[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 28 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 28 Eliminating the restriction that witnesses may appear remotely at proceedings of committees of the House of Representatives only at the discretion of the chair of the committee. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2025 Ms. Perez (for herself and Mr. Golden of Maine) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Eliminating the restriction that witnesses may appear remotely at proceedings of committees of the House of Representatives only at the discretion of the chair of the committee. Resolved, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This resolution may be cited as the ``Bringing Real Ideas, Data, and Genuine Experience to Congress Resolution'' or the ``BRIDGE to Congress Resolution''. SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF RESTRICTION THAT WITNESSES MAY APPEAR REMOTELY AT COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS ONLY AT DISCRETION OF CHAIR. Section 3(i)(1) of House Resolution 5, agreed to January 3, 2025, is amended by striking ``at the discretion of the chair of the committee and''. <all>