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15-755: (Redirected from Joint Committee ) Joint committee may refer to: Joint committee (legislative) , a committee of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature Joint ministerial committee Joint committee (UK local government) , a committee of council nominees in England Joint committee (diplomatic) , a committee for the governance of treaties Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation , an American and Canadian based Standards Developer Organization Joint Committee (Germany) , emergency parliament in Germany Topics referred to by

30-715: A chamber may approve the other chamber's version instead. A Joint Committee of the Irish Oireachtas (parliament) comprises members of both Dáil Éireann (the lower house) and Seanad Éireann (the upper house). A Joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a parliamentary committee consisting of members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords . Joint Committees can be permanent or temporary. Three permanent committees meet on

45-603: A different committee, effectively rendering the original committee void. It is more common, however, for committees to be discharged as a result of the abolition of government departments , for example the abolition of the Department of Education and Skills in June 2007 resulted in the abolition of the Education and Skills Select Committee shortly afterwards. All five domestic committees were abolished in 2005 and replaced by

60-500: A regular basis to consider Human Rights , National Security Strategy and Statutory Instruments . A Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills , which was first appointed in 1894, considers all bills that seek to consolidate existing statutes. In a similar way, a Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills scrutinizes all bills that seek to simplify tax laws. Temporary committees have considered specific topics ranging from draft bills on financial services and climate change to restoration of

75-500: A single committee – the Administration Committee . Eight regional grand committees were established by temporary standing orders which were in force between January 2009 and May 2010. Each committee related with one of the eight regions of England outside Greater London, and all MPs from constituencies in each region were able to attend and participate in the proceedings of the relevant regional grand committee. It

90-537: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Joint committee (legislative) A joint committee ( Gemeinsamer Ausschuss ) comprises both members of Bundestag (two thirds) and representatives of the Länder (one third). It exists to ensure a working legislature during a state of defense . A mediation committee ( Vermittlungsausschuss ), consisting in equal numbers of members of Bundestag and representatives of

105-507: The House of Commons or the House of Lords . Select committees in the Commons are designed to oversee the work of departments and agencies, examine topical issues affecting the country or individual regions or nations, and review and advise on the procedures, workings and rules of the House. The House of Lords appoint Sessional select committees to examine and explore general issues such as

120-774: The Joint Committee on the Library . Most joint committees are permanent (as with the Library Committee) but temporary joint committees have been created to address specific issues (such as the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War during the American Civil War ). Joint committees are also a feature for upper and lower houses of State legislatures in some States. Parliamentary Committees of

135-604: The constitution or the economy ; the European Union Committee scrutinises EU action via its sub-committees; each session Special Inquiry committees are appointed to examine specific issues. Joint Committees are committees formed to examine a particular issue, whose membership is from both the Commons and the Lords. Occasionally, committees will be discharged. This occurs when existing committees are no longer required or have their responsibilities transferred to

150-663: The Palace of Westminster . There are two statutory committees that have members from both Houses, the Ecclesiastical Committee and the Intelligence and Security Committee . A Joint Committee of the United States Congress is a congressional committee consisting of both Senate and House members and having jurisdiction over matters of joint interest. An example of a joint committee is

165-645: The United Kingdom The parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom are committees of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Each consists of a small number of Members of Parliament from the House of Commons , or peers from the House of Lords , or a mix of both, appointed to deal with particular areas or issues; most are made up of members of the Commons. The majority of parliamentary committees are select committees . The remit of these committees vary depending on whether they are committees of

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180-468: The other house. A bicameral conference committee is formed for each bill where the Senate and the House of Representatives have conflicting versions. The committee has the same number of members from each chamber. Once passed, the chambers then have to approve the version passed by the bicameral conference committee in order for it to be sent for the president's signature. If Congress is short on time,

195-427: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Joint committee . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joint_committee&oldid=1150789619 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

210-464: The states, facilitates compromises between Bundestag and Bundesrat in legislation - especially if the consent of Bundesrat is constitutionally required. In India, a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) is one type of ad hoc Parliamentary committee constituted by the Indian parliament . A Joint Parliamentary Committee is formed when a motion is adopted by one house and it is supported or agreed by

225-513: Was envisioned that the committees would meet twice a year, however in reality they only ever met once in Autumn 2009 before being abolished the following year. The House of Commons set up eight regional select committees in November 2008, whose members were first appointed on 3 March 2009. The committees were formed of five Labour members, as opposed to the nine members from various parties as

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