The Role of Conference Committees in the Legislative Process in Chile and Colombia
Keywords:
legislative process, Colombia, Chile, conference committees, executivelegislative relations.Abstract
In Chile and Colombia bicameral disagreements over on legislation are resolvedthrough a parliamentary committee that has the power and responsability to craft a consensualalternative. We show why members of these committees have a privileged positionfrom which to influence the content of legislation. These legislators can act strategicallyand advance their preferences even when they confront institutionally powerful presidents.Conference Committees in Chile and Colombia play a decisive role in many importantinstances and in practice their proposals are rarely defeated.
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