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“Congress in its Committee rooms is Congress at work” -Woodrow Wilson
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Majority Party controls the Chair Chair controls the bills Senior Minority member is the “Ranking member” Seniority dictates leadership
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Standing Committee - A permanent committee in Congress to which all similar bills are sent for consideration, discussion, and debate.
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20 Standing Committees in the House. 16 Standing Committees in the Senate
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Rep. Mike Turner: Armed Services Oversight and Government Reform Select Committee on Intelligence
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House Standing Committees: 1.Rules Committee 2.Ways and Means 3.Appropriations 4.Armed Services 5.Judiciary 6.Foreign Affairs 7.Agriculture
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Anita Hill Testimony Anita Hill Testimony
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Senate Standing Committees: 1.Foreign Relations 2.Appropriations 3.Finance 4.Judiciary 5.Armed Service 6.Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Senator Sherrod Brown: Finance Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Veteran’s Affairs Select committee on Ethics
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Senator Rob Portman: Budget Committee Finance Committee Energy and Natural Resources Committee Homeland Security and Government Affairs
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A Select/Special Committee A committee set up for a limited time to investigate a particular matter.
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Aging – Special Ethics – Select Indian Affairs Intelligence - Select
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Joint Committee A committee composed of members of both houses.
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Joint Committee on the Library Joint Committee on Printing Joint Committee on Taxation Joint Economic Committee
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Conference Committee Meets when the House and the Senate will not agree on a bill.
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Consider and report favorably Amend it Rewrite it – Clean Bill Reject it Table it Report unfavorably Refuse to consider it
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Taiwanese Parliament Taiwanese Parliament
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