The Committee may refer to any of the following The Committee improv group , a San Francisco based improvisational comedy group The Committee film , a 1968 independent film directed by Peter Sykes The Committee racehorse , fell at the first fence in the 1995 Grand National disambig ... more details
Other uses refimprove date December 2009 File C19 interior 053.jpg thumb right 250px Committee room, designed 1901, in Halifax Town Hall A committee or commission is a type of small deliberative assembly ... when organized so that action on committee requires a vote by all its entitled members, is called the Committee of the Whole . Committees often serve several different functions Governance in organizations ... as a whole, a committee such as a Board of Directors or Executive Committee is given the power ... under the law. Anchor Coordination committee Coordination subcommittee Coordination individuals from ... about future options, etc. Where there is a large committee, it is common to have smaller committees ... have an ongoing audit committee, finance committee, compensation committee, etc. Large academic conference s are usually organized by a co ordinating committee drawn from the relevant professional body. Anchor Research committee Research subcommittee Research and recommendations committees are often ..., an organization considering a major capital investment might create a temporary working committee ... of a final report . Procedures It is common for a chairperson to organize a committee meeting through ... formal the committee processes will be. Minutes , a record of the discussion and decisions of the meeting, are often taken by a person designated as the secretary of the committee they may be legally ... that meet regularly, the minutes of the most recent meeting are often circulated to committee members .... During an emergency, a committee may meet more than once per day, or sit in permanent session, as, for example, ExComm the President s Executive Committee did during the Cuban Missile Crisis . Subcommittees A committee that is a subset of a larger committee is called a subcommittee . Where the larger group has a name other than committee for example, Board or Commission , the smaller group s would usually be called committee s , not subcommittee s , and might go by an entirely different name, or substitute ... more details
Committee on the Judiciary may mean United States House Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary disambig ... more details
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Intelligence Committee may refer to European Coordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence Intelligence Community Coordination Committee Intelligence and Security Committee Joint Intelligence Committee India , see National Security Council India Joint Intelligence Committee UK National Intelligence Co ordinating Committee Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Secret Intelligence Service Security Intelligence Review Committee United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence disamb ... more details
Committee on the Budget can refer to United States House Committee on the Budget United States Senate Committee on the Budget Committee on Budgetary Control European Parliament disambig ... more details
The Committee on Finance or Finance Committee may refer to Board of Finance in New England local government with varying titles outside Connecticut Canadian Senate Standing Committee on National Finance , a standing committee of the Senate of Canada Committee on Finance Parliament of Sweden , a committee of the Parliament of Sweden Finance Committee Scotland , a committee of the Scottish Parliament United States Senate Committee on Finance , a standing committee of the United States Senate disambig ... more details
Judiciary Committee may refer to United States House Committee on the Judiciary , a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary , a standing committee of the United States Senate, of the United States Congress disambiguation ... more details
In the United States government , the Appropriations Committee can refer to either the United States House Committee on Appropriations the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations disambig ... more details
Wiktionarypar committeeCommittee of Public Safety Central Committee of the Communist party House Un American Activities Committee and other U.S. Congressional committee s Committee of Fifteen Committee of Fourteen Foreign Exchange Committee Joint Anti Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath The Committee film The Committee a 1968 British independent film independent Black and white featuring original music by Pink Floyd . The Committee comics , a criminal organization in Marvel Comics Subcommittee Cragg is a sculpture by Tony Cragg. Disambig de Komitee fr Comit lt Komitetas ... more details
United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs United States House Committee on Financial Services also referred to as the House Banking Committee disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2008 Rural committee zh is a body representing the welfare of Indigenous inhabitants Hong Kong indigenous residents in the New Territories of Hong Kong . The chairman of each rural committee is the representative in the Heung Yee Kuk , and is ex officio ex officio member of a District Council of Hong Kong district council . There are 27 Rural Committees in total Cheung Chau Rural Committee Lamma Island North Rural Committee Lamma Island South Rural Committee Mui Wo Rural Committee Peng Chau Rural Committee South Lantao Rural Commitee Tai O Rural Committee Tung Chung Rural Committee Tsing Yi Rural Committee Fanling District Rural Committee Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee Sheung Shui District Rural Committee Ta Kwu Ling District Rural Committee Hang Hau Rural Commitee Sai Kung Rural Committee Shat Tin Rural Committee Tuen Mun Rural Commitee Sai Kung North Rural Committee Tai Po Rural Committee Ma Wan Rural Committee Tsuen Wan Rural Committee Ha Tsuen Rural Committee Kam Tin Rural Committee Pat Hueng Rural Committee Ping Shan Rural Committee San Tin Rural Committee Shap Pat Heung Rural Committee commons Category Rural Committees Rural Committees Category Politics of Hong Kong Category Heung Yee Kuk HK gov stub ja pt Comit rural zh ... more details
