Number: RL34679
Title: House Committee Chairs: Considerations, Decisions, and Actions in a New Congress
Authors: Judy Schneider and Michael L. Koempel, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: This report addresses some of the critical matters a House committee chair confronts from the time of the early organization meetings in November to approximately the spring district work-period in March or April. The report is divided into the following sections: Transition, Administrative Matters, Committee Organization, Committee Procedure and the Role of the Chair, Procedural Tools for Committee Chairs, Floor Consideration and the Role of the Chair, and Legislative Issues and Agenda. Each section is divided into more specific topics. Actions with an identifiable deadline appear in bold type.
Pages: 25
Date: October 30, 2008