Which of the following is NOT an example of an instruction that could be included for the committee in the motion to Commit or Refer?

• A. When it should meet
• B. When it should report
• C. If it is authorized to spend money
• D. Who should be allowed to speak during committee meetings

Answer: (D)

A motion to Commit or Refer is meant to assign a matter to a committee with specific directions on how it should proceed and report. You can include instructions about when the committee should meet, when it should report back, and whether it has authority to spend money within set limits. These are practical controls over the committee’s work and timeline. Who should be allowed to speak during committee meetings, on the other hand, is a matter of meeting procedure and participation rights governed by the organization’s rules or the chair’s authority, not by directives given to the committee in that motion. That is why it doesn’t fit as an instruction to the committee, making it the correct choice.