Legislative Committees meet during convention. The sole responsibility of most committees is to hold hearings and discuss recommendations regarding each of the resolutions referred to them by the Presiding Officers. Some committees have an administrative function.
Although the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops each have their own separate set of Legislative Committees, the cognates (parallel committees in each house) are encouraged to meet together and hold joint hearings on resolutions. Each Legislative Committee must consider every resolution assigned, hold hearings, discuss the proposal with the cognate committee and develop a recommendation to report to their respective House.
At present there are twenty-two joint or “cognate” legislative committees listed in the House of Deputies Rules of Order IV.7 and the House of Bishops Rules of Order I. In addition the Joint Committee on Program, Budget & Finance is active at Convention as well as a Credentials committee and a Sergeant-at-arms.
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