---
type: Person
title: "Susan M. Collins"
description: "U.S. Senate - ME — State of Maine"
role: "U.S. Senate - ME"
party: "R"
level: "federal"
branch: "legislative"
state: "ME"
committees:
  - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations"
    role: "chair"
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  - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies"
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  - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies"
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  - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Department of Defense"
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  - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Department of Homeland Security"
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  - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies"
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  - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies"
    role: "ex-officio"
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  - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Energy and Water Development"
    role: "ex-officio"
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  - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Financial Services and General Government"
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  - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Legislative Branch"
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  - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies"
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  - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs"
    role: "ex-officio"
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  - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies"
    role: "member"
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  - name: "Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/health-education-labor-and-pensions"
  - name: "Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Primary Health and Retirement Security"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/health-education-labor-and-pensions/subcommittees/primary-health-and-retirement-security"
  - name: "Senate Select Committee on Intelligence"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/senate-select-committee-on-intelligence"
tenure:
  start: "2025-01-03"
  current: true
election:
  next: 2026
  term_length: 6
  term_limit: "none"
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  - field: jurisdiction
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  - field: roles
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confidence: official
tags: [officeholder, federal, legislative, me]
timestamp: "2026-07-04"
---

# Susan M. Collins

Current U.S. Senate - ME (State of Maine).

## Committees

- [Senate Committee on Appropriations](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations.md) — **chair**
- [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/agriculture-rural-development-food-and-drug-administration-and-related-agencies.md)
- [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/commerce-justice-science-and-related-agencies.md)
- [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Department of Defense](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/department-of-defense.md)
- [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Department of Homeland Security](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/department-of-homeland-security.md) — **ex-officio**
- [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/department-of-interior-environment-and-related-agencies.md) — **ex-officio**
- [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/departments-of-labor-health-and-human-services-and-education-and-related-agencies.md) — **ex-officio**
- [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Energy and Water Development](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/energy-and-water-development.md) — **ex-officio**
- [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Financial Services and General Government](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/financial-services-and-general-government.md)
- [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Legislative Branch](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/legislative-branch.md) — **ex-officio**
- [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/military-construction-veterans-affairs-and-related-agencies.md)
- [Senate Committee on Appropriations - State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/state-foreign-operations-and-related-programs.md) — **ex-officio**
- [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/transportation-housing-and-urban-development-and-related-agencies.md)
- [Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions](/us/bodies/senate/committees/health-education-labor-and-pensions.md)
- [Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Primary Health and Retirement Security](/us/bodies/senate/committees/health-education-labor-and-pensions/subcommittees/primary-health-and-retirement-security.md)
- [Senate Select Committee on Intelligence](/us/bodies/senate/committees/senate-select-committee-on-intelligence.md)

## Sources

- tenure: Senate.gov XML 2026-06-20
- jurisdiction: Derived from governor jurisdiction
- roles: congress-legislators (unitedstates project)

Generated from the Atlas officeholders v3 export (2026-07-04).