Conference calls a rare occurrence - Roll Call

Corrected 4:04 p.m. | When 81 members of the House and 26 senators met on May 12 to start negotiating differences between the House and Senate takes on technology competition bills, it was the first time in 17 months a conference committee met.

Forty-six of the conferees are new to the process. Among them are nine House members and six senators who have been in office for more than a decade.

40 House conferees (40%) on the competition bill haven't served on a conference committee before. Six haven't been on one for a decade or longer.