There are actually three main types of committees. These include standing committees, select committees, as well as statutory committees.
House standing committees Joint committees of congress && Senate standing committees
Joint committees
The four basic types of U.S. congressional committees are standing committees, select committees, joint committees, and conference committees. Standing committees are permanent and focus on specific areas of legislation, while select committees are temporary and address particular issues. Joint committees consist of members from both the House and Senate, often for oversight or investigative purposes. Conference committees reconcile differences between House and Senate versions of a bill before it is passed into law.
Meetings : Audit committees meet one to four times each year, with three or four meetings being the most common.
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There are 46,150 possible committees.
Four types of committees in Congress are: 1. Standing Committees- permanent, public policy 2. Joint Committees- both Senate/House members 3. Select Committees- temporary, specific purpose 4. Conference Committees- joint/select, reconcile differences between House/Senate versions of proposed bills.
Types of committees include standing committees, select committees, and joint committees.
select committees
The US House currently has 23 active committees of which three are special committees and 20 are standing committees, which are divided into 104 sub-committees. The US Senate currently has 17 standing committees, which are divided into 70 sub-committees.
Most of the work that is done by the legislative branch is done in committees.