,,iv #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #af1 #bjag,mr4 ,la,hood 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,kind1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,hultgren1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 ,mr4 ,young of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,denham1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mr4 ,curbelo of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,griffith1 ,mr4 ,renacci1 ,mr4 ,bost1 ,mr4 ,roskam1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,thomas ,j4 ,rooney of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,messer1 ,mr4 ,coffman1 ,mr4 ,gallagher1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,o',rourke1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,smucker1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,donovan1 ,mr4 ,rouzer1 and ,mr4 ,bacon7 submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,rules ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,establishing a ,joint ,committee on the ,organization of ,congress4 #a4 ,establishment of ,committee 7a7 ,establishment and membership ,there is established an ad hoc ,joint ,committee on the ,organization of the ,congress 7referred to as the ,committee7 to be composed of-- 7#a7 #ab members of the ,senate-- 7,a7 #f to be appointed by the majority leader2 and 7,b7 #f to be appointed by the minority leader2 and 7#b7 #ab members of the ,house of ,representatives-- 7,a7 #f to be appointed by the ,speaker2 and 7,b7 #f to be appointed by the minority leader4 7b7 ,ex officio members ,the majority leader and the minority leader of the ,senate and the majority leader and the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives shall be ex officio1 voting members of the ,committee1 but shall not be counted for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of a quorum of the ,committee4 7c7 ,organization of committee 7#a7 ,a chairman from each ,house shall be designated from among the members of the ,committee by the majority leader of the ,senate and the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,a vice chairman from each ,house shall be designated from among the members of the ,committee by the minority leader of the ,senate and the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#c7 ,the ,committee may establish subcommittees comprised of only members from one ,house1 who may consider only matters related solely to that ,house4 7#d7 7,a7 ,no recommendation shall be made by the ,committee except upon a majority vote of the members representing each ,house1 respectively4 7,b7 ,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a71 any recommendation with respect to the rules and procedures of one ,house which only affects matters related solely to that ,house may only be made and voted on by the members of the committee from that ,house1 and upon its adoption by a majority of such members shall be considered to have been adopted by the full ,committee as a recommendation of the ,committee4 ,once such recommendation is adopted1 the full ,committee may vote to make an interim or final report containing any such recommendation4 #b4 ,study of organization and operation of the ,congress 7a7 ,in general ,the ,committee shall make a full and complete study of the organization1 operations1 functions1 and relevant interactions of the ,members of ,congress and make recommendations that serve the following objectives3 7#a7 ,making the operations and the organization of the ,congress more effective and more efficient4 7#b7 ,making the ,congress and its members more accountable to the citizens they serve4 7#c7 ,improving the relationships between the ,houses of ,congress4 7#d7 ,improving the relationships between and among other branches of the ,government1 particularly relative to the congressional oversight of those branches4 7#e7 ,improving the orderly1 timely1 and effective consideration and disposal of legislation4 7#f7 ,improving the relationships among both elected ,members of the ,congress and the staff of those ,members1 particularly relating to relationships between the minority and majority ,members4 7#g7 ,improving the relationship between members and the citizens they serve1 especially in the opportunities citizens have to participate in the process of governing4 7b7 ,additional matter ,to be studied ,the ,committee shall also include in its study the role of the standing1 select1 and special committees and their effectiveness in addressing legislative responsibilities1 particularly those involving the authorization of ,federal programs and agencies and the future fiscal impact of entitlement programs4 #c4 ,authority and employment and compensation of staff 7a7 ,authority of committee ,the ,committee or any of its subcommittees may-- 7#a7 sit and act at such places and times as the ,committee1 or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof1 determines are appropriate during the sessions1 recesses1 and adjourned periods of ,congress2 and 7#b7 require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books1 papers1 and documents1 administer oaths1 take testimony1 and procure printing and binding4 7b7 ,appointment and compensation of staff 7#a7 ,the ,committee may appoint and fix the compensation of such experts1 consultants1 technicians1 and clerical personnel as it deems necessary1 but shall utilize existing staff to the extent possible4 ,staff shall be compensated and reimbursed in accordance with current rules1 statutes1 practices1 and procedures under which congressional staff are currently compensated and reimbursed for their official expenses4 7#b7 ,the ,committee may utilize such voluntary and uncompensated services as it deems necessary and may utilize the services1 information1 facilities1 and personnel of other agencies of the legislative branch4 7c7 ,witnesses ,witnesses requested to appear before the ,committee shall be reimbursed for travel1 subsistence1 and other necessary expenses incurred in traveling to and from ,committee proceedings4 7d7 ,expenses 7#a7 ,senate 7,a7 ,the ,senate members of the ,committee shall submit a budget of expenses allocable to the ,senate to the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration of the ,senate4 ,the ,committee may expend for expenses allocable to the ,senate not to exceed from the contingent fund of the ,senate subject to approval by the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration until a ,committee funding resolution is approved by the ,senate or1 if no funding resolution is approved1 until the conclusion of the #aaeth ,congress4 7,b7 ,the expenses of the ,committee allocable to the ,senate shall be paid from the contingent fund of the ,senate1 upon vouchers signed by the ,senate chairman4 7#b7 ,house of ,representatives ,there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of the ,house of ,representatives such sums as may be necessary for one-half of the expenses of the ,committee4 ,such payments shall be made on vouchers signed by the chairman or vice chairman of the ,committee who is a ,member of the ,house of ,representatives1 as the case may be1 and approved in the manner directed by the ,committee on ,house ,administration of the ,house of ,representatives4 ,amounts made available under this paragraph shall be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the ,committee on ,house ,administration of the ,house of ,representatives4 #d4 ,committee report ,the ,committee shall report its findings to the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate not later than the conclusion of each session of ,congress during which the ,committee is authorized4 ,the report at the conclusion of each session shall include recommendations of the ,committee for its continuation or designation of a similar entity to continue the pursuit of improvements in the congressional process4