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House Judiciary Committee adopts rules, expands subcommittee AI jurisdiction and ratifies rosters
Summary
During an organizational meeting, the House Judiciary Committee unanimously adopted its rules for the 118th Congress, adding artificial intelligence to the jurisdiction of multiple subcommittees and approving subcommittee chairs and membership rosters by voice vote.
The House Judiciary Committee adopted its rules for the 118th Congress and ratified subcommittee chairs and membership rosters during an organizational meeting, with the measures passing by voice vote.
Representative Jordan, the committee chair, opened the business by summarizing proposed rule changes and urging adoption. The committee’s rules were adopted after members responded to a voice vote; the clerk reported 31 members present before the vote. Representative Raskin, the ranking member from Maryland, said the changes were noncontroversial and indicated no objection. “If we're going to have some substantive disagreements, in the days ahead, today is not one of those days,” Raskin said.
The adopted rules include several jurisdictional adjustments intended to address emerging…
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