Section: AP Government

39) What is the role of a conference committee in Congress?

1. Conduct public hearings
2. Oversee the actions of the President
3. Reconcile differences in bills passed by the house and the senate.
4. Collaborate on bills before proposal in the senate and house.

A conference committee is a committee of the Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill. The conference committee is usually composed of the senior Members of the standing committees of each House that originally considered the legislation.