HLMH00 · Former House Select

Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress

Sat in the 115th to 117th Congress

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Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 117th Congress

Members, 117th Congress

Everyone who held a seat in the 117th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

No members are on file for this committee in the 117th Congress.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. Every Congress on file.

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. Every Congress on file.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Markup	Business Meeting to Vote on RecommendationsRayburn House Office Building 23592 documents	Scheduled	Nov 17, 2022

Hearing	"Congressional Modernization: A Roadmap for the Future"Cannon House Office Building 2103 documents 3 witnesses Ms. Diane Hill, Senior Manager, Government Affairs, Partnership for Public Service Dr. Casey Burgat, Director, Legislative Affairs Program, The Graduate School of Political Management at the George Washington University The Honorable Catherine Szpindor, Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. House of Representatives	Scheduled	Sep 14, 2022

Hearing	"What's the Big Idea? Innovative Approaches to Fixing Congress"Rayburn House Office Building 211814 documents 5 witnesses Dr. Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor, Harvard University Dr. Lee Drutman, Senior Fellow, New America Dr. Kevin Kosar, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute The Honorable John Larson, Member of Congress Mr. Joe Mariani, Research Manager, Deloitte Center for Government Insights	Scheduled	Jul 28, 2022

Markup	Business Meeting to Vote on RecommendationsLongworth House Office Building 13002 documents	Scheduled	Jul 19, 2022

Hearing	"Constituent Services: Building a More Customer-Friendly Congress"Rayburn House Office Building 2118 3 witnesses Mr. Matt Lira, Partner, Hangar Capital Ms. Anne Meeker, Director of Strategic Initiatives, POPVOX Foundation Ms. Nina Olson, Executive Director, Center for Taxpayer Rights	Scheduled	Jul 14, 2022
Hearing	"Congress & Technology: Modernizing the Innovation Cycle"Cannon House Office Building 2103 documents 3 witnesses Mr. Stephen Dwyer, Senior Advisor, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Ms. Melissa Dargan, Co-Founder & CEO, TourTrackr Mr. Reynold Schweickhardt, Senior Advisor, Lincoln Network	Scheduled	Jun 23, 2022

Hearing	"Pathways to Congressional Service"Cannon House Office Building 2106 documents 3 witnesses The Honorable Gregg Harper Dr. Molly Reynolds Dr. Steven Rogelberg	Scheduled	Jun 8, 2022

Hearing	"Turning An Idea into Law: Modernizing the Legislative ProcessCannon House Office Building 2103 documents 3 witnesses Mr. Hugh Halpern, Director, Government Publishing Office (GPO) Mr. Kevin McCumber, Deputy Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Mr. Noah Wofsy, Deputy Legislative Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives	Scheduled	Apr 28, 2022

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. Every Congress on file.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 117-7	Building a More Civil and Collaborative Culture in Congress51 pages 2 witnesses Mr. Yuval Levin, Director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies, American Enterprise Institute Ms. Molly Reynolds, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings	Jun 17, 2021
Serial No. 117-6	Making the House More Accessible to the Disability Community54 pages 5 witnesses Hon. James R. Langevin, Representative, Second District of Rhode Island Phoebe Ball, Disability Counsel, House Education and Labor Committee Heather Ansley, Associate Executive Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America Judy Brewer, Director, Web Accessibility Initiative John Uelmen, General Counsel, Office of Congressional Workplace Rights	May 27, 2021
Serial No. 117-5	Recruiting, Empowering and Retaining a Diverse Congressional Staff50 pages 4 witnesses Ms. Kemba Hendrix, Director of the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion Ms. Keenan Austin Reed, Former Chief of Staff and Co-Founder & Chair of the Black Women's Congressional Alliance Mr. Gregg Orton, Former Chief of Staff Ms. Maria Meier, Former Director of the Senate Democratic Diversity Initiative	May 13, 2021
Serial No. 117-4	Congressional Staff Capacity: Improving Staff Professional Development, Increasing Retention and Competing for Top Talent75 pages 5 witnesses Ms. Catherine Szpindor, Chief Administrative Officer for the House of Representatives Mr. Aaron Jones, Director of Congressional Relations at the Wilson Center Ms. Greta Engle, Vice President of Employee Benefits at USI Insurance Services, on behalf of Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Ms. Lynnel Ruckert, Former Congressional Staff Ms. Fran Peace, Former District Director	May 6, 2021
Serial No. 117-3	Professionalizing & Enriching the Congressional Internship and Fellowship Experience81 pages 4 witnesses Dr. James Jones, Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Sociology, Rutgers University-Newark Mr. Carlos Mark Vera, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Pay Our Interns Ms. Audrey Henson, CEO and Founder, College to Congress Mr. Travis Moore, Founder and Executive Director, TechCongress	Apr 29, 2021

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. Every Congress on file.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 117-659	Recommendations on Improving Congressional Operations, Pathways to Congressional Service, and the Future of Congressional Modernization	Dec 21, 2022
H. Rept. 117-658	Recommendations to Improve Constituent Engagement and Constituent Services, Bolster House Technology, and Support Congressional Operations	Dec 21, 2022
H. Rept. 117-657	Recommendations to Strengthen Congressional Oversight Capacity, Improve District Operations, Modernize Congressional Office Operations, Modernize the Legislative Process, and Examine Congressional Continuity	Dec 21, 2022
H. Rept. 117-656	Recommendations to Foster Collaboration and Civility in Congress, to Modernize the Congressional Support Agencies, and to Encourage Evidence-Based Policymaking	Dec 21, 2022
H. Rept. 117-646	The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress - Final Report	Dec 15, 2022
H. Rept. 117-136	Recommendations to Increase Staff Capacity, Diversity and Inclusion, Strengthen Congressional Internships and Fellowships, and Expand Accessibility to Congress	Oct 8, 2021
H. Rept. 116-561	Recommendations to Reclaim Congress' Article One Powers, Boost Staff Capacity, Improve the Schedule and Calendar, Improve the Budget and Appropriations Process, Identify Administrative Inefficiencies and Improve Technology and Continuity	Oct 23, 2020
H. Rept. 116-560	Recommendations to Improve Continuity of Government and Congressional Operations	Oct 16, 2020

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. Every Congress on file.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 117-5	Recommendations on Improving Congressional Operations, Pathways to Congressional Service, and the Future of Congressional Modernization	PDF · Text
117th	Recommendations to Improve Constituent Engagement and Constituent Services, Bolster House Technology, and Support Congressional Operations	PDF · Text
117th	Recommendations to Strengthen Congressional Oversight Capacity, Improve District Operations, Modernize Congressional Office Operations, Modernize the Legislative Process, and Examine Congressional Continuity	PDF · Text
117th	Recommendations to Foster Collaboration and Civility in Congress, to Modernize the Congressional Support Agencies, and to Encourage Evidence-Based Policy- Making	PDF · Text
117th	Recommendations to Increase Staff Capacity, Diversity and Inclusion, Strengthen Congressional Internships and Fellowships, and Expand	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 116-5	Recommendations to Reclaim Congress' Article One Powers, Boost Staff Capacity, Improve the Schedule and Calendar, Improve the Budget and Appropriations Process, Identify Administrative Inefficiencies and Improve Technology and Continuity	PDF · Text
116th	Recommendations to Improve Continuity of Government and Congressional Operations	PDF · Text
116th	Recommendations to Encourage Civility and Bipartisanship in Congress, Streamline Processes and Save Taxpayer Dollars, and Increase the Quality of Constituent Communication	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Prints
117th2021–2022	6	28	21	5
116th2019–2020	5	21	0	5

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