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-Standing Committees: Oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues.

-Select Committees: Formed to study one specific issue and report its findings to the House or Senate.

-Joint Committees: Formed to act as a study group that reports back to the House and Senate on a topic or bill.

-Conference Committees: Set up when the House and the Senate have passed different versions of the same bill.

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-A group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility.

-Each specialize in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility.

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-The most powerful people in Congress.

-Make the key decisions about the work of committees:
-When the committees will meet.
-Which bills they will consider.
-Decide when hearings will be held.
-Decide which witnesses will be called to testify.

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- Senators and representatives used to have no personal aides.

- Inadequate staffing had become an urgent complaint among lawmakers.

-Personal Staff: The people who work directly for individual senators and representatives.

-Committee Staff: The people who work for House and Senate committees.

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-Administrative Assistant: Runs the lawmaker’s office, supervises the schedule, and gives advice.

-Legislative Director: Establishes the legislative agenda and briefs the lawmaker on all legislative matters.

-Legislative Assistant: Makes certain that the lawmaker is well informed about proposed legislation.