Like in the districts elected by First-past-the-post voting, proportionality of party represention is not generally produced.

Unlike in many state legislatures, there is no single "aisle" to cross per se, as members of both parties sit partially segregated in five sections.

On the rostrum hang portraits of John P. Hale, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin Pierce, and Daniel Webster.

The clerk is responsible for all administrative matters for the committee, including attendance, minutes, and recording votes.

The ranking member is the chief representative of the minority party on the committee, and is traditionally appointed chair when the majority changes hands.