Select, Joint, and Conference Committees
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Beyond standing committees, Congress uses select committees for special purposes, joint committees across chambers, and conference committees to reconcile bill versions.
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When the chambers pass different texts, a conference committee produces the single compromise version.
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Conference output still needs both chambers' votes — reconciliation is not enactment.
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