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Congress - Committees

Congress - Committees. Congress - Committees. “Congress in its Committee rooms is Congress at work” -Woodrow Wilson. Congress – CommitteeControl. Majority Party controls the Chair Chair controls the bills Senior Minority member is the “Ranking member”

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Congress - Committees

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  1. Congress - Committees

  2. Congress - Committees “Congress in its Committee rooms is Congress at work” -Woodrow Wilson

  3. Congress – CommitteeControl • Majority Party controls the Chair • Chair controls the bills • Senior Minority member is the “Ranking member” • Seniority dictates leadership

  4. Congress - Committees Standing Committee - A permanent committee in Congress to which all similar bills are sent for consideration, discussion, and debate.

  5. Congress - Committees • 20 Standing Committees in the House. • 16 Standing Committees in the Senate

  6. Congress - Committees Rep. Mike Turner: Armed Services

  7. Congress - Committees Rep. Mike Turner: Oversight and Government Reform

  8. Congress - Committees • House Standing Committees 1. Rules Committee

  9. Congress - Committees • House Standing Committees: 1. Rules Committee 2. Ways and Means

  10. Congress - Committees • House Standing Committees 1. Rules Committee 2. Ways and Means 3. Appropriations

  11. Congress - Committees • House Standing Committees: 1. Rules Committee 2. Ways and Means 3. Appropriations 4. Armed Services

  12. Congress - Committees • House Standing Committees: 1. Rules Committee 2. Ways and Means 3. Appropriations 4. Armed Services 5. Judiciary

  13. Congress - Committees • House Standing Committees: 1. Rules Committee 2. Ways and Means 3. Appropriations 4. Armed Services 5. Judiciary 6. Foreign Affairs

  14. Congress - Committees • House Standing Committees: 1. Rules Committee 2. Ways and Means 3. Appropriations 4. Armed Services 5. Judiciary 6. Foreign Affairs 7. Agriculture

  15. Taiwanese Parliament • Taiwanese Parliament

  16. Congress - Committees • Senate Standing Committees: 1. Foreign Relations

  17. Congress - Committees Senate Standing Committees: 1. Foreign Relations 2. Appropriations

  18. Congress - Committees • Senate Standing Committees: 1. Foreign Relations 2. Appropriations 3. Finance

  19. Congress - Committees Senate Standing Committees: 1. Foreign Relations 2. Appropriations 3. Finance 4. Judiciary

  20. Congress - Committees • Senate Standing Committees: 1. Foreign Relations 2. Appropriations 3. Finance 4. Judiciary 5. Armed Service

  21. Congress - Committees • Senate Standing Committees: 1. Foreign Relations 2. Appropriations 3. Finance 4. Judiciary 5. Armed Service 6. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  22. Congress - Committees Senator Sherrod Brown: • Finance

  23. Congress - Committees Senator Sherrod Brown: • Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry • Commodities, Markets, Trade • Chair - Jobs, Rural Economic Growth • Nutrition Specialty crops and Research

  24. Congress - Committees Senator Sherrod Brown: • Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs • Chair - Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection • Housing, Transportation & Community Development • Securitiesand International Trade

  25. Congress - Committees Senator Sherrod Brown: • Veteran’s Affairs • Select committee on Ethics

  26. Congress - Committees Senator Rob Portman: • Budget Committee

  27. Congress - Committees Senator Rob Portman: • Finance Committee

  28. Congress - Committees Senator Rob Portman: • Energy and Natural Resources Committee • Energy • National Parks

  29. Congress - Committees Senator Rob Portman: • Homeland Security and Government Affairs • Financial Management, Services And International Security

  30. Select/Special Committees A Select/Special Committee A committee set up for a limited time to investigate a particular matter.

  31. Special/Select Committees • Aging – Special • Ethics – Select • Indian Affairs • Intelligence - Select

  32. Iran Contra Hearings

  33. 9-11 Committee

  34. Congress - Committees Joint Committee A committee composed of members of both houses.

  35. Joint Committees • Joint Committee on the Library • Joint Committee on Printing • Joint Committee on Taxation • Joint Economic Committee

  36. Congress - Committees Conference Committee Meets when the House and the Senate will not agree on a bill.

  37. Senate House Conference Committees

  38. Committee Actions • Consider and report favorably • Amend it • Rewrite it – Clean Bill • Reject it • Table it • Report unfavorably • Refuse to consider it

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