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  2. Select or special committee (United States Congress)

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    In the 1st Congress (1789–1791), the House appointed roughly six hundred select committees over the course of two years. [3] By the 3rd Congress (1793–95), Congress had three permanent standing committees, the House Committee on Elections, the House Committee on Claims, and the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, but more than three hundred fifty select committees. [4]

  3. List of United States House of Representatives committees

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    Members of the Committee on Financial Services sit in the tiers of raised chairs (R), while those testifying and audience members sit below (L). 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 ...

  4. United States congressional committee - Wikipedia

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    Often, select committees examine emerging issues that do not fit clearly within existing standing committee jurisdictions, or that cut across jurisdictional boundaries. A select committee may be permanent or temporary (all current select committees in the House and Senate are considered permanent committees).

  5. United States House Permanent Select Committee on ...

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    It is the primary committee in the U.S. House of Representatives charged with the oversight of the United States Intelligence Community, though it does share some jurisdiction with other committees in the House, including the Armed Services Committee for some matters dealing with the Department of Defense and the various branches of the U.S ...

  6. United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 2025. Bicameral legislature of the United States For the current Congress, see 119th United States Congress. For the building, see United States Capitol. This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being ...

  7. List of United States congressional joint committees - Wikipedia

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    For purpose of seniority on joint committees, total time in Congress—Senate and House—is counted.Most joint committees rotate their chair and vice chair position between each chamber's majority at the end of a congressional term (two years), except for Taxation, which starts each term led by the House and rotates to the Senate at the end of each term's session (one calendar year).

  8. Bill (United States Congress) - Wikipedia

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    Select Committees are created for a limited time and for a specific legislative purpose. For example, a select committee may be formed to investigate a public problem, such as child nutrition or aging. A Joint Committee is formed by the concurrent action of both chambers of Congress and consists of members of each chamber. Joint Committees ...

  9. United States congressional subcommittee - Wikipedia

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    House Rule XI states: the "Rules of the House are the rules of its committees and subcommittees so far as applicable...." According to clause 1(a)(2) of the same rule, "each subcommittee of a committee is a part of that committee, and is subject to the authority and direction of that committee and to its rules, so far as applicable."