United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics

Select committee
Active United States Senate 118th Congress
History
Formed	February 2, 1977
Succeeded	Select Committee on Standards and Conduct
Leadership
Chair	Chris Coons (D) Since February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)
Vice chair	James Lankford (R) Since February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)
Structure
Seats	6 members
Political parties	Majority (3)   Democratic (3) Minority (3)   Republican (3)
Jurisdiction
Policy areas	Ethics
House counterpart	United States House Committee on Ethics
Meeting place
220 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C.
Website
ethics.senate.gov
Rules
Ethics Committee Rules

The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics is a select committee of the United States Senate charged with dealing with matters related to senatorial ethics. It is also commonly referred to as the Senate Ethics Committee. Senate rules require the Ethics Committee to be evenly divided between the Democrats and the Republicans, no matter who controls the Senate, although the chairman always comes from the majority party. The leading committee member of the minority party is referred to as Vice Chairman rather than the more common Ranking Member.