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Committee

A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly or other form of organization. A committee may not itself be considered to be a form of assembly or a decision-making body. Usually, an assembly or organization sends matters to a committee as a way to explore them more fully than would be possible if the…

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Amendable?
Yes
Class
Subsidiary motion
Debatable?
Yes, although debate on the motion must be confined to its merits only, and cannot go into the main question except as necessary for debate of the immediately pending question.
May be reconsidered?
Yes, if a committee has not begun consideration of the question. A negative vote on this motion can be reconsidered only until such time as progress in business or debate has ma…
Requires second?
Yes
Vote required
Majority

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Committee

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Avg. degree1.97
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see also · 13
Committee → CaucusList, Czech Republic Senate, European ParliamentUnited States, IEC, Parliamentary, Prevention, Promotion, Revolutionary, Saudi Arabia, Standing Committees, United KingdomPopular Committees, Vice, Virtue
related to Formal procedures · 8
Committee → Duties, It, Order Newly Revised, RONR, Sometimes, The, Using Robert's Rules, When
related to Conference committee · 7
Committee → Governments, House, Representatives, Senate, This, United States Congress, Unless
related to Executive committee · 7
Committee → CEO, However, In, Members, Organizations, The, Vice Presidents
related to Variations for full assembly consideration · 7
Committee → In Robert's Rules, Order Newly Revised, Parliamentary Procedure, Passing, RONR, The Standard Code, These
is a · 5
Committee → committee that provides guidance, Congressional committee permanently authorized by the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate rules, special committee appointed specifically for purposes of the referred motion, steering committee for a coalition government, subunit of a political or deliberative body established in a permanent fashion to aid the parent assembly in accomplishing its duties
related to Nominating committee · 5
Committee → Depending, In, It, Sometimes, The
related to Recommit · 5
Committee → House, If, In, Representatives, United States House
related to Special committee · 5
Committee → Earth, For, Many, Once, Some
related to Discharge a committee · 4
Committee → In Robert's Rules, Order Newly Revised, Otherwise, The

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CommitteeAmendable?Yes1.00infobox
CommitteeClassSubsidiary motion1.00infobox
CommitteeDebatable?Yes, although debate on the motion must be confined to its merits only, and cannot go into the main question except as necessary for debate of the immediately pending question.1.00infobox
CommitteeMay be reconsidered?Yes, if a committee has not begun consideration of the question. A negative vote on this motion can be reconsidered only until such time as progress in business or debate has ma…1.00infobox
CommitteeRequires second?Yes1.00infobox
CommitteeVote requiredMajority1.00infobox
Committeeis aspecial committee appointed specifically for purposes of the referred motion0.90text
Committeeis asubunit of a political or deliberative body established in a permanent fashion to aid the parent assembly in accomplishing its duties0.90text
Committeeis aCongressional committee permanently authorized by the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate rules0.90text
Committeeis acommittee that provides guidance0.90text
Committeeis asteering committee for a coalition government0.90text
Committeerelated to Central CommitteeCentral Committee0.60section

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