Majority party
The majority party appoints the chairs and determines the membership of the committees. The chair has a lot of control over what the committee does.
Committee on Commonwealth Membership ended in 2007.
Committee on Commonwealth Membership was created in 2006.
By voting of the current committee chairs
committee on approprations
committee on approprations
Judiciary
Committee on Appropriations
Some prefixes for committee are: subcommittee, intercommittee, and supercommittee.
Standing Commitee
the committee on appropriations
Personal interests and seniority.