5 U.S.C. § 911 — Discharge of committee considering resolu-

Page 245 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 912 the Senate, or by a Member or Members of the Senate designated by such chairman. (b) A resolution with respect to a reorganiza- tion plan shall be referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Operations of the House (and all resolutions with respect to the same plan shall be referred to the same com- mittee) by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be. The committee shall make its rec- ommendations to the House of Representatives or the Senate, respectively, within 75 calendar days of continuous session of Congress following the date of such resolution’s introduction. (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 397; Pub. L. 95–17, § 2, Apr. 6, 1977, 91 Stat. 33; Pub. L. 98–614, § 3(b)(3), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3192.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Derivation U.S. Code Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large .................. 5 U.S.C. 133z–12. June 20, 1949, ch. 226, § 203, 63 Stat. 207. Standard changes are made to conform with the defi- nitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1984—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–614 substituted ‘‘75 cal- endar days’’ for ‘‘45 calendar days’’. 1977—Pub. L. 95–17 substituted ‘‘Introduction and ref- erence of resolution’’ for ‘‘Reference of resolution to committee’’ in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (b), substituted ‘‘the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Com- mittee on Government Operations of the House’’ for ‘‘a committee’’ and inserted requirement that the Com- mittee shall make its recommendation to the House or Senate within 45 calendar days of continuous session of Congress following the date of a resolution’s introduc- tion, and added subsec. (a). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Governmental Affairs of Senate changed to Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- ernmental Affairs of Senate, effective Jan. 4, 2005, by Senate Resolution No. 445, One Hundred Eighth Con- gress, Oct. 9, 2004. Committee on Government Operations of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Rep- resentatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Government Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999. Committee on Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Rep- resentatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2019. Com- mittee on Oversight and Reform of House of Represent- atives changed to Committee on Oversight and Ac- countability of House of Representatives by House Res- olution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023. § 911. Discharge of committee considering resolu- tion If the committee to which is referred a resolu- tion introduced pursuant to subsection (a) of section 910 (or, in the absence of such a resolu- tion, the first resolution introduced with respect to the same reorganization plan) has not re- ported such resolution or identical resolution at the end of 75 calendar days of continuous session of Congress after its introduction, such com- mittee shall be deemed to be discharged from further consideration of such resolution and such resolution shall be placed on the appro- priate calendar of the House involved. (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 397; Pub. L. 92–179, § 5, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 576; Pub. L. 95–17, § 2, Apr. 6, 1977, 91 Stat. 34; Pub. L. 98–614, § 3(b)(4), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3192.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Derivation U.S. Code Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large .................. 5 U.S.C. 133z–13. June 20, 1949, ch. 226, § 204, 63 Stat. 207. In subsection (a), the words ‘‘at the end of 10 calendar days . . . it is’’ are substituted for ‘‘before the expira- tion of ten calendar days . . . it shall then (but not be- fore) be’’. In subsection (b), the words ‘‘A motion to discharge’’ are substituted for ‘‘Such motion’’. Standard changes are made to conform with the defi- nitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1984—Pub. L. 98–614 substituted ‘‘75 calendar days’’ for ‘‘45 calendar days’’. 1977—Pub. L. 95–17 substituted provisions deeming the committee discharged from further consideration of a resolution where that committee has not reported the resolution within 45 days of continuous session of Congress after the resolution’s introduction for provi- sions permitting a motion to discharge a committee where the committee considering a resolution has not reported the resolution within 20 calendar days after the resolution’s introduction, provisions permitting a motion to discharge to be made only by an individual favoring the resolution and limiting debate to 1 hour, and provisions prohibiting a renewal of a motion to dis- charge where the original motion was agreed to or dis- agreed to or the making of another motion with respect to a resolution from the same reorganization plan. 1971—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92–179 substituted ‘‘20 cal- endar days’’ for ‘‘10 calendar days’’. § 912. Procedure after report or discharge of committee; debate; vote on final passage (a) When the committee has reported, or has been deemed to be discharged (under section 911) from further consideration of, a resolution with respect to a reorganization plan, it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for any Member of the respective House to move to proceed to the consideration of the resolu- tion. The motion is highly privileged and is not debatable. The motion shall not be subject to