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The following are the joint committees of the GeneralCourt: Banks and Banking; Commerce and Labor; Counties; Criminal Justice;Education, Arts and Humanities; Election Laws; Energy; Federal FinancialAssistance; Government Regulations; Health Care; Housing and Urban Development;Human Services and Elderly Affairs; Insurance; Judiciary; Local Affairs;natural resources and Agriculture; Public Safety; Public Service; StateAdministration; Taxation; Transportation.

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legislative committees with members drawn from both chambers; responsible for investigating issues of general concern to the Congress.

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Twenty-one committees, consisting of six senators and eleven representatives, responsible for holding public hearings and reporting on all legislative matters referred to them.

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Committees made up of both House and Senate members.

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Groups with members from both houses.

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Those made up of both House and Senate members and set up in response to a particular problem.

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