subcommittee

(noun)

A committee formed by an existing committee.

Examples of subcommittee in the following topics:

  • The Fifth Amendment

    • The right was asserted at grand jury or congressional hearings in the 1950s, when witnesses testifying before the House Committee on Un-American Activities or the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee claimed the right in response to questions concerning their alleged membership in the Communist Party.

  • Budget Resolutions

    • After the appropriations committees receive their spending ceilings, they are responsible for dividing the amount among their respective subcommittees.

  • Oversight

    • In addition, House rules direct each standing committee to require its subcommittees to conduct oversight or to establish an oversight subcommittee for this purpose.

  • The Oversight Function

    • Congressman Jim Greenwood, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, gavels to start the hearing on human cloning.

  • The Legislative Function

    • Legislative, oversight, and internal administrative tasks are divided among about two hundred committees and subcommittees which gather information, evaluate alternatives, and identify problems.

  • The Committee System

    • Congress divides its legislative, oversight, and internal administrative tasks among approximately 200 committees and subcommittees.

  • How a Bill Becomes Law

    • Congress divides its legislative, oversight, and internal administrative tasks among approximately 200 committees and subcommittees.

  • Investigation

    • Arthur Andersen witnesses testify at the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives (107th Congress) hearing on January 24, 2002.

  • The Budgeting Process

    • Budget committees set spending limits for the House and Senate committees and for Appropriations subcommittees, which then approve individual appropriations bills to allocate funding to various federal programs.

  • The Cost of Maintaining the Government

    • Budget resolutions specify funding levels for appropriations committees and subcommittees.