US/Senate

US/Senate
Type	legal
Subgroups	•  Broadcasting Board of Governors •  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control •  United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence •  United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics •  United States Senate Special Committee on Aging •  United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs •  United States Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry •  United States Senate Committee on Appropriations •  United States Senate Committee on Armed Services •  United States Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs •  United States Senate Committee on the Budget •  United States Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation •  United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources •  United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works •  United States Senate Committee on Finance •  United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations •  United States Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions •  United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary •  United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration •  United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship •  United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Subpage	•US/Senate/Caucus on International Narcotics Control •US/Senate/Committee •US/Senate/Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations •US/Senate/Special Committee on Aging •US/Senate/Watergate Committee

Structure

The Senate uses committees (and their subcommittees) for a variety of purposes, including the review of bills and the oversight of the executive branch. Formally, the whole Senate appoints committee members. In practice, however, the choice of members is made by the political parties. Generally, each party honors the preferences of individual senators, giving priority based on seniority. Each party is allocated seats on committees in proportion to its overall strength.

de facto subgroups

Agencies such as the Broadcasting Board of Governors, while claimed to be "independent, autonomous entitities" is nevertheless headed by a board appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The ninth member ex officio is the Secretary of State.

 

Related Quotations

Page	Quote	Author	Date
Thomas Massie	“"Everybody but me has an AIPAC person. It's like your babysitter, your AIPAC babysitter, who's always talking to you for AIPAC." He added that these "babysitters" tend to be from the representative's district, but they're firmly part of AIPAC.”	Thomas Massie	June 2024
US/Congress	“It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.”		1894

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