FrontPage : OL 5.4 on your desk. Which one of these Senators is MOST LIKELY to be the president pro tempore? Why?

1. FrontPage: OL 5.4 on your desk. Which one of these Senators is MOST LIKELY to be the president pro tempore? Why? • Last Word: None – Congressional Forum apps due Thursday Daniel Inouye (D – HI) 8th term as US Senator Jon Kyl (R – AZ) 3rd term as US Senator Arlen Specter (D – PA) 5th term as US Senator

2. Leaders “in the House”… • Speaker of the House - Nancy Pelosi • Majority Leader – Steny Hoyer • Minority Leader – John Boehner

3. Leaders in the Senate • President of the Senate – (VP) Joe Biden • President Pro Tempore – Daniel Inouye • Majority Leader- Harry Reid • Minority Leader – Mitch McConnell

4. Chapter 5, Section 4 The Importance of Congressional Committees

5. Why does Congress use committees? • Important to know about committees: • The different types of committees and what they do. • Whether these committees are temporary or permanent. • How membership is divided; • Members of House, Senate or both • Political party division • Why is the position of committee chairperson one of power?

6. Standing Committees • What is the purpose of a standing committee? • Temp or perm? • Who is part of a standing committee? • When considering bills, standing committees will do the following: • Read and study the bill • Invite experts and interested parties to testify at hearings about the bill and its possible effects

7. Standing Committees in the House and Senate HOUSE • Committee on Agriculture • Committee on Appropriations • Committee on Armed Services • Committee on the Budget • Committee on Education and Labor • Committee on Energy and Commerce • Committee on Financial Services • Committee on Foreign Affairs • Committee on Homeland Security • Committee on House Administration • Committee on the Judiciary • Committee on Natural Resources • Committee on Oversight and Government Reform • Committee on Rules • Committee on Science and Technology • Committee on Small Business • Committee on Standards of Official Conduct • Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure • Committee on Veterans' Affairs • Committee on Ways and Means SENATE • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry • Appropriations • Armed Services • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs • Budget • Commerce, Science, and Transportation • Energy and Natural Resources • Environment and Public Works Finance • Foreign Relations • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs • Judiciary • Rules and Administration • Small Business and Entrepreneurship • Veterans' Affairs

8. The House Committee on Homeland Security • The Committee on Homeland Security was created in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. The Committee was first formed as a Select, non-permanent Committee. The Committee was made permanent when it was designated as a Standing Committee of the House on January 4, 2005, the first day of the 109th Congress. • How is committee membership divided? • The Committee will be made up of 21 Democratic Members of Congress (there are currently two vacancies), led by Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), and 13 Republican Members of Congress, led by Ranking Member Peter T. King (R-NY). http://homeland.house.gov/sitedocuments/membershipjune17.pdf

9. The House Committee on Homeland Security • Subcommittees – smaller groups within the committee that specialize in even more specific topics • Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism • Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment • Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection • Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology • Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response • Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight

10. Congressional Hearings