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This article focuses on information selection in the United States House of Representatives. It asks, "Is the selection process in the House similar to the information selection process in other organizations?" Information selection fills three primary roles: an informing role, a supportive role, and a legitimizing role. The latter two roles may be more important in the House than in other organizations, since it is a more political setting. The article is based on an analysis of all hearings between 1978 and 1982 that dealt with the licensing and siting of nuclear power plants and nuclear waste management. It is shown that the organizational perspective is informative in explaining information search and selection processes within the House of Representatives.