public notice of committee hearings

public notice of committee hearings Sec. 111. (a) (1) Part 3 of title I of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 831) is amended by inserting immediately after section 133 thereof the following new section: “senate committee hearing procedure “Sec. 133A. (a) Each standing, select, or special committee of the Senate (except the Committee on Appropriations) shall make public announcement of the date, place, and subject matter of any hearing to be conducted by the committee on any measure or matter at least one week before the commencement of that hearing unless the committee determines that there is good cause to begin such hearing at an earlier date.”. (2) Title I of the table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 813) is amended by inserting, immediately below the item relating to section 133 contained in that title, the following: “Sec. 133A. Senate committee hearing procedure.”. (b) Clause 27(f) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: “(f) (1) Each committee of the House (except the Committee on Rules) shall make public announcement of the date, place, and subject matter of any hearing to be conducted by the committee on any measure or matter at least one week lie fore the commencement of that hearing, unless the committee determines that there is good cause to begin such hearing at an earlier date. If the committee makes that determination, the committee shall make such public announcement at the earliest possible date. Such public announcement also shall be published in the Daily Digest portion of the Congressional Record as soon as possible after such public announcement is made by the committee.”.