Congressional Leadership
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The Legislative Branch
POSITION
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of
the House
Description
The speakers power revolve round two
primary duties
Steny Hamilton Hoyer
Charles Schumer
The dominant party chooses the majority
leader at caucus or conference to promote
unity among party members and serve as
the party's representative in the House.
representation.
In order for the Senate to set a
time limit for debate on a bill
and divide that time among the
parties, the majority leader and
minority leader produce
unanimous consent
agreements.
Kevin McCarthy
Mitch McConnell
Majority
Leader
Description
Minority
Leader
Description
Whips help the party leadership bring party
measures to the House floor, keep the lines
of communication open between the party's
leadership and its members, tally votes on
important bills, and persuade Members to
support the party's viewpoint.
James Enos Clyburn
McConnell,
Mitch
Steve Scalise
John Thune
Majority
Whip
Minority
Whip
Description
The second-ranking representatives of each
party's leadership are known as the
assistant majority leader and assistant
minority leader of the House, respectively.
The majority and minority whips' primary
duty is to solicit votes from their respective
parties on important topics.
Patrick Leahy
President
Pro
Tempore
Description
President of
the Senate
Description
A constitutionally
recognized officer of the
Senate who presides over
the chamber in the absence
of the vice president
,
Joni Ernst
The presiding person of a
senate is frequently referred to
as president of the Senate. In
some other assemblies, it is
equivalent to the speaker.
Standing Committees
Select Committees
It is in charge of studying and reviewing
measures before the United States
House of Representatives.
A resolution establishes select committees
to undertake investigations or discuss
actions, generally on a specific issue, and
they are not permanently renewed.
Joint Committees
Conference Committees
Joint committees coordinate the
activities of each house of Congress on
certain topics and assist in the
administration of common tasks.
When each house has passed a distinct
version of a law, conference committees
are created to draft a compromise measure.