The House of Representatives voted Friday to establish a Select Committee for the Modernization of Congress. Title II of the House rules package, which includes a provision on tech modernization, ...

The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress is ready to put most of its recommendations up for a vote in the House. The members of the bipartisan group announced on Tuesday that they will ...

Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.), pictured in August 2022, was part of a select committee on modernizing Congress that recommended pay raises for congressional staffers. (Meg Kinnard/AP) Analysis by ...

Modernizing Congress is a national security imperative by Lorelei Kelly and Marci Harris, opinion contributors - 11/02/19 5:00 PM ET ...

The House Select Modernization of Congress Committee heard recommendations on how to modernize the nation's legislative body and how it operates. Topics included the pros and cons of adding more ...

As the 117th Congress begins a new session, it faces an important question: What kinds of institutional reforms are needed to help the House and Senate meet modern challenges?

Reps. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Will Timmons (R-SC), chair and vice chair of the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, spoke about recommendations their committee made to improve ...

Congress is an underperforming institution—hindered by its own self-divestment, defied by Democratic and Republican administrations, and struggling to navigate deepening political polarization ...

Slow to adapt. Like many institutions, Congress resists change; only the COVID-19 pandemic pushed it to allow online hearings and bill introductions. Before 2020, whiteboards, sticky notes, and ...

Congress is the world’s most powerful representative assembly. Yet, like much of the U.S. government, it does not have adequate 21st century technology knowledge or modern digital infrastructure ...