R Committees
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Where much o= f the work of Congress is done Rare in other western democracies
Standing Committees Each with a different subject matter
Have subcommittees Hold markup sessions on a bill
Up to 75 seats on one committee in the house Number of seats change to let members who want to be on one Thus number of people on each committee goes up
Number of seats for each party based on majority Usually in ratio with control of the body
Assignments based on what people ask for Kinda based on seniority Though freshmen have been bolder to ask for higher posts If their reelection has been tough may be given higher posts
Appropriations, Taxes, and Finance are sought after Most try to get something to show helping constituents Except this makes it hard to cut wasteful programs in committee
Some hold stock in companies in the industry they work with
Some committees have more TV exposure
Committee Ch= airs Leader and most influential Call meetings, set agendas, control committee staff and funds
Some rule committee with an iron fist
Seniority rule He who was on committee longest was chair Started to decrease power of the speaker But the leader might not be liked by his party and may not represent views of rest of part
Rule done away with in the 1970s Each party now has a steering committee Still kinda observed since most senior members have the most experience
Much more like theior party now
Subcommittee= s Chairs choose subcommittees to get results they want But their power was limited in 1973
Diffused power contributes to gov gridlock Up to 7 diff subcommittees work on a bill
House now limited to 5 subcommittees per committee
Repubs limit committee chairs to 3 terms Plus 6 years as members
Typical senator on 4 committees and 5 subcommittees
Sometimes conflicting schedules; even possibly not enough for a quorum
Other Commit= tees Special committees for a certain purpose or to hold hearings
Conference committees reconcile bills between house and senate
Task forces<= /p> Designed to bypass committee gridlock
Produce bills to offer alternatives to committee one Used to get legislation through fast Or to bypass leadership
Can break down paralysis And also accountability with no hearings and being in private
Evaluating Committee Government Allows gov to consider thousands of bills while not requiring each member to be = an expert in everything
But also makes them more responsive only to minor interests And gain closer relationship with the minority Legislators, lobbyists and bureaucrats get to know each other personally and respect t= he status quo
More fragmentation of power About half of members are chairs of something
Without a strong chair each member could hold a piece of legislation hostile
But it got a lot done in 1995, so it is prob not the committee structure which holds things up
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Too much rel= ies on party system - since if majority switches all of the committees switch |
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The idea that everyone votes on everything - way of passing is not true - majority cont= rols formally hammering it out Minority com= plains
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R Committees
Tue= sday, March 10, 2009
6:1= 0 PM
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Where much o= f the work of Congress is done Rare in other western democracies
Standing Committees Each with a different subject matter
Have subcommittees Hold markup sessions on a bill
Up to 75 seats on one committee in the house Number of seats change to let members who want to be on one Thus number of people on each committee goes up
Number of seats for each party based on majority Usually in ratio with control of the body
Assignments based on what people ask for Kinda based on seniority Though freshmen have been bolder to ask for higher posts If their reelection has been tough may be given higher posts
Appropriations, Taxes, and Finance are sought after Most try to get something to show helping constituents Except this makes it hard to cut wasteful programs in committee
Some hold stock in companies in the industry they work with
Some committees have more TV exposure
Committee Ch= airs Leader and most influential Call meetings, set agendas, control committee staff and funds
Some rule committee with an iron fist
Seniority rule He who was on committee longest was chair Started to decrease power of the speaker But the leader might not be liked by his party and may not represent views of rest of part
Rule done away with in the 1970s Each party now has a steering committee Still kinda observed since most senior members have the most experience
Much more like theior party now
Subcommittee= s Chairs choose subcommittees to get results they want But their power was limited in 1973
Diffused power contributes to gov gridlock Up to 7 diff subcommittees work on a bill
House now limited to 5 subcommittees per committee
Repubs limit committee chairs to 3 terms Plus 6 years as members
Typical senator on 4 committees and 5 subcommittees
Sometimes conflicting schedules; even possibly not enough for a quorum
Other Commit= tees Special committees for a certain purpose or to hold hearings
Conference committees reconcile bills between house and senate
Task forces<= /p> Designed to bypass committee gridlock
Produce bills to offer alternatives to committee one Used to get legislation through fast Or to bypass leadership
Can break down paralysis And also accountability with no hearings and being in private
Evaluating Committee Government Allows gov to consider thousands of bills while not requiring each member to be = an expert in everything
But also makes them more responsive only to minor interests And gain closer relationship with the minority Legislators, lobbyists and bureaucrats get to know each other personally and respect t= he status quo
More fragmentation of power About half of members are chairs of something
Without a strong chair each member could hold a piece of legislation hostile
But it got a lot done in 1995, so it is prob not the committee structure which holds things up
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Common man |
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Too much rel= ies on party system - since if majority switches all of the committees switch |
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The idea that everyone votes on everything - way of passing is not true - majority cont= rols formally hammering it out Minority com= plains
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