Senate Committee Hearings: Preparation

Palmer, Betsy

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congress;    Senate;    Congressional committees (Senate);    Congressional hearings;   

RP-ID  :  98-489
RP-ID  :  98-489_2007Feb22

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Committee hearings allow Senators an opportunity to gather information on, and draw attention to, legislation and issues within a committee’s purview, conduct oversight of programs or agencies, and investigate allegations of wrongdoing. This report contains a checklist that identifies many of the tasks that need to be performed by a full committee and, in most cases, subcommittees in advance of a hearing. Some of the tasks are required by Senate or committee rules; others are common committee practice. Some tasks are usually the responsibility of the committee’s majority staff, some are shared by majority and minority staff, and some are performed by a Senator’s personal office staff.