Joint committee

Joint committee

A Joint Committee is a term used in politics to refer to a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral parliament.

A Joint Committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a Select Committee consisting of members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

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 committees (for example, the Joint Committee on the Library) but special joint committees have been created to address specific issues (such as the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War).

ee also

*List of United States Joint congressional committees
*Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation

A joint committe also when the senate and the house of reps combine


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