What will happen on December 5, 2018 after the Hearing: "Oversight of Nonprofit Organizations: A Case Study on the Clinton Foundation" I need someone with knowledge of the government to shade light on what happens after the December 5 hearing?  If I understand correctly, according to this, the Subcommittee who will attend the Clinton's foundation hearing is the "Subcommittee on Government Operations".   So, Huber will give the information he found on the Clinton foundation to the subcommittee composed of: Republican Members Democratic Members   What will those persons do after the hearing? a report?  then what?  edited line: what is the usual process after an hearing? Added: I found this info   What do subcommittees do?   What is the purpose of subcommittee? Subcommittees are responsible to, and work within the guidelines established by, their parent committees. In particular, standing committees usually create subcommittees with legislative jurisdiction to consider and report bills.  They may assign their subcommittees such specific tasks as the initial consideration of measures and oversight of laws and programs in the subcommittees' areas. Service on subcommittees enables members to develop expertise in specialized fields.  Subcommittees diffuse the legislative process. For the most part, they are independent, autonomous units with written jurisdictions, and, pursuant to longstanding practice, most bills are referred by a full committee to them.