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HCONRES 169 114th Congress House Congress Congressional committees Congressional operations and organization Government studies and investigations Legislative rules and procedure

Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress.

Introduced: September 28, 2016 Introduced by: LaHood, Darin Republican · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes an ad hoc Joint Committee on the Organization of the Congress to make a full and complete study of the organization, operations, functions, and relevant interactions of the Members of Congress and to make recommendations that serve specified objectives.

Requires the committee to include in its report to both chambers at the end of a congressional session recommendations for its continuation or designation of a similar entity to continue the pursuit of improvements in the congressional process.

What's happening now September 28, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 6 Republican 7
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Sep 28, 2016
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Sep 28, 2016
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Costa, Jim
California · Sep 28, 2016
Curbelo, Carlos
· Sep 28, 2016
Denham, Jeff
· Sep 28, 2016
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Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Sep 28, 2016
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Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 28, 2016
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Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 28, 2016
Messer, Luke
· Sep 28, 2016
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Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Sep 28, 2016
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 28, 2016
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 28, 2016
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Sep 28, 2016
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Sep 28, 2016
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Sep 28, 2016
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Sep 28, 2016
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Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 28, 2016
Young, David
· Sep 28, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 169: Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-169/
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"H. Con. Res. 169: Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-169/.
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H. Con. Res. 169, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-169/.
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