• Thumbnail for United States House Committee on Rules
    The Committee on Rules (or more commonly the Rules Committee) is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is responsible for the...
    29 KB (2,628 words) - 22:50, 19 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of United States House of Representatives committees
    types of congressional committees in the United States House of Representatives, standing committees and select committees. Committee chairs are selected...
    54 KB (605 words) - 13:21, 9 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on the Judiciary
    The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives...
    36 KB (1,282 words) - 20:31, 14 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
    The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the main investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. The committee's broad...
    46 KB (2,646 words) - 05:23, 26 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on Ethics
    The U.S. House Committee on Ethics, often known simply as the Ethics Committee, is one of the committees of the United States House of Representatives...
    21 KB (1,668 words) - 02:26, 1 September 2024
  • Parliament United States House Committee on Rules United States Senate Committee on Rules, 1874–1947 United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration...
    550 bytes (97 words) - 09:21, 14 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce
    The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the United States House of Representatives. Established in 1795, it has...
    34 KB (1,004 words) - 16:12, 7 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on Financial Services
    The United States House Committee on Financial Services, also referred to as the House Banking Committee and previously known as the Committee on Banking...
    48 KB (776 words) - 12:54, 2 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on the Budget
    The United States House Committee on the Budget, commonly known as the House Budget Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives...
    16 KB (1,180 words) - 13:54, 13 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on Agriculture
    The United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, or Agriculture Committee is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives...
    29 KB (660 words) - 03:14, 6 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on Ways and Means
    The Committee on Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives. The committee has jurisdiction over...
    34 KB (1,532 words) - 21:55, 22 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States congressional committee
    A congressional committee is a legislative sub-organization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty (rather than the general duties...
    33 KB (3,094 words) - 03:19, 14 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
    Committee on Rules and Administration, also called the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, is responsible for the rules of the United States Senate...
    15 KB (1,014 words) - 00:41, 19 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on Natural Resources
    United States House of Representatives. Originally called the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (1951), the name was changed to the Committee...
    32 KB (1,052 words) - 11:39, 29 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on Armed Services
    House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee or HASC, is a standing committee of the United States House of...
    25 KB (511 words) - 01:36, 29 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on Appropriations
    The United States House Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives that is responsible for passing appropriation...
    43 KB (1,574 words) - 02:34, 26 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House of Representatives
    The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together, they...
    115 KB (12,158 words) - 22:53, 21 November 2024
  • A select or special committee of the United States Congress is a congressional committee appointed to perform a special function that is beyond the authority...
    22 KB (2,280 words) - 20:02, 30 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce
    The Committee on Education and the Workforce is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. There are 45 members of this committee...
    27 KB (860 words) - 14:46, 29 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs
    The United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives...
    27 KB (545 words) - 20:03, 18 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
    United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), also known as the House Intelligence Committee, is a committee of the United States...
    21 KB (1,319 words) - 01:41, 29 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on House Administration
    The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives,...
    15 KB (915 words) - 02:23, 22 February 2024
  • suspend the rules. Suspension of the rules is a procedure generally used to quickly pass non-controversial bills in the United States House of Representatives...
    6 KB (761 words) - 06:07, 16 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
    The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It has jurisdiction over non-defense federal...
    19 KB (727 words) - 18:49, 24 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. The Committee on Transportation...
    28 KB (535 words) - 18:53, 24 August 2024
  • The Joint Committee on the Library is a Joint Committee of the United States Congress devoted to the affairs and administration of the Library of Congress...
    12 KB (989 words) - 02:05, 30 April 2024
  • A Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies is a special joint committee of the United States Congress formed every four years to manage presidential inaugurations...
    20 KB (141 words) - 08:02, 8 November 2024
  • In the United States House of Representatives, the two major political parties maintain policy and steering committees. Their primary purpose is to assign...
    18 KB (2,125 words) - 11:42, 29 July 2024
  • United States House Select Committee on Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi was created after Speaker of the United States House...
    60 KB (6,573 words) - 11:57, 17 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for House Un-American Activities Committee
    The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative committee of the...
    41 KB (4,389 words) - 00:13, 1 November 2024