This resolution would establish a temporary Select Committee on Electoral Reform to study how Congress conducts elections and explore alternatives to the current system. The committee would examine options like proportional representation, ranked-choice voting, open primaries, and independent redistricting commissions, and would gather expert testimony from political scientists, current and former members of Congress, and officials from states and countries that have tried these methods. The committee would be composed of 14 members appointed by the House Speaker and minority leader, with one co-chair from each party, and would be required to submit a final report with recommendations to Congress and the President within one year of its first meeting. The committee would not have the power to pass legislation but could recommend subpoenas and depositions. Funding would come from House staff resources and interim funding available under House rules, and the committee would dissolve 30 days after submitting its report.
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