United States House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress

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Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
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United States House of Representatives
117th Congress
History
FormedJanuary 4, 2019
Leadership
ChairDerek Kilmer (D)
Vice chairWilliam Timmons (R)
Structure
Seats12
Political partiesMajority (6)
  •   Democratic (6)
Minority (6)
Jurisdiction
PurposeInvestigate, study, make findings, hold public hearings, and develop recommendations to make Congress more effective, efficient, and transparent on behalf of the American people.
Senate counterpartNone
Website
modernizecongress.house.gov

The House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress is a select committee that was established by H.Res. 6 on January 4, 2019 and is tasked to investigate, study, make findings, hold public hearings, and develop recommendations to make Congress more effective, efficient, and transparent.[1][2] The Select Committee is a bipartisan committee, with an equal number of Republican and Democratic members.[3]

The Select Committee was originally set to expire in February 2020, however the House voted on November 14, 2019 to extend the committee's work to the end of the 116th Congress. On January 4, 2021 the House once again officially reauthorized the Select Committee for the 117th Congress.[2]

Although the Select Committee does not have legislative jurisdiction, it has regularly released recommendations to the House.[2] On December 10, 2019 the Select Committee members introduced H.Res.756 which incorporates 29 of the recommendations passed by the Select Committee to improve transparency, accessibility and communication throughout the House. The resolution was passed with a 395 - 13 vote.[4]

Members, 117th Congress[]

Majority Minority

Historical committee rosters[]

116th Congress[]

Majority Minority

References[]

  1. ^ Hoyer, Steny. "H.Res.6 - Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes". Congress.gov. Library Of Congress. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "History". Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. U.S. House Of Representatives. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Membership". Select Committee on the Modernization on the Congress. U.S. House Of Representatives. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Kilmer, Derek. "H.Res.756 - Moving Our Democracy and Congressional Operations Towards Modernization Resolution". Congress.gov. Library Of Congress. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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