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to elect its delegation to the House of Representatives ex-
clusively from single-member districts; and 
Whereas the law commonly known as the Permanent Appor-
tionment Act of 1929 established that the House of Rep-
resentatives would permanently have 435 representatives, 
a departure from the earlier practice of adding members 
after each census to reflect the Nation’s growing popu-
lation: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT. 
There is hereby established the Select Committee on 
Electoral Reform (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Select 
Committee’’). 
SEC. 2. COMPOSITION. 
(a) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—The Speaker shall 
appoint 14 Members to the Select Committee, 7 of whom 
shall be appointed after consultation with the minority 
leader. 
(b) DESIGNATION
OF CO-CHAIRS.—The Speaker 
shall designate one Member to serve as co-chair of the Se-
lect Committee. The minority leader shall designate one 
member to serve as co-chair of the Select Committee. 
(c) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Select Com-
mittee shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
appointment. 
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SEC. 3. DUTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The duties of the Select Com-
mittee are the following: 
(1) To examine the current methods by which 
citizens of the United States elect Members of Con-
gress. 
(2) To examine alternatives to these methods to 
determine how such alternatives would affect the re-
sponsiveness, accountability, and functionality of 
Congress, including— 
(A) adopting multi-member congressional 
districts with proportional representation; 
(B) adjusting the number of Members of 
the House of Representatives; 
(C) adopting alternative methods of voting, 
such as ranked-choice voting and cumulative 
voting, as well as changes to ballot design such 
as fusion voting, in which parties may nominate 
candidates also nominated by another party; 
(D) holding open and nonpartisan pri-
maries; and 
(E) establishing independent congressional 
redistricting commissions. 
(3) To conduct hearings to take testimony and 
receive evidence from witnesses selected for their rel-
evant expertise, including— 
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(A) political scientists; 
(B) current and former Members of Con-
gress; 
(C) officials from States and local govern-
ments that have previously adopted one or more 
of the alternative methods to be examined by 
the Select Committee; and 
(D) officials from countries which cur-
rently use one or more of the alternative meth-
ods to be examined by the Select Committee. 
(4) To examine Federal barriers to State ex-
perimentation with alternative electoral systems, in-
cluding the Act entitled ‘‘An Act for the relief of 
Doctor Ricardo Vallejo Samala and to provide for 
congressional redistricting’’, approved December 14, 
1967 (2 U.S.C. 2c), commonly known as the Uni-
form Congressional District Act, and its requirement 
that States use single-member districts. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the first 
meeting of the Select Committee, the Select Committee 
shall issue a final report to Congress and the President, 
and shall include in the report such recommendations as 
it considers appropriate. 
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SEC. 4. MEETINGS. 
(a) MEETINGS.—The Select Committee shall hold its 
first meeting not later than 30 days after all of its mem-
bers have been appointed, and shall meet at the call of 
the co-chairs or a majority of its members. 
(b) QUORUM.—Twelve members of the Select Com-
mittee shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may 
hold hearings. 
SEC. 5. RULES AND PROCEDURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this section, the Select Committee shall have the authori-
ties and responsibilities of, and shall be subject to the 
same limitations and restrictions as, a standing committee 
of the House, and shall be deemed a committee of the 
House for all purposes of law or rule. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF GENERAL RULES FOR STAND-
ING COMMITTEES.—Rules X and XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives shall apply to the Select Com-
mittee except as follows: 
(1) Service on the Select Committee shall not 
count against the limitations in clause 5(b)(2) of 
rule X. 
(2) Clause 2(m)(1)(B) of rule XI, clause 
2(m)(3) of rule XI, and section 3(r) of House Reso-
lution 5, One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, shall 
not apply to the Select Committee, but the Select 
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Committee may recommend subpoenas and deposi-
tions and submit such recommendations to the rel-
evant standing committee. 
(3) Clause 2(d) of rule X shall not apply to the 
Select Committee. 
(c) NO LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION.—The Select 
Committee shall not have legislative jurisdiction and shall 
have no authority to take legislative action on any bill or 
resolution. 
SEC. 6. FUNDING. 
To enable the Select Committee to carry out the pur-
poses of this resolution— 
(1) the Select Committee may use the services 
of staff of the House; and 
(2) the Select Committee shall be eligible for in-
terim funding pursuant to clause 7 of rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 7. TERMINATION. 
The Select Committee shall terminate 30 days after 
filing the final report under section 3. 
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