Question

A committee chairperson may call for hearings, or discussions, about a bill. Which of these statements is true regarding bills in committee? A. Committee chairpersons decide if a bill will get a hearing or not. B. The president can require a committee to debate a bill. C. Once approved by committee, no changes can be made to a bill. D. Committees must debate bills whenever they receive them.

Answer 1

The answer is letter A.  The chairperson of a committee will be the one to decide where the bill will go next if he wants to have a further action to it. If the chair decided to schedule a bill hearing, it can be held by the full committee or the subcommittee.