*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.
The permanent committee in Congress are the Standing Committees. The committees developed by the US House of Representatives and US House of Senate as permanent legislative panels .
Standing committees are permanent committees in Congress. They have set agendas and make decisions about things that need constant attention.
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The legislative branch uses joint committees. A joint committee is one where there is a combination of Senators and Representatives on the same committee. Usually, committees are created by each house of Congress separately and consist only of Representatives or Senators depending on which house create the committee.
An audit committee is made up of between five and seven members of a company's Board of Directors. The audit committee is responsible for ensuring that the auditors remain independent of management.
In the United States Federal Government, it's difficult for a Senator or Representative to know all there is to know about bills that are being submitted for debate and voted on. To create a "system" whereby these bills can be reviewed and properly categorized, each house of Congress has specialty committees to review bills and hold hearings about the value, and relevance of bills submitted to either House. Thus as example, a bill concerning a change in a tariff, will be referred to a committee or a sub-committee specializing in this type of a bill. So, the basic answer as to why Congressional committees are necessary is to review the bill and make recommendations. Congress can then have a better view of the bill and it makes for a smoother and expedient process. The Committees as another example, may inform the Congress that a bill in its current form needs more work... Bottom line is that the committee system works for the benefit of all.
Congress can form a committee for virtually anything imaginable, even if it's not actually a topic that's within their authority to regulate.They're allowed to form committees as they collectively see fit. As such, the purpose of committees may also vary wildly.
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.
Committee chairs in both houses are majority party members and seniority is used to determine which committees members get to choose first concerning committee appointments. The most influential committees are chaired by the senior members of their party.
the unwritten constitution
The Committees of Correspondence exchanged letters telling of local anti-British actions. The Committee members used hand-written letters or printed pamphlets to spread news which were transported by horseback or aboard ships. Many Committee members were active in the secret Sons of Liberty and Stamp Act Congress organizations.
Conference committees are used when the Senate and the House pass the same bill, but each house has made different addendums and changes to the bill. Conference committees composed of select members of both houses of Congress are then called to work out the differences in the two versions of the bill. This compromise bill is then sent to each house for a revote.