§412 . Duties of Joint Committee

(a) Congressional improvements, study and recommendations; identification of court proceedings

The Joint Committee shall-

(1) make a continuing study of the organization and operation of the Congress of the United States and shall recommend improvements in such organization and operation with a view toward strengthening Congress, simplifying its operations, improving its relationships with other branches of the United States Government, and enabling it better to meet its responsibilities under the Constitution of the United States; and

(2) identify any court proceeding or action which, in the opinion of the Joint Committee, is of vital interest to the Congress, or to either House of the Congress, as a constitutionally established institution of the Federal Government and call such proceeding or action to the attention of that House of the Congress which is specifically concerned or to both Houses of the Congress if both Houses are concerned.

(b) Exercise of functions under section 416 of this title

The Joint Committee shall exercise all functions vested in it by section 416 of this title.

(c) Report to Congress

The Joint Committee shall report, from time to time, to the Senate and the House of Representatives their recommendations with respect to matters within the jurisdiction of the Joint Committee.

(d) Excepted matters

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the Joint Committee to make any recommendations with respect to the rules, parliamentary procedure, practices, or precedents of either House or the consideration of any matter on the floor of either House.

( Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, §402, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1187 .)

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 414 of this title.