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I know all that, but I was wondering what role the Senate Judiciary Committee plays in that process.

• nobody9999 6y ago
  >I know all that, but I was wondering what role the Senate Judiciary Committee plays in that process. A good question. IIUC, none at all. Once the full House and Senate have passed their bills, a conference committee[0] will be convened to create a single bill to be voted upon by both the House and the Senate. One would expect that members of the relevant Senate and House committees would be part of the the conference committee, but that's not necessary, and leadership generally chooses the members of a conference committee. Once the conference report is complete, the bill then goes directly to the floor of each house for debate and a vote. The specific committee (in this case the Senate Judiciary Committee) that approved each house's bill is not involved. Of course the members of that committee get to vote on the bill from the conference committee just like every other member of that house. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_congressional_conference_committee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_congressional_co...