Majority of the work done in congressional policy making goes on in committees and control the congressional agenda and guide legislation. When they have bills submitted to members, they typically are sent directly to a subcommittee. They then compute a "marked-up" (rewritten) bill itself. Members may serve as "floor managers" and "cue-givers" to help the bill or offer advice. The committees and subcommittees stay interactive even after the bill passes through legislative oversight.
Legislative Oversight: Congress's monitoring of the bureaucracy and its administration of policy, performed mainly through hearings.
Legislative Oversight: Congress's monitoring of the bureaucracy and its administration of policy, performed mainly through hearings.
Committees and subcommittees
Standing Committees: Separate subject-matter committees in each house of Congress that handle bills in different policy areas.
Joint Committees: Congressional committees on a few subject-matter areas with membership drawn from both houses.
Conference Committees: Congressional committees formed when the Senate and the House pass a particular bill in different forms. Party leadership appoints members from each house to iron out the differences and bring back a single bill.
Select Committees: Congressional committees appointed for a specific purpose.
Joint Committees: Congressional committees on a few subject-matter areas with membership drawn from both houses.
Conference Committees: Congressional committees formed when the Senate and the House pass a particular bill in different forms. Party leadership appoints members from each house to iron out the differences and bring back a single bill.
Select Committees: Congressional committees appointed for a specific purpose.