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| conference committee definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | committee appointed by the presiding officers of each chamber to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each in different form. | 38 sets | |
| 2 | a temporary joint committee set up when the house and the senate have passed different versions of the same bill | 14 sets | |
| 3 | a temporary committee to work out a compromise version of a bill that has passed the house of representaives &senate in diff. forms | 7 sets | |
| 4 | a joint committee created to work out a compromise on house and senate versions of a piece of legislation | 5 sets | |
| 5 | a joint committee appointed to resolve differences in the senate and house versions of the same bill | 5 sets | |
| 6 | temporary joint committee created to reconcile any differences between the two houses' versions of a bill | 5 sets | |
| 7 | a joint committee that helps the house and senate agree on details of a proposed law | 5 sets | |
| 8 | a joint committee appointed to resolve differences in the senate and house versions of the same bill. | 4 sets | |
| 9 | also called the third house of congress; reconciles the passed versions of bils from both houses and then sends a nonamendable version back to both houses for passage | 4 sets | |
| 10 | a temporary joint committee set up when the house and the senate have passed different versions of the same bill. | 3 sets | |
| 11 | temporary committee set up when the house and senate have passed different versions of the same bill | 3 sets | |
| 12 | committee composed of senior representatives and senators called to resolve the differences between the passing house and senate versions of a bill. | 3 sets | |
| 13 | works out a compromise between differing house-senate versions of a bill | 3 sets | |
| 14 | a special joint committee appointed to reconcile differences when bills pass the two chambers of congress in different forms. | 2 sets | |
| 15 | a temporary joint committee set up when the house and senate have passed different versions of the same bill | 2 sets | |
| 16 | a joint committee of congress consisting of members of the house & senate to work on details of a proposed law | 2 sets | |
| 17 | a special committee created to negotiate differences on similar pieces of legislation passed by the house and senate | 2 sets | |
| 18 | a committee appointed from both houses of a bicameral legislature in order to reach a compromise on their differences concerning a particular issue | 2 sets | |
| 19 | special committee created to iron out differences between senate and house versions of a specific piece of legislation. | 2 sets | |
| 20 | a temporary committee made up of members of both houses who try to reach an agreement on different versions of a bill | 2 sets | |
| 21 | joint committee created to iron out differneces between the house and senate versions of a bill | 2 sets | |
| 22 | a joint committee created to work out a compromise for house and senate versions of a piece of legislation. | 2 sets | |
| 23 | a temporary joint committee of the house and senate appointed to reconcile the differences between the two chambers on a particular piece of legislation | 2 sets | |
| 24 | a joint committee that is appointed to hold a conference on differing versions of a bill | 2 sets | |
| 25 | temporary; has members of both senate and house; job to agree on details of a bill | 2 sets | |
| 26 | works out the differences bet. two versions of a bill | 1 set | |
| 27 | a temporary joint committee that is created to iron out differences between bills passed by the house and senate before they are sent to the president | 1 set | |
| 28 | made up of both houses and is temporary | 1 set | |
| 29 | a temporary joint committee | 1 set | |
| 30 | temporary, joint body to produce a compromise bill that both houses will accept | 1 set | |
| 31 | a temporary joint committee of the two houses with the intent of ironing out the differences and come up with a compromise bill; a conference committee is only brought into being when the house or the senate will not accept the other's version of a bill. | 1 set | |
| 32 | a temporary joint committee of both houses of legislature, created to reconcile difference between the two houses version of a bill | 1 set | |
| 33 | both houses, meet to negotiate compromise bill that is identical; after, it is returned to floors for vote; failure to pass it, kills it | 1 set | |
| 34 | special joint committee created to iron out difference between senate and house versions of a specific piece of legislation. | 1 set | |
| 35 | a special joint committee appointed to reconcile differences when bills pass the two chambers of congress in different forms | 1 set | |
| 36 | joint committee of house & senate that is final approval of bill before president | 1 set | |
| 37 | is a temporart committee ser up when the house and senate have passed different versions of the same bill. | 1 set | |
| 38 | set up when the house and senate have passes different versions of the same bill | 1 set | |
| 39 | a committee consisting of senators and representatives that meets to resolve differences in legislation. | 1 set | |
| 40 | responsible for ironing out differences between legislation passed in both houses | 1 set | |