# Interface Committee

European Parliament committee information.

Represents a standing committee, special committee, or temporary committee of the European Parliament. Committees are responsible for preparing legislation, conducting hearings, and producing reports on matters within their mandate. Each committee has members, substitutes, and leadership positions.

Committee Types:

- Standing Committees (20 permanent committees)
- Special Committees (temporary, specific mandate)
- Committees of Inquiry (investigative powers)
- Subcommittees (under standing committees)

Data Source: EP API `/committees`

#### Interface

Committee

#### Example

    const committee: Committee = {
      id: "COMM-DEVE",
      name: "Committee on Development",
      abbreviation: "DEVE",
      members: ["person/124936", "person/198765", "person/100000"],
      chair: "person/124936",
      viceChairs: ["person/198765"],
      meetingSchedule: ["2024-11-25T09:00:00Z", "2024-12-10T14:00:00Z"],
      responsibilities: [
        "Development cooperation policy",
        "Relations with ACP countries",
        "Humanitarian aid"
      ]
    };

#### Example

    // Minimal committee (optional fields omitted)
    const minimalCommittee: Committee = {
      id: "COMM-ENVI",
      name: "Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety",
      abbreviation: "ENVI",
      members: ["person/111111", "person/222222"]
    };

#### See

- MEP for member information
- LegislativeDocument for committee documents
- https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/home

interface Committee {
abbreviation: string;
id: string;
members: string[];
name: string;
chair?: string;
meetingSchedule?: string[];
responsibilities?: string[];
viceChairs?: string[];
}

- Defined in types/ep/committee.ts:62

##### Index

### Properties

abbreviation
id
members
name
chair?
meetingSchedule?
responsibilities?
viceChairs?

## Properties

### abbreviation

abbreviation: string

Committee abbreviation.

Short 4-letter code used for references and citations. Abbreviations are stable and widely used in EP documentation.

EP API Field: `abbreviation` Format: 4 uppercase letters Validation: Must match `/^[A-Z]{4}$/`

Common Abbreviations:

- "AFET" - Foreign Affairs
- "DEVE" - Development
- "INTA" - International Trade
- "BUDG" - Budgets
- "CONT" - Budgetary Control
- "ECON" - Economic and Monetary Affairs
- "EMPL" - Employment and Social Affairs
- "ENVI" - Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
- "ITRE" - Industry, Research and Energy
- "IMCO" - Internal Market and Consumer Protection
- "TRAN" - Transport and Tourism
- "REGI" - Regional Development
- "AGRI" - Agriculture and Rural Development
- "PECH" - Fisheries
- "CULT" - Culture and Education
- "JURI" - Legal Affairs
- "LIBE" - Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- "AFCO" - Constitutional Affairs
- "FEMM" - Women's Rights and Gender Equality
- "PETI" - Petitions

#### Example

    "DEVE"

#### Example

    "ENVI"

#### Example

    "ECON"

- Defined in types/ep/committee.ts:132

### id

id: string

Unique committee identifier.

Format: "COMM-{abbreviation}" for stable identification across terms. ID remains consistent even if committee name or mandate changes.

EP API Field: `identifier` Format Pattern: `COMM-{ABBREV}` Validation: Must match `/^COMM-[A-Z]{4}$/`

#### Example

    "COMM-DEVE"

#### Example

    "COMM-ENVI"

#### Example

    "COMM-ECON"

- Defined in types/ep/committee.ts:77

### members

members: string[]

Committee members.

Array of MEP IDs representing full members (not substitutes). Committee size varies by mandate, typically 25-86 members. Membership reflects political group proportionality.

EP API Field: `members` Format: Array of MEP IDs (format: "person/{id}") Typical Size: 25-86 members per committee

#### Example

    ["person/124936", "person/198765", "person/100000"]

#### See

MEP for member details

- Defined in types/ep/committee.ts:149

### name

name: string

Full committee name.

Official committee name in English. Names may be lengthy for committees with broad mandates. Other languages available through EP multilingual API.

EP API Field: `label` Language: English (other languages available in API) Max Length: Typically 50-150 characters

#### Example

    "Committee on Development"

#### Example

    "Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety"

#### Example

    "Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs"

- Defined in types/ep/committee.ts:94

### `Optional` chair

chair?: string

Committee chair.

MEP ID of the committee chair/chairperson who leads the committee, sets agendas, and represents the committee. Elected by committee members at start of parliamentary term.

EP API Field: `chair` Format: MEP ID (format: "person/{id}")

#### Example

    "person/124936"

#### See

MEP for chair details

- Defined in types/ep/committee.ts:165

### `Optional` meetingSchedule

meetingSchedule?: string[]

Scheduled committee meetings.

Array of upcoming meeting timestamps in ISO 8601 format with timezone. Regular committees typically meet 1-2 times per month in Brussels during parliamentary session weeks. Extraordinary meetings may be scheduled.

EP API Field: `meetingSchedule` Format: Array of ISO 8601 datetime strings with timezone Location: Typically Brussels (European Parliament)

#### Example

    [
      "2024-11-25T09:00:00Z",
      "2024-12-10T14:00:00Z",
      "2025-01-20T15:30:00Z"
    ]

- Defined in types/ep/committee.ts:201

### `Optional` responsibilities

responsibilities?: string[]

Committee responsibilities and mandate.

Array of policy areas and legislative matters within the committee's jurisdiction. Responsibilities defined in EP Rules of Procedure Annex VI. May include Treaty article references.

EP API Field: `responsibilities` Source: EP Rules of Procedure Annex VI

#### Example

    [
      "Development cooperation policy",
      "Humanitarian aid and emergency assistance",
      "Relations with ACP countries",
      "Coherence between EU development policies and other policies"
    ]

#### Example

    [
      "Environment policy (TFEU Article 191-193)",
      "Public health (TFEU Article 168)",
      "Food safety (TFEU Article 169)"
    ]

- Defined in types/ep/committee.ts:226

### `Optional` viceChairs

viceChairs?: string[]

Committee vice-chairs.

Array of MEP IDs for committee vice-chairs (typically 1-4 per committee). Vice-chairs assist the chair and substitute when needed. Positions allocated to ensure political group representation.

EP API Field: `viceChairs` Format: Array of MEP IDs (format: "person/{id}") Typical Size: 1-4 vice-chairs

#### Example

    ["person/198765", "person/111111"]

#### See

MEP for vice-chair details

- Defined in types/ep/committee.ts:182