HR 4, Hse 2nd Rdg, Amnd #3

Amend HR 4 (adopting the permanent rules of the house) on page 55 as follows:

(1) On line 10, strike "The" and substitute "Subject to Section 2A of this rule, the[~~The~~]".

(2) Between lines 25 and 26, insert the following:

Sec. 2A. REQUIREMENT APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN COMMITTEE CHAIRS. If, at the time the speaker announces the membership of committees, the members of one political party constitute a majority of the membership of the house, the speaker shall designate a member of that party to serve as chair of the following committees:

(1) the Committee on Appropriations;

(2) the Committee on Calendars;

(3) the Committee on Elections;

(4) the Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety;

(5) the Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence;

(6) the Committee on Land and Resource Management;

(7) the Committee on Public Education;

(8) the Committee on Public Health;

(9) the Committee on Redistricting;

(10) the Committee on State Affairs; and

(11) the Committee on Ways and Means.