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Congressional Committees Answer each question in complete sentences or bullets. Here is a helpful link to the questions on the House Committees. Here is a helpful link to the questions on the Senate Committees. I recommend you open a different window for each website, because you will be switching back and forth. https://www.congress.gov/committees 1. What are committees and what is their main purpose? (be sure to look at both sites to draw a conclusion on this answer) Senate: https://www.senate.gov/general/common/generic/about_committees.htm Committees are groups of citizens that establish certain rules and debate what’s important as well as a debate where the US budget should go. House: https://www.house.gov/committees

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What are four different types of committees and how is each unique?

Senate: https://www.senate.gov/committees/committees_faq.htm#committee_type The first committee is the conference committee which this committee has the purpose of establishing laws and approving laws. The second Select committee deals with issues right like temporary issues in which people discuss the ideas with the investigation committee. The third is the standing committee deals which also have many issues in the legislative branch. Finally, The joint committee is a committee where it has members in both chambers of the legislature. House: https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained (scroll to committees arrow/carrot feature)

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What are five different standing committees in the senate?

https://www.senate.gov/committees/index.htm The five include housing and urban affairs, armed services, banking, agriculture, and appropriations. https://www.rules.senate.gov/rules-of-the-senate(scroll down)

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What are the 4 joint committees? Do members of the house or the senate form joint committees?

https://www.senate.gov/committees/index.htm Both members are a part of the joint committee and they are permanent. The joint economic committee, the joint economic committee on taxation, the joint committee on printing, and the joint committee on libraries. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Committees.htm (see ch. 2 at top) 5.

What are the 4 special or select committees in the Senate?

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Committees.htm (scroll down for detail) Appropriations committee Committee on Energy and natural resources Senate committee on aging Committee on commerce science and transportation https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Committees.htm#5 (see select committee history) 6.

What is a sub committee?

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Committees.htm#5 (see subcommittee) A subcommittee is formed by members of larger committees in order to solve more minor issues that still need to be resolved. 7.

What are the six subcommittees of the Energy and Commerce committee in the House?

https://energycommerce.house.gov/ (scroll down) Jurisdiction includes electronic communications, both interstate and foreign, Jurisdiction includes interstate and foreign commerce, Jurisdiction includes national energy policy; fossil energy; renewable energy; nuclear energy, Jurisdiction includes the Clean Air Act and air emissions, Jurisdiction includes public health and quarantine, Jurisdiction includes responsibility for oversight of agencies, departments, and programs related to the jurisdiction of the full committee, and for conducting investigations. 8.

What are the “Hot Topics” for the subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources?

(now under recent activity) choose a few links to find a few- also now just called energy https://energycommerce.house.gov/subcommittees/energy-117th-congress The questions they try to answer include how energy is made, where energy is made, how much it costs to make energy, finally how clean the energy is. 9.

What committees do our 2 Maryland Senators serve on?

https://www.senate.gov/states/statesmap.htm (select MD) They serve on the Budget & Taxation Committee, Education, Health & Environmental Affairs Committee, Executive Nominations Committee, Finance Committee, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Rules Committee. Special Committees & Work Groups, Equity & Inclusion, Senate President's Work Group on. 10. What committees do our 3 Nebraska congressmen serve on? Should be 5- House and Senate https://www.senate.gov/states/statesmap.htm The committees our 3 Nebraska congressmen serve on is energy and water, military construction, and veterans affairs https://www.house.gov/representatives (scroll down to NE-read to the right) 11. Are you happy with the way your representatives are serving in committees? Research and think about Yes, I believe that I am happy because I think the representatives are worried about the issues that are important or similar to what I would want to get solved during these times. 12. If you were a congressman/woman, what committee would you want to serve on and why? Research and think about If I were a congressman I would like to serve on the Finance committee because there’s a lot of government funding going to place which I believe feel like they aren’t deserving of using the money which then I would use the money taken from the other places and use it on places where government funding is needed....