Susan Collins is the senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee

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Representatives Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia serve as the ranking Democratic members on the House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight Committee, respectively

The United States Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously advanced the NO FAKES Act out of committee

Federal prosecutors relied on House Judiciary Committee Republican general counsel Steve Castor to substantiate the materiality element of the false statement charges against Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides

Steve Castor did not attend the congressional transcribed interview of Bradley Benavides and did not read the transcript prior to advising the FBI on materiality

The Federal Bureau of Investigation originally collected committee assessments on materiality through written questions without providing exact transcripts of Nikki Flores and Bradley Benavides's House Judiciary Committee testimony

In 1957, after Senator Estes Kefauver voted against Lyndon B. Johnson on a legislative motion, Johnson assigned a coveted Foreign Relations Committee seat to Senator John F. Kennedy

In 1957, Lyndon B. Johnson bypassed Senator Estes Kefauver and assigned a vacant Senate Foreign Relations Committee seat to John F. Kennedy

Lyndon B. Johnson altered the Senate Democratic caucus rules to assign committee seats through the Democratic Steering Committee rather than strictly by seniority

Lyndon B. Johnson altered Senate Democratic procedure to assign committee seats through the Democratic Steering Committee rather than seniority

Prior to Lyndon B. Johnson's leadership, United States Senate committee assignments were determined strictly by seniority for approximately one century

Susan Collins serves as the chair of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

Susan Collins served as the chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee

The Save America Act failed to pass due to a lack of Republican support in the United States Senate

The Save America Act proposed restricting mail-in voting and requiring proof of citizenship to maintain voter registration

The United States Senate passed a war powers resolution regarding military action against Iran by a vote of 50 to 48

The Department of Defense requested $22 billion in emergency appropriations to replace munitions expended in operations against Iran

A 2026 Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies survey identified military aid to Israel, war with Iran, and data centers as unpopular congressional platform positions

In eleven of the thirteen national elections prior to 2026, American voters flipped control of the White House, Senate, or House of Representatives

The United States Congress passed bipartisan legislation in 2022 authorizing lawsuits and financial settlements for veterans exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune

John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald served as mayor of Boston and as a member of the United States Congress