Pub. L. 91-510, tit. I, sec. 105

filing of committee reports

EnactedYear: 1970Length: 340 wordsOfficial source
filing of committee reports Sec. 105. (a) Section 133(c) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 190a(c)) is amended— (1) by striking out “each such committee” and inserting in lieu thereof “each standing committee of the Senate”; (2) by striking out “or House of Representatives as the case may be,”; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: “In any event, the report of any such committee upon a measure which has been approved by the committee shall be filed within seven calendar days (exclusive of days on which the Senate is not in session) after the day on which there has been filed with the clerk of the committee a written and signed request of a majority of the committee for the reporting of that measure. Upon the filing of any such request, the clerk of the committee shall transmit immediately to the chairman of the committee notice of the filing of that request.”. 84 Stat. 1146 (b) Clause 27 (d) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” immediately after “(d)”; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following subparagraph: “(2) In any event, the report of any committee on a measure which has been approved by the committee shall be filed within seven calendar days (exclusive of days on which the House is not in session) after the day on which there has been filed with the clerk of the committee a written request, signed by a majority of the members of the committee, for the reporting of that measure. Upon the filing of any such request, the clerk of the committee shall transmit immediately to the chairman of the committee notice of the filing of that request. This subparagraph does not apply to a report of the Committee on Rules with respect to the rules, joint rules, or order of business of the House or to the reporting of a resolution of inquiry addressed to the head of an executive department.”.