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Use CommitteeClassification to describe the classification of a political
committee. The Committee element
includes CommitteeClassificationCollection, which contains the full set of
CommitteeClassification objects for a given committee in the feed.
Elements
The following table shows the elements for CommitteeClassification:
Element
Multiplicity
Type
Additional Restrictions
Description
EndDate
1
PartialDate
The latest possible date in which a committee had this classification.
NormalizedDesignation
0 or more
CommitteeDesignationEnum
1 for Federal, 0 or many for State.
The normalized designation of a committee.
NormalizedType
0 or more
CommitteeTypeEnum
1 for Federal, 0 or many for State.
The normalized type of a committee.
RawDesignation
0 or more
String
1 for Federal, 0 or many for State.
The designation of a committee.
RawType
0 or more
String
1 for Federal, 0 or many for State.
The type of a committee.
ScopeLevel
1
IDREF
The IDREF of the related politic district object
StartDate
1
PartialDate
The earliest possible date in which a committee had this classification.
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