A congressional conference committee is the formal mechanism by which the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate reconcile differences between their versions of a bill.
October 08, 2025
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Standard legislative process for resolving House-Senate disagreements on legislation.
A conference committee is a formal joint committee of members from the House and the Senate established to reconcile differences between the two chambers' versions of a bill and produce a compromise measure.
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Conference committees are commonly used in the U.S. Congress to resolve disagreements on appropriations and other major legislation.