12.2 example #65634

permanent panels in each house of congress

division of standing committees that do most of the committees work

a committee set up for a special purpose and often for a limited time

committee made up of members of both houses

a temporary joint committee created to come up with a compromise to settle difference between the house and the senate

standing committees review and modify bills and decide if they should be reported to the floor for a vote. Subcommittees then do much of the work of reviewing a bill. Joint committees coordinate the efforts of both houses on key issues, while select committees conduct special investigations.

standing committees

seniority rule

20

Rules, ways and means, foreign affairs, armed services, judiciary, agriculture, and appropriations

16

Armed services, Finance, Judiciary, Foreign relations, and Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

do much of th work researching and reviewing bills.

99 in the house. 70 in the senate

controls which bills make it to the floor of the house

rules commitee

select or special committees are temporary panels set up to investigate a specific issue

Joint committees coordinate the efforts of each house of congress on specific subjects and help administer shared functions. Conference committees are temporary, joint panels formed to create a compromise bill when each house has passed a different version of a bill.