The Ways and Means Committee, chaired by the Deputy Majority Leader and vice-chaired by the Deputy Minority Leader, consists of the Chief Whips and no more than eleven other Members. Its key functions include monitoring and coordinating all Parliamentary Committees' activities, reviewing and approving committee budgets and workplans, allocating funds to Committees, overseeing committee performance, and ensuring timely report submissions. The Committee also considers the establishment of ad hoc Committees and determines the resource requirements for all Committees.