Committees That Are Convened to Reconcile Differences Between Senate and House

question 61

Multiple Choice

Committees that are convened to reconcile differences between Senate and House versions of the same bill before sending the bill to the president are known as

• A) standing committees.
• B) conference committees.
• C) steering committees.
• D) select committees.
• E) joint committees.

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Definitions:

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