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
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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