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

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What This Bill Does

This bill changes the size and membership rules for four House committees and subcommittees. The bill increases the total number of members allowed on these committees and adjusts how many members from the minority party can be appointed.

Who It Affects

House members, delegates and the resident commissioner who serve on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government and the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Key Provisions

• The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence increases from 22 members to 25 members, with the majority party allowed up to 14 members instead of 13 (Sec. 1(a)) • The Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party increases from 16 members to 24 members, and the minority leader gets to consult on 11 members instead of 7 (Sec. 1(b)) • The Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government decreases from 14 total members to 13 total members, but the minority leader gets to consult on 9 members instead of 5 (Sec. 1(c)) • The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic increases from 12 members to 16 members, with the minority leader consulting on 7 members instead of 5 (Sec. 1(d))

What Changes

The four committees and subcommittees will have different total membership numbers and different levels of minority party input in selecting members.

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

H. Res. 78 In the House of Representatives, U. S., January 31, 2023. Resolved, SECTION 1. TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF CERTAIN SELECT COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES. (a) PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTEL- LIGENCE.—Clause 11(a)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘not more than 22 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner, of whom not more than 13 may be from the same party’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 25 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner, of whom not more than 14 may be from the same party’’. (b) SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE STRATEGIC COMPETI- TION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.—Section 1(a)(2)(A) of House Resolu- tion 11, as agreed to January 10, 2023, is amended by strik- ing ‘‘composed of not more than 16 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, not more than 7 of whom shall be appointed after consultation 2 •HRES 78 EH with the minority leader’’ and inserting ‘‘composed of not more than 24 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commis- sioner appointed by the Speaker, not more than 11 of whom shall be appointed after consultation with the minority lead- er’’. (c) SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE WEAPONIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—Section 1(a)(2)(A) of House Resolution 12, as agreed to January 10, 2023, is amended by striking ‘‘together with not more than 13 other Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not more than 5 shall be appointed in consultation with the minority leader’’ and inserting ‘‘to- gether with not more than 12 other Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not more than 9 shall be appointed in consultation with the minority leader’’. (d) SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.—Section 4(a)(1)(B)(i) of House Resolution 5, as agreed to January 9, 2023, is amended by striking ‘‘not more than 12 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not more than 5 shall be appointed in consultation with the Minority Leader’’ and in- serting ‘‘not more than 16 Members, Delegates, or the Resi- dent Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not 3 •HRES 78 EH more than 7 shall be appointed in consultation with the Mi- nority Leader’’. Attest: Clerk.

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