WASHINGTON — House Democrats this week will fill out their party’s committee assignments, which will involve a switch among top party leaders serving on Appropriations and removing four members from Ways and Means to adhere to a bipartisan agreement on committee ratios.
The Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, the panel responsible for making committee assignments, will meet Tuesday and Wednesday after House votes — and possibly Thursday if any work remains — to populate committees.
Democratic Caucus rules are different for Ways and Means and Appropriations since they require the steering panel to approve the nominations of members to those panels if they served on them in the previous Congress. For other committees, steering doesn’t need to consider seniority in making appointments, although they often do.
