House of Representatives Staff Levels, 1977-2023 (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Nov. 28, 2023 |
| Report Number |
R43947 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Lara E. Chausow, Research Assistant; R. Eric Petersen, Specialist in American National Government; Amber Hope Wilhelm, Visual Information Specialist |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The manner in which staff are deployed within an organization may reflect the mission and
priorities of that organization. This report provides staffing levels in House Member, committee,
leadership, and other offices since 1977. Between 1977 and 2016, the number of House staff grew
from 8,831 to 9,420, or 6.67%. Since 2008, however, the number of staff working for the House
of Representatives has decreased 5.84%. These changes were characterized in part by increases in
the number of staff working in chamber leadership offices, and larger increases in the staffing of
chamber officers and officials. House staff working for Members have shifted from committee
settings to the personal offices of Members. Some of these changes may be indicative of the
growth of the House as an institution.
This report is one of several CRS products focusing on congressional staff. Others include CRS
Report RL34545, Congressional Staff: Duties and Functions of Selected Positions; CRS Report
R43946, Senate Staff Levels in Member, Committee, Leadership, and Other Offices, 1977-2016;
CRS Report R43774, Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in Senators’ Offices, FY2009-
FY2013; CRS Report R43775, Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in House Member Offices,
2009-2013; CRS Report R44322, Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in House Committees,
2001-2014; CRS Report R44325, Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in Senate Committees,
FY2001-FY2014.
