(AL-1), Markwayne Mullin (OK-2), Don Young (AK-AL), Mia Love (UT-4), Jenniffer González (PR-AL), Vacant (Texas Region I), Randy Weber (TX-14), John Rutherford (FL-4), Ed Royce (CA-39), Glenn Thompson (PA-5), Brad Wenstrup (OH-2) Sophomore and Freshman Class Members: Drew Ferguson (GA-3), John Katko (NY-24), Martha McSally (AZ-2) Committee Members: Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Chris Stewart (UT-2), Mike Coffman (CO-6), Dave Brat (VA-7), Glenn Grothman (WI-6), Morgan Griffith (VA-9), French Hill (AR-2), Joe Wilson (SC-2), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-2), Raúl Labrador (ID-1), Bruce Westerman (AR-4), Jim Jordan (OH-4), Dennis Ross (FL-15), Steve Knight (CA-15), Jeff Denham (CA-10), Randy Hultgren (IL-14), Mike Bost (IL-12), Dave Schweikert (AZ-6) At-Large Members: Barbara Comstock (VA-10), Keith Rothfus (PA-12), Susan Brooks (IN-5), Dave Reichert (WA-8), Bruce Poliquin (ME-2), Tom Reed (NY-23) Policy Committee Chairs: House Republican Steering Committee For House Republicans, the steering committee is chaired by the party leader in the House, either the Speaker (if Republicans are in the majority) or the Minority (Floor) Leader (if Republicans are in the minority). Under rules adopted after the 1994 Republican Revolution, the House party leader (Speaker/Minority Leader) had five votes on the committee, the deputy leader (Majority Leader/Minority Whip) receives 2 votes, and all other members receive 1 vote for a total of 35 votes; a quorum requires 18 members. The current chairman of the Republican Steering Committee is Kevin McCarthy. The Republican counterpart in the Senate is the Committee on Committees. Senate Republicans also operate a steering committee to discuss policy issues. The current members of the committee as of incoming 117th Congress are as follows: Conference Leadership: Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), Steve Scalise (LA-1), Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Gary Palmer (AL-6), Mike Johnson (LA-4), Richard Hudson (NC-8), Drew Ferguson (GA-3), Tom Emmer (MN-6), Steve Stivers (OH-15), Don Young (AK-AL) Regional Members: Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Mike Kelly (PA-16), Barry Loudermilk (GA-11), Mike Rogers (AL-3), Jim Banks (IN-3), Fred Upton (MI-6), Steve Womack (AR-3), Tom Cole (OK-4), Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5), Devin Nunes (CA-22), Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Vern Buchanan (FL-16), David Joyce (OH-14), Kevin Brady (TX-8), John Carter (TX-31), and Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL) as small state representative. Junior Class Representatives: William Timmons (SC-4), August Pfluger (TX-11) Appointed Member: Debbie Lesko (AZ-8) Relevant Committee Leader: Rotating The House Republican Conference approved changes to the steering committee's structure on November 19, 2015. These changes include a reduction in the Speaker's weighted votes from five to four (while giving him the