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What is the four types of Congressional Committees?
House standing committees Joint committees of congress && Senate standing committees
How can congressional standing committees check the powers of the executive branch?
The Congressional standing committees checks the powers of the Executive Branch through its Congressional Oversight. It reviews, monitors, and supervises federal agencies, programs, activities, and policy implementation.
The major portion of congressional business is handled by?
standing committees of the house of the house and senate
Committees to which proposed bills are referred are called?
Standing Committees
Type of congressional committee in which members of both houses act as one group to discuss a bill?
A Congressional Conference Committee is formed to discuss a bill which has Congress in disagreement over. Senior members of standing committees in each house form the committee that originated the piece of legislation. These committees come into play if both houses have passed different versions of the same bill.
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