Committee-Related Activity in the United States

Committee-Related Activity

Legislative Definition of COMMITTEE-RELATED ACTIVITY

This Congressional concept is provided by the United States Congress website as a a basic reference document: A committee or subcommittee may interact with a bill in a variety of ways. Bills may be referred to or discharged from a committee by the full chamber. Committees markup bill texts, hold hearings to learn more about a topic, or may express legislative interest. Committees report legislation out to the full chamber recommending or disapproving consideration, or may report an original bill.