United States Domestic Policy Council

The Domestic Policy Council (DPC) of the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering domestic policy matters, excluding economic matters, which are the domain of the National Economic Council. It is a committee of Cabinet chaired by the President. It has had a number of titles under different presidents:
 * "Domestic Council" under Richard Nixon
 * "Policy Coordinating Group" under George H. W. Bush
 * "Domestic Policy Council" under Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama

The Director of the Domestic Policy Council is Melody Barnes. The Deputy Director of the Council is Heather Higginbottom.

Directors of the Domestic Policy Council since 2001

 * Margaret Spellings 2001-2005
 * Claude Allen 2005-2006
 * Karl Zinsmeister 2006-2009
 * Melody Barnes 2009-