5 Steps to a 5 AP US Government and Politics, 2014-2015 Edition by Pamela Lamb

Author:Pamela Lamb
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2013-12-17T16:00:00+00:00

Membership on Committees

The percentage of each committee’s membership reflects the overall percentage of Democrats and Republicans in each house. Members try to serve on committees where they can influence public policy relating to their district or state (for example, a Kansas senator on the agriculture committee) or influence important national public policy.

Types of Committees

• A standing committee is a permanent committee that deals with specific policy matters (agriculture, energy and natural resources, veterans’ affairs).

• A select committee is a temporary committee appointed for a specific purpose. Most are formed to investigate a particular issue, such as the Senate Watergate Committee.

• A joint committee is made up of members of both houses of Congress. It may be a select committee (Iran-Contra Committee) or perform routine duties (Joint Committee on the Library of Congress).

• A conference committee is a temporary committee of members from both houses of Congress, created to resolve the differences in House and Senate versions of a bill. It is a compromise committee.

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