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Legislative Branch Committees

Sub-organizations of a legislative body in which the individual legislators meet to determine what bills will be introduced to the legislator. They do the day to day work of analyzing bills and deciding what is relevant, important and beneficial to our national and international interest.

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Congressional Committees: A Study of the Origin and Development of Our ...

By Lauros Grant McConachie

Competing Principals: Committees, Parties, and the Organization of Congress

By Forrest Maltzman

Turf Wars: How Congressional Committees Claim Jurisdiction

By David C. King

*Senate Committees-Senate Website*	*House Committees-House Website*
An Explanation of Committees	Explanation of System
Assignments listed by the Senate Website	List of Committees
List of Official Committees by Senate Website	List of Committees and Sub Committees
Schedule of Hearings	Committee Assignments
National Archives-Records of Committees	Committee Information

Online Resources

*Senate*	*House*	*General Information*
Wikipedia	Wikipedia	CSpan-Daily Congressional Hearings
Scholarly Articles	PNAS Analysis	US History.org
National Archives	Office of the Clerk	Government Track US
MacPhaidin Library	Library of Congress	Wikipedia-List of All Committees
Recent Bills Widget	National Archives-Records	Library of Congress
VoteTrocracy		Contacting the Congress

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