Question: why are committees important when congress makes laws

title: Procedures of the United States Congress
text: Any member of Congress may introduce a bill at any time while the House is in session by placing it in the hopper on the Clerk 's desk . A sponsor 's signature is required , and there can be many co-sponsors . It 's assigned a number by the Clerk . Then it 's referred to a committee . Committees study each bill intensely at this stage . Here