Redigerer Kongressen (USA) (avsnitt)

=== Komiteer ===

Komitéstrukturen tillater medlemmer av Kongressen å studere et eller flere emner de er spesielt interessert i og bli medlemmer av ulike komiteer som fanger deres interesse.<ref>English, Ross (2003). "The United States Congress". New York, NY: Manchester University Press. Side 46-47.</ref> Etterhvert blir medlemmene eksperter i ulike emner og opplyser Kongressen om utviklingen og kommer med lovforslag vedrørende deres ekspertise. Medlemmer blir oftest med i komiteer med betydning for deres valgkrets, som er viktige for deres region eller i fagområder der medlemmene har tidligere bakgrunn eller ekspertise.<ref>English, Ross (2003). "The United States Congress". New York, NY: Manchester University Press. Side 46.</ref> Enkelte komiteer har innflytelse på andre komiteer og de samarbeider med lovgivning.<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/committees/d_three_sections_with_teasers/committees_home.htm|besøksdato=2022-07-11|verk=www.senate.gov}}</ref> 

Det er som regel komiteene som lager lovforslagene, til tross for at enkeltmedlemmer også kan komme med forslag. Det er derimot svært vanskelig å få gjennom lovgivning som ikke er tverrpolitisk foreslått av en komité. Senatet har 16 faste komiteer og Representantenes hus har 21 faste komiteer.<ref>{{Kilde oppslagsverk|tittel=USAs politiske system|url=http://snl.no/USAs_politiske_system|oppslagsverk=Store norske leksikon|dato=2020-11-04|besøksdato=2022-07-11|språk=nb|fornavn=Ole T.|etternavn=Berg}}</ref> Under komiteene finnes det mer enn 200 underkomiteer som samler informasjon, evaluerer alternativer og identifiserer utfordringer.<ref>http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/HMAN-113/pdf/HMAN-113-houserules.pdf</ref> 

==== Nåværende komiteer ====

{| class=wikitable
! Representantenes hus
! Senatet
! Felles
|- valign=top
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* [[United States House Committee on Agriculture|Agriculture]]
* [[United States House Committee on Appropriations|Appropriations]]
* [[United States House Committee on Armed Services|Armed Services]]
* [[United States House Committee on the Budget|Budget]]
* [[United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce|Education and the Workforce]]
* [[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce|Energy and Commerce]]
* [[United States House Committee on Ethics|Ethics]]
* [[United States House Select Committee on Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi|Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi]]
* [[United States House Committee on Financial Services|Financial Services]]
* [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|Foreign Affairs]]
* [[United States House Committee on Homeland Security|Homeland Security]]
* [[United States House Committee on House Administration|House Administration]]
* [[United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence|Intelligence]]
* [[United States House Committee on the Judiciary|Judiciary]]
* [[United States House Committee on Natural Resources|Natural Resources]]
* [[United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|Oversight and Government Reform]]
* [[United States House Committee on Rules|Rules]]
* [[United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology|Science, Space, and Technology]]
* [[United States House Committee on Small Business|Small Business]]
* [[United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|Transportation and Infrastructure]]
* [[United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs|Veterans' Affairs]]
* [[United States House Committee on Ways and Means|Ways and Means]]
* [[Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives)|Committee of the Whole]]
|
* [[United States Senate Special Committee on Aging|Aging]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry|Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Appropriations|Appropriations]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Armed Services|Armed Services]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs|Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Budget|Budget]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation|Commerce, Science and Transportation]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources|Energy and Natural Resources]]
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics|Ethics]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works|Environment and Public Works]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Finance]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Foreign Relations]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions|Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs|Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs|Indian Affairs]]
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence|Intelligence]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Judiciary]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration|Rules and Administration]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship|Small Business and Entrepreneurship]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs|Veterans' Affairs]]
|
* [[United States Congress Conference committee|Conference Committee]]
* [[United States Congress Joint Economic Committee|Economic]]
* [[United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library|Library]]
* [[United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing|Printing]]
* [[United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation|Taxation]]
|}