<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Name (Birth - Death) </Th> <Th> Department </Th> <Th> Party </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bertrand Barère (1755--1841) </Td> <Td> Hautes - Pyrénées </Td> <Td> Maraisard </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jean - François Delmas (1751--1798) </Td> <Td> Haute - Garonne </Td> <Td> Montagnard </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jean - Jacques Bréard (1751--1840) </Td> <Td> Charente - Inférieure </Td> <Td> Montagnard </Td> </Tr>

Where does a committee get its authority who is ultimately responsible for the acts of the committee