[20010308]98-488GOV_众议院委员会听证会：准备.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code 98-488 GOVUpdated March 8, 2001House Committee Hearings: PreparationRichard C. SachsSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionCommittee hearings afford Representatives an opportunity to gather information on,and draw attention to, legislation and issues within a committees purview; conductoversight of programs or agencies; and investigate allegations of wrongdoing. This checklist identifies, primarily for staff, many of the tasks that need to beperformed by full committees and, in most cases, subcommittees in advance of a hearing.Some of these tasks are required by House or committee rules; others are commoncommittee practice.Preliminary Decisions!Prepare a memorandum for the chair (and perhaps for other committeemembers) outlining the need for and scope of the hearing, possiblewitnesses, number of hearing days anticipated, and politicalconsiderations.!Obtain the chairs approval to hold the hearing.!Check the schedule of the chair and ranking minority member, determineavailability of and reserve committee hearing room, set dates, arrange