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Standing committees Standing Committees arepermanentcommittees.Thestandingcommitteeisapermanentcommittee inCongressthatlastsfromsessiontosession.Standingcommitteesreviewbillsaboutbroadissuessuch as education, health care, or the budget. There are twenty standing committees in the House of RepresentativesandsixteenintheSenate.Theydeterminewhichbillsthefullchambershouldconsider under their jurisdiction or authority.
Standing committees in the Senate
Standing committees in the House
● 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
● Agriculture ● Appropriations ● Armed Services ● Budget
● Education and Labor ● Energy and Commerce ● Ethics ● Financial Services ● Foreign Affairs ● Homeland Security ● House Administration ● J udiciary ● N atural Resources ● Oversight and Reform ● Rules ● Science, Space, and Technology ● Small Business ● Transportation and Infrastructure
● Veterans' Affairs ● Ways and Means
Special or Select Committees A specialorselectcommitteeisatemporarycommitteeestablishedbyCongresstoperformaspecific task orinvestigation.Theyarealsocalledadhoccommittees.Thesecommitteesmayormaynothave the authority to draft and report legislation. They are often investigative and dissolve once their designateddutiesarecompleted.However,someselectcommitteesaretreatedaspermanentstanding committees and continue from one Congress to the next. Some select committees have significantly impacted legislation, and American history, such as the Missouri Compromise Select Committee established in 1821, which helped draft a compromise on the question of slavery in newly admitted states.Both the Senate and the House have:
● Appropriations Committees ● Armed Service Committees ● Judiciary Committees
● Veterans Affairs Committees ● Homeland Security Committees
The Senate also has a Government Affairs Committee.
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