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===Standing committee<!--'Standing committee' redirects here-->===
A '''standing committee'''<!--boldface per WP:R#PLA--> is a subunit of a political or deliberative body established in a permanent fashion to aid the parent assembly in accomplishing its duties, for example by meeting on a specific, permanent policy domain (e.g. defence, health, or trade and industry). A standing committee is granted its scope and powers over a particular area of business by the governing documents.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|p = 491}}</ref> Standing committees meet on a regular or irregular basis depending on their function, and retain any power or oversight originally given them until subsequent official actions of the governing body (through changes to law or by-laws) disbands the committee.

==== Legislatures ====
[[File:Komisja Polityki Społecznej i Rodziny Komisja Edukacji Nauki i Młodzieży 2018a.jpg|thumb|Joint meeting of two [[Sejm]] committees, the Social Policy and Family Committee, and the Education, Science and Youth Committee, in the [[Sejm and Senate Complex|Sejm complex]] in 2018]]
Most governmental legislative committees are standing committees. This phrase is used in the legislatures of the following countries:
* [[Armenia]]
** [[National Assembly (Armenia)#Committees|Standing Committees of the National Assembly]]
* Australia
** [[Australian House of Representatives committees]]
** [[Australian Senate committees]]
* Canada
** [[List of committees of the Canadian House of Commons]]
** [[Standing committee (Canada)]]
* China
** [[Standing Committee of the National People's Congress]]
** [[Special committee of the National People's Congress]]
** [[Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party]]
* [[Iceland]]
** [[List of standing committees of the Icelandic parliament]]
* [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
** [[Committees of the Oireachtas]]
* Hong Kong
** [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong#Committee system|Legislative Council (Hong Kong)]]
* India
** [[Standing committee (India)]]
* [[Malaysia]]
** [[Dewan Rakyat committees]]
** [[Dewan Negara committees]]
* New Zealand
** [[New Zealand House of Representatives committees]]
* Thailand
** [[Parliamentary committees of Thailand]]
* United Kingdom
** [[Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom]]
**[[Public bill committee]]
* United States
** [[Standing committee (United States Congress)]]
Under the laws of the United States of America, a standing committee is a [[Congressional committee]] permanently authorized by the [[United States House of Representatives]] and [[United States Senate]] rules. The [[Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946]] greatly reduced the number of committees, and set up the legislative committee structure still in use today, as modified by authorized changes via the orderly mechanism of rule changes.

==== Examples in organizations ====
Examples of standing committees in organizations are; an audit committee, an elections committee, a finance committee, a fundraising committee, a governance committee, and a program committee. Typically, the standing committees perform their work throughout the year and present their reports at the [[Annual general meeting|annual meeting]] of the organization.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|p = 502}}</ref> These committees continue to exist after presenting their reports, although the membership in the committees may change.