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This template is the standard infobox to be used on pages for United States congressional committees, past and present, in both the Senate and House, along with joint committees, intended to contain information about a committee's history, current leadership and structure by party, jurisdiction and oversight authority, subcommittees, meeting place, and links to official external resources.
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The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.. The structure of the United States Congress with a separate House and Senate (respectively the lower and upper houses of the bicameral legislature) is complex with numerous committees handling a disparate array of topics presided over by elected officers.
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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.
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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 ...
Some committees, like the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, often retain a predictable subcommittee structure from year to year, due to the set duties of each subcommittee in drafting annual spending bills. However, even these committees are not immune to organizational changes.