[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1064 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1064

         Establishing the Select Committee on Older Americans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2022

    Ms. Tenney (for herself and Mr. Golden) submitted the following 
        resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
         Establishing the Select Committee on Older Americans.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SELECT COMMITTEE ON OLDER AMERICANS.

    There is hereby established in the House of Representatives the 
Select Committee on Older Americans (hereafter in this resolution 
referred to as the ``Select Committee'').

SEC. 2. COMPOSITION.

    (a) In General.--The Speaker shall appoint 12 Members to the Select 
Committee, 6 of whom shall be appointed on the recommendation of the 
Minority Leader.
    (b) Chair; Ranking Minority Member.--The Speaker shall designate 
one Member to serve as chair of the Select Committee. On the 
recommendation of the Minority Leader, the Speaker shall designate one 
Member to serve as the ranking minority member of the Select Committee.
    (c) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Select Committee shall be filled 
in the same manner as the original appointment.

SEC. 3. DUTIES.

    (a) In General.--The Select Committee shall--
            (1) serve as a forum for bipartisan discussion of and 
        inquiry into the unique economic, health, housing, and social 
        issues facing older Americans generally, and with specific 
        emphasis on challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic;
            (2) through regular briefings and hearings, raise awareness 
        of challenges that older Americans face; and
            (3) collaborate with committees of Congress, other entities 
        of the legislative branch, entities of the executive branch, 
        and nongovernmental organizations to promote initiatives within 
        the House of Representatives, organize and publish reports, and 
        issue recommendations that advance policies that support the 
        well-being of older Americans.
    (b) Exclusion of Recommendations Related to Social Security and 
Medicare.--The Select Committee may not issue recommendations related 
to the program for Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
seq.) or the program for health insurance for the aged and disabled 
under titles XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).

SEC. 4. RULES AND PROCEDURES.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 
Select Committee shall have the authorities 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 Standing Committees.--Rules 
X and XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall apply to 
the Select Committee 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(a) of House Resolution 8, One Hundred 
        Seventeenth Congress, shall not apply to the Select Committee, 
        but the Select Committee may recommend subpoenas and 
        depositions and submit such recommendations to the relevant 
        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. 5. STAFF; FUNDING.

    (a) Staff.--
            (1) Use of existing staff.--The Select Committee may use 
        the services of staff of the House.
            (2) Authority to appoint staff.--The chair of the Select 
        Committee, upon consultation with the ranking minority member 
        of the Select Committee, may appoint and fix the compensation 
        of such staff as the chair considers necessary to carry out 
        this resolution.
            (3) Detail of house employees.--Upon the request of the 
        Select Committee, the head of any office of the House of 
        Representatives is authorized to detail, without reimbursement, 
        any of the personnel of such office to the Select Committee to 
        assist the Select Committee in carrying out its duties.
    (b) Authority To Use Experts and Consultants.--Section 202(i) of 
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i)) shall 
apply with respect to the Select Committee in the same manner as such 
section applies with respect to a standing committee of the House of 
Representatives.
    (c) Funding.--There shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of 
the House of Representatives such sums as may be necessary for the 
expenses of the Select Committee. Such payments shall be made on 
vouchers signed by the chair of the Select Committee and approved in 
the manner directed by the Committee on House Administration. Amounts 
made available under this subsection shall be expended in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration.

SEC. 6. REPORTS.

    (a) Interim Status Reports.--Not later than 120 days after the 
appointment of its members and every 120 days thereafter, the Select 
Committee shall submit to the Committee on House Administration and the 
Committee on Rules an interim status report on its activities, and 
shall include in each such report--
            (1) transcripts of the hearings and meetings held by the 
        Select Committee since the most recent such report;
            (2) an itemized statement of Select Committee's 
        expenditures since the most recent such report; and
            (3) a plan for the activities to be carried out by the 
        Select Committee during the next 120 days.
    (b) Final Report.--No later than 2 years after the appointment of 
its members, the Select Committee shall submit a final report to the 
House which shall include the results of the Select Committee's 
studies, detailed findings, and any policy recommendations as the 
select committee may deem advisable. The Select Committee shall submit 
the policy recommendations included in the final report to the relevant 
standing committees.
    (c) Publication.--The Select Committee shall ensure that each 
report submitted under subsection (a) or (b) is, upon completion, made 
available to the general public in widely accessible formats not later 
than 30 calendar days following the date the report is submitted to a 
committee or the House, as the case may be.
    (d) Other Findings and Recommendations.--In addition to the reports 
required under subsections (a) and (b), the Select Committee may report 
to the House or any committee from time to time the results of its 
investigations and studies, together with such detailed findings and 
policy recommendations as it may deem advisable.

SEC. 7. TERMINATION.

    The Select Committee shall terminate on the date on which the final 
report submitted under section 6(b) is made available to the general 
public under section 6(c).
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