Joint committee (legislative)

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A joint committee is a

bicameral
legislature. In other contexts, it refers to a committee with members from more than one organization.

Germany

Main article: Gemeinsamer Ausschuss

A joint committee (

state of defense.[1]

A mediation committee (Vermittlungsausschuss), consisting in equal numbers of members of Bundestag and representatives of the states, facilitates compromises between Bundestag and Bundesrat in legislation - especially if the consent of Bundesrat is constitutionally required.[2]

India

Main article: Joint parliamentary committee

In India, a

Indian parliament.[4]
A Joint Parliamentary Committee is formed when a motion is adopted by one house and it is supported or agreed by the other house.

Philippines

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, a chamber may approve the other chamber's version instead.

Republic of Ireland

Main article: Committees of the Oireachtas

A

Joint Committee of the Irish Oireachtas (parliament) comprises members of both Dáil Éireann (the lower house) and Seanad Éireann
(the upper house).

United Kingdom

Main article: Joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

A

House of Commons and the House of Lords.[5] Joint Committees can be permanent or temporary. Three permanent committees meet on 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,[6] 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 the Palace of Westminster.[7] There are two statutory committees that have members from both Houses, the Ecclesiastical Committee and the Intelligence and Security Committee
.

United States

Main articles:
Joint Committee of the United States Congress and List of United States congressional joint committees

A

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz, GG)". www.iuscomp.org.
  2. ^ Sobolewski, Susanne Linn; Frank. "German Bundestag - The mediation procedure". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-12-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Nic.in. 2004. Archived from the original
    on 2004-12-28.
  4. ^ "Parliamentary Committees". India.gov.in.
  5. ^ "Joint Committees". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  6. ^ "UK Parliament - Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c.;, Bills". 2007-11-02. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  7. ^ "Former Joint Select Committees". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  8. Committee on house administration. 2019. Archived from the original
    on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
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