[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 667 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 667

 Providing for bipartisan subpoena authority during the 116th Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 30, 2019

Mr. John W. Rose of Tennessee submitted the following resolution; which 
                 was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Providing for bipartisan subpoena authority during the 116th Congress.

    Resolved, That during the 116th Congress:
            (1) In all matters referred to by the Speaker in her 
        announcement of September 24, 2019, the chairman and ranking 
        minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or any other 
        committee involved shall have coequal subpoena power.
            (2) Subpoenas may be authorized under this paragraph by the 
        chairman and the ranking minority member acting jointly, or, if 
        either declines to act, by the other acting alone, except that 
        in the event either so declines, either shall have the right to 
        refer to the committee for decision the question whether such 
        authority shall be so exercised and the committee shall be 
        convened promptly to render that decision.
            (3) Subpoenas and interrogatories so authorized may be 
        issued over the signature of the chairman, or ranking minority 
        member, or any member designated by either of them, and may be 
        served by any person designated by the chairman, or ranking 
        minority member, or any member designated by either of them. 
        The chairman, or ranking minority member, or any member 
        designated by either of them (or, with respect to any 
        deposition, answer to interrogatory, or affidavit, any person 
        authorized by law to administer oaths) may administer oaths to 
        any witness.
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