Types of Committees

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 committee is working on providing subsidies for farms that have been affected by drought. Which committee would most likely handle this legislation?

• Standing
• Special
• Joint
• Conference

Wells Fargo is in hot water for unfair business practices. Which committee is most likely to handle this issue?

• Standing
• Select
• Joint
• Conference

A standing committee is a temporary committee of Congress.

• True
• False

After a bill is written by a congressman, what is the next step in its process of becoming a law?

• The bill is sent to the floor for debate.

• The bill is sent to the President to sign

• The bill is sent to a committee for consideration

• The bill is sent to a constituent for an idea.

When a bill is in committee and the committee votes to by majority against the bill, what action has the committee taken?

• The bill has been killed

• The bill has been replaced

• The bill has been ignored

• The bill has been marked up

Controls the flow of bills to the House floor

• Rules Committee
• Standing Committee
• Subcommittee
• Select Committee

Handles all tax bills in the House 

• Conference Committee
• Rules Committee
• Subcommittee
• Ways and Means Committee

The most important influencers of the congressional agenda. They play dominant roles in scheduling hearings, hiring staff, appointing subcommittees, and managing committee bills when they are brought before the full house.
The leaders of congressional committees, usually members of the majority party with the most seniority on that committee.

• Committee chairs
• Conference Committee
• Filibuster
• House Rules Committee