Conference Reports and Joint Explanatory Statements

Conference Reports and Joint Explanatory Statements

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When a conference committee completes its work successfully, the committee presents and explains its agreements in two documents: first, a conference report; and second, a joint explanatory statement, sometimes called a statement of managers.


Conference Reports and Joint Explanatory Statements

Conference Reports and Joint Explanatory Statements

Author: Stanley Bach

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The conference report presents the formal legislative language on which the conference committee has agreed. The joint explanatory statement explains the various elements of the conferees’ agreement in relation to the positions that the House and Senate had committed to the conference committee.


Conference Reports and Joint Explanatory Statements (98-382)

Conference Reports and Joint Explanatory Statements (98-382)

Author: Stanley Bach

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The conference report presents the formal legislative language on which the conference committee has agreed. The joint explanatory statement explains the various elements of the conferees' agreement in relation to the positions that the House and Senate had committed to the conference committee.


Floor Consideration of Conference Reports in the Senate

Floor Consideration of Conference Reports in the Senate

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When a committee of conference approves its report, the next step in the legislative process is for the report, along with a joint explanatory statement of the managers, to be presented to the House and Senate for consideration. A conference report must be filed and considered in one chamber at a time, when a chamber is in possession of the official conference papers. In the Senate, Rule XXVIII allows conference reports to be presented or filed at almost any time the chamber is in legislative session, provided that the Senate is in possession of the conference papers. Exceptions to this procedure include a time when the Journal is being read, a question of order or a motion to adjourn is pending, during a quorum call, or while the Senate is voting. For more information on legislative process, see [http://www.crs.gov/products/guides/guidehome.shtml].


Floor Consideration of Conference Reports in the House

Floor Consideration of Conference Reports in the House

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When a committee of conference approves its report, the next step in the legislative process is for the report, along with a joint explanatory statement of the managers, to be presented to the House and Senate for consideration. A conference report must be filed and considered in one chamber at a time, when a chamber is in possession of the official conference papers. The high privilege accorded to conference reports in the House under Rule XXII, clause 7(a) allows them to be presented or filed at almost any time the House is in session, provided that it is in possession of the conference papers. Exceptions to this procedure include a time when the Journal is being read, during a quorum call, or when the House is conducting a record or division vote. This privilege applies in the House, so that conference reports may not be filed while the chamber is resolved into Committee of the Whole. For more information on legislative process, see [http://www.crs.gov/products/guides/guidehome.shtml].