Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HR78

Introduced
1/31/23  

Caption

Providing for a certain total number of members on certain select committees and subcommittees, and for other purposes.

Impact

The adjustments prescribed by HR78 would have implications on the operational dynamics of specific committees, particularly in areas of national security and federal governance. By increasing representation on these pivotal committees, the resolution aims to foster more bipartisan engagement and ensure a broader scope of perspectives in discussions surrounding intelligence and the government's actions. This move could potentially streamline decision-making processes and create a more efficient legislative environment while addressing contemporary issues more robustly.

Summary

House Resolution 78 (HR78) was introduced with the purpose of amending the number of members on certain select committees and subcommittees within the House of Representatives. The resolution proposes to increase the size of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 22 to 25 members, allowing for a greater representation and involvement in intelligence-related matters. Additionally, it modifies the member composition for the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. These changes reflect an effort to enhance legislative oversight and accountability in critical areas of governance.

Contention

Critics may view the expansion of committee sizes as both an opportunity and a challenge, raising concerns about the efficiency and productivity of larger groups which can sometimes lead to difficulties in consensus-building. The resolution's adjustments could spark debates on the proper balance of representation versus effectiveness, especially as partisan dynamics in Congress continue to evolve. Ultimately, the formalization of these changes through HR78 will mark a shift in committee structure, reflecting current priorities in U.S. legislative oversight.

Companion Bills

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Previously Filed As

US HR12

Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary.

US HR5

Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, and for other purposes.

US HR21

Adopting permanent rules for the House of Representatives, further providing for questions of order, for supervision of Hall of the House and committee rooms, for members' and employees' expenses, for order of business, for general appropriation bill and non-preferred bills, for consideration of bills, for third consideration and final passage bills, for hospital and home appropriations or acquiring lands of the Commonwealth, for House and concurrent resolutions, for standing committees and subcommittees, for powers and duties of standing committees and subcommittees, for Committee on Rules, for discharge of committees, for lay on the table, for previous question, for members required to be present and vote and for financial interests in gaming entities, providing for vote by designation and further providing for Committee on Ethics.

US HR1

Adopting permanent rules for the House of Representatives, further providing for definitions, for order of business, for fiscal notes, for consideration of bills, for third consideration and final passage bills, for House and concurrent resolutions, for standing committees and subcommittees, for powers and duties of standing committees and subcommittees, for public hearings, for discharge of committees, for lay on the table and for previous question.

US HR5

This resolution establishes rules for the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress.The resolution adopts the rules from the 118th Congress with specified changes, includingproviding that a resolution vacating the Office of Speaker is only privileged (takes precedence over all matters other than motions to adjourn) if it is offered by a sponsor of the majority party joined by eight cosponsors from the majority party; providing that the Speaker may only entertain a motion to suspend the rules on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays; prohibiting waiver (by rule or by order) of the germaneness rule (which requires amendments to be of the same subject matter as the measure under consideration); and prohibiting consideration of measures that exceed a specified long-term budget impact according to the Congressional Budget Office.Additional changes includeauthorizing the use of electronic voting within a committee;authorizing remote appearances by non-executive branch witnesses and their counsel in committee proceedings; eliminating the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion; eliminating certain collective bargaining rights for employees of the House of Representatives; reauthorizing the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party; reauthorizing the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; and reauthorizing the House Democracy Assistance Commission (an entity that advises democratic parliaments in other countries) and renaming it the House Democracy Partnership. The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 21, H.R. 22, H.R. 23, H.R. 26, H.R. 27, H.R. 28, H.R. 29, H.R. 30, H.R. 31, H.R. 32, H.R. 33, and H.R. 35.

US HR11

Establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.

US HR168

Amending House Rules 43 and 45, further providing for standing committees and subcommittees and for powers and duties of standing committees and subcommittees.

US HB1365

To Remove Racial And Gender Quotas And Qualifications Of Membership For Certain Boards, Committees, Councils, And Commissions.

US HB3282

Elections; creating the Joint Committee on Elections; providing for membership and quorum; effective date.

US HR1316

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8774) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.

Similar Bills

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