Conference Reports and Joint Explanatory Statements

Davis, Christopher M.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congress;    Congressional publications;    Congressional conference committees;    Government information;   

RP-ID  :  98-382
RP-ID  :  98-382_2015Jun11

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the function of conference reports and joint explanatory statements in Congress. The conference report presents the formal legislative language on which the conference committee has agreed. The joint explanatory statement explains the various elements of the conferees' agreement in relation to the positions that the House and Senate had committed to the conference committee.