subcommittee

as in commission
a part of a committee that is organized for a certain purpose The Senate has formed a subcommittee to set up an investigation.

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Recent Examples of subcommittee Between the lines: President Trump's firing of agency IGs created a strange situation for Energy and Commerce's oversight subcommittee. Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025 The committee has vast oversight of the U.S. economy with subcommittees focusing on communications and technology, energy, environment, health, commerce and oversight and investigations. Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025 Some of the strongest pushback in the conference came from McConnell, who now leads the Senate’s Appropriations defense subcommittee. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 26 Feb. 2025 The House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee on Wednesday laid the groundwork for continuing last year's efforts to overhaul PBM business practices, possibly including new transparency measures and eliminating spread pricing in Medicaid. Victoria Knight, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for subcommittee

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“Subcommittee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcommittee. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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