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1congressional committees formed when the senate and the house pass a particular bill in different forms. party leadership appoints members from each house to iron out the differences and bring back a single bill.9 sets
2a joint committee appointed to resolve differences in the senate and house versions of the same bill5 sets
3congressional committees formed when the senate and the house pass a particular bill in different forms. party leadership appoints members from each house to iron out the differences and bring back a single bill5 sets
4a temporary house-senate committee whose goal is to find an acceptable compromise on conflicting versions of a bill.2 sets
5temporary committees formed to reconcile differences in house and senate versions of a bill2 sets
6congressional committees formed when the senate and the house pass a particular bill in different forms2 sets
7a committee consisting of senators and representatives that meets to resolve differences in legislation1 set
8joint committees formed to make sure a house and senate bill are identical1 set
9a joint committee composed of members from each house of congress, whose purpose is to create a compromise version of a bill that has been passed by both houses in different forms.1 set
10temporary house-senate committee whose goal is to find an acceptable compromise on conflicting versions of a bill1 set
11joint committees appointed to work out compromises on bills1 set
12work out the difference when the house and senate pass conflicting versions of the same bill1 set
13congressional committess formed when the senate and the house pass a particular bill in different forms. party leadership appoints members from each house to iron out the differences and bring back a single bill1 set
14which helps the house and the senate agree on the same details of a proposed law1 set
15a commity used to deal with issues pertaining legislative oversite1 set
16where bill sent to hor and bill sent senate becom identical joint bill/ ad hoc committees, made up of members of both the senate and the house of representatives, set up to reconcile differences in bills passed in each chamber. alternate definition: a committee of the congress appointed by the house of representatives and senate to reslove disagreements on a particular bill. the conference committee is usually composed of the senior members of the standing committees of each house that originally considered the legilation.1 set
17a joint committee aporinted to resolve differences in the senate and house versions of the same bill1 set
18temporary joint committees that are formed to reconcile differences between the house and senate versions of a bill. such committees often play a critical role in shaping legislation.1 set
19formed to work out compromises between both the house and the senate when they pass different versions of the same bill1 set
20committees that reconcile differences between versions of a bill passed by the house and the senate1 set
21when two versions of the same bill is passed in each group, the first house usually concurs in the other's amendments and congressional action is completed. should this not be the case, the bills are sent to a conference committee, a temporary joint committee of the house and senate. their job is to compromise a bill that will meet the needs of both sides.1 set
22a joint committee appointed to resolve differences in teh senate and house versions of the same bill1 set
23is a temporary committee of members from both houses of congress, created to resolve the differences in house and senate versions of a bill. (also called the compromise committee)1 set
24formed to work out compromises when the house and senate pass different versions of the same bill1 set
25permanent committe in congress that oversees bills dealing with certain issues1 set
26ad hoc- reconcile differences in the provisions of bills1 set
27appointed to resolve differences in the senate and house versions of a bill1 set
28a joint committee appointed to resolve differences in the senate and house versions of a bill1 set
29joint committee appointed to resolve differences in the senate and house versions of the same bill.1 set
30bills come here if the two houses cannot agree; it's made up of both senators and representatives.1 set
31same as joint committees1 set
32temporary committees made up of members of both house set up to work out differences1 set
33congressional committees formed when the senate and the house pass a particialr bill i different forms. part leadership appoints members from each house to iron out the differences and bring back a single bill.1 set
34congressional committees formed when the senate and house pass a particular bill in different forms1 set
35congressional committees formed when the senate and hor pas a particular bill in different forms. party leadership appoints members from each house to iron out the differences and bring back a single bill1 set