Committee+Structure

**Standing committee** is a permanent committee that address the major areas in which most proposed laws falls.
 * Select committee** is a temporary committee carry out tasks that are not already covered by any other committee.
 * Joint committee** is a special committee that address broad issues that effect the House and the Senate.
 * Special committee** is a congressional committee that perform special function that is beyond the authority or capacity.
 * Conference committee** is a joint committee that resolves differences between the House and the Senate versions of the bill.


 * A List of Standing Committees**
 * Agriculture
 * Appropriations
 * Armed Services
 * Buget
 * Education and Labor
 * Energy and Commerce
 * Financial Services
 * Foreign Affairs
 * Homeland Security
 * Hosue Administration
 * Judiciary
 * Natural Resources
 * Oversight and Government Reform
 * Rules
 * <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Science and Tchnology
 * <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Small Business
 * <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Standards of Official Conduct
 * <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Transportation and Infrastructure
 * <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Veterans' Affairs
 * <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Ways and Mean

<span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is 3 stages how memberse of Congress are assigned to committees.
 * 1) <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Member Stage- members request assignments to the committee they prefer to be in.
 * 2) <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Party Approval- they match the members request with available committee seats. They prepare and approves assignments.
 * 3) <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Full Chambers Approval- they subit all the slates to Full Chambers for approval. The Congress are notified when they resigns or move to a different committee.