Constitution and Law Committee
{{Short description|Committee of the National People's Congress in People's Republic of China}}
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| formation = {{Start date|1983|06|7}}
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| type = Special committee of the National People's Congress
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| status = Active
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| leader_title = Chairperson
| leader_name = Li Fei
| leader_title2 = Deputy Chairpersons
| leader_name2 = Shen Chunyao, Jiang Bixin, Cong Bin, Xu Hui, Hu Keming, Liu Jixing, Zhou Guangquan, Wang Ning, Ying Yong, Xin Chunying
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| parent_organization = National People's Congress
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (when the NPC is not in session)
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| native_name = 全国人民代表大会宪法和法律委员会
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| location = Beijing
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The Constitution and Law Committee of the National People's Congress ({{zh|s=全国人民代表大会宪法和法律委员会|t=|p=Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Xiànfǎ hé Fǎlǜ Wěiyuánhuì}}) is one of ten special committees of the National People's Congress, the national legislature of the People's Republic of China.
History
The special committee was created as the Law Committee of the National People's Congress during the first session of the 6th National People's Congress in June 1983, and has existed for every National People's Congress since.{{cite web |title = 委员会历史 |url = http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/bmzz/falv/node_1666.htm |website = 全国人民代表大会法律委员会 |access-date = 28 June 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150907101419/http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/bmzz/falv/node_1666.htm |archive-date = 7 September 2015 |language = zh |url-status = dead }}In 2018, it was renamed as the National People's Congress Constitution and Law Committee as part of the deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions.{{cite web |title = Top Beijing official Li Fei to lead newly renamed Constitution and Law Committee |url = http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2136898/top-beijing-official-li-fei-lead-newly-renamed-law-and |website = South China Morning Post |access-date = 24 March 2018 |first1=Kimmy|last1=Chung|year=2018}}