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...
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types of congressional committees in the United States House of Representatives, standing committees and select committees. Committee chairs are selected...
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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...
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The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the main investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. The committee's broad...
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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...
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Parliament United States House Committee on Rules United States Senate Committee on Rules, 1874–1947 United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration...
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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...
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The United States House Committee on Financial Services, also referred to as the House Banking Committee and previously known as the Committee on Banking...
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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...
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The United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, or Agriculture Committee is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives...
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The Committee on Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives. The committee has jurisdiction over...
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A congressional committee is a legislative sub-organization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty (rather than the general duties...
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Committee on Rules and Administration, also called the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, is responsible for the rules of the United States Senate...
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United States House of Representatives. Originally called the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (1951), the name was changed to the Committee...
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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...
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The United States House Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives that is responsible for passing appropriation...
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The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together, they...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), also known as the House Intelligence Committee, is a committee of the United States...
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The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives,...
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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...
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The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It has jurisdiction over non-defense federal...
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U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. The Committee on Transportation...
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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...
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A Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies is a special joint committee of the United States Congress formed every four years to manage presidential inaugurations...
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In the United States House of Representatives, the two major political parties maintain policy and steering committees. Their primary purpose is to assign...
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United States House Select Committee on Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi was created after Speaker of the United States House...
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The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative committee of the...
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