Arizona Parliamentary Assembly

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The Arizona Parliamentary Assembly is a deliberative Body consisting of Members of legislative Bodies of the State of Arizona, the Commonwealth of Arizona, and Arizona First Nations. Its purpose is to foster common understanding between elected Representatives from these Jurisdictions.

The Assembly consists of 194 Members, namely: the seventy-five Members of the Arizona Legislature; nineteen Members from the Arizona Commonwealth Legislature; as well as five Representatives each from the Ak Chin Tribal Council, Cocopah National Parliament, Council of the Colorado River First Nations, Fort McDowell Yavapai Council, Fort Mohave Council, Gila River Tribal Council, Havasupai National Assembly, Hopi Tribal Parliament, Hualapai Band Assembly, Legislative Assembly of the Kaibab Band of Paiute First Nations, Navajo Nation Council, Pasqua Yaqui National Council, Quechan Band Assembly, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community Council, Legislative Council of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, Parliament of the Tohono O'ohdam Nation, Tonto Apache Parliamentary Assembly, Legislative Council of the White Mountain Apache, Yavapai-Apache Council, and the Yavapai-Prescott Council.

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The Arizona Parliamentary Assembly holds two plenary Sessions a Year. Its seven Committees (dealing with Matters between the State and Commonwealth legislatures; Matters between the State and Tribal legislatures; Tribal affairs; economic Matters; the environment; social Matters; and constitutional Matters) meet several Times a Year. They produce Reports which are submitted for Comment to Governments, and which are discussed in Plenary. A steering Committee organises the work of the Plenary and deals with the assembly's institutional Matters.