Constitución en Inglés

100 constituteproject.org Colombia 2021 The Senate of the Republic and the House of Representatives may decide that any of the standing committees should hold meetings during the recess with the purpose of debating issues that remain pending from the previous session, undertaking studies that the respective body determines, and preparing bills that the houses may entrust them with. Sessions of the houses and their standing committees shall be public, within the limits determined by their rules of procedure. The chairmanship shall be regulated by law. Congress as a whole, the houses, or their committees may not open sessions or deliberate with fewer than a quarter of their members present. Decisions may be made only if a majority of the respective house’s members are in attendance, unless the Constitution should determine a different quorum. In Congress as a whole, the houses, and their standing committees’ decisions shall be taken by the majority of votes of those attending, unless the Constitution should expressly prescribe a special majority. The executive committees of the houses and their standing committees shall be rotated each year for the legislative session that commences on July 20, and none of its members may be reelected within the same constitutional four-year term. The provisions regarding the quorum and deciding majorities also apply to other popularly elected public bodies. ARTICLE 144 ARTICLE 145 ARTICLE 146 ARTICLE 147 ARTICLE 143 ARTICLE 148