RSSCommittee of the Whole
Committee Chair
Description
The Chairman of the Council is the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole (COW), and all Councilmembers are part of the committee. COW meets on the third Tuesday of each month, except during periods of Council recess, to consider measures pending in the committee and measures which have been reported and filed by other committees. During COW meetings, bills can also be introduced and referred to other committees.
Each bill and resolution reported by Council legislative committees are referred to COW to make sure the legislation is legally sufficient and complies with Council rules, and that its fiscal impact statement is sound.
Councilmembers
Staff
Committee Rules
Agencies under the Committee of the Whole
- Council of the District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Auditor
- Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
- Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
- Office of Budget and Planning
- Office of Cable Television
- Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation
- District of Columbia Public Schools
- Office of the State Superintendent of Education
- Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education
- District of Columbia Public Charter School Board
- Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
- Office of Zoning
- Board of Zoning Adjustment
- Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia
- Department of General Services
