Conference

In Congress, a conference is a process in which House and Senate conferees negotiate differences between the chambers’ versions of a bill. The conferees may produce a conference report containing a compromise text, which must then be approved by both chambers before the bill can be presented to the President.

Example: The 2018 Farm Bill process included a conference to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of H.R. 2 before final enactment.

Common misconception: A conference is a public meeting of all members of Congress. A conference committee is a smaller group of appointed members working to reconcile differences between chamber-passed measures.

Sources: https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained/the-legislative-process; https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2