Rules Committee, Appropriations Committee, Ways and Means Committee, and the Budget Committee are probably the most powerful.
The Energy and Commerce Committee and the Education and Labor Committee are powerful because of the broad reach of their jurisdictional control.
The most influencial committees are called the "money" committees. Both in the Senate and in the House. These committees determine how all federal money is raised and spent. In the Senate, the committees are Finance and Appropriations and in the House the two are Ways and Means and Appropriations.
The Senate is more powerful than the House of Representatives.
The Senate can approve the president's appointments, amend any revenue bill, approve treaties, and try those who were impeached, whereas the House can impeach officials and break tie in a presidential election.
The qualifications for a senator is higher too.
For all practical purposes, a case can be made for what part of the US Congress is the most powerful.The House of Representatives handles all bills and the ability to fund or not to fund various programs. The Senate has powers that include voting on treaties and US Supreme Court justice nominees. The best answer to this question is that the Senate and the House of Representatives share equal powers.
The most powerful committee in the United States House of Representatives is The House Rules Committee
Appropriations. By far
The House Committee on Ways and Means.
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It is called the Congress, the lawmaking body of the government.
Appropriations is the most powerful, having jurisdiction over most federal spending. After that in no particular order: Finance (jurisdiction over nearly all revenue, bonded debt, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security), Armed Services (broad military powers), Judiciary (jurisdiction over administrative law, and holds confirmation hearings for all federal judicial nominees). After that, probably Foreign Relations, followed by whatever committees have jurisdiction over whatever are hot-button issues at that time.
senate majority leader
The speaker of the houseImproved Answer - Speaker of the House is the next person in line for the Presidency outside the Executive Branch, but not necessarily the second most powerful person in DC. The President's (White House) Chief of Staff would be the second most powerful person in Washington DC.
The most powerful committee in the United States House of Representatives is The House Rules Committee
the majority party:) -novanet
Most measures introduced in the House die once in committee. The bill is initially introduced by a member of legislature.
The Boston committte itself and soon became the the most powerful
The Boston committte itself and soon became the the most powerful
The Committee on Rules, or (more commonly) Rules Committee, is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. Rather than being responsible for a specific area of policy, as most other committees are, it is in charge of determining under what rule other bills will come to the floor.
*Standing Committees: these are the most important because all bills are referred to a standing committee in Congress. Each committee is an area of specialization that is further divided into subcommittees. These are permanent. *Joint Committees: These are also permanent. The tasks assigned to them are very diverse. *House Rules Committee: these are very powerful standing committees in the House. Once a bill has been approved by the appropriate standing committee, it is then sent to this one, which will govern rules on what will happen tot he bill once it is on the floor. Mainly Standing Committees.
I am not an expert, but I think they are called committees.
It is called the Congress, the lawmaking body of the government.
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