Subcommittees in the House of Representatives (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised May 3, 2007 |
| Report Number |
98-544GOV |
| Authors |
Judy Schneider |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
Subcommittees are entities created byfull committeesto assist theminmanaging their
work. Pursuant to Rule XI, clause 1(a)(A), "The Rules of the House are the rules of its
committees and subcommitteesso far as applicable...." According to clause 1(a)(2) of the
same rule, "each subcommittee of a committee is a part of that committee, and is subject
to the authority and direction of that committee and to its rules, so far as applicable."
Service on subcommittees enablesmembersto develop expertise in specialized fields.
Subcommittees diffuse the legislative process. For the most part, they are independent,
autonomous units with written jurisdictions, and, pursuant to longstanding practice, most
bills are referred by a full committee to them. Priorto the 104th
Congress, subcommittees
controlled their own, autonomous staffs.
