A new bill, H.R. 1, has been placed in the House hopper. While the bill deals mostly with transportation matters, it also deals with veterans’ affairs. Which of the following statements is true? The entire bill must be assigned to the Committee on Transportation by complex referral The entire bill must be assigned to the Veterans’ Affairs Committee by simple referral The bill cannot be “killed” at the assignment stage Part of the bill can be assigned to the Committee on Transportation while part of it can be assigned to the Veterans’ Affairs Committee at the same time by split referral

A new bill, H.R. 1, has been placed in the House hopper. While the bill deals mostly with transportation matters, it also deals with veterans’ affairs. Which of the following statements is true? The entire bill must be assigned to the Committee on Transportation by complex referral The entire bill must be assigned to the Veterans’ Affairs Committee by simple referral The bill cannot be “killed” at the assignment stage Part of the bill can be assigned to the Committee on Transportation while part of it can be assigned to the Veterans’ Affairs Committee at the same time by split referral