Form 3: House Committee Action Exercise

Form 3: House Committee Action

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Form 3: House Committee Action

Explore the role of House committees in reviewing, revising, and analyzing proposed bills. Learn how committees evaluate legislation before floor consideration.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What term describes a committee setting aside a bill so it dies without action?

  2. MultiChoice

    Where do experts and citizens testify about a bill's pros and cons?

  3. MultiChoice

    What is the meeting called where committee members line-by-line edit a bill?

  4. MultiChoice

    What smaller unit of a standing committee often does detailed research?

  5. MultiChoice

    How can a majority of House members force a bottled-up bill out of committee?

  6. MultiChoice

    What does a committee issue when it approves a bill for full chamber debate?

  7. MultiChoice

    Who leads a congressional committee and sets its agenda?

  8. MultiChoice

    What title is given to the highest-ranking minority party member on a committee?

  9. MultiChoice

    What is the ultimate fate of the vast majority of bills introduced in Congress?

  10. MultiChoice

    What are amendments in the context of committee legislative drafting?

  11. MultiChoice

    When a committee rewrites a bill heavily, what is the new bill called?

  12. MultiChoice

    Which political party holds the majority of seats on a committee?