PART 1 - HEARINGS

1. Establishment
   1. Any House of Representatives Committee may host a hearing related to their policy area
   2. All hearings shall be public
   3. The House of Representatives Committee must have a panel of no less than three and no more than five members, including;
      1. The Committee Chairperson or the Committee Vice Chairperson (The Chair)
      2. At least two other Committee members
          
2. Decorum
   1. All spectators shall remain silent and respectful, and continue to follow all White House laws
   2. The Chair may remove any members who fail to follow this section during a hearing
       
3. Procedures
   1. All hearing proceedings shall follow the following procedure;
      1. The Defendant shall swear an oath, may give an opening statement, and shall be questioned by the Committee
      2. Any witnesses called upon by the committee shall swear an oath, may give an opening statement, and shall be questioned by the Committee
      3. The Defendant may give a closing statement
      4. The Committee shall give their final statement / verdict
   2. The following shall be the oath used during hearings;
      1. “Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you will give before this Committee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?”
   3. There shall be a mandatory recess of at least three minutes and no more than fifteen minutes for every hour the hearing is active
       
4. Legislative Hearings
   1. The Senior Leadership of the House of Representatives may hold public legislative hearings to discuss legislation which has reached at least stage three of the legislative process
   2. Legislative hearings may question a whole range of witnesses under oath asking for their professional and personal opinions

PART 2 - SUBPOENAS

1. Power
   1. Subpoenas may be used to;
      1. Order a person to attend a hearing or court proceeding
      2. Require a document or evidence to be submitted in a hearing or court proceeding
   2. The Chairperson of a House of Representatives Committee with jurisdiction over the relevant policy area, or the Court has the power to issue a subpoena under this Part
   3. In any court, the Prosecution and Defense may request the court to issue a subpoena
      1. The Department of Justice may intervene and deny a subpoena request if it is reviewed to be irrelevant or unneeded
          
2. Message
   1. In any cases where a subpoena is issued, the following information must be included;
      1. A brief statement of the power vested in the Chairperson or Court to issue a subpoena
      2. The username of the individual or group required to attend
      3. The topic of the House of Representatives Hearing, or the docket number, case description, and parties of the trial
      4. The reason as to why the attendance of the individual/group is required
      5. A statement informing that they shall testify under oath, and lying under oath is considered Perjury, and the Class of the offense of Perjury
      6. This framework may be altered for subpoenas regarding documents and/or evidence
          
3. Executive Privilege
   1. The President and Vice President may choose to not go to any hearing or court date in which they’ve been subpoenaed to attend
   2. Executive privilege may be revoked for a hearing or court date by the House of Representatives via resolution of 80% or higher
       
4. Self-Incrimination
   1. As stated in Article 8(1)(5) of the Constitution, nobody shall be required to self incriminate, and any member may state they wish to “plead the fifth”

PART 3 - POWERS TO AMEND

1. All amendments made to Part 1 of this Act by bills must have received the Speaker’s response
2. All amendments made to Part 2 of this Act by bills must have received the Speaker’s and Chief Justice’s responses