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Congressional committees are smaller groups within the U.S. Congress that handle specific duties such as reviewing legislation and overseeing government agencies. They are formed by resolutions in the House and Senate, with members appointed based on party leadership and expertise. Committees serve to divide Congress's workload, allowing for detailed analysis and resolution of legislative differences.

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Congressional Committees Class Activity -1 (1)

Congressional committees are smaller groups within the U.S. Congress that handle specific duties such as reviewing legislation and overseeing government agencies. They are formed by resolutions in the House and Senate, with members appointed based on party leadership and expertise. Committees serve to divide Congress's workload, allowing for detailed analysis and resolution of legislative differences.

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1.)What is a Congressional committee?

Smaller group within the U.S. Congress responsible for handling specific duties, such as reviewing proposed legislation, conducting
investigations, or overseeing government agencies.

2.)How are they formed?


Created by resolutions in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Their formation is determined by the needs of Congress,
often reflecting policy priorities or administrative oversight needs.

3.)Who serves on a committee?


(Senators or Representatives) serve on committees. Their appointments are typically influenced by party leadership, seniority,
expertise, and political considerations.

4.)What is the purpose of a committee?


To divide the workload of Congress, allowing for in-depth analysis of proposed laws, oversight of federal agencies, and resolution of
differences between House and Senate versions of bills.

Type of Name of Committee Committee Purpose Chairperson(s) Types of Bills Frequent Overlap
Committee Committees

Standing House Judiciary Handles issues Jim Jordan (R-OH) Laws on criminal House Oversight
Committee related to the (House) (Chairs are justice reform, and Accountability,
judicial system, usually chosen immigration, Homeland Security,
including based on seniority intellectual and Appropriations
constitutional and party control). property, and civil
amendments, civil rights
liberties, and
impeachment
proceedings
Joint Joint Economic Studies and reports Determined by Economic stimulus Senate Finance,
Committee on the economic which party controls packages, tax House Ways and
condition of the Congress (typically policy, employment Means, and Budget
U.S. and suggests rotates between and inflation-related Committees
improvements to House and Senate bills
economic policy leadership)

Conference The Infrastructure Resolves Typically senior infrastructure bills, House and Senate
Investment and Jobs differences members from both transportation Appropriations,
Act Conference between House and the House and funding, and Transportation, and
Committee Senate versions of Senate broadband Energy Committees
a bill (in this case, transportation expansion
infrastructure committees
funding)

Select House Select Investigates and Kathy Castor (D- Environmental Energy and
Committee on the proposes policy FL) (selected based regulations, climate Commerce,
Climate Crisis recommendations on expertise and action plans, and Science and
regarding climate leadership within energy policies Technology, and
change the majority party) Natural Resources.

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