United States of Quentin Congressional Committees
In the United States of Quentin, federal Congressional committees are committees set up by the United States of Quentin Congress to serve a specific function in the legislative branch and the federal government as a whole. The concept of Congressional committees was first referenced by the Constitution in 1834, where the document ordered the creation of the Congressional Committee of Amendments (CCA) to approve amendments to the Constitution. The authority for the Congress to create other committees within the legislative branch was designated upon the ratification of the Congressional Regulatory Charter, which allows for both houses to create committees essential to functions outside of the general Congress' control. The regulatory charter, along with the House of Bureaucrats Regulatory Document and the House of Representatives Procedural Charter, are nearly as important today to legislative functions as the Constitution itself, as the Constitution merely laid out the powers of each branch, and not the steps to fulfill these powers.
There have been numerous Congressional committees created in the past, however today there are 24. The last committee to be removed was removed quite recently, with the JSMC Subcommittee on the Paladinian War was removed on May 22nd, 2020 after the terms of the Treaty of Bedlam took effect. The newest committee is the House of Bureaucrats Committee on Veteran Legislation Research, (VLR), which was created in November of 2019.
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History
Constitution and Ground-Rules Documents
House of Bureaucrats
House of Representatives
Types of Committees
There are numerous types of committees in the Quentinian Congress, including standing committees, temporary committees, joint committees, and subcommittees. Standing committees are committees for which members are elected each year, and which meet regularly, with powers usually defined by a ground-rules document or other such official legislation. Temporary committees are established to deal with an emergency or situation which has recently arisen, or to handle a procedure which has a foreseeable end. Joint committees are committees which include members from other branches of government, and usually represent the legislative branch in dealings with the other branches. Finally, subcommittees are committees which deal with smaller and more specific subject matter of a larger committee.
Standing Committees
Temporary Committees
Joint Committees
Some examples of joint committees in Congress include the Joint Subordinate Military Council (JSMC), which includes numerous Congresspeople and the Supreme Commander of the armed forces. The JSMC deals with military matters, and establishes subcommittees when war is declared, to coordinate the war with the Supreme Commander and armed forces as a whole. Another example is the Quentinian Economic Council, which brings together numerous members of Congress, the President and GTNEC, and the Supreme Decider to decide the yearly budget and federal taxes. The committee then brings its plan to the combined Congress, which votes on the budget plan.
Subcommittees
Subcommittees are committees established by the above committees to deal with more specific matters underneath the overall topic of the main committee. The most prevalent example of this is a war subcommittee, created by the JSMC when a war occurs. This subcommittee is made up of all the members of the JSMC, however deals with just the events of the war. Uniquely, war subcommittees are also considered temporary committees.
Current Committees
See also: List of Past Quentinian Congressional Committees
Below is a list of all current Quentinian Congressional committees. The list includes the House the committee operates under, as well as the type of committee it is, the committee chair, and when it was established.
