steering committee
noun
: a managing or directing committee
specifically
: a committee that determines the order in which business will be taken up in a U.S. legislative body
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The CEO consulted with the project's steering committee and asked for a status report.
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Here's whom to know: Energy and Commerce Committee The House Democratic steering committee has appointed seven new members to Energy and Commerce: Jake Auchincloss, Troy Carter, Rob Menendez, Kevin Mullin, Greg Landsman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jennifer McClellan.
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Victoria Knight, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Regional factors might also have played into the steering committee’s vote.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
The House Republican Conference is expected to ratify the steering committee's pick in the coming days.
—Juliegrace Brufke, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Ways and Means Committee The steering committee picked three Democrats who had previously served on the committee — Brendan Boyle, Stacey Plaskett and Tom Suozzi, who had left Congress for an unsuccessful run for New York governor.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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Victoria Knight, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Regional factors might also have played into the steering committee’s vote.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
The House Republican Conference is expected to ratify the steering committee's pick in the coming days.
—Juliegrace Brufke, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Ways and Means Committee The steering committee picked three Democrats who had previously served on the committee — Brendan Boyle, Stacey Plaskett and Tom Suozzi, who had left Congress for an unsuccessful run for New York governor.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Steering committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steering%20committee. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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