Committee excellence mission Sri Lankan MPs seek inspiration from U.S. Congress

A team including chairpersons and members of the Sectoral Oversight Committees of Parliament of Sri Lanka will leave for the United States of America on October 21 and 22 to study the committee process of the United States Congress, with the full financial sponsorship of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the technical and coordination assistance of the National Democratic Institute (NDI), a statement from the parliamentary media unit said.   

This study programme is conducted with the aim of sharing knowledge and ideas about the activities of the committees that have been active for a long time in the United States Congress, holding discussions with the members of those committees, identifying their technical achievements as well as observing their innovative trends and studying the public participation in the respective committees.  

Also, the above study programme will help to develop a vision with a more democratic approach to the functions of the relevant committees as well as to get the active contribution of the back benchers.  
A group of officials from the Parliament Secretariat will also participate for this study tour.