,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #acg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,pearce submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committees on ,rules   
and ,house ,administration1 for a period
 to be subsequently determined by the   
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,recognizing the security 
challenges of convening government      
officials in one specific place and     
directing the ,house of ,representatives
 to take appropriate steps so that the  
,house of ,representatives can meet in a
 virtual setting4  ,whereas ,members of 
,congress and congressional staff need  
greater interaction with constituents2  
,whereas constituents deserve better    
access to their ,member of ,congress2   
,whereas there are time restraints and  
high costs associated with constituent  

travel to ,washington1 ,,dc1 to meet    
with their ,congressman2 ,whereas there 
are #ece ,members of ,congress who      
travel consistently between their       
district and ,washington1 ,,dc2 ,whereas
 ,members of ,congress currently do most
 of their work from ,washington1 ,,dc1  
and travel to their districts1 some     
traveling significant distances2        
,whereas many congressional staffers do 
not spend time in the district for which
 they were hired to work1 and are less  
in touch with the needs of constituents2
 ,whereas the current constraints of    
,congress demand that ,members of       
,congress are physically in ,washington1
 ,,dc1 to conduct the duties of their   
job1 which includes but is not limited  
to debating1 voting1 and participating  
in hearings2 ,whereas there are recent  
advances in technology that would make a
 virtual ,congress possible1 such as3   
electronic voting1 video conferencing1  
secure telephones and internet          
connections1 and biometric cyber        

security2 ,whereas there are security   
concerns associated with the entire     
,congress being physically located in a 
single place2 ,whereas concerns were    
raised after #i_/aa about the           
possibility of future terrorist attacks 
on the ,nation's ,capitol and the safety
 of the ,members of ,congress2 ,whereas 
government operating costs are far too  
high1 and new1 innovative savings must  
be found2 ,whereas there are recent     
advances in technology that would make a
 virtual ,congress possible1 such as    
electronic voting1 video conferencing1  
and secure telephones and internet      
connections2 ,whereas the security      
challenges of convening government      
officials in one specific place2        
,whereas the need to find new ways to   
save taxpayer money by decreasing the   
operating cost of government2 and       
,whereas the need for ,members of       
,congress to maintain greater           
accountability to their constituents3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house

 of ,representatives--  7#a7 encourages 
the use of a virtual setting to         
implement hearings1 conduct debate1     
meet1 and vote2  7#b7 directs the       
,committee on ,house ,administration to 
identify the best practices for         
conducting the business of the ,house of
 ,representatives in a virtual setting2 
and  7#c7 directs the ,committee on     
,house ,administration to establish     
procedures and rules for the            
consideration of legislation by ,members
 of ,congress in a virtual setting4