Committee of 100 may refer to Committee of 100 Chicago, Illinois , the group of prominent Chicago citizens which accompanied the funeral cortege of Abraham Lincoln during its passage through Chicago Committee of 100 Delaware , a lobbying group in Delaware, United States Committee of 100 Finland , a Finnish anti war group Committee of 100 United Kingdom , a British anti war group Committee of 100 United States , a group of prominent Chinese Americans which addresses issues in Sino American relations Committee of 100 on the Federal City , a private, non profit land use organization in Washington, D.C. Committee of One Hundred Pennsylvania , a reform movement and effort to promote good government in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in the 19th century Committee of Sixty in New York was replaced by a Committee of One Hundred on May 1, 1775 dab ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Main Committee A Joint Committee is a term in politics that is used to refer to a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature. In other contexts, it refers to a committee with members from more than one organization. Republic of Ireland A Joint Committee of the Irish Oireachtas parliament comprises members of both D il ireann the lower house and Seanad ireann the upper house . United Kingdom A Joint Committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a Select Committee Westminster System Select Committee consisting of members of both the British House of Commons House of Commons and the House of Lords . In the UK the term joint committee can also refer to a committee of local authorities established under the provisions of Local Government Act 1972 . United States A joint committee of the United States Congress is a Congressional committee consisting of Members of both Houses and having jurisdiction over matters of joint interest. Most joint committees are standing committee s for example, the U.S. Congress Joint Committee on the Library Joint Committee on the Library but Select or special committee United States Congress special joint committees have been created to address specific issues such as the U.S. Congress Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War . An example of a joint committee is the Joint Committee on Conduct of Foreign War which consists of United States Senate Senate and United States House of Representatives House of Representatives members. Germany A join committee Gemeinsamer Ausschuss comprises members of both Bundestag two thirds and Bundesrat of Germany Bundesrat one third . It exists to ensure a working legislature during state of defense. See also List of United States Joint congressional committees Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation List of Joint Committees UK Local Government DEFAULTSORT Joint Committee Category Westminster ... more details
Committee of Fifty could refer to one of the following Committee of Fifty 1829 , met in New York City and advocated redistribution of property between the poor and rich Committee of Fifty 1893 , formed by scholars to investigate problems associated with the use and abuse of alcoholic beverages Committee of Fifty 1906 , called into existence by Mayor Eugene Schmitz during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake See also Committee of 100 disambiguation Committee of Seventy , a group in Philadelphia best known for monitoring elections Committee of Sixty , a group formed in New York City in 1775 to enforce the boycott of British goods Committee of 19 , a committee of students at Auburn University involve in the War on Hunger Committee of Fifteen , a New York City citizens group that lobbied for the elimination of prostitution and gambling Committee of Fourteen , an association dedicated to the abolition of Raines law hotels in New York City Committee of Ten , a group of educators that recommended the standardization of American high school curriculum Committee of Nine , a group of state leaders involved in unifying the country following the American Civil War Committee of Six , six men who secretly funded the American abolitionist, John Brown Committee of Five , the group delegated to draft the United States Declaration of Independence disambig ... more details
In Finland The Grand Committee is a committee of the Parliament of Finland . It has special tasks related to Finland s membership in the European Union. It formulates the opinion of the parliament in questions of EU legislation. Foreign and security policy is an exception, being handled by the Foreign Affairs Committee. In addition, the Grand Committee deliberates the Bills that are referred to it after their first reading at a plenary session. The Grand Committee also debates Bills that are referred to it by the plenary session of the Parliament. This happens very rarely. The Grand Committee has 25 members and 13 deputy members. ref http web.eduskunta.fi Resource.phx parliament committees grand.htx The Grand Committee Parliament of Finland ref In the United Kingdom The grand committees are committee s of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom which are made up of all MPs from each of the Countries of the United Kingdom constituent countries except England , together with some other MPs who are co opted onto the committee. ref http www.explore.parliament.uk Parliament.aspx?id 10114&glossary true Grand Committee Bot generated title ref Scottish Grand Committee Welsh Grand Committee Northern Ireland Grand Committee In Rhode Island A few of the powers of the Rhode Island Assembly can only be exercised if it meets as a whole, House of Representatives and Senate together, and such a meeting is known as a grand committee. References references UKParliamentCommittees Category House of Commons of the United Kingdom UK gov stub ... more details
