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The size of the select committee has changed several times since the panel’s creation.
The current size was set in 2001, when the House agreed to H.Res. 5, the rules changes
for the 107th Congress. H.Res. 5 for the 109
th
Congress maintained the size at 18. On
Jan. 26, 2005, by unanimous consent, the House agreed to change the size to 19. That
same day, the House agreed to H.Res. 51, changing the size of the select committee to 21.
On Feb. 1, 2005, the House agreed to H.Res. 42, which, among other things, changed the
size of the select committee to 19. The engrossed version of H.Res. 42 did not contain
section 2, changing the size of the select committee. The select committee currently has
21 members.
Congressional Research Service
˜ The Library of Congress
CRS Report for Congress
Received through the CRS Web
Order Code RS22123
April 25, 2005
House Select Committee on Intelligence:
Leadership and Assignment Limitations
Judy Schneider
Specialist on the Congress
Government and Finance Division
Summary
Both House rules and respective party rules address committee assignments and
leadership selection. Several of those rules apply specifically to select committees, and
in some cases, are unique to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. This
report identifies House rules, Republican Conference rules, and Democratic Caucus
rules that affect the makeup of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. It will
be updated if events warrant.
House Rules
House Rule X, clause 11 addresses the creation, membership, and jurisdiction of the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
! Clause 11(a)(1) establishes the select committee and states that the panel
should have no more than 18 members, of whom no more than 10 may
be from the same party. Further, the Committees on Appropriations,
Armed Services, International Relations, and the Judiciary should each
have at least one Member serving on the select committee.
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