Explore how the performance of congressional oversight varies with changing executives, majority and minority leadership, and committee chairs.
| Committee | 117th Congress | 116th Congress* | 115th Congress | 114th Congress | 113th Congress | 112th Congress | 111th Congress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | B- | D+ | F | A | F | C | A |
| Appropriations | A | A | F | C- | C | A- | A |
| Armed Services | F | C- | C | B- | C | A | A |
| Budget | F | A | C- | F | F | C | A |
| Education and Labor | C- | A | C+ | B | C+ | B+ | A |
| Energy and Commerce | F | C+ | B- | A | A | A | B |
| Financial Services | D | A | C+ | B | D+ | A | A- |
| Foreign Affairs | D | D | D | A | A | B | F |
| Homeland Security | F | A | C- | C- | C | A | C- |
| Judiciary | F | A | C | C | A | A | A- |
| Natural Resources | B- | A | C- | A | B- | D | F |
| Oversight and Reform | F | A | D | A | A | D | F |
| Science, Space, and Technology | F | C- | F | A | B | A | A |
| Small Business | F | C+ | C+ | A | C+ | F | F |
| Transportation and Infrastructure | F | C | F | F | B | A- | A |
| Veterans' Affairs | D | A | A | A | A | C- | A |
| Ways and Means | F | F | F | C | A | A | F |
| Committee | 117th Congress | 116th Congress* | 115th Congress | 114th Congress | 113th Congress | 112th Congress | 111th Congress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aging | F | C | C | A | A | A- | C+ |
| Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry | D | D | D+ | D+ | F | A | B |
| Appropriations | D+ | D | C+ | A | B | A | A- |
| Armed Services | C | B | A | A | B | B- | A |
| Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | C | F | D- | F | C | A | A |
| Budget | F | F | F | D | D | A | B+ |
| Commerce, Science, and Transportation | F | D | B | D | B | D | A |
| Energy and Natural Resources | D | C+ | C+ | B- | D | C+ | A |
| Environment and Public Works | F | D- | C+ | B | D- | C | A |
| Finance | C | B- | F | B | B | A | A- |
| Foreign Relations | D+ | F | D | A | C+ | D | C- |
| Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions | F | F | C- | D | C+ | B+ | A |
| Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | F | F | F | D | D+ | C | A |
| Indian Affairs | D | F | C | A | B- | A | A |
| Judiciary | F | C | C | A | C- | B | A |
| Small Business and Entrepreneurship | F | A | F | A | F | C- | A |
| Veterans' Affairs | D | F | D- | B- | C- | D | A |
* Adjustments have been applied so that committees' grades are not lowered by the constraints on hearings caused by Covid-19 [oversight-index.thelugarcenter.org/covid-19-statement]