Google Drive. To actually edit an item in the Google Docs/Drive interface, the item must be in a Google document format. That is, though you can upload and share Microsoft Word files in Google Drive, you cannot edit them in the browser (you would need to download the item, edit it in MS Word, and then re-upload it).
There are four types of congressional committees: 1  Standing committees, which continue from one Congress to the next, are probably the most important type because they consider and shape the vast majority of proposed laws. 2  Select committees are temporarily formed for specific purposes, often to study a particular issue.
Ad hoc and select committees are established to study specific issues, problems or questions. Sometimes these temporary committees are formed within a single chamber, or they are formed as joint committees with members from both chambers. Of these temporary committees, conference committees tend to be the most important in affecting legislation.