Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation

The Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (Russian: Общественная палата Российской Федерации), sometimes shortened to Civic Chamber (Russian: Общественная палата), is a consultative civil society institution with 168 members created in 2005 in Russia to analyze draft legislation and monitor the activities of the parliament, government, and other government bodies of Russia and its Federal Subjects. It has a role similar to an oversight committee and has consultative powers. A convocation of the chamber is in power for a three-year term.