8. Each House shall choose such other officers as it may deem necessary.
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10. The list of standing committee chairmanships for the 15th Congress:
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14. shall have a term of three years commencing at noon of the 30th day of June following their election.
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16. Conduct studies and inquiries in aid of legislation and investigations necessary in the lawmaking process and in the oversight of the execution of laws by the executive
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18. Exercise the constitutional right and responsibility of advice and consent on certain presidential nominations through the Commission on Appointments
19. Judge the election, returns and qualifications of its members, determine the rules of its proceedings, and punish its members by suspension or expulsion for disorderly behavior
23. power to confirm or deny all major appointments made by the president.The Constitution also requires that the president seek the Senate's "advice and consent" on all international treaties, demanding a two-thirds vote of the Senate for any treaty to acquire the force of law.
