1965
- Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences
- Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Soil Conservation and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices
- Special Subcommittee on Watershed
- Committee on Banking and Currency
- Subcommittee on International Finance
- Subcommittee on Production and Stabilization
- Subcommittee on Securities
- Subcommittee on Small Business
1966
- Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences
- Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Soil Conservation and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices
- Special Subcommittee on Watershed
- Committee on Banking and Currency
- Subcommittee on International Finance
- Subcommittee on Production and Stabilization
- Subcommittee on Securities
- Subcommittee on Small Business
1967
- Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences
- Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification
- Subcommittee on Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices
- Special Subcommittee on Watershed
- Committee on Banking and Currency
- Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs
- Subcommittee on International Finance
- Subcommittee on Production and Stabilization
- Subcommittee on Securities
- Special Committee on Aging
- Subcommittee on Housing for the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Retirement and the Individual, Chairman
1968
- Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences (June 25, 1968, moved to Labor and Public Welfare)
- Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (replacing the late Robert Kennedy (D, N.Y.))
- Subcommittee on Labor
- Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs
- Subcommittee on Migratory Labor
- Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower and Poverty
- Subcommittee on Indian Education
- Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification
- Subcommittee on Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices
- Special Subcommittee on Watershed
- Committee on Banking and Currency
- Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs
- Subcommittee on International Finance
- Subcommittee on Production and Stabilization
- Subcommittee on Securities
- Special Committee on Aging
- Subcommittee on Housing for the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly
- Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs
1969
- Committee on Banking and Currency
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions
- Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs
- Subcommittee on International Finance
- Subcommittee on Production and Stabilization
- Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
- Subcommittee on Education
- Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower and Poverty
- Subcommittee on Indian Education
- Subcommittee on Labor
- Subcommittee on Migratory Labor, Chairman
- Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs Special
- Subcommittee on the Evaluation and Planning of Social Programs, Chairman
- Special Committee on Aging
- Subcommittee on Consumer Interests of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Housing for the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Retirement and the Individual, Chairman
- Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs
1970
- Committee on Banking and Currency
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions
- Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs
- Subcommittee on International Finance
- Subcommittee on Production and Stabilization, Chairman
- Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
- Subcommittee on Education
- Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower and Poverty
- Subcommittee on Labor
- Subcommittee on Migratory Labor, Chairman
- Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs Special
- Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics
- Special Subcommittee on Evaluation and Planning of Social Programs, Chairman
- Select Committee on Equal Education Opportunity, Chairman
- Special Committee on Aging
- Subcommittee on Consumer Interests of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Housing for the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Employment and Retirement Incomes of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Retirement and the Individual, Chairman
- Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs
1971
- Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
- Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs
- Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
- Subcommittee on Education
- Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower and Poverty
- Subcommittee on Labor
- Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs
- Special Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics
- Subcommittee on Migratory Labor, Chairman (relinquished this position to become Chair of Subcommittee on Children and Youth)
- Subcommittee on Children and Youth, Chairman
- Special Subcommittee on Evaluation and Planning of Social Programs, Chairman
- Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, Chairman
- Special Committee on Aging
- Subcommittee on Consumer Interests of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Housing for the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Employment and Retirement Incomes of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Retirement and the Individual, Chairman
- Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs
1972
- Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
- Subcommittee on International Finance
- Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
- Subcommittee on Education
- Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower and Poverty
- Subcommittee on Labor
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Children and Youth, Chairman
- Special Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics
- Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, Chairman
- Special Committee on Aging
- Subcommittee on Consumer Interests of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Housing for the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Employment and Retirement Incomes of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Retirement and the Individual, Chairman
- Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs
1973
- Committee on Finance
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on International Trade
- Subcommittee on State Taxation of Interstate Commerce, Chairman
- Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
- Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics
- Subcommittee on Children and Youth, Chairman
- Subcommittee on Education
- Subcommittee on Employment, Poverty, and Migration
- Subcommittee on the Handicapped
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Migratory Labor
- Subcommittee on Railroad Retirement
- Special Subcommittee on Arts and Humanities
- Special Subcommittee on Indian Education
- Special Subcommittee on the National Science Foundation
- Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs
- Special Committee on Aging
- Subcommittee on Consumer Interests of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Employment and Retirement Incomes of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Housing for the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Retirement and the Individual, Chairman
1974
- Committee on the Budget
- Committee on Finance
- Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
- Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics
- Subcommittee on Children and Youth, Chairman
- Subcommittee on Education
- Subcommittee on Employment, Poverty, and Migration
- Subcommittee on the Handicapped
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Labor
- Special Subcommittee on Arts and Humanities
- Special Subcommittee on the National Science Foundation
- Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs
- Special Committee on Aging
- Subcommittee on Consumer Interests of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Housing for the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Employment and Retirement Incomes of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Long-Term Care
- Subcommittee on Retirement and the Individual, Chairman
1975
- Committee on the Budget
- Committee on Finance
- Subcommittee on Foundations
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on International Trade
- Subcommittee on Social Security Financing
- Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
- Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics
- Subcommittee on Children and Youth
- Subcommittee on Education
- Subcommittee on Employment, Poverty, and Migration
- Subcommittee on the Handicapped
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Labor
- Special Subcommittee on Arts and Humanities
- Special Subcommittee on the National Science Foundation
- Select Committee to Investigate Governmental Intelligence Activities
- Subcommittee on Domestic Intelligence, Chairman
- Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs
- Select Committee on Small Business
- Subcommittee on Government Procurement
- Subcommittee on Government Regulation
- Special Committee on Aging
- Subcommittee on Consumer Interests of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Housing for the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Employment and Retirement Incomes of the Elderly
- Subcommittee on Long-Term Care
- Subcommittee on Retirement and the Individual, Chairman
- Committee to Study the Senate Committee System
1976
Resigned all committee assignments Dec. 30, elected Vice President
- Committee on the Budget
- Committee on Finance
- Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
- Select Committee on Small Business
- Special Committee on Aging
- Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs