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. History The Senate Select Committee on Standards and Conduct was first convened in the 89th Congress (1965–66) and later replaced by the Senate Select Committee on Ethics in the 95th Congress (1977–78). Membership Pursuant to Senate Rule 25, the committee is limited to six members, and is equally divided between Democrats and Republicans. This effectively means that either party can veto any action taken by the committee. Current membership Chairs List of chairs of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics Historical committee rosters 110th Congress 111th Congress 112th Congress Source: 113th Congress Source: 114th Congress Source: 115th Congress Members of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, 115th Congress 116th Congress 117th Congress See also List of current United States Senate committees United States House Committee on Ethics References External links U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics Official Website (Archive) Senate Ethics Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov. Ethics Ethics Ethics organizations Government agencies with year of establishment missing 1960s establishments in the United States Parliamentary committees on Justice