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Congressional Committees The House The Senate

Purpose of Committees To divide work of Congress into smaller specialized groups To select bills that will be allowed to move forward To hold public hearings and investigations

Committee Hearings www.capitolhearings.org

General Truths About All Committees Party in power selects chairperson Membership in each committee is divided in proportion to percentage of control in House/Senate All committees have subcommittees

General Truths About All Committees Members of Congress fight for certain chairperson positions. Chairpersons often have great power. Certain committees are more prestigious. Each member of Congress can only serve on a limited number of committees.

General Truths About All Committees Unwritten Rule: Seniority System

Kinds of Committees Standing Committees Subcommittees 1 Standing Committees Subcommittees Select Committees Joint Committees Conference Committees 2 3 4 5

Standing Committees 1 They are permanent committees. They represent major areas of government.

Subcommittees 2 Work with a smaller part of the larger committee’s responsibilities. These subcommittees are usually permanent but change occasionally.

Subcommittee Example Ways and Means Committee Health Human Resources Oversight Select Revenue Measures Social Security Trade Subcommittees

Select Committees 3 Usually created to study one specific issue Usually deal with some large issue of great concern Usually temporary Purpose: Investigate and report findings to House or Senate

Joint Committees 4 Have members from both House and Senate Serve as study groups Report findings to House and Senate Limited authority since representing both House and Senate

Conference Committees 5 Members from both House and Senate Temporary – for one bill only Only Job = Negotiate the final form of a bill Report the bill back to both House and Senate

Powerful Committees House Rules Ways and Means (taxation, tariffs and other revenue raising legislation) Appropriations (where the money goes, how much) Senate Foreign Relations Finance (like the Ways and Means, but also deals with Social Security) Appropriations