'''Leave to sit''' is permission for a [[committee]] to meet during the proceedings of the parent chamber. Under [[Senate Rule XXVI]] committees are forbidden to meet after the first two hours of the [[Senate]]'s daily session, and in no case after 2 p.m. while the [[Senate]] is in session, without special permission from the majority and minority leaders.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/appropriation.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>
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Permission for a [[committee]] to meet during the proceedings of the parent chamber. Under [[Senate Rule XXVI]] committees are forbidden to meet after the first two hours of the [[Senate]]'s daily session, and in no case after 2 p.m. while the [[Senate]] is in session, without special permission from the majority and minority leaders.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/appropriation.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>