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Committee of the whole question


Guest McKenna

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The person who presided over the committee of the whole (the chairman of the committee) presents the report of the committee of the whole to the assembly when the committee rises and reports.  From page 531:

 

"The parliamentary steps in making use of a committee of the whole are essentially the same as those involved in referring a subject to an ordinary committee. The assembly votes to go into a committee of the whole (which is equivalent to voting to refer the matter to the committee), and a chairman of the committee is appointed. The committee considers the referred matter, adopts a report to be made to the assembly, then votes to "rise and report." Finally, the committee chairman presents the report and the assembly considers the committee's recommendations—all as in the case of an ordinary committee."

 

Although it is possible for someone other than the committee chairman to present the report at the direction of or with the consent of the committee, it is usually the committee chairman who presents it just as it is normally the committee chairman of any other committee who presents the report of a committee.

 

A report is usually not adopted, just as reports of other committees are usually not adopted, but rather is simply received, but any recommendations of the committee would be up for adoption in the form of a motion or resolution.   The purpose of going into the committee of the whole is usually to come up with a recommendation for the assembly to act upon when the committee rises and reports.

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