NOTOC The motion parliamentary procedure motion to discharge a committee is used to take a matter out of a committee s hands before the committee has made a final report on it. Explanation and Use infobox motion name Discharge a committee RONR class B inorder No seconded Yes debatable Yes debate can go into question in hands of the committee amendable Yes reconsidered Negative vote only Robert s Rules of Order Newly Revised RONR The motion parliamentary procedure motion to discharge a committee is used to take a matter out of a committee s hands before the committee has made a final report on it. A committee can use this motion to discharge a subcommittee . ref cite book title Robert s Rules of Order Newly Revised first Henry M. last Robert year 2000 edition 10th ed. pages 299 300 ref The vote required is a simple majority if the committee has failed to report at the prescribed time or if the assembly is considering a partial report of the committee. Otherwise, it requires a majority with previous notice or a two thirds vote or a majority of the entire membership . The Standard Code TSC There is no corresponding motion under The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure . Under TSC, the assembly that has referred a motion or a matter to a committee may by a majority vote withdraw it at any time from the committee, refer it to another committee, or decide the question itself. ref cite parl title TSC pages 57 ref References reflist br Parliamentary Procedure ... more details
Committee of Safety may refer to English Committee of Safety , the parliamentary body in England that oversaw the English Civil War Committee of Safety American Revolution , established throughout the Thirteen Colonies at the start of the American Revolution Committee of Public Safety , which controlled the French First Republic and initiated the Reign of Terror Committee of Safety Hawaii , the forerunner of the provisional government of Hawaii during the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy disambig ... more details
A Committee of the Whole is a device in which a legislative body or other deliberative assembly is considered one large committee. All members of the legislative body are members of such a committee. This is usually ... and other Main motion main motions . Australia main Australian House of Representatives Main Committee ... the Australian House of Representatives Main Committee Main Committee , and is used for uncontroversial ... meets separately from the House and has its own committee room, and can be as small as the Speaker ... introduced only in 1994. Canada In the Canadian House of Commons , a Committee of the Whole is when all the Member of Parliament MPs sit in the chamber in one large committee. The committee is chaired by the deputy speaker or the deputy chair of committees . It uses committee rules rather than House procedures. In the past, the Committee of the Whole considered a majority of bills, with few bills ... of the Committee of the Whole. Now the Committee of the Whole is used mostly for monetary bills and on rare ... school system . A Committee of the Whole was used, so that aboriginal leaders who were not Members .... At the committee stage, the Legislative Council becomes a Committee of the whole Council and goes ... through Committee with or without amendments, it proceeds to the third reading for passage by the Council. United Kingdom In the United Kingdom House of Commons, the Committee of the Whole House is used instead of a standing committee for the clause by clause debate of important or contentious bills .... In the United Kingdom House of Lords, the Committee of the Whole House examines the majority of bills. United States United States Congress main Committee of the Whole United States House of Representatives In the United States House of Representatives , the Committee of the Whole United States House of Representatives Committee of the Whole is a device in which the House of Representatives is considered one large United States Congressional committee Congressional committee . The presiding ... more details
mergeto Committee date March 2010 discuss Talk Committee Propose merge in of Conference committee Unreferenced date April 2007 wikify date February 2012 reason poorly done references, only lead paragraph A conference committee is a joint committee of a bicameralism bicameral legislature , which is appointed by, and consists of, members of both chambers to resolve disagreements on a particular Bill proposed law bill . While such committees are common in the United States Congress and legislatures in other countries with Presidential system Presidential Systems , they are no longer in use in the Parliament of the United Kingdom or most other bicameral Westminster system parliaments. citation needed date February 2012 A conference committee is usually composed of the senior members of the standing committee s of each House that originally considered the legislation. In the United States Congress, a Conference Committee is a temporary panel of House and Senate negotiators, created to resolve differences between the versions of similar House and Senate bills See also United States congressional conference committee Joint committee . Permanent committee , to represent the chambers of parliament chamber in the time between Session parliamentary procedure session s. Special committee s, to research a comparatively limited subject. References C SPAN http www.c span.org guide congress glossary confcomm.htm Category Legislatures Category Ad hoc committees Category Joint committees Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
globalize date December 2010 A Ministerial Committee is a committee consisting of Minister government Minister s of government Portfolio government portfolio . A Joint Ministerial Committee usually refers to committee consisting of ministers from different nations or international organisations. Australia The term is used in both federal and state governments of Australia . Examples Commonwealth Government Ministerial Committee Inquiry into The Portrayal of Violence in the Electronic Media, May 1996 July 1996 http libertus.net censor censpolicy.html MinCom Ministerial Committee to Oversight Implementation of Backing Australia s Ability MCOIBAA http backingaus.innovation.gov.au 2001 statement index.htm , later named Science and Innovation Committee but still referred to as a Ministerial committee http backingaus.innovation.gov.au reports 02 03 sect4.rtf New South Wales Ministerial Committee of Inquiry into impotency treatment services http pandora.nla.gov.au pan 36112 20030625 www.hccc.nsw.gov.au hccc pdf impotency report.pdf Northern