How many Muslim members are in the 2025 U.S. Congress and what committees do they serve on?

1. What the sources agree on: there are four Muslim members in the 119th Congress

Multiple sources report that the 119th Congress (2025–2027) includes four Muslim voting members in the House — André Carson, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Lateefah Simon — and that no Muslim has served in the U.S. Senate in this session ^{[1] [3] [2]}. News outlets and Muslim‑community organizations marked Simon’s arrival as the expansion from three to four Muslim House members after the 2024 elections ^{[1] [2]}.

2. Committee membership explicitly reported for Lateefah Simon

Reporting on Simon’s swearing‑in states she “has joined the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the House Committee on Small Business” upon taking her seat in January 2025 ^[1]. CAIR’s announcement of her election likewise references her addition to the 119th Congress but does not list other members’ committees ^[2].

3. Gaps in the public record you should know about

Available sources provided in this brief do not include a complete, sourced list of committee assignments for André Carson, Ilhan Omar, or Rashida Tlaib for the 119th Congress. The Pew Religious Composition piece names one Muslim newcomer (Simon) but focuses on religious demography rather than committee rosters ^[4]. Therefore, specific committee listings for Carson, Omar, and Tlaib in 2025 are not found in the current reporting set; the sources do not mention their 119th‑Congress committee assignments ^{[4] [3]}.

4. How to reconcile the missing committee data

Congressional committee assignments are routinely published by official congressional sites (Congress.gov) and by members’ offices; the bills and resolutions cited in these search results show typical committee referral practices ^{[5] [6]}. Because the provided material includes bills and resolutions but not a consolidated, sourceable roster for every Muslim member’s committees, readers should consult official member profiles on Congress.gov or each representative’s congressional website to verify up‑to‑date committee lists (not found in current reporting).

5. Why committee assignments matter — and how coverage frames it

Committee memberships determine where members shape legislation on budgets, oversight, foreign policy, commerce, small business and more. The New Arab’s coverage of Simon highlights her Oversight and Small Business slots as meaningful early access to investigative authority and small‑business policy work ^[1]. At the same time, the available reporting emphasizes symbolism and representation — CAIR framed Simon’s election as a milestone for Muslim political voice in Congress ^[2].

6. Alternative viewpoints and implicit agendas in the sources

CAIR’s statement celebrates increased Muslim representation and signals an advocacy agenda emphasizing civil‑rights engagement with the new Congress ^[2]. News outlets such as The New Arab foreground the historic firsts — Simon as California’s first Muslim congressmember — and highlight committee assignments as evidence of substantive access ^[1]. These perspectives are complementary: advocacy groups frame representation as a policy lever, while news outlets present committee slots as an indicator of practical influence ^{[1] [2]}.

7. Bottom line and next steps for verification

Bottom line: available reporting in this packet supports that four Muslims serve in the 119th Congress (all in the House) and explicitly records Lateefah Simon’s committee memberships (Oversight and Accountability; Small Business) ^{[1] [2]}. For authoritative, real‑time committee rosters for André Carson, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib, consult the official Congress.gov member pages and each member’s congressional office materials — those specific assignments are not included in the provided sources (not found in current reporting).