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, ...
Chicago Tribune

Partisan school board bill undergoes changes in conference committee

The partisan school board bill will likely undergo some changes, but language allowing candidates to declare a political party will remain in the bill, following a Monday conference committee hearing ...
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 ...
Austin American-Statesman

Conference committee reaches agreement on permitless carry bill, leaders say

Republican leaders of a House-Senate conference committee announced Friday that they have worked out differences between two versions of a bill that would allow holstered handguns to be carried in ...
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 ...
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 ...
KXAN

What happens in a conference committee? What happens in a conference committee? What happens in a conference committee? What happens in a conference committee?

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 ...
Liberal Democrat Voice

Federal Conference Committee report

The newly elected Federal Conference Committee (FCC) met on the evening 8 December, following the most recent round of Federal Elections. I would like to begin by offering warm congratulations to all ...
KXAN

Senator fueling push for conservative priorities named to budget conference committee

AUSTIN (Nexstar) – “We’re gearing up to advance one of the most conservative sessions in Texas History,” Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, announced at January’s inauguration ceremony. The line from ...
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 ...