Duties of commission

(a) Study The Commission shall study— (1) the current size of the membership of the House of Representatives considering— (A) the correlation between the current size of the House and fair representation and efficacy; and (B) whether an expanded House of Representatives can better serve Congress’ core Article 1 function; (2) the option of a one-time expansion compared to the feasibility of recurring expansions; (3) the so called Cube Root Law, Wyoming Rule, and other relevant methods to increase the size of the House of Representatives; (4) the cost implications and practical challenges to the House of Representatives associated with expanding the number of members of the House of Representatives including the logistics for— (A) offices and meeting spaces; (B) congressional support entities; (C) hiring congressional staff; (D) voting by members of the House of Representatives; (E) House administration offices; and (F) funding; (5) how countries with similar legislative structures expanded their legislative bodies and the outcomes of such expansions; (6) the historical context of the last time the number of members of the House of Representatives was changed and key motivations behind the amendments made by the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial census and to provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress, approved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a); (7) whether an expanded House of Representatives can better exercise the powers vested in Article I of the Constitution; (8) how expanding the number of members of the House of Representatives may affect district size variance across States and impact underrepresented constituencies; and (9) the potential effects of an expanded House of Representative on the ability of the House to enact laws. (b) Consultation In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Commission shall consult with the Architect of the Capitol, the Administrator of General Services, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and such other persons as the Commission considers appropriate. (c) Report and proposals Not later than 2 years after the first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit to the President and to the Congress a report of the study of the Commission, and shall include in the report proposals based on such study for— (1) expanding the size of the membership of the House of Representatives; (2) potential ways to expand the House of Representatives to bolster the key role of the House of Representatives in representing the American people in Congress; and (3) solutions to any identified challenges that may arise from such expansion.