Editing Langdon Cheves (section)

===Committee assignments===
During [[11th United States Congress|his brief first term in office]], during the 11th Congress, Cheves served on two minor select committees: one dealing with bank incorporations and the other on the completion of the 1810 Census.{{sfn|Huff|1977|p=52}}

In [[12th United States Congress|his second term]], Cheves served on the Committee on Ways and Means and chaired of the Select Committee on Naval Affairs.{{sfn|Huff|1977|p=56}} He became acting chair of Ways and Means on April 27, 1812.{{sfn|Huff|1977|p=64}}