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A standing committee of the US

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the senate divides its tasks among 20 committees 68 subcommittees and 4 joint committees

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has significant power to determine which bills will be brought to the floor of the House for consideration and whether amendments will be allowed on a bill

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1. standing committees shape the vast majority of proposed laws, they are usually permanent
2. select committees usually dont last that long and often focus on a particular issue. if they last long enough they become standing committees