by jpitney | Jan 25, 2022 | Congress, House of Representatives
[On Thursday] the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (“Modernization Committee”) held a hearing to provide a status update on its progress as it begins its final year. To date, the Modernization Committee has passed a total of 142 recommendations to...
by jpitney | Jan 12, 2022 | Congress, Public Service, Staff, Youth
Layla Zaidane at The Fulcrum: Millennials are sweeping into public office: From 2018 to 2020, the United States saw a 266 percent increase in young people running for Congress. In 2021, young people made history with candidates like Nadarius Clark, the youngest...
by jpitney | Dec 12, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
A release from the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (“Modernization Committee”), on passing its second set of recommendations in the 117th Congress. The slate of recommendations focuses on enhancing civility and collaboration among members of...
by jpitney | Nov 3, 2021 | Congress, House of Representatives
Nan Swift at LegBranch.org: Impermanent committees too often get a bad rap in Washington. People are quick to point to the 2011 Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction—sometimes called the “Supercommittee”—or the more recent Joint Select Committee on Budget and...