standing committees

plural of standing committee

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subcommittees
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  • Complicating the service’s budget and authorization is that Coast Guard jurisdiction falls to multiple congressional committees and subcommittees.
    Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Advertisement The subpoenas come nearly two weeks after one of the panel’s subcommittees voted to compel the Justice Department to release the files, just before the House left for its summer recess.
    Nik Popli, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Standing committees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20committees. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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