<P> A conference committee is a committee of the United States Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill . A conference committee is usually composed of senior Members of the standing committees of each House that originally considered the legislation . </P> <P> The use of the conference committee process has steadily declined in recent decades . 67 conference reports were produced as recently as the 104th Congress (1995 - 96), falling to just 3 conference reports in the 113th Congress (2013 - 14). </P>

Why a congressional conference committee is necessary for a bill to become a law