IV 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 693 

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the 

Permanent Select Committee on Oversight of the Executive Branch. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 19, 2016 

Mr. YOHO (for himself and Mr. WEBER of Texas) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules 

RESOLUTION 

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 

establish the Permanent Select Committee on Oversight 

of the Executive Branch. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON OVER3 SIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Rule X of the Rules of the 

5 House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end 

6 the following new clause: 


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1 ‘‘Permanent Select Committee on Oversight of the 

2 Executive Branch 

3 ‘‘12.(a) There is hereby established the Permanent 

4 Select Committee on Oversight of the Executive Branch 

5 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Select Committee’). 

6 ‘‘(b)(1) The Speaker shall appoint 12 Members to the 

7 Select Committee, five of whom shall be appointed after 

8 consultation with the minority leader. 

9 ‘‘(2) The Speaker shall designate one Member to 

10 serve as chair of the Select Committee, and the minority 

11 leader shall designate one Member to serve as ranking mi12 nority member of the Select Committee. 

13 ‘‘(3) Any vacancy in the Select Committee shall be 

14 filled in the same manner as the original appointment. 

15 ‘‘(4) The Select Committee shall enlist the assistance 

16 of a Special Task Force established by the Federal Bureau 

17 of Investigation, for the sole purpose of assisting the Se18 lect Committee in its investigations. 

19 ‘‘(c) The Select Committee shall investigate allega20 tions of misconduct by officials of the executive branch. 

21 The Select Committee shall not have legislative jurisdic22 tion. 

23 ‘‘(d)(1) Notwithstanding clause 3(m) of rule X, the 

24 Select Committee is authorized to study the sources and 

25 methods of entities described in clause 11(b)(1)(A) of rule 


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1 X insofar as such study is related to the matters described 

2 in paragraph (c). 

3 ‘‘(2) Clause 11(e) and the first sentence of clause 

4 11(f) of rule X (relating to the Permanent Select Com5 mittee on Intelligence) shall apply to the Select Com6 mittee. 

7 ‘‘(3) Rule XI applies to the Select Committee except 

8 as follows: 

9 ‘‘(A) Clause 2(a) of rule XI shall not apply to 

10 the Select Committee. 

11 ‘‘(B) Clause 2(g)(2)(D) of rule XI shall apply 

12 to the Select Committee in the same manner as it 

13 applies to the Permanent Select Committee on Intel14 ligence. 

15 ‘‘(C) Pursuant to clause 2(h) of rule XI, two 

16 Members of the Select Committee shall constitute a 

17 quorum for taking testimony or receiving evidence 

18 and one-third of the Members of the Select Com19 mittee shall constitute a quorum for taking any ac20 tion other than one for which the presence of a ma21 jority of the Select Committee is required. 

22 ‘‘(D) The chair of the Select Committee may 

23 authorize and issue subpoenas pursuant to clause 

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1 cluding for the purpose of taking depositions, as is 

2 deemed necessary in the pursuit of truth and justice 

3 for the American people. 

4 ‘‘(E)(i) The chair of the Select Committee, 

5 upon consultation with the ranking minority mem6 ber, may order the taking of depositions, under oath 

7 and pursuant to notice or subpoena, by a Member 

8 of the Select Committee or a counsel of the Select 

9 Committee. 

10 ‘‘(ii) Depositions taken under the authority pre11 scribed in this subdivision shall be governed by the 

12 procedures submitted by the chair of the Committee 

13 on Rules for printing in the Congressional Record. 

14 ‘‘(F) The chair of the Select Committee may, 

15 after consultation with the ranking minority mem16 ber, recognize— 

17 ‘‘(i) Members of the Select Committee to 

18 question a witness for periods longer than five 

19 minutes as though pursuant to clause 

20 2(j)(2)(B) of rule XI; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) staff of the Select Committee to ques22 tion a witness as though pursuant to clause 

23 2(j)(2)(C) of rule XI.’’. 

24 (b) FUNDING FOR ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH

25 CONGRESS.— 


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1 (1) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—There shall be 

2 paid out of the applicable accounts of the House of 

3 Representatives such sums as may be necessary for 

4 the expenses of the Permanent Select Committee on 

5 Oversight of the Executive Branch established under 

6 clause 12 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 

7 Representatives (as added by subsection (a)) during 

8 the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. 

9 (2) VOUCHERS.—Payments under this sub10 section shall be made on vouchers signed by the 

11 chair of the Select Committee and approved in the 

12 manner directed by the Committee on House Admin13 istration. 

14 (3) REGULATIONS.—Amounts made available 

15 under this subsection shall be expended in accord16 ance with regulations prescribed by the Committee 

17 on House Administration. 

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