Search Results: keywords:"select committee"

  • H. RES. 262 — Establishing the Select Committee to Defeat the Mexican Drug Cartels.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,156

    H. RES. 262 establishes a Select Committee in the House of Representatives to focus on defeating Mexican drug cartels. The committee will have up to 21 members, including representatives from various House committees, and will not have legislative power but will investigate...

    Simple Explanation

    H. RES. 262 wants to make a special group in the House to learn more about bad guys in Mexico who sell drugs. This group won't make laws but will share ideas about how to stop them and will tell everyone what they find out by the end of 2026.

  • H. RES. 20 — Establishing the Select Committee on Electoral Reform.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:976

    H. RES. 20 is a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives to establish the Select Committee on Electoral Reform. This committee will consist of 14 members and is tasked with examining the current electoral methods for Congress members and exploring alternatives...

    Simple Explanation

    H. RES. 20 is like setting up a special group of 14 people to come up with new ideas for how we vote for leaders in the House and Senate, like picking different ways to count votes. This group will talk to experts, make a big suggestion list in a year, and then go away 30 days later.

  • H. RES. 1573 — Establishing the Select Committee on Electoral Reform.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:979

    H. RES. 1573 establishes a Select Committee on Electoral Reform in the U.S. House of Representatives. It aims to explore and assess different electoral systems and practices, such as proportional representation, ranked choice voting, and independent redistricting commissions,...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill creates a special group in the U.S. House of Representatives to think of ways to make voting and elections fairer and better. This group will talk to experts and come up with suggestions in one year, but they can't make any new rules themselves.