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A conference committee is a joint committee of the United States Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill. A conference committee is usually composed of senior members of the standing committees of each house that originally considered the legislation.
Conference committees have long been known as the “third house of Congress.” They are often the principal forum for resolving bicameral differences on major measures when the House and Senate pass dissimilar versions of the same bills. Current developments suggest, however, that the “third house” characterization might require modification.
In this chapter we address evolution and change in Congress's com-mittee systems, examining how members, the parties and their leaders, and the chambers as collective decision-making bodies have benefited from and shaped the use of committees.
Conference committees have been an integral part of the legislative process throughout congressional history, but have played a particularly pronounced role since the early 1850s (McCown 1927; Rybicki 2003).
22 maj 2019 · This report summarizes the procedures the two houses of Congress use most frequently to resolve their legislative differences. It is based upon an interpretation of the rules and published precedents of the House and Senate and an analysis of the application of these rules and precedents in recent practice.
Congress.gov provides the full text of committee and conference reports from the 104th Congress (1995-1996) to the current Congress. A faceted search allows you to further break down the list by report type, Congress, and committee.
Conference committees are temporary, bipartisan groups formed in the United States Congress to resolve differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate on a specific piece of legislation.
