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Questions about the Joint Committee on Printing

Who sits on the Joint Committee on Printing, and who chairs it?

Mitch McConnell chairs the Joint Committee on Printing and Bryan Steil is the vice chair; its 10 members are 6 Republicans and 4 Democrats, as of Nov 1, 2026.

Members of the Joint Committee on Printing
MemberSeatRole
RMitch McConnellKY SenateChairman
RBryan SteilWI-1Vice Chair
RDeb FischerNE SenateMajority
RGregory F. MurphyNC-3Majority
RBill HagertyTN SenateMajority
RMary E. MillerIL-15Majority
DAlex PadillaCA SenateMinority
DJeff MerkleyOR SenateMinority
DJoseph D. MorelleNY-25Minority
DTerri A. SewellAL-7Minority

Source: congress-legislators · congress-legislators · Updated Nov 1, 2026

Which members of the Joint Committee on Printing are up for reelection?

7 of the committee’s 10 members are running for re-election on Nov 3, 2026; 1 is not running for their seat again; 2 senators’ seats are not up until 2028 and 2030, as of Nov 1, 2026.

“Filed for re-election” means registered with the FEC for the seat; for races outside the open-or-close list Oathstar has not compiled who won the primaries.

Joint Committee on Printing: 2026 seats
MemberSeat2026
RBryan Steil WI-1Filed for re-election · ballot not yet checked
RGregory F. Murphy NC-3Filed for re-election · ballot not yet checked
RBill Hagerty TN SenateOn the November ballot
RMary E. Miller IL-15Filed for re-election · ballot not yet checked
DJeff Merkley OR SenateOn the November ballot
DJoseph D. Morelle NY-25Filed for re-election · ballot not yet checked
DTerri A. Sewell AL-7Filed for re-election · ballot not yet checked
RMitch McConnell KY SenateNot on the ballot
RDeb Fischer NE SenateSeat not up in 2026
DAlex Padilla CA SenateSeat not up in 2026

Source: FEC candidate filings · state ballot lists (linked per race) · Who is retiring · Updated Nov 1, 2026