# Committee Classification

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** This entity is only used in committee feeds. It isn't used with pre-election, election, or officeholder feeds.

Use `CommitteeClassification` to describe the classification of a political
committee. The [`Committee`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/committee) element
includes `CommitteeClassificationCollection`, which contains the full set of
CommitteeClassification objects for a given committee in the feed.

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### 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 | [](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/committee-designation) `CommitteeDesignationEnum` | 1 for Federal, 0 or many for State. | The normalized designation of a committee. |
| `NormalizedType` | 0 or more | [](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/committee-type) `CommitteeTypeEnum` | 1 for Federal, 0 or many for State. | The normalized type of a committee. |
| `RawDesignation` | 0 or more | [`string`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/simple-data-types#xs-string) | 1 for Federal, 0 or many for State. | The designation of a committee. |
| `RawType` | 0 or more | [`string`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/simple-data-types#xs-string) | 1 for Federal, 0 or many for State. | The type of a committee. |
| `ScopeLevel` | 1 | `IDREFS` |   | The IDREF of the related politic district object |
| `StartDate` | 1 | `PartialDate` |   | The earliest possible date in which a committee had this classification. |

### Examples

### XML

```xml
     <CommitteeClassification>
        <EndDate>2023-02-28</EndDate>
        <NormalizedDesignation>authorized</NormalizedDesignation>
        <NormalizedType>candidate</NormalizedType>
        <RawDesignation>C</RawDesignation>
        <RawType>A</RawType>
        <ScopeLevel>ru000us</ScopeLevel>
        <StartDate>2023-01-01</StartDate>
      </CommitteeClassification>
    
```