It's frightening how I know that there's absolutely no point in this game besides exponentiation of accumulated wealth, and that the end is simply mining at Lv. 2237 Hellstone and that's that, and yet I'm unable to simply let go of this game. It's a living psychological proof of how games work today.
@Zash a Conference Committee has the ability to both double the bills effects and to remove a poison clause on a bill, based on votes. Unfortunately the ability cost 30,000 clout to buy, so this won't be available early on.
No. Committees don't add any rewards of Clout, and they cost Clout to play.