Existing comment:
Number of standing committees by Congress:
14th Congress (1816) 13 standing committees
29th Congress (1845) 23 standing committees
51st Congress (1890) 55 standing committees
66th Congress (1919) 70 standing committees
79th Congress (1946) 30 standing committees
80th Congress (1947) 15 standing committees
114th Congress (2015) 16 standing committees |