Preamble
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Con. Res. 112 Introduced in House (IH)]
118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 112
Requiring Members of Congress and Senators to be seated next to Members or Senators of opposing parties during meetings or hearings of committees of Congress.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 11, 2024
Ms. Porter submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Requiring Members of Congress and Senators to be seated next to Members or Senators of opposing parties during meetings or hearings of committees of Congress.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This resolution may be cited as the "Congressional Bipartisan Seating Resolution".
SEC. 2. REQUIRING MEMBERS ATTENDING HOUSE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND
HEARINGS TO BE SEATED NEXT TO MEMBERS OF OPPOSING PARTIES.
(a) Requirement.--To the greatest extent practicable, a Member of the House of Representatives who is a member of a committee of the House of Representatives shall be seated next to a Member of the opposing party when the Member attends a meeting or hearing of the committee. (b) Regulations.--The Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.
SEC. 3. REQUIRING SENATORS ATTENDING SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND
HEARINGS TO BE SEATED NEXT TO SENATORS OF OPPOSING PARTIES.
(a) Requirement.--To the greatest extent practicable, a Senator who is a member of a committee of the Senate shall be seated next to a Senator of the opposing party when the Senator attends a meeting or hearing of the committee. (b) Regulations.--The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.
SEC. 4. REQUIRING MEMBERS AND SENATORS ATTENDING JOINT COMMITTEE
HEARINGS TO BE SEATED NEXT TO MEMBERS OR SENATORS OF OPPOSING PARTIES.
(a) Requirement.--To the greatest extent practicable, a Member of the House of Representatives who is a member of a joint committee of the Congress shall be seated next to a Member of the opposing party when the Member attends a meeting or hearing of the committee, and Senator who is a member of a joint committee of the Congress shall be seated next to a Senator of the opposing party when the Senator attends a meeting or hearing of the committee. (b) Regulations.--The Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall promulgate jointly such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.