### Question
How is the "appropriate congressional committees" defined?


### Answer
The term **appropriate congressional committees** is defined in *8 U.S.C. § 1187* as follows -

> the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives

#### Citation:
  - *8 U.S.C. § 1187*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY > SUBCHAPTER II-IMMIGRATION > Part II-Admission Qualifications for Aliens; Travel Control of Citizens and Aliens**

