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House committee considers new family and social services panel; sponsor agrees to study alternatives
Summary
Representative McPherson proposed HR5 to create a House committee focused on family and social services to relieve overloaded committees. Members raised concerns about subject routing and dilution of scrutiny; Representative Peterson moved to hold HR5 and the motion passed 5–1.
Representative Matt McPherson told the House Rules Committee he is proposing a modest change to committee structure to ease pressure on heavily loaded panels.
"Some of our committees tend to be very heavily loaded," McPherson said, describing a substitute that would establish a Family and Social Services Committee to collect bills from education, health and other…
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