rules committee
A committee charged with drafting rules and an agenda for the orderly conduct of a deliberative assembly’s business, particularly that of a legislative body or a convention.
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rules committee
rules committee 〈美〉规则委员会 众议院下设的一个常设委员会，它有权就讨论某个议案制定特殊规则。规则委员会相对于其他委员会的议案而言是一个渠道性工具，因而其成员在决定将哪个议案提交众议院讨论上享有极大的裁量权。
Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure
A group of judges, lawyers, and legal scholars appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States to advise the Judicial Conference of the United States on possible amendments to the procedural rules in the various federal courts and on other issues relating to the operation of the federal courts. 28 USCA § 331.
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standing committee on rules of practice and procedure
Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure. A group of judges, lawyers, and legal scholars appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States to advise the Judicial Conference of the United States on possible amendments to the procedural rules in the various federal courts and on other issues relating to the operation of
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federal rules of civil procedure
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The rules governing civil actions in the U.S. district courts. — Abbr. Fed. R. Civ. P.; FRCP. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 31–44. C.J.S. Evidence § 7.] “Chief Justice Hughes in 1935 appointed fourteen lawyers and law teachers as the Advisory Committee for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, with William
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advisory committee
A committee formed to make suggestions to some other body or to an official; esp., any one of five committees that propose to the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure amendments to federal court rules, the five committees being responsible for appellate, bankruptcy, civil, criminal, and evidence rules. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 31.]
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gap report
gap report. In the making of federal court rules, a report that explains any changes made by an advisory com-mittee in the language of a proposed amendment to a procedural rule after its publication for comment. • Before advisory committees began issuing gap reports in the early 1980s, there were complaints that the public record
reporter
reporter. 1. A person responsible for making and publishing a report; esp., a lawyer-consultant who prepares drafts of official or semi-official writings such as court rules or Restatements (the reporter to the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules explained the various amendments). [Cases: Reports 3. C.J.S. Reports §§ 10–13.] 2. REPORTER OF DECISIONS. 3. REPORT (3)
advisory action
ADVISORY COMMITTEE advisory committee. A committee formed to make suggestions to some other body or to an official; esp., any one of five committees that propose to the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure amendments to federal court rules, the five committees being responsible for appellate, bankruptcy, civil, criminal, and evidence rules. [Cases:
parliamentarian
parliamentarian. Parliamentary law. A consultant trained in parliamentary law who advises the chair and others on matters of parliamentary law and procedure. • The parliamentarian, who is often a professional, only advises and never “rules” on procedural issues. See PARLIAMENTARY LAW; PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE . “The parliamentarian is a consultant, commonly a professional, who advises the