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Whole House Committee
- The National Assembly, when requested by a quarter or more of the registered assemblymen before or after the presentation of a major bill to the plenary session, such as bills on government organizations or bills for taxes or imposing burdens on the people which have been examined or proposed by a committee to the plenary session, shall convene the Whole House Committee, composed of all assemblymen to examine said bill. In cases in which the examination of major bills, etc., is deemed necessary, the Speaker need not open the Whole House Committee by obtaining the approval of the representative assemblyman of each negotiating party.
- The Whole House Committee shall have a chairman, who shall be a Deputy-Speaker designated by the Speaker.
- The Whole House Committee shall be convened with the attendance of one-fifth or more of the members on the register, and shall make decisions with the attendance of one-quarter or more of the members on the register and with the concurring votes of a majority of members present.
- The Whole House Committee may introduce an amendment to a bill under deliberation. In this case, the proposer of the amendment shall be the chairperson of the Whole House Committee.
