Steering and Policy Committee of the United States House of Representatives

Steering and Policy Committee of the United States House of Representatives

In the United States House of Representatives, the House Democratic Caucus includes a Steering and Policy Committee. Its primary purpose is to assign fellow party members to other House committees, and it also advises party leaders on policy. The House Republican Conference divides the duties of this committee between two groups: a Policy Committee and a Steering Committee.

House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee

For the Democrats, the Speaker of the House (Nancy Pelosi in the 110th Congress) chairs the committee herself. When Democrats are in the minority, the minority leader chairs it. In the 109th Congress, two co-chairs, Rosa DeLauro for Steering and George Miller for policy matters, assisted then-Minority Leader Pelosi. [ [http://democrats.house.gov/about/leadership.cfm Democrats.house.gov] ] Both kept their posts under Speaker Pelosi in the 110th Congress. [ [http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/120706/kind.html HillNews.com] ]

House Republican Policy Committee

In the 110th Congress, Thaddeus McCotter chairs the committee. In the 109th Congress, Adam Putnam chaired the committee from February 2006.

House Republican Steering Committee

For House Republicans, the Steering committee is headed by the Speaker (if Republicans are in the majority) or the party's floor leader (if Republicans are in the minority). Under rules adopted after the 1994 Republican Revolution, the Speaker had five votes on the committee. [ [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/baroneblog/archives/061208/house_seniority.htm usnews.com] ]

The Republican counterpart in the Senate is the Committee on Committees. Senate Republicans also operate a Steering Committee to discuss policy issues. [ [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002634626 cqpolitics.com] ]

ee also

*Standing committee (United States Congress)

References

* Wilson, James Q., and John J Diiulio, Jr. "American Government", Eighth edition.
* http://www.rules.house.gov/archives/RS20930.pdf House Leadership Structure: Overview of Party Organization


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