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Congressional Committees
Standing Committees
Conference Committees
Select Committees
Joint Committees
Congressional committees appointed for a specific purpose, such as the Watergate investigation.
Congressional committees formed when the Senate and House pass a particular ill in different forms. Party leadership appoints members from each house to iron out differences to make on bill.
Congressional committees on a few subject-matter areas with membership drawn from both houses.
Seperate subject-matter committees in each house of Congress that handle bills in different policy areas.
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