Conference Committee

Definition

A conference committee is a temporary panel composed of House and Senate conferees formed for the purpose of reconciling differences in legislation that has passed both chambers.

Related terms

Bicameral Legislature: A legislative body with two branches or chambers, such as the U.S. Congress, which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Joint Committee: A committee made up of members from both houses of a bicameral legislature.

Bill Reconciliation: The process by which Congress aligns separate versions of a bill passed by the House and Senate into a single unified bill.