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Congressional Committees

Learning Objectives To identify the structure and role of the committee system To understand the role and powers of; Standing Committees House Rules Committee Conference Committees Select Committees Committee Chairs

p191-195 Standing Committees Roles Powers

Standing Committees Roles Powers Permanent policy-specialist committees Membership proportionate to majority/minority parties Conduct committee stage of legislation Investigations into policy area Confirmation of presidential appointments (Senate) Hold ‘hearings’ and call ‘witnesses’ Question witnesses Power to help chambers manage their workload Can not legislate Can not require executive to comply Can not implement policies

Explain the role of congressional standing committees. SENATE Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Appropriations Armed Services Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Budget Commerce, Science, and Transportation Energy and Natural Resources Environment and Public Works Finance Foreign Relations Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Judiciary Rules and Administration Small Business and Entrepreneurship Veterans' Affairs HOUSE Agriculture Appropriations Armed Services Budget Education and the Workforce Energy and Commerce Ethics Financial Services Foreign Affairs Homeland Security House Administration Judiciary Natural Resources Oversight and Government Reform Rules Science, Space, and Technology Small Business Transportation and Infrastructure Veterans’ Affairs Ways and Means Intelligence

p195 House Rules Committee Roles Powers

House Rules Committee p195 Roles Powers A standing committee Responsible for prioritising bills coming from the committee stage on to the House floor for 2nd readings ‘vital legislative role’ Sets out rules for debate Membership smaller and more skewed to majority party Chair is considered one of the most influential posts in Congress

Why is the house rules committee so important?

Conference Committees p195-196 Conference Committees Roles Powers

Conference Committees Roles Powers Reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill Set up to consider one particular bill (ad hoc) May be reconvened if version not agreed by a vote Used less frequently – leadership usually resolve differences Version must be agreed by vote on floor of each house Usually draw up the final version of a bill Power checked – House or Senate can refuse to sign up to compromise version

p196 Select Committees Roles Powers

Select Committees Roles Powers Known as special or investigative committees Set up to investigate a particular issue (ad hoc) Standing committees have an investigative function – not within policy area or time consuming Hold ‘hearings’ and call ‘witnesses’ Question witnesses

p196-198 Committee Chairs Background Powers

Committee Chairs Background Powers Drawn from majority party Seniority rule Ranking minority members Term limits Control committee’s agenda Decide when committee will meet Control the committee’s budget Influence the membership, meetings and hearings of sub-committees Supervise a sizeable committee staff Serve as spokesperson on the committee’s policy area within Congress, to the White House and in the media Make scheduling requests Report legislation to the floor