Congressional Committees Project
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The Congressional Committees Project was started to facilitate participatory democracy by encouraging an informed citizenry through the advocacy of legislative transparency and the gathering of legislative information. More general information about our project can be found here.
Everyone is encouraged to contribute constructively; this project's potential lies largely in its collaborative nature. An explanation of how to help can be found on this page.
You can also join our mailing list and ask for assistance, or participate in the discussion.
Inspiration
Quod omnes tangit debet ab omnibus videri.
"What touches all must be visible by all." (Based on an ancient Roman law maxim.)
See What We Won, or Dkos Sends Out Its Eyes for further explanation (this is the first diary, getting things started). See Congressional Committees Project ... Please join us! to read a diary about how this project was launched on Sunday 11/12/2006.
What do I do now?
If you just joined and are not sure what to do, read our Help Getting Started page.
If you already signed up and understand the wiki organization, please help us move forward.
- Guidelines: First, check out our basic guidelines.
- General Knowledge: You may want to brush up on your understanding of how our legislature functions (written by the Congressional Research Service), or how committees function (pdf file). Also check the links section of this page for a pile of resources.
- Sources: Think about what sources you've identified as major places you can find information. We'd like to become a major source for committee information, so think about both the committees and also the issues. To that end, we should organize a Toolbox of well organized committee sources helpful for all committees, and also a space to discuss Collaboration with interest groups or daily kos users who have specialized information about issues.
- Recommendations: Please collect here your recommendations to the Democrats about the best practices of setting up committee websites.
- Epistemology: There has been a lot of discussion and writing about the limitations on our knowledge (epistemology) regarding committees. Here is a place to collect information about committee transparency.
- News: Consider adding especially notable news on Congressional Committees to our news links page.
House Standing Committees
Agriculture
Appropriations
Armed Services
Budget
| Budget (discussion) | DoctorScience |
|---|---|
| (no subcommittees) | |
Education and Labor
Energy and Commerce
Financial Services
Foreign Affairs
Homeland Security
House Administration
| House Administration (discussion) | Karmsy, AlanF |
|---|---|
| (No Subcommittees) | |
Intelligence (Permanent Select)
Judiciary
Natural Resources
Oversight and Government Reform
Rules
| Rules (discussion) | ForFreedom |
|---|---|
| Legislative and Budget Process (discussion) | celticshel-dKos |
| Rules and the Organization of the House (discussion) | jjellin |
Science and Technology
Small Business
Standards of Official Conduct
| Standards of Official Conduct (discussion) | Expat Zuzzguzz-dkos |
|---|---|
| (no subcommittees) | |
Transportation and Infrastructure
Veterans' Affairs
Ways and Means
Select Committees of the House of Representatives
Bipartisan Committee to Investigate Hurricane Katrina
| Hurricane Katrina (discussion) | Edrie, Annagram, gn1927, annan |
|---|---|
| (no subcomittees) |
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
| Energy Independence and Global Warming (discussion) | kml |
|---|---|
| (no subcomittees) |
Standing Committees of the Senate
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Appropriations
Armed Services
| Armed Services (discussion) | 4jkb4ia-dKos [provisional] |
|---|---|