Committees in Congress

Permanent committees in both the House and Senate that specialize in different areas of policy and oversight

• Joint Committees

• Select Committees

• Steering Committees

• Standing Committees

The purpose of a conference committee is to

• Select chairs for committees

• Assign members of Congress to committees

• Resolve differences between versions of a bill passed by the House and Senate

• Determine whether to indict a federal official for impeachment

Which of the following people is more likely to become a chair of a committee?

• Oldest person on a committee

• Longest person serving on a committee regardless of party

• Member of the majority party regardless of time served on the committee

• Member of the majority party with most time served on the committee

A committee from both houses is formed to investigate raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. This would most likely be in which type of committee?

• Standing

• Special

• Joint

• Conference

The House and Senate both passed their own bill that protects the Native Americans from the invasion of the North Dakota Access Pipeline. Which committee is needed to get this bill to the President?

• Standing
• Special
• Joint
• Conference

A standing committee is a temporary committee of Congress.

• True
• False

Which is an important characteristic of a joint committee

• The public is invited to participate
• It has both House and Senate members
• The President sits in on the meetings
• Governors sit in on the meetings

Which type of committee is a permanent committee that focuses on a particular policy area and where most of the work is done?

• standing

• select

• joint

• conference

What committee is established temporarily for a special purpose and is used by each house of Congress separately?

• standing

• select

• joint

• conference

A committee composed of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate which oversees the Library of Congress and conduct investigations.

• standing

• select

• joint

• conference