To resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill.

To create a new bill from scratch.

To hold hearings on a bill.

To vote on a bill.

By a vote of the full House and Senate.

By the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate.

By the majority and minority leaders of the House and Senate.

By the chairs of the committees that originally considered the bill.

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The committee meets and negotiates a compromise bill.

The committee votes on the House and Senate versions of the bill, and the version with the most votes becomes the compromise bill.

The committee sends the House and Senate versions of the bill back to their respective chambers for further consideration.

The committee does nothing, and the bill dies.

The compromise bill is sent to the House and Senate for a vote.

The compromise bill is sent to the President for signature.

The compromise bill is sent to the Supreme Court for review.

The compromise bill is not sent anywhere and becomes law automatically.

The President appoints the members of the conference committee.

The President negotiates the compromise bill with the conference committee.

The President signs the compromise bill into law.

The President has no role in the conference committee process.

The conference committee that resolved the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Affordable Care Act.

The conference committee that resolved the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The conference committee that resolved the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

The conference committee that resolved the differences between the House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.

The conference committee that failed to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of the American Health Care Act.

The conference committee that failed to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Build Back Better Act.

The conference committee that failed to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Voting Rights Act of 2021.

The conference committee that failed to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

The different priorities of the House and Senate.

The different political ideologies of the House and Senate.

The time constraints that conference committees often face.

All of the above.

Requiring conference committees to meet in public.

Limiting the time that conference committees have to reach a compromise bill.

Requiring conference committees to reach a compromise bill by a certain vote threshold.

All of the above.

The conference committee process will continue to be used to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of bills.

The conference committee process will be replaced by a new process that is more transparent and accountable.

The conference committee process will be abolished altogether.

It is impossible to say what the future of the conference committee process will be.

Arguments for: The conference committee process allows for compromise and consensus-building between the House and Senate.

Arguments against: The conference committee process is often secretive and lacks transparency.

Arguments for: The conference committee process can help to speed up the legislative process.

Arguments against: The conference committee process can lead to gridlock and inaction.

All of the above.

A joint committee of the House and Senate.

A mediation process.

A binding arbitration process.

All of the above.

The willingness of the House and Senate to compromise.

The skill of the conference committee members.

The time constraints that the conference committee faces.

The political climate in Washington, D.C.