Congress.gov covers the activities of the standing committees of the House and Senate, which provide legislative, oversight and administrative services.

There are two main types of congressional committees in the United States House of Representatives, standing committees and select committees. Committee chairs are selected by whichever party is in the majority, and the minority party selects ranking members to lead them.

A congressional committee is a legislative sub-organization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty (rather than the general duties of Congress). Committee membership enables members to develop specialized knowledge of the matters under their jurisdiction.

The House’s committees consider bills and issues and oversee agencies, programs, and activities within their jurisdictions.

Congressional Committees. Committees decide which bills and resolutions move forward to consideration by the House or Senate as a whole. Committee chairs have enormous influence over this process. #protip: To track upcoming committee meetings, check out Congress.gov’s committee meetings calendar.

This page lists the committees of the 118th United States Congress.

Frequently Asked Questions about Committees provides information about the committee system, researching committee documents, finding committee hearings, and much more.

There are two main types of congressional committees in the United States House of Representatives, standing committees and select committees. The current House committees were created from the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. This bill decreased the number of House committees, and it changed the committees' jurisdictions. [1]

May 2, 2017 · There are three main types of committees: standing, select or special, and joint. (Party committees, task forces, and congressional Member organizations—informal groups—are not addressed here.) Standing committees are permanent panels identified as such in chamber rules (House Rule X, Senate Rule XXV).

Here is a list of major House committees: President Lyndon B. Johnson in U.S. Congress in 1963 with Speaker of the House John W. McCormack (left), and Senate President pro tempore Carl T. Hayden (right). At the beginning of each two-year Congress, the House of …