What committee are permanent committees used in Congress?

*Standing Committees: these are the most important because all bills are referred to a standing committee in Congress. Each committee is an area of specialization that is further divided into subcommittees. These are permanent.

*Joint Committees: These are also permanent. The tasks assigned to them are very diverse.

*House Rules Committee: these are very powerful standing committees in the House. Once a bill has been approved by the appropriate standing committee, it is then sent to this one, which will govern rules on what will happen tot he bill once it is on the floor.

Mainly Standing Committees.