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    Committees in Congress serve three main purposes: 1) to divide the work of Congress among smaller groups to allow for more focused consideration of issues; 2) to select which bills out of many will receive further review from the full Congress; and 3) to educate the public about important problems facing the nation through their work. There are several kinds of committees, including standing committees that oversee certain policy areas long-term, and select and joint committees that are temporary and study specific issues. Committee membership is often determined based on seniority, with longer-serving members getting priority, though some committees like Rules exert outsized influence.

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    Committees in Congress serve three main purposes: 1) to divide the work of Congress among smaller groups to allow for more focused consideration of issues; 2) to select which bills out of many will receive further review from the full Congress; and 3) to educate the public about important problems facing the nation through their work. There are several kinds of committees, including standing committees that oversee certain policy areas long-term, and select and joint committees that are temporary and study specific issues. Committee membership is often determined based on seniority, with longer-serving members getting priority, though some committees like Rules exert outsized influence.

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    Committees in Congress serve three main purposes: 1) to divide the work of Congress among smaller groups to allow for more focused consideration of issues; 2) to select which bills out of many will receive further review from the full Congress; and 3) to educate the public about important problems facing the nation through their work. There are several kinds of committees, including standing committees that oversee certain policy areas long-term, and select and joint committees that are temporary and study specific issues. Committee membership is often determined based on seniority, with longer-serving members getting priority, though some committees like Rules exert outsized influence.

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    Section 5.

    1. Purposes of committees
    a. Allow member congress divide work among many smaller groups
    b. Committees select bills that are to receive further consideration from the whole lot
    c. Committees help the public learn about key problems and issues facing the nation
    2. Kinds of committees
    a. Standing committee
    i. Permanent bill in congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds
    of issues
    b. Select committees
    i. Temporary committees that study one specific issue and report findings to
    the senate or house
    1. Matters of great public concern
    2. Overlooked problems such as hunger
    3. Problems of interest groups
    4. Select intelligence committee- a temporary committee made
    permanent
    c. Joint committees
    i. Made up from members of house and senate may be temporary or
    permanent
    d. Subcommittees
    i. Each one specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee’s
    responsibility
    e. Conference committee
    i. Temporary committee set up when the house and senate have passed
    different version of the same bill
    f. Conferees-members of conference committee
    3. Choosing committee members
    a. Rules committee- exert influence over law makers
    b. Ways and means and appropriations- key committees
    c. Seniority system gave the member of the majority party with the longest
    uninterrupted service on a particular committee the leadership of that committee

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