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The party leadership is the one who actually makes the decision of who will serve as chair of Congressional committees. At one time committee chairs were determined by seniority.
Representatives are selected based on Population size of the states. Senate is 2 per State
They are the senior members of the senate and house.
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Congressional select committees are designed to exist for a limited time and for a specific purpose. They almost never create original legislation.
The appropriations committees are the ones that act on federal budgets.
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Congressional committees
House standing committees Joint committees of congress && Senate standing committees
custom and precedent
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