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107th Congress Committee
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RULES FOR THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
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HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES
MICHAEL G. OXLEY, Ohio, Chairman
JAMES A. LEACH, Iowa JOHN J. LaFALCE, New York
MARGE ROUKEMA, New Jersey, Vice BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts
Chair PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska MAXINE WATERS, California
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama LUIS V. GUTIERREZ, Illinois
MICHAEL N. CASTLE, Delaware NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ, New York
PETER T. KING, New York MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina
EDWARD R. ROYCE, California GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York
FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma KEN BENTSEN, Texas
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio JAMES H. MALONEY, Connecticut
BOB BARR, Georgia DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon
SUE W. KELLY, New York JULIA CARSON, Indiana
RON PAUL, Texas BRAD SHERMAN, California
PAUL E. GILLMOR, Ohio MAX SANDLIN, Texas
CHRISTOPHER COX, California GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York
DAVE WELDON, Florida BARBARA LEE, California
JIM RYUN, Kansas FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
BOB RILEY, Alabama JAY INSLEE, Washington
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois
DONALD A. MANZULLO, Illinois DENNIS MOORE, Kansas
WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas
DOUG OSE, California STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES, Ohio
JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts
MARK GREEN, Wisconsin HAROLD E. FORD Jr., Tennessee
PATRICK J. TOOMEY, Pennsylvania RUBEN HINOJOSA, Texas
CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut KEN LUCAS, Kentucky
JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
VITO FOSSELLA, New York JOSEPH CROWLEY, New York
GARY G. MILLER, California WILLIAM LACY CLAY, Missouri
ERIC CANTOR, Virginia STEVE ISRAEL, New York
FELIX J. GRUCCI, Jr., New York MIKE ROSS, Arizona
MELISSA A. HART, Pennsylvania
SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont
MIKE FERGUSON, New Jersey
MIKE ROGERS, Michigan
PATRICK J. TIBERI, Ohio
Terry Haines, Chief Counsel and Staff Director
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RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCIAL SERVICES
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
107TH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
Rule 1
General Provisions
(a) The rules of the House are the rules of the Committee
on Financial Services (hereinafter in these rules referred to
as the ``Committee'') and its subcommittees so far as
applicable, except that a motion to recess from day to day, and
a motion to dispense with the first reading (in full) of a bill
or resolution, if printed copies are available, are privileged
motions in the Committee and shall be considered without
debate. A proposed investigative or oversight report shall be
considered as read if it has been available to the members of
the Committee for at least 24 hours (excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is in session
on such day).
(b) Each subcommittee is a part of the Committee, and is
subject to the authority and direction of the Committee and to
its rules so far as applicable.
(c) The provisions of clause 2 of rule XI of the Rules of
the House are incorporated by reference as the rules of the
Committee to the extent applicable.
Rule 2
Meetings
Calling of Meetings
(a)(1) The Committee shall regularly meet on the first
Tuesday of each month when the House is in session.
(2) A regular meeting of the Committee may be
dispensed with if, in the judgment of the Chairman of
the Committee (hereinafter in these rules referred to
as the ``Chair''), there is no need for the meeting.
(3) Additional regular meetings and hearings of the
Committee may be called by the Chair, in accordance
with clause 2(g)(3) of rule XI of the rules of the
House.
(4) Special meetings shall be called and convened by
the Chair as provided in clause 2(c)(2) of rule XI of
the Rules of the House.
Notice for Meetings
(b)(1) The Chair shall notify each member of the Committee
of the agenda of each regular meeting of the Committee at least
two calendar days before the time of the meeting.
(2) The Chair shall provide to each member of the
Committee, at least two calendar days before the time
of each regular meeting for each measure or matter on
the agenda a copy of--
(A) the measure or materials relating to the
matter in question; and
(B) an explanation of the measure or matter
to be considered, which, in the case of an
explanation of a bill, resolution, or similar
measure, shall include a summary of the major
provisions of the legislation, an explanation
of the relationship of the measure to present
law, and a summary of the need for the
legislation.
(3) The agenda and materials required under this
subsection shall be provided to each member of the
Committee at least three calendar days before the time
of the meeting where the measure or matter to be
considered was not approved for full Committee
consideration by a subcommittee of jurisdiction.
(4) The provisions of this subsection may be waived
by a two-thirds vote of the Committee, or by the Chair
with the concurrence of the ranking minority member.
Rule 3
Meeting and Hearing Procedures
In General
(a)(1) Meetings and hearings of the Committee shall be
called to order and presided over by the Chair or, in the
Chair's absence, by the member designated by the Chair as the
Vice Chair of the Committee, or by the ranking majority member
of the Committee present as Acting Chair.
(2) Meetings and hearings of the committee shall be
open to the public unless closed in accordance with
clause 2(g) of rule XI of the Rules of the House.
(3) Any meeting or hearing of the Committee that is
open to the public shall be open to coverage by
television broadcast, radio broadcast, and still
photography in accordance with the provisions of clause
4 of rule XI of the Rules of the House (which are
incorporated by reference as part of these rules).
Operation and use of any Committee operated broadcast
system shall be fair and nonpartisan and in accordance
with clause 4(b) of rule XI and all other applicable
rules of the Committee and the House.
(4) Opening statements by members at the beginning of
any hearing or meeting of the Committee shall be
limited to 5 minutes each for the Chair or ranking
minority member, or their respective designee, and 3
minutes each for all other members.
