Black-American Congressional Committee Chairs
| Congress/Year |
Member’s Name |
House Committee |
| 111th (2009–2011) |
John Conyers, Jr. | Judiciary |
| | Charles B. Rangel | Ways and Means |
| | Charles B. Rangel | Joint Committee on Taxation |
| | Bennie Thompson | Homeland Security |
| | Edolphus Towns | Oversight and Government Reform |
| 110th (2007–2009) |
John Conyers, Jr. | Judiciary |
| | Stephanie Tubbs Jones 1 | Standards of Official Conduct |
| | Juanita Millender-McDonald 2 | House Administration |
| | Charles B. Rangel | Ways and Means |
| | Bennie Thompson | Homeland Security |
| 109th (2005–2007) |
N/A | |
| 108th (2003–2005) |
N/A | |
| 107th (2001–2003) |
N/A | |
| 106th (1999–2001) |
N/A | |
| 105th (1997–1999) |
N/A | |
| 104th (1995–1997) |
N/A | |
| 103rd (1993–1995) |
William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service |
| | John Conyers, Jr. | Government Operations |
| | Ronald V. Dellums | Armed Services |
| 102nd (1991–1993) |
William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service |
| | John Conyers, Jr. | Government Operations |
| | Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia |
| | Charles B. Rangel | Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) |
| | Louis Stokes | Standards of Official Conduct |
| 101st (1989–1991) |
John Conyers, Jr. | Government Operations |
| | Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia |
| | Julian Carey Dixon | Standards of Official Conduct |
| | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor |
| | George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | Hunger (Select) |
| | Charles B. Rangel | Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) |
| 100th (1987–1989) |
Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia |
| | Julian Carey Dixon | Standards of Official Conduct |
| | William Herbert Gray III | Budget |
| | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor |
| | George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | Hunger (Select) |
| | Charles B. Rangel | Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) |
| | Louis Stokes | Intelligence (Permanent Select) |
| 99th (1985–1987) |
Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia |
| | Julian Carey Dixon | Standards of Official Conduct |
| | William Herbert Gray III | Budget |
| | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor |
| | George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | Hunger (Select) |
| | Parren James Mitchell | Small Business |
| | Charles B. Rangel | Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) |
| 98th (1983–1985) |
Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia |
| | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor |
| | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | House Administration |
| | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Joint Committee on Printing |
| | George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | Hunger (Select) |
| | Parren James Mitchell | Small Business |
| | Charles B. Rangel | Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) |
| | Louis Stokes | Standards of Official Conduct |
| 97th (1981–1983) |
Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia |
| | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | House Administration |
| | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Joint Committee on the Library |
| | Parren James Mitchell | Small Business |
| | Louis Stokes | Standards of Official Conduct |
| 96th (1979–1981) |
Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia |
| | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Joint Committee on Printing |
| 95th (1977–1979) |
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | House Beauty Shop (Select) |
| | Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | District of Columbia |
| | Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service |
| | Louis Stokes | Assassinations (Select) |
| 94th (1975–1977) |
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | House Beauty Shop (Select) |
| | Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | District of Columbia |
| 93rd (1973–1975) |
Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | District of Columbia |
| 92nd (1971–1973) |
N/A | |
| 91st (1969–1971) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
| 90th (1967–1969) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
| 89th (1965–1967) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
| | Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. | Education and Labor |
| 88th (1963–1965) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
| | Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. | Education and Labor |
| 87th (1961–1963) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
| | Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. | Education and Labor |
| 86th (1959–1961) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
| 85th (1957–1959) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
| 84th (1955–1957) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
| 83rd (1953–1955) |
N/A | |
| 82nd (1951–1953) |
William Levi Dawson | Expenditures in Executive Departments |
| 81st (1949–1951) |
William Levi Dawson | Expenditures in Executive Departments |
