True or False: There are two ways that an item of business referred to a committee may be withdrawn.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not specified
• D. Neither

Answer: (A)

When an item of business is referred to a committee, there are two legitimate paths to take it back out of the committee and bring it back to the main assembly. First, the committee can complete its work and report back to the body. Once it reports, the item is no longer under the committee’s consideration and the assembly can act on it as part of the main agenda. Second, the assembly can move to discharge the committee from further consideration. A successful discharge effectively withdraws the item from the committee entirely, returning it to the floor for immediate action. These two routes—the committee’s report back and the discharge of the committee—are the ways an item can be withdrawn from a committee. Therefore, the statement is true.