[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 145 (Thursday, September 27, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H11013-H11014]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  PUBLICATION OF THE RULES OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE 
        VOTING IRREGULARITIES OF AUGUST 2, 2007, 110TH CONGRESS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Delahunt) is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. DELAHUNT. Mr. Speaker, in accordance with clause 2(a) of rule XI 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives, I respectfully submit the 
rules of the Select Committee to Investigate the Voting Irregularities 
of August 2, 2007 for printing in the Congressional Record. The Select 
Committee adopted these rules by voice vote, a quorum being present, at 
our organizational meeting on September 27, 2007.

Rules of the Select Committee to Investigate the Voting Irregularities 
     of August 2, 2007, 110th Congress, Adopted September 27, 2007

       Resolved, That the Rules of the Select Committee to 
     Investigate the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007 shall 
     be as follows: Except as provided in paragraphs (1)--(4), 
     rule XI and clause 2(c) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives shall be rules of the Select 
     Committee.
       (1) Regular Meeting Days. If the House is in session, the 
     Committee shall meet on the first Thursday of each month at 9 
     a.m. for the consideration of any pending business. If the 
     House is not in session on that day and the Committee has not 
     met during such month, the Committee shall meet at the 
     earliest practicable opportunity when the House is again in 
     session. The Chairman may, at his discretion, cancel, delay, 
     or defer any meeting required under this section, after 
     consultation with the Ranking Minority Member.
       (2) Questioning Witnesses. The chairman, with the 
     concurrence of the ranking minority member, may permit an 
     equal number of majority and minority members to question a 
     witness for a specified period that is equal for each side 
     and not longer than 30 minutes for each side at a time. The 
     chairman and ranking minority member shall each determine how 
     to allocate this time for their members.
       (3) Views. Supplemental, minority, or additional views may 
     be filed under rule XI and rule XIII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives, and the time allowed for filing of 
     such views shall be three calendar days, beginning on the day 
     of notice, but excluding

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     Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays (unless the House is 
     in session on such a day), unless the Committee agrees to a 
     different time.
       (4) Quorum. For the purpose of taking testimony and 
     receiving evidence, one Member from the majority and one 
     Member from the minority shall constitute a quorum, unless 
     otherwise agreed to by the ranking minority member.

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