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On December 18, 1874, Kalākaua was the first person in history received by the United States Congress in a joint meeting. This differs from a joint session of Congress, which requires the adoption of a concurrent resolution. Joint meetings of Congress are rare, and another one was not called until the 1900 Centennial of the Capital City. [29]
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).
Standing committees in the Senate have their jurisdiction set by three primary sources: Senate Rules, ad hoc Senate Resolutions, and Senate Resolutions related to committee funding. To see an overview of the jurisdictions of standing committees in the Senate, see Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXV.
The US Senate committee held a new hearing on artificial intelligence with Microsoft President Brad Smith and Nvidia chief scientist William Daly. Congress is working on legislation to mitigate ...
Bill passed after senators rejected 11 proposed amendments
Watch live as a US Senate committee holds a hearing on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. It is the first of several hearings in DC on the collapse of SVB and Signature Bank around two weeks ago.
The Senate and the United States House of Representatives (which is the lower chamber of Congress) comprise the federal bicameral legislature of the United States. Together, the Senate and the House have the authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution to pass or defeat federal legislation.
Republicans have retaken control of the US Senate, after flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana. The results guarantee the Republicans at least 52 out of 100 seats in the new chamber ...