(A) The Committee on House Administra-
tion of the House of Representatives. 
(B) The Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration of the Senate. 
(2) CENSUS TERM.—The term ‘‘census term’’ 
means a term of 10 calendar years that begins on 
the first day of a calendar year with a decennial cen-
sus date under section 141 of title 13, United States 
Code. 
(3) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘Mem-
ber of Congress’’ means a Senator or Representative 
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
Congress. 
(n) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the ratification of the article of amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States in H.J.Res. 146 of the One 
Hundred Nineteenth Congress, as introduced on January 
30, 2026. 
SEC. 3. INTERIM IMPLEMENTATION OF EXAMINATION FOR 
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each census term, each 
House of the Congress shall establish and administer an 
examination in accordance with this section, with respect 
to which a Member of Congress in the House concerned 
may not be assigned to a committee in the House or a 
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joint committee of the Congress unless the Member can 
demonstrate, in accordance with the rules of the House, 
that the Member has successfully completed the examina-
tion in effect at the time of the committee assignment. 
(b) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.—This sec-
tion is enacted by the Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, re-
spectively, and as such it is deemed a part of the 
rules of each House, respectively, and it supersedes 
other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent 
with such rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
relating to that House) at any time, in the same 
manner, and to the same extent as in the case of 
any other rule of that House. 
(c) CONTENT OF EXAMINATION.—The examination 
shall consist of 25 questions randomly drawn from among 
100 questions approved by the applicable House of Con-
gress in accordance with this section, with 5 questions 
from each of the following topics: 
(1) The founding of the first colonies and fac-
tors contributing to American independence. 
(2) Events in the American Revolution. 
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(3) The Constitutional Convention of 1787 and 
the ratification of the United States Constitution. 
(4) The Civil War and Reconstruction. 
(5) The First World War. 
(6) The Second World War. 
(7) The Declaration of Independence. 
(8) The Articles of Confederation. 
(9) The United States Constitution. 
(10) The Bill of Rights. 
(11) The constitutional amendments ratified 
following the Civil War. 
(12) The other amendments to the Constitu-
tion. 
(13) Civil rights and civil liberties. 
(14) Due process and the rule of law. 
(15) Elections and the democratic process. 
(16) Federalism, the relationship between the 
States and the Federal Government, and the relation 
between the United States and Indian Tribes. 
(17) Separation of powers under the Constitu-
tion. 
(18) The Congress. 
(19) The President and the executive depart-
ments. 
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(20) The Supreme Court and the Federal judi-
ciary. 
(d) CORRECT ANSWERS.—A response to a question 
in the examination shall be considered correct if the re-
sponse is in accordance with the corresponding model an-
swer to the question. 
(e) COMMITTEE REPORT ON PROPOSED QUESTIONS 
AND ANSWERS FOR THE EXAMINATION.—Not later than 
June 30 of the year preceding the start of a census term, 
the appropriate congressional committees shall jointly sub-
mit to the House of Representatives and the Senate a re-
port on the examination for the census term which shall 
include— 
(1) questions and corresponding model answers 
in accordance with subsections (d) and (e); and 
(2) the number of correct responses required 
for an individual taking the examination to success-
fully complete the examination. 
(f) MEMBER SUBMISSIONS OF QUESTIONS AND AN-
SWERS.—Not later than March 31 of the year preceding 
the start of a census term, a Member of Congress may 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees such 
questions and corresponding model answers for inclusion 
in the report under subsection (e). 
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(g) CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE EXAM-
INATION BY EACH HOUSE OF CONGRESS.—Not earlier 
than two months after the submission of the report under 
subsection (e) and not later than October 31 of the year 
before the start of a census term, each House of the Con-
gress shall consider the report in accordance with the rules 
of the House concerned and approve the examination 
which shall be applicable to the House. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE OF EXAMINATION.—The exam-
ination approved by a House of Congress under subsection 
(g) in the year preceding the start of a census term shall 
be the examination in effect for the census term with re-
spect to the House. 
(i) PUBLICATION OF THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
FOR THE EXAMINATION.—On approval of the examination 
under subsection (g), each House of Congress shall cause 
the approved questions and corresponding model answers 
with respect to the examination to be published in the 
journal of proceedings of the House concerned. 
(j) ADMINISTRATION OF THE EXAMINATION.—The 
Clerk of the House of Representatives, on the part of the 
House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, on the part of the Senate, shall each administer the 
examination applicable to the House concerned in accord-
ance with this section and the rules of the House. 
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(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
(A) The Committee on House Administra-
tion of the House of Representatives. 
(B) The Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration of the Senate. 
(2) CENSUS TERM.—The term ‘‘census term’’ 
means a term of 10 calendar years that begins on 
the first day of a calendar year with a decennial cen-
sus date under section 141 of title 13, United States 
Code. 
(3) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘Mem-
ber of Congress’’ means a Senator or Representative 
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
Congress. 
(l) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subject to subsection (n), 
this section shall take effect with respect to the One Hun-
dred Twentieth Congress and each succeeding Congress. 
(m) TERMINATION DATE.—This section shall termi-
nate on the effective date specified in section 2. 
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