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Since the committees of the House and Senate are each responsible for certain topics of legislation — called their jurisdiction — knowing about the bill should give you a hint about which committee it was assigned to. For descriptions of committee jurisdictions, see our <a href="/congress/committees" target="_blank">committees page</a>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;">Using the information provided about a random bill in Congress, try to guess which committee(s) it was assigned to.</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-2"> <img src="/static/images/img-committees.png" alt="Page Icon" class="img-fluid"/> </div> </div> <div class="card committee-game"> <div class="panel-heading" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 115%;"> Can you guess which committee this bill was assigned to? </div> <div class="card-body"> <p>S. 2863: Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act</p>  <p> Sponsor: <a class="name" href="/congress/members/richard_blumenthal/412490">Richard Blumenthal</a> (Democrat), Senior Senator for Connecticut.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0"><a href="/congress/bills/118/s2863" target="_blank">Read more about this bill »</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="panel-heading" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 115%;"> Guess 1 committee </div> <div class="card-body"> <div id="committee-game"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SPAG"> Aging </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSAF"> Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSAP"> Appropriations </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSAS"> Armed Services </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSBK"> Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSBU"> Budget </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSCM"> Commerce, Science, and Transportation </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSEG"> Energy and Natural Resources </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSEV"> Environment and Public Works </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SLET"> Ethics </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSFI"> Finance </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSFR"> Foreign Relations </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSHR"> Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSGA"> Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SLIA"> Indian Affairs </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SLIN"> Intelligence </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSJU"> Judiciary </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSRA"> Rules and Administration </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSSB"> Small Business and Entrepreneurship </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SCNC"> United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control </button> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <button class="option" data-committee-id="SSVA"> Veterans' Affairs </button> </div> </div> <hr> <center> <button class="btn btn-danger" type="submit">Check My Answer</button> <button class="btn btn-info btn-sm" onclick="reload_game()">Give me a different bill</button> </center> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <footer id="footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <nav class="col-6 col-md-2"> <ul> <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/about">About GovTrack</a></li> <li><a href="/about-our-data">About the Data</a></li> <li><a href="/contact">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="/legal">Privacy & Legal</a></li> </ul> </nav> <nav class="col-6 col-md-2"> <ul> <li><a href="/posts/news"><i class="fas fa-list fa-fw"></i>Site News</a></li> <li><a rel="me" href="https://mastodon.social/@GovTrack"><i class="fab fa-mastodon fa-fw"></i>Mastodon</a></li> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/govtrack.us"><i class="fab fa-bluesky fa-fw"></i>Bluesky</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/govtrack"><i class="fas fa-dollar-sign fa-fw"></i><span>Patreon</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/govtrack"><i class="fab fa-github fa-fw"></i><span>GitHub</span></a></li> </ul> </nav> <section class="col-12 col-md-8"> <p>GovTrack helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. 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