Congressional Committees

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  1. 3. Party that selects committee chairmen and holds the most seats on a standing committee
  2. 5. Abbreviation for Congressional staff agency that provides Congress with recommendations about the effects of Budget proposals
  3. 7. An association of Congress members created to advance a political ideology or a regional, ethnic, or economic interest
  4. 8. Abbreviation for Congressional staff agency that oversees and audits all government programs
  5. 10. Committee in each house that allocates money to every government program
  6. 11. Personal work done by a member of Congress (or his staff) for his constituents
  7. 12. How committee chairmen are usually selected
  8. 14. Committee in the HoR that decides whether and under what conditions the House will vote on a bill
  9. 16. Smaller division of committees that specialize in a particular aspect of the committee's responsibilities
  10. 18. If a Bill is granted this in the House, it is scheduled for floor consideration
  11. 19. A temporary committee designed to create a compromise Bill after the HoR and Senate have passed differing versions of the same Bill
  12. 20. Committee composed of members of both houses of Congress
  13. 22. Bill in the HoR cannot be debated or amended on the floor before a vote
  14. 23. The role of Congressional committees investigating and regulating Federal agencies
  15. 24. Special, temporary committees set up for a specific purpose
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  1. 1. Leader of a committee
  2. 2. When members of Congress affect bills in order to provide money and government projects for their constituents; aided by favorable committee placement
  3. 4. Positive feature of committee work; assigning bills to those members of congress with applicable expertise in a given area
  4. 6. An attempt to defeat a bill in the Senate by talking indefinitely, thus preventing the Senate from taking action to the bill; can be ended by cloture which requires a vote by 60% of the Senate
  5. 9. Most powerful member of the Senate
  6. 13. A Bill in the HoR is allowed limited debate and/or there are strict limits as to who can amend the bill or what types of amendments can be added from the floor
  7. 15. Most powerful member of the HoR
  8. 16. Permanent committees that preside over a specific area of expertise
  9. 17. A Bill in the HoR can be debated and amended freely on the floor before a vote
  10. 21. Where most work is done in Congress