CongressCommittees

Congress

I. TypesA. Joint

1. Membership from both houses

Committees

CongressCommittees - Senate

Standing Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Appropriations Armed Services Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Budget Commerce, Science, and Transportation Energy and Natural Resources Environment and Public Works Finance Foreign Relations Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Judiciary Rules and Administration Small Business and Entrepreneurship Veterans' Affairs

Special, Select, and Other

Impeachment Trial Committee (Porteous) Indian Affairs Select Committee on Ethics Select Committee on Intelligence Special Committee on Aging

Joint Joint Committee on Taxation Joint Economic Committee

CongressCommittees - House

Standing AgricultureAppropriationsArmed ServicesBudgetEducation and the WorkforceEnergy and CommerceEthicsFinancial ServicesForeign AffairsHomeland SecurityHouse AdministrationJudiciaryNatural ResourcesOversight and Government ReformRulesScience, Space, and Technology

Small BusinessTransportation and InfrastructureVeterans' AffairsWays and Means

Special, Select, and Other House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Joint Joint Economic Committee Joint Committee on Taxation

Congress

I. TypesA. Joint

1. Membership from both housesB. Select

1. Temporary or permanent2. Appointed for specific purposes

Committees

CongressCommittees - Senate

Standing Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Appropriations Armed Services Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Budget Commerce, Science, and Transportation Energy and Natural Resources Environment and Public Works Finance Foreign Relations Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Judiciary Rules and Administration Small Business and Entrepreneurship Veterans' Affairs

Special, Select, and Other

Impeachment Trial Committee (Porteous) Indian Affairs Select Committee on Ethics Select Committee on Intelligence Special Committee on Aging

Joint Joint Committee on Taxation Joint Economic Committee

CongressCommittees - House

Standing AgricultureAppropriationsArmed ServicesBudgetEducation and the WorkforceEnergy and CommerceEthicsFinancial ServicesForeign AffairsHomeland SecurityHouse AdministrationJudiciaryNatural ResourcesOversight and Government ReformRulesScience, Space, and Technology

Small BusinessTransportation and InfrastructureVeterans' AffairsWays and Means

Special, Select, and Other House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Joint Joint Economic Committee Joint Committee on Taxation

Congress

I. TypesA. Joint

1. Membership from both housesB. Select

1. Temporary or permanent2. Appointed for specific purposes

C. Conference1. Work out differences in different passed

versions of bills

Committees

Congress

I. TypesD. Standing

1. Exist from year to year2. Complete the real work of congress3. “weed out” legislation

Committees

CongressCommittees - Senate

Standing Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Appropriations Armed Services Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Budget Commerce, Science, and Transportation Energy and Natural Resources Environment and Public Works Finance Foreign Relations Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Judiciary Rules and Administration Small Business and Entrepreneurship Veterans' Affairs

Special, Select, and Other

Impeachment Trial Committee (Porteous) Indian Affairs Select Committee on Ethics Select Committee on Intelligence Special Committee on Aging

Joint Joint Committee on Taxation Joint Economic Committee

CongressCommittees - House

Standing AgricultureAppropriationsArmed ServicesBudgetEducation and the WorkforceEnergy and CommerceEthicsFinancial ServicesForeign AffairsHomeland SecurityHouse AdministrationJudiciaryNatural ResourcesOversight and Government ReformRulesScience, Space, and Technology

Small BusinessTransportation and InfrastructureVeterans' AffairsWays and Means

Special, Select, and Other House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Joint Joint Economic Committee Joint Committee on Taxation

CongressLeadership

CongressHouse

Speaker• Selected by majority party• Most powerful person in the House• “presides” over the House

CongressHouse

• Partisan position picked by party• Floor leader

Majority Leader

Speaker

CongressHouse

• Partisan position picked by party• Floor leader

Majority Leader

Speaker

Minority Leader

CongressHouse

Majority Leader

Speaker

Minority Leader

• Partisan position picked by party• Assistant floor leader• Keeps vote count on important

bills• Persuades members of party to

vote with partyMajority Whip

CongressHouse

Majority Leader

Speaker

Minority Leader

Majority Whip

Minority Whip

• Partisan position picked by party• Assistant floor leader• Keeps vote count on important

bills• Persuades members of party to

vote with party

CongressHouse

Majority Leader

Speaker

Minority Leader

• Controls bill assigned to committees

Majority Whip

Minority Whip

All Commit.

Chairs

CongressHouse

Majority Leader

Speaker

Minority Leader

Majority Whip

Minority Whip

All Commit.

Chairs

CongressSenate

Majority Leader

Speaker

Minority Leader

Majority Whip

Minority Whip

All Commit.

Chairs

CongressSenate

Majority Leader

Speaker

Minority Leader

Majority Whip

Minority Whip

All Commit.

Chairs

X

CongressSenate

Majority Leader

President Pro

Tempore

Minority Leader

Majority Whip

Minority Whip

All Commit.

Chairs

• Ceremonial position• “presides” in the absence of the

Vice President

CongressSenate

Majority Leader

President Pro

Tempore

Minority Leader

Majority Whip

Minority Whip

All Commit.

Chairs

Vice President(President of the Senate)

• “presides” over the Senate• Votes in case of a tie• No debate privileges

CongressSenate

Majority Leader

President Pro

Tempore

Minority Leader

Majority Whip

Minority Whip

All Commit.

Chairs

Vice President(President of the Senate)

• Leader of the Senate• Recognized first for all debates

CongressSenate

Majority Leader

President Pro

Tempore

Minority Leader

Majority Whip

Minority Whip

All Commit.

Chairs

Vice President(President of the Senate)

• Party positions otherwise the same as in the House