Senate Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments
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Senate Rule XXV and party conference rules address committee assignments. Senate Rule XXV, paragraphs 2 and 3 establish categories of committees, popularly referred to as "A," "B," and "C," that condition assignment rules. This report outlines the categories of and rules for assigning Senators to Senate committees.
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Senate Rule XXV and party conference rules address committee assignments. Senate Rule XXV, paragraphs 2 and 3 establish categories of committees, popularly referred to as "A," "B," and "C," that condition assignment rules. This report outlines the categories of and rules for assigning Senators to Senate committees.
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Schneider, Judy.Senate Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments,
report,
October 26, 2006;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs10520/:
accessed July 19, 2025),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
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