Avoid capitalizing a committee, center, group, program, institute or initiative unless it is officially recognized and formally named. Capitalize the official, proper names of long-standing committees and groups and formally developed programs and initiatives.

Does committee have a capital letter?

A general rule of thumb, if you are refering to a specific committee, use capital letters. If you are refering to committees in general, use lower case.

When should a committee be capitalized?

committees On first reference, spell out and capitalize the full name of committees: the Neighborhood Action Committee. Refer to the committee (preferred) or abbreviate on later references (all caps, no periods): NAC. Lowercase committee when it stands alone: The committee voted to endorse the recommendation.