When the 2009 omnibus spending bill was passed in different forms in the House and Senate, the group of legislators from each chamber that met to resolve interchamber differences was known as a(n) __________ committee.

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A conference committee is specifically created to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill, as occurred with the omnibus spending bill in 2009. A standing committee is a permanent committee, ad hoc means "for this specific purpose", bicameral refers to a legislature with two houses, and disagreement is not a term used to refer to a committee in this context.

When the 2009 Omnibus Spending Bill Was Passed in Different