Congressional Committees Committees decide which bills and resolutions move forward to consideration by the House or Senate as a whole. Committee chairmen have enormous influence over this process. New: Calendar of Upcoming Committee Meetings Senate Committees Aging Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Appropriations Armed Services Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Budget Commerce, Science, and Transportation Energy and Natural Resources Environment and Public Works Ethics Finance Foreign Relations Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Indian Affairs Intelligence Judiciary Rules and Administration Small Business and Entrepreneurship United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Veterans Affairs House Committees Agriculture Appropriations Armed Services Budget Education and the Workforce Energy and Commerce Ethics Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi Financial Services Foreign Affairs Homeland Security House Administration Intelligence Judiciary Natural Resources Oversight and Government Reform Rules Science, Space, and Technology Small Business Transportation and Infrastructure Veterans Affairs Ways and Means Joint Committees The joint committees are made up of both senators and representatives. They typically have an oversight or policy role but no legislative duties. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Joint Committee on Printing Joint Committee on Taxation Joint Committee on the Library Joint Economic Committee While the Joint Committees on Printing and the Library have nominal responsibility for oversight of the Government Printing Office and the Library of Congress, respectively, the committees are essentially defunct and oversight takes place within the majority party leadership of each chamber.
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