The Hill

Bring back the conference committees

Constitutionally, legislation must pass the House and Senate with identical language. Reconciling differences, no matter how minor, in bills from the two bodies must be made. Even though bicameral ...
The Telegraph

Senate agrees to set up conference committees on key bills

CONCORD – With Thursday the deadline to form committees of conference, the New Hampshire Senate agreed to a number of House requests including those related to creating a committee for cannabis sales, ...
Washington Examiner

MTG to be on conference committee for NDAA after agreement with McCarthy

In return for her vote on this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) offered Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) a spot on the House and Senate conference committee ...
inforum

North Dakota legislators settling differences in conference committees

BISMARCK - North Dakota lawmakers skipped their daily floor sessions Tuesday, April 11 and instead hunkered down in conference committees to settle differences on policy and budget bills as the ...
WKRN-TV

Bill on vaccine ‘misinformation’ heading to conference committee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Lawmakers want to prohibit doctors from coercing patients into receiving vaccinations, but they can’t agree on the legal language for how to do so. A bill that would prohibit ...
The Nation Newspaper

‘Conference committee should shun partisanship’

In this prece, Otasowie Osazuwa contends that the Presidential Advisory Committee on National Conference may have compromised its credibility and fairness, judging by the controversy that trailed the ...
WKRN-TV

Franchise and excise tax cut bills heading to conference committee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The state’s largest corporate tax cut on record will head to a conference committee after the Senate “refused to recede” from their version of the bill and adopt the House ...
WWLP-22News

Cannabis conference committee only half-baked

BOSTON (SHNS) – Legislation addressing persistent issues in the legal marijuana industry is poised to join a suite of other major topics in the conference committee pipeline for the end-of-term rush.
KXAN

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AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Deadlines for passing bills on second and third readings have come and gone in the Texas Capitol, and now lawmakers turn their attention to the final steps of passing remaining ...
Alaska Dispatch News

Alaska Legislature forms conference committee for final budget negotiations

JUNEAU — The Alaska House and Senate have appointed six members to a conference committee that will work on final negotiations over the state budget ahead of the end of the legislative session next ...
PBS

Conference Committees Begin

Almanac: At the Capitol is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart ...