nuclear Deterrence

 

Governmental Affairs

Investigations; Government and Regulation; Oversight of Government Management (Ranking Member)

 

Select Committee on Intelligence (Ranking Member)

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102nd Congress, 1991-1993

Special Committee on Aging

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Armed Services

Strategic Forces and Nuclear Deterrence; Conventional Forces and Alliance Defense; Projection Forces and Regional Defense

 

Governmental Affairs

Investigations; Government and Regulation; Oversight of Government Management (Ranking Member)

103rd Congress, 1993-1995

Special Committee on Aging (Ranking Member)

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Armed Services

Coalition Defense and Reinforcing Forces; Regional Defense and Contingency Forces; Defense Technology, Acquisition, and Industrial Base

 

Governmental Affairs

Investigations; Regulation and Government Information; Oversight of Government Management (Ranking Member);

 

Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress

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Judiciary

Juvenile Justice; Courts & Administrative Practice

104th Congress, 1995-1997

Special Committee on Aging (Chair)

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Armed Services

Airland Forces; Readiness; Seapower (Chair); Strategic Forces

 

Governmental Affairs

Investigations; Oversight of Government Management and District of Columbia (Chair)

 

Select Committee on Intelligence

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