Paul Löbe House, 4th floor, committee meeting room

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Paul Löbe House



	4th floor, committee meeting room
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The parliamentary standing committees examine proposals and draft legislation in detail, invite experts to attend their sessions and undertake the preparatory work for the legislative decisions taken by plenary sessions of the Bundestag. Each of the 21 committees has its own meeting room in one of the rotundas in the Paul Löbe House. Here you can see the meeting room of the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid. With just 17 members it is one of the smaller committees. All seats are provided with microphones and the circular tables are designed to promote understanding. The chairperson sits in front of the centre of the floor-to-ceiling window. Each meeting room has two floors. Downstairs is where the deputies hold their discussions while visitors are normally able to sit upstairs and listen unless the meeting is closed to the public. Against the wall of the committee room there are seats for official guests, e.g. representatives from ministries or diplomats.