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For a bill to become law, both houses must approve on the bill. When different versions of bill are passed the leaders create a conference committee to make a compromise.

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Members of both houses usually to create a deal on a certain issue

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Deals with issues of permanent legislative concern.

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U.S congressional committee or state legislative session debates, amends, and rewrites proposed legislation.

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To set aside a case and ignore it until the case dies.

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Laws are created every two-years. Congress passes thousands of bills and the Senate committee fixes the bill.

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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Foresty
Appropriations
Armed Services
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Budget
Commerce, Science and Transportation
Energy and Natural Resources
Environment and Public Works
Finance
Foreign Relations
Health, Labor, Education, and Pensions
Homeland Security and Government Affairs
Judiciary
Rules and Administration
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Veterans Affairs

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The party controls the membership and the senate party leader tells the new members their committee. The members are chosen due to seniority and leadership. Congressman want to be in a committee to improve their own legislation in their state.

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Agriculture
Appropriations
Armed Services
Budget
Education and Workforce
Energy and Commerce
Ethnics
Financial Service
Foreign Affairs
Homeland Security
House Administration
Judiciary
Natural Resources
Oversight and Government Reform
Rules
Science, Space, Technology
Transportation and Infrastructure
Veterans Affairs
Ways and Means

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Most impact on hearings, hiring staff, appointing subcommittees, and managing committee bills.

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Closed: stops any amendments to bills up for a vote on the House floor, except they are recommended by the committee reporting the bill.
Open: rulings for debate on the floor of the House of Representatives which allows general debate and members to offer amendments.

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A bill must go through the rules committee, to determine when the debate will take place to make the bill a law.

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They investigate certain issues appointed

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Meeting of party officials to vote for the party's nominee.

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