United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee

Standing committee
Active United States Senate 118th Congress
History
Formed	1913
Formerly known as	Committee on Banking and Currency
Leadership
Chair	Sherrod Brown (D) Since February 3, 2021
Ranking member	Tim Scott (R) Since January 3, 2023
Structure
Seats	23 members
Political parties	Majority (12)   Democratic (11)   Independent (1) Minority (11)   Republican (11)
Jurisdiction
Policy areas	Banking, insurance price controls, deposit insurance, monetary policy, financial assistance, currency, coinage, housing, urban development, mass transit
Subcommittees
Economic Policy Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Housing, Transportation, and Community Development National Security and International Trade and Finance Securities, Insurance, and Investment
Meeting place
534 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C.
Website
www.banking.senate.gov

The United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (formerly the Committee on Banking and Currency), also known as the Senate Banking Committee, has jurisdiction over matters related to banks and banking, price controls, deposit insurance, export promotion and controls, federal monetary policy, financial aid to commerce and industry, issuance of redemption of notes, currency and coinage, public and private housing, urban development, mass transit and government contracts.^[1][2][3]

The current chair of the committee is Democrat Sherrod Brown of Ohio, and the Ranking Member is Republican Tim Scott of South Carolina.