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House Committee Hearings: Preparation (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date March 8, 2001
Report Number 98-488GOV
Authors Richard C. Sachs
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Committee hearings afford Representatives 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 identifies many of the tasks that need to be performed by full committees and, in most cases, subcommittees in advance of a hearing. Some of these tasks are required by House or committee rules; others are common committee practice.