Structure 

This highest-level legislative body of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of two Houses: the House of Representatives and the House of Peoples. All legislative decisions enter into force upon adoption by both Houses of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH.



The House of Representatives comprises of 42 members, two thirds of which are directly elected from the territory of the Federation of BiH and one third from the territory of the Republika Srpska. The majority of all members elected in the House of Representatives constitute a quorum.  

The House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH has 15 delegates, two thirds of whom are from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (five Bosniak and five Croat delegates) and one third comes from Republika Srpska (five Serb delegates).  The nominated Bosniak and Croat delegates from the Federation of BiH are elected by Bosniak and Croat delegates respectively in the House of Peoples of the Federation of BiH, while the delegates from the Republika Srpska are elected by the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska.  

The House of Peoples works in line with the BiH Constitution, the law and the Rules of Procedure of the House.

Elections
Last general elections were held on October 3rd 2010
 

 Election results:       
details available at   http://www.izbori.ba/Finalni2010/Finalni/ParlamentBIH/Default.aspx  

Committees of the House of Representatives are:
The Constitutional and Legal Committee
The Foreign Affairs Committee
The Foreign Trade and Customs Committee
Committee for Finance and Budget
Committee on Transport and Communication
Committee on Gender Equality
Committee for Preparation of Election of the Council of Ministers of BiH

Committees of the House of Peoples are:
The Constitutional and Legal Committee
Committee on Foreign Trade Policy, Customs, Transport and Communications
Committee on Finance and Budget
 
 

Joint Committees of the House of Representatives and the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Joint Committee on Defence and Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Joint Security and Intelligence Committee on Supervision of the work of  Intelligence and Security Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Joint Committee on Economic Reforms and Development
Joint Committee on European Integration
Joint Committee on Administrative Affairs
Joint Committee on Human Rights, Rights of Children, Youth, Immigration, Refugees, Asylum and Ethic