[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 461 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 461

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                       October 7, 2015.
    Resolved, That there is hereby established a Select Investigative 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 Commissioner 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.
    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 providers;
            (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 result 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 Commerce 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 Energy and Commerce shall 
apply to the select panel in the same manner as a subcommittee except as 
follows:
            (1) The chair of the select panel, consistent with the notification, 
        consultation, and reporting requirements of rule 16 of the rules of the 
        Committee on Energy 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 subpoena, 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 regulations.
            (3) The chair of the select panel may, after consultation 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
                    (B) staff of the select panel to question a witness 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.