Definition of SUBCOMMITTEE

Examples of subcommittee in a Sentence

The Senate has formed a subcommittee to set up an investigation.

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DeFazio, chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Larsen, who heads an aviation subcommittee, said the fact that Boeing knew about the defect for more than a year before disclosing it to the FAA is a big problem. — Washington Post, "Legislators: Boeing wanted to wait 3 years to fix Max flaw," 7 June 2019 DeFazio, chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Larsen, who heads an aviation subcommittee, said the fact that Boeing knew about the defect for more than a year before disclosing it to the FAA is a big problem. — Tom Krisher And David Koenig, chicagotribune.com, "2 lawmakers say Boeing originally wanted to wait 3 years to fix 737 Max warning-light flaw," 7 June 2019 DeFazio, chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Larsen, who heads an aviation subcommittee, said the fact that Boeing knew about the defect for more than a year before disclosing it to the FAA is a big problem. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "2 lawmakers say Boeing originally wanted to wait 3 years to fix 737 Max warning-light flaw," 7 June 2019 Stehlik told the subcommittee, which at the time was considering a ban on transgender troops that officially took effect in April. — Julie Compton, NBC News, "#Pride50: Alivia Stehlik — Transgender Army captain," 3 June 2019 The proposal to have USDA regulate cellular agriculture doesn’t have unanimous support, even in the agriculture subcommittee that yesterday advanced the bill to the full Appropriations Committee. — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, "As lab-grown meat advances, U.S. lawmakers call for regulation," 10 May 2018 Two bills aimed at protecting affordable-housing funds from raids both died in subcommittee during this year’s legislative session. — Mary Shanklin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Chipping away at Central Florida's housing needs isn't enough," 28 Apr. 2018 The allegations are expected to be raised Wednesday in a Senate Judiciary subcommittee examining the immigration court system. — Bill Lambrecht, San Antonio Express-News, "S.A. congressman have ‘grave concern’ that immigration judges selected for their politics," 17 Apr. 2018 It got shelved in a House subcommittee that meets for the last time on Thursday, and the bill isn’t on the agenda, probably killing it. — Steve Bousquet, miamiherald, "Confederate leaders have their own holidays in Florida. Will they be repealed?," 8 Feb. 2018

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