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- ↑ "Chairman Smith Announces Subcommittee Chairmen". January 7, 2011. Archived from the original on January 12, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
- ↑ Rep. Conyers is an ex officio member of all subcommittees as Chair of the full committee, but is already a full member of this subcommittee