Question

Which of the following statements is true?

Answer 1

The answer is: Congress is "in session" when it is in committee.

During the session in committee, they would gather in the same room to discuss various issues that happened in the country. On average, there would be three sessions occurs within one year, The first and second session would be pre-determined while special session exist in order to cover the issues that hasn't been taken care of in the first two sessions.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is that Congress is "in session" when it is in committee

Explanation:

Congress, in the United States, usually has two legislative periods within a year and during these periods, legislators study and pass legislation that will become law and will rule the nation. Also, they exercise other powers, and tasks, that have been assigned to them within the system of check and balances. Having Congress "in session", does not necessarily mean that the full Houses are in session. The process of bill, or law, approval, starts at the level of the House and Senate committees, specialized subgroups of congressmen who focus on specific topics. These committees are always in session during the two congressional periods and it is through their tasks that later the full Houses are called when a bill is ready to be discussed by one, or both, Houses in a plenary. This is why the correct answer was the third option.