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-Example: Library of Congress
-Agencies in the legislative branch provide services that support Congress, but some of the services are available to the other two branches as well as American citizens
-Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
-Government Accountability Office (GAO)
-Government Printing Office (GPO)

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Congress has four basic kinds:
-Standing committees
-Select committees
-Joint committees
-Conference committees

Standing Committees
-Stand/continue from one Congress to the next
-House and Senate create their own standing committees and control their areas of jurisdiction
-Several subcommittees

Select Committees
-Temporary
-Study one specific issue and report their findings to the Senate or House

Joint Committees
-Made from members of the House and Senate
-Can be temporary or permanent
-Act as a study group on a topic or bill

Conference Committees
-Temporary committee for when House and Senate have passed different versions of a bill
-Members = conferees

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-Both the House and Senate depend upon committees to consider thousands of bills that are proposed (committees help ease the workload and are key powers in Congress)

Committee system serves several purposes:
-It allows members of Congress to divide their work among smaller groups
-Committees select few bills of thousands that can receive further consideration
-Committees help the public learn about key problems  and issues facing the nation from public hearings and investigations

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See previous padlet:

https://padlet.com/kaia_boyers/cveflsj7tzmy