Most of the work that is done by the legislative branch is done in committees.
The committees do not pass them.
Committees
Standing
It is called the Congress, the lawmaking body of the government.
the standing committees
The most important organizational feature of Congress is probably the set of legislative committees that do most of the work in the legislative branch. Committees and subcommittees hold hearings in order to research information about the particular bill they are investigating. The Committee Chairmen are very powerful in that they can determine what is and is not considered by the committees. There are three types of committees in Congress: standing, select, and joint.
I am not an expert, but I think they are called committees.
the majority party:) -novanet
House standing committees Joint committees of congress && Senate standing committees
In committees
committees