Rule No. 16 Reference to More Than One Committee

Whenever any pending matter is referred to more than one committee for consideration and report, such committees may consider the same in joint session as a joint committee. The chairman of the committee first named shall preside at such joint sessions and each member of the joint committee shall have one vote for each committee of which he is a member composing the joint committee. A majority of the individual members of the several committees shall constitute a quorum of such joint committee. Its report shall be made in the same manner and under the same rules as reports are made by a standing committee.

(Res. 1-64. Passed 1-14-64.)