This is a list of Philippine congressional committees (

standing committee A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more ...

s and special committees) that are currently operating in the

Senate of the Philippines The Senate of the Philippines ( Filipino: ''Senado ng Pilipinas'', also ''Mataas na Kapulungan ng Pilipinas'' or "upper chamber") is the upper house of Congress of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines with the House of Representatives ...

, the upper house of the Philippine Congress. The composition of Senate committees is outlined in Rule X of the Rules of the Senate. __TOC__

Standing committees

There are 41 standing committees in the Philippine Senate for the 19th Congress as of September 06, 2022: According to the Rules of the Senate, the

President Pro Tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase '' pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...

, the Majority Floor Leader, and the Minority Floor Leader are ''ex officio'' members of all standing committees.

Congressional oversight and ad hoc committees

There are 14 congressional oversight, ad hoc, and special committees in the 18th Congress as of September 23, 2020.

References

External links

Senate of the Philippines website
{{Philippine Senate Senate of the Philippines committees Senate of the Philippines

Standing committees

Congressional oversight and ad hoc committees

See also

References

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