H. Res. 461 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 7, 2015. 
Resolved, That there is hereby established a Select Inves-
tigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
(hereinafter ‘‘select panel’’). 
SEC. 2. (a) The select panel shall be composed of not 
more than 14 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commis-
sioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not more than six 
shall be appointed on the recommendation of the minority 
leader. Any vacancy in the select panel shall be filled in the 
same manner as the original appointment. 
(b) Each member appointed to the select panel shall be 
treated as though a member of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce for purposes of the select panel. 
(c) No member may serve on the select panel in an ex 
officio capacity. 
(d) The Speaker shall designate as chair of the select 
panel a member elected to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce.
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SEC. 3. (a) The select panel is authorized and directed 
to conduct a full and complete investigation and study and 
issue a final report of its findings (and such interim reports 
as it may deem necessary) regarding— 
(1) medical procedures and business practices used 
by entities involved in fetal tissue procurement; 
(2) any other relevant matters with respect to fetal 
tissue procurement; 
(3) Federal funding and support for abortion pro-
viders; 
(4) the practices of providers of second and third 
trimester abortions, including partial birth abortion and 
procedures that may lead to a child born alive as a re-
sult of an attempted abortion; 
(5) medical procedures for the care of a child born 
alive as a result of an attempted abortion; and 
(6) any changes in law or regulation necessary as 
a result of any findings made under this subsection. 
(b) The chair of the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce shall cause any such report to be printed and made 
publicly available in electronic form. 
SEC. 4. Rule XI and the rules of the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce shall apply to the select panel in the 
same manner as a subcommittee except as follows:
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(1) The chair of the select panel, consistent with 
the notification, consultation, and reporting require-
ments of rule 16 of the rules of the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, may authorize and issue subpoenas 
pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule XI in the investigation 
and study conducted pursuant to section 3, including for 
the purpose of taking depositions. 
(2) The chair of the select panel, upon consultation 
with the ranking minority member, may order the taking 
of depositions, under oath and pursuant to notice or sub-
poena, by a member of the select panel or a counsel of 
the select panel. Such depositions shall be governed by 
the regulations issued by the chair of the Committee on 
Rules pursuant to section 3(b)(2) of House Resolution 
5, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, and printed in 
the Congressional Record. The select panel shall be 
deemed to be a committee for purposes of such regula-
tions. 
(3) The chair of the select panel may, after con-
sultation with the ranking minority member, recognize— 
(A) members of the select panel to question a 
witness for periods longer than five minutes as 
though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(B) of rule XI; 
and
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(B) staff of the select panel to question a wit-
ness as though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(C) of rule 
XI. 
SEC. 5. Service on the select panel shall not count 
against the limitations in clause 5(b)(2)(A) of rule X. 
SEC. 6. The select panel shall cease to exist 30 days 
after filing the final report required under section 3. 
Attest: 
Clerk.