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A conference committee is the committee that is temporarily created to solve differences between two houses over proposed legislation.
A conference committee
The Conference Committee has the responsibility of working out the differences between legislation passed in both houses. Both houses refers to the United States House of Representatives, and the United States Senate.
From time to time, the houses of representatives may get involved in disputes. To help resolve these issues, the US congressional conference committee is formed.
conference committees... at least that's what my govt book says.
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It goes back to both houses for approval.
It goes back to both houses for approval.
work out the differences when the two houses disagree
They are formed to settle differences between House and Senate versions of the same bill.If changes were made by the Senate, the differences between its version of the bill and the House version of the bill have to be resolved. The House may vote to accept the bill as amended by the Senate if the changes were minor. If the two versions differ greatly however, the bill will most likely go to a conference committee made up of members from both the House and the Senate. This committee works out a version of the bill that will be acceptable to both houses of Congress. The revised version goes back to both the House and the Senate for approval.So basically, the purpose of a conference committee is so that a bill can be revised (or edited) to both the House and the Senates liking.
It is a joint committe
members of both houses