[20030228]98-382GOV_会议报告和联合解释性发言.pdf

1 This report was written by Stanley Bach, formerly a Senior Specialist in the Legislative Processat CRS. Dr. Bach has retired, but the other listed author updated the report and is available toanswer questions concerning its contents.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code 98-382 GOVUpdated February 28, 2003Conference Reports andJoint Explanatory StatementsStanley BachSenior Specialist in the Legislative ProcessGovernment and Finance DivisionChristopher M. DavisAnalyst in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionWhen a conference committee completes its work successfully, the committeepresents and explains its agreements in two documents: first, a conference report; andsecond, a joint explanatory statement, sometimes called a statement of managers.1The conference report presents the formal legislative language on which theconference committee has agreed. The joint explanatory statement explains the variouselements of the conferees agreement in relation to the positions that the House andSenate had committed to the conference committee.Two copies of each document must be signed by a majori