Constitutional Committee

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The Constitutional Committee is a key legislative body within Spain’s Congress of Deputies responsible for examining and drafting laws related to constitutional matters and fundamental institutional frameworks.

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Constitutional Committee canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary committee
standing committee
appliesLaw Spanish Constitution
surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978

Rules of Procedure of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
surface form: Standing Orders of the Congress of Deputies
composition members of the Congress of Deputies
country Spain
decisionMakingProcess adopts reports and opinions by majority vote
ensures alignment of key institutional laws with the Spanish Constitution
establishedUnder Rules of Procedure of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
governmentBranch legislative branch of Spain
handles government bills on constitutional issues
non‑government bills on constitutional issues
proposals affecting the institutional organization of the State
proposals to reform the Spanish Constitution
hasAuthorityOver constitutional aspects of bills assigned by the Bureau of the Congress
hasFunction debate constitutional aspects of government bills and non‑government bills
draft reports and opinions on constitutional bills
examine draft legislation on constitutional issues
issue opinions on compatibility of bills with the Spanish Constitution
prepare texts for plenary consideration on constitutional matters
process legislative initiatives affecting the Spanish Constitution
jurisdiction basic institutional legislation of the State
constitutional control provisions in ordinary and organic laws
constitutional matters
constitutional reform bills
electoral legislation
fundamental institutional frameworks
organic laws related to constitutional rights
relations between State and Autonomous Communities in constitutional terms
statutes of autonomy and their reforms
languageUsed Spanish
legislativeBodyOf Congreso de los Diputados
surface form: Congress of Deputies of Spain
locatedIn Palace of the Congress of Deputies
surface form: Palacio de las Cortes, Madrid
meetsAt Congress of Deputies chambers and committee rooms
membersAppointedBy parliamentary groups of the Congress of Deputies
parentOrganization Bureau of the Congress of Deputies
partOf Congreso de los Diputados
surface form: Congress of Deputies of Spain

Cortes Generales
relatedTo Constitutional Court of Spain
Comisión de Justicia
surface form: Justice Committee of the Congress of Deputies
reportsTo Congreso de los Diputados
surface form: Plenary of the Congress of Deputies
scope national
seat Madrid
supervises constitutional coherence of major institutional reforms
typeOfLegislativeCommittee subject‑matter committee

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Congress of Deputies hasCommittee Constitutional Committee