https://padlet.com/madeline_conatser/vrs2wkkrh9s4 en-us 2016-12-13 01:15:27 UTC 2016-12-13 01:51:12 UTC hello@padlet.com madeline_conatser https://padlet.com/madeline_conatser/vrs2wkkrh9s4/wish/143266482 Standing Committees- a permanent committee in Congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues
Subcommittee- a group within a standing committee that specializes in a sub category of its standing committee's responsibility
Select Committees- a temporary  committee formed to study one specific issue and report its findings to the House or Senate
Joint Committee- a committee that consists of members from both the House and Senate, formed to act as a study group that reports back to the House ans Senate on a topic or bill
Conference Committee- a temporary joint committee set up when the House and the Senate have passed different versions of the same bill]]> 2016-12-13 01:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/madeline_conatser/vrs2wkkrh9s4/wish/143266482 madeline_conatser https://padlet.com/madeline_conatser/vrs2wkkrh9s4/wish/143267490 - Senators handled most of the committee business themselves
- The work of Congress is so expensive and complex that lawmakers have many resources to meet their obligations, including supporting agencies like the Library of Congress. 
- Members rely heavily on staff in their committee work. 
 

]]> 2016-12-13 01:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/madeline_conatser/vrs2wkkrh9s4/wish/143267490 madeline_conatser https://padlet.com/madeline_conatser/vrs2wkkrh9s4/wish/143268088 -Every committee and subcommittee in Congress has a staff
- The committee chairperson and the senior minority party member of the committee hire and supervise staff members who support the committee as a whole, such as press secretaries, clerks, and office managers. 
- Some senior committee staff members are very experienced and are experts in the area their committee covers]]> 2016-12-13 01:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/madeline_conatser/vrs2wkkrh9s4/wish/143268088