*Standing Committees: these are the most important because all
bills are referred to a standing committee in Congress. Each
committee is an area of specialization that is further divided into
subcommittees. These are permanent.
*Joint Committees: These are also permanent. The tasks assigned
to them are very diverse.
*House Rules Committee: these are very powerful standing
committees in the House. Once a bill has been approved by the
appropriate standing committee, it is then sent to this one, which
will govern rules on what will happen tot he bill once it is on the
floor.
Mainly Standing Committees.