Definition
A joint conference between House and Senate to resolve differences in bills they've both passed, where haggling happens behind closed doors and the public gets whatever they decide.
Example Usage
The reconciliation committee worked out differences between the House and Senate versions of the tax bill.
Origin
Legislative procedure terminology, formalized in 20th century
Fun Fact
Reconciliation committees often sneak in provisions that weren't in either original bill, since they're operating in a special procedure where most normal rules don't apply
Source: Legislative procedure terminology
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