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Standing Committees review bills that relate to what that committee specializes in. For example, The Senate Committee of Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions would review a bill dealing with labor unions.

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Standing committees normally consider bills and issues, and recommend measures for consideration by their respective chambers. They also oversee agencies, programs, and activities in their respective jurisdictions.

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Standing committees generally (but are not required to) meet during the annual meeting and hold an interim meeting at another time during the year, usually at ASH Headquarters in Washington, DC.

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Some standing committees are more important than others in terms of the impact and leverage of the bills that they consider. In most states, the most powerful standing committees are those that deal with finance, appropriations and taxation.

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Most standing committees have subcommittees. Subcommittees are divisions of committees that do most of the work. The work is split between the subcommittees.

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As of June 17, 2017, the Senate had 16 standing committees and the House had 20 standing committees.

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Some of the current standing committees are for Budget, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Veteran's Affairs, and Agriculture.

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The role of Committees in the law making process

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The role of Committees in the law making process

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https://armedservices.house.gov/about/members

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https://www.senate.gov/general/committee_membership/committee_memberships_SSAS.htm

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U.S. Senate: Committee on Armed Services

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The House Committee of Science, Space, and Technology

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The House Committee of Science, Space, and Technology

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Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has jurisdiction over all energy research, development, and demonstration, and projects therefor, and all federally owned or operated non-military energy laboratories; astronautical research and development, including resources, personnel, equipment, and facilities; civil aviation research and development; environmental research and development; marine research; commercial application of energy technology; National Institute of Standards and Technology, standardization of weights and measures and the metric system; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Science Foundation; National Weather Service; outer space, including exploration and control thereof; science scholarships; scientific research, development, and demonstration, and projects therefor. The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology shall review and study on a continuing basis laws, programs, and Government activities relating to non-military research and development.
Subcommittee Jurisdiction Subcommittee on Energy
Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to energy research, development, and demonstration projects therefor; commercial application of energy technology; Department of Energy research, development, and demonstration programs; Department of Energy laboratories; Department of Energy science activities; energy supply activities; nuclear, solar, and renewable energy, and other advanced energy technologies; uranium supply and enrichment, and Department of Energy waste management; fossil energy research and development; clean coal technology; energy conservation research and development, including building performance, alternate fuels, distributed power systems, and industrial process improvements; pipeline research, development, and demonstration projects; energy standards; and other appropriate matters as referred by the Chairman.
Subcommittee on Environment
Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to environmental research; Environmental Protection Agency research and development; environmental standards; climate change research and development; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including all activities related to weather, weather services, climate, the atmosphere, marine fisheries, and oceanic research; risk assessment activities; scientific issues related to environmental policy, including climate change; remote sensing data related to climate change at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); earth science activities conducted by the NASA; and other appropriate matters as referred by the Chairman.
Subcommittee on Oversight
General and special investigative authority on all matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Subcommittee on Research and Technology
Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to science policy and science education; the Office of Science and Technology Policy; all scientific research, and scientific and engineering resources (including human resources); all matters relating to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education; intergovernmental mechanisms for research, development, and demonstration and cross‐cutting programs; international scientific cooperation; National Science Foundation, university research policy, including infrastructure and overhead; university research partnerships, including those with industry; science scholarships; computing, communications, networking, and information technology; research and development relating to health, biomedical, and nutritional programs; research, development, and demonstration relating to nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology; agricultural, geological, biological and life sciences research; materials research, development, demonstration, and policy; all matters relating to competitiveness, technology, standards, and innovation; standardization of weights and measures, including technical standards, standardization, and conformity assessment; measurement, including the metric system of measurement; the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce; the National Institute of Standards and Technology; the National Technical Information Service; competitiveness, including small business competitiveness; tax, antitrust, regulatory and other legal and governmental policies related to technological development and commercialization; technology transfer, including civilian use of defense technologies; patent and intellectual property policy; international technology trade; research, development, and demonstration activities of the Department of Transportation; surface and water transportation research, development, and demonstration programs; earthquake programs and fire research programs, including those related to wildfire proliferation research and prevention; biotechnology policy; research, development, demonstration, and standards‐related activities of the Department of Homeland Security; Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer; voting technologies and standards; other appropriate matters as referred by the Chairman; and relevant oversight.
Subcommittee on Space
Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to astronautical and aeronautical research and development, including: national space policy, including access to space; sub-orbital access and applications; National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its contractor and government-operated labs; space commercialization, including the commercial space activities relating to the Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce; exploration and use of outer space; international space cooperation; the National Space Council; space applications, space communications and related matters; earth remote sensing policy; civil aviation research, development, and demonstration; research, development, and demonstration programs of the Federal Aviation Administration; and space law.

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The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has jurisdiction over all energy research, development, and demonstration, and projects therefor, and all federally owned or operated non-military energy laboratories; astronautical research and development, including resources, personnel, equipment, and facilities; civil aviation research and development; environmental research and development; marine research; commercial application of energy technology; National Institute of Standards and Technology, standardization of weights and measures and the metric system; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Science Foundation; National Weather Service; outer space, including exploration and control thereof; science scholarships; scientific research, development, and demonstration, and projects therefor.

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US Senate Committee of Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry

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US Senate Committee of Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry

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Jurisdiction | The United States Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

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The United States Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

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US Senate Committee on Environment and public works

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US Senate Committee on Environment and public works

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https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/committee-jurisdiction

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Committee Jurisdiction - U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

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U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works