Answer:The chair of each committee and a majority of its members represent the majority party, with the chair setting the agenda for committee business. Each party assigns its own members to committees, and each committee distributes its members among its subcommittees. The Senate places limits on the number and types of panels any one senator may serve on or chair.
Each committee hires its own staff, and levels of operating funds varies from committee to committee. The majority party controls most committee staff and resources, but a portion (consistent with party division) is shared with the minority.
