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Who sits on a joint committee?
Members of both houses of Congress sit on joint committees.
What is meant by the phrase two thirds of both houses concurring?
That both the House of Representatives and the Senate need to have two out of three members vote in favor of something.
Type of congressional committee in which members of both houses act as one group to discuss a bill?
A Congressional Conference Committee is formed to discuss a bill which has Congress in disagreement over. Senior members of standing committees in each house form the committee that originated the piece of legislation. These committees come into play if both houses have passed different versions of the same bill.
Members of both houses in the constitution are free from what during their attendence at the session of their respective houses?
They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
Responsible for ironing out differences between legislation passed in both houses?
The Conference Committee has the responsibility of working out the differences between legislation passed in both houses. Both houses refers to the United States House of Representatives, and the United States Senate.
Are there 435 members in both houses of Congress?
No, a House has 435 members a senate has 100 members
How many members are there in the congress in both houses?
535
What rate is over ninety percent for both members of both houses of congress?
reelection
This rate is over 90 percent for both members of both houses of congress?
Incumbancy
What are the five major of the members of both house?
The five major roles of members of both houses legislation, represent their constituents,members of various committees, servants of the people and propagation of the political agenda.
What do members of both houses have for anything they say or write while in office?
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Special committee composed of members of both houses of congress is called?
A Joint committee
Which type of committees are the equivalent of select committees but have members of both houses?
Joint committees
What is one similarity between joint committees and conference committies?
Both are made up of members from both houses of congress
What is one similarity between conference committees and joint committees?
Both are made up of members from both houses of congress
A session of congress when both member of both houses meet together?
Joint session
After a bill passes in the State legislature it is sent to where?
There is a joint conference committee , composed of members of both houses, that try to workout a version of the bill that both houses will accept.