Territory Ministerial Standing Committee on Crime Prevention http www.nt.gov.au justice ocp graphpages mincomm.shtml Western Australia Commercial Passenger Vessel Advisory Committee CPVAC http www.dpi.wa.gov.au imarine 14272.asp Ministerial Committee on Lesbian and Gay Law Reform http www.murdoch.edu.au elaw issues v8n4 kendall84.html Joint Ministerial Committees Expand section date February 2007 Singapore Australia Joint Ministerial Committee SAJMC http www.dfat.gov.au media speeches trade 2001 mvt012 01.html Australia Japan Ministerial Committee AJMC http www.whitlam.org collection 1973 19731030 Aus japan communique United Kingdom A Joint Ministerial Committee exists in the UK and Canada as a committee of ministers and members of Devolved Administration s. It is not an executive body and cannot bind any of its participants http www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk secretariats cabinet committee business general guide types.asp . See also Ministerial ... more details
The Committee of Sixty was an extra legal group formed in New York City , in 1775, by rebels to enforce ... Congress . It was the successor to the Committee of Fifty one and was replaced by the Committee of One Hundred. Committee of Fifty and fifty one The Committee of Fifty was formed May 16, 1774 ... to this committee s formation, opposition to the British was organized through the informal leadership of the Sons of Liberty and the Committee of Correspondence . Isaac Low was selected as chairman of the new Committee of Fifty. The Committee was the first formed for action, as opposed to the previous Committee of Correspondence . On May 16, Francis Lewis was added to make it the Committee of Fifty One. From late 1774, the Committee exercised effective control of New York City, and declared that Boston was suffering in the defense of the rights of America . On May 23, 1774 the Committee called ... their own slate. The First Continental Congress resolved to boycott British imports and the Committee of Fifty One formed a sub committee of Observation for enforcement of this boycott. Committee of Sixty The committee was replaced by the Committee of Sixty which was elected in New York City on March 15, 1775. This Committee issued a call to the counties of Province of New York New York ... 26, Isaac Low called for the dismissal of the Committee of Sixty and the convening of a New York Provincial Congress Provincial Congress . Before such a congress could be formed a Committee of One ... to obey the Continental Congress, the Committee of Sixty, and New York s Provincial Convention. Committee of One Hundred The Committee of Sixty was replaced by a more representative Committee of One .... The Committee of One Hundred still considered itself loyal to the British Crown , but was instead ... unconstitutional because they had no representation in it. The committee wrote to Governor Cadwallader ... tarred and feathered . The committee disarmed all Loyalist American Revolution loyalists within its ... more details
The Committee of the States was an arm of the United States government, under the Articles of Confederation . The Committee consisted of one member from each state, and carried out the functions of government while the Congress of the Confederation was in recess. The Committee was set up in 1784 on the proposal of Thomas Jefferson , then a congressman from Virginia. The Committee quarrelled very soon, split into two parties, and abandoned their post. ref The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson , 1821 Frederick Ellis ed. p. 49 ref References reflist USAConfGov US gov stub Category Continental Congress ... more details
TOCright A select committee is a committee made up of a small number of member of parliament parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy . Select committees exist in the Parliament of the United Kingdom British Parliament , as well as in other parliaments based on the Westminster model, such as those in Australia , Canada and New Zealand . It is a special subcommittee of a legislature or assembly governed under a committeecommittee system , like Robert s Rules of Order . They are often investigative in nature, collecting data or evidence for a law or problem, and will dissolve immediately after they report their findings to their superiors. ref http student.education2020.com activities vocab.aspx?keystr 12810&order 03010405&stbl 2196465 Education 2020, definition of select committee ref These are very common in legislature government legislatures , and are used to solve special problems, hence their name. Select committees by country New Zealand Main Select committees in the New Zealand Parliament United Kingdom Main Select committees of the Parliament of the United Kingdom United States Main Select or special committee United States Congress In the United States , notable select committees include the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities for investigating Senate Watergate Committee Nixon s role in Watergate , and the 9 11 Commission for uncovering further details on the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Centers . See also United States congressional committee Select committee Westminster system Special prosecutor Standing committee References Reflist Category Select committees Category Political terms ... more details
Executive Committee may refer to The Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland , a government body in the United Kingdom 1922 1972 The Northern Ireland Executive , a government body in the United Kingdom Northern Ireland Executive 1973 , under the Sunningdale Agreement Any executive government in Russia and the Soviet Union a type of executive power locally abbreviated as Ispolkom that in March 1917 replaced the governorate system of government, see Russian Provisional Government EXCOMM Executive Committee of the National Security Council Kennedy advisors during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Common abbreviations ExCo used both for Executive committee and Executive council . See also Executive committee , a more general discussion of organizational structure Central Executive Committee disambiguation , a related term disambiguation ru ... more details
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