(5) No person, other than a Member of Congress,
Committee staff, or an employee of a Member when that
Member has an amendment under consideration, may stand
in or be seated at the rostrum area of the Committee
rooms unless the Chair determines otherwise.
Quorum
(b)(1) For the purpose of taking testimony and receiving
evidence, two members of the Committee shall constitute a
quorum.
(2) A majority of the members of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum for the purposes of reporting any
measure or matter, of authorizing a subpoena, of
closing a meeting or hearing pursuant to clause 2(g) of
rule XI of the rules of the House (except as provided
in clause 2(g)(2)(A) and (B)) or of releasing executive
session material pursuant to clause 2(k)(7) of rule XI
of the rules of the House.
(3) For the purpose of taking any action other than
those specified in paragraph (2) one-third of the
members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.
Voting
(c)(1) No vote may be conducted on any measure or matter
pending before the Committee unless the requisite number of
members of the Committee is actually present for such purpose.
(2) A record vote of the Committee shall be provided
on any question before the Committee upon the request
of one-fifth of the members present.
(3) No vote by any member of the Committee on any
measure or matter may be cast by proxy.
(4) In accordance with clause 2(e)(1)(B) of rule XI,
a record of the vote of each member of the Committee on
each record vote on any measure or matter before the
Committee shall be available for public inspection at
the offices of the Committee, and, with respect to any
record vote on any motion to report or on any
amendment, shall be included in the report of the
Committee showing the total number of votes cast for
and against and the names of those members voting for
and against.
Hearing Procedures
(d)(1)(A) The Chair shall make public announcement of the
date, place, and subject matter of any committee hearing at
least one week before the commencement of the hearing, unless
the Chair, with the concurrence of the ranking minority member,
or the Committee by majority vote with a quorum present for the
transaction of business, determines there is good cause to
begin the hearing sooner, in which case the Chair shall make
the announcement at the earliest possible date.
(B) Not less than three days before the
commencement of a hearing announced under this
paragraph, the Chair shall provide to the
members of the Committee a concise summary of
the subject of the hearing, or, in the case of
a hearing on a measure or matter, a copy of the
measure or materials relating to the matter in
question and a concise explanation of the
measure or matter to be considered. (2) To the
greatest extent practicable--
(A) each witness who is to appear before the
Committee shall file with the Committee two
business days in advance of the appearance
sufficient copies (including a copy in
electronic form), as determined by the Chair,
of a written statement of proposed testimony
and shall limit the oral presentation to the
Committee to brief summary thereof; and
(B) each witness appearing in a non-
governmental capacity shall include with the
written statement of proposed testimony a
curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the amount
and source (by agency and program) of any
Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract
(or subcontract thereof) received during the
current fiscal year or either of the two
preceding fiscal years.
(3) The requirements of paragraph (2)(A) may be
modified or waived by the Chair when the Chair
determines it to be in the best interest of the
Committee.
(4) The five-minute rule shall be observed in the
interrogation of witnesses before the Committee until
each member of the Committee has had an opportunity to
question the witnesses. No member shall be recognized
for a second period of 5 minutes to interrogate
witnesses until each member of the Committee present
has been recognized once for that purpose.
(5) Whenever any hearing is conducted by the
Committee on any measure or matter, the minority party
members of the Committee shall be entitled, upon the
request of a majority of them before the completion of
the hearing, to call witnesses with respect to that
measure or matter during at least one day of hearing
thereon.
Subpoenas and Oaths
(e)(1) Pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule XI of the Rules of
the House, a subpoena may be authorized and issued by the
Committee or a subcommittee in the conduct of any investigation
or series of investigations or activities, only when authorized
by a majority of the members voting, a majority being present,
or pursuant to paragraph (2).
(2) The Chair, with the concurrence of the ranking
minority member, may authorize and issue subpoenas
under such clause during any period for which the House
has adjourned for a period in excess of 3 days when, in
the opinion of the Chair, authorization and issuance of
the subpoena is necessary to obtain the material or
testimony set forth in the subpoena. The Chair shall
report to the members of the Committee on the
authorization and issuance of a subpoena during the
recess period as soon as practicable, but in no event
later than one week after service of such subpoena.
(3) Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the Chair
or by any member designated by the Committee, and may
be served by any person designated by the Chair or such
member.
(4) The Chair, or any member of the Committee
designated by the Chair, may administer oaths to
witnesses before the Committee.
Special Procedures
(f)(1)(A) Commemorative medals and coins.--It shall not be
in order for the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy,
Technology, and Economic Growth to hold a hearing on any
commemorative medal or commemorative coin legislation unless
the legislation is cosponsored by at least two-thirds of the
members of the House and has been recommended by the U.S.
Mint's Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee in the
case of a commemorative coin.
(B) It shall not be in order for the
subcommittee to approve a bill or measure
authorizing commemorative coins for
consideration by the full Committee which does
not conform with the mintage restrictions
established by section 5112 of title 31, United
States Code.
(C) In considering legislation authorizing
Congressional gold medals, the subcommittee
shall apply the following standards--
(i) the recipient shall be a natural
person;
(ii) the recipient shall have
performed an achievement that has an
impact on American history and culture
that is likely to be recognized as a
major achievement in the recipient's
field long after the achievement;
(iii) the recipient shall not have
received a medal previously for the
same or substantially the same
achievement;
(iv) the recipient shall be living
or, if deceased, shall have been
deceased for not less than 5 years and
not more than 25 years;
(v) the achievements were performed
in the recipient's field of endeavor,
and represent either a lifetime of
continuous superior achievements or a
single achievement so significant that
the recipient is recognized and
acclaimed by others in the same field,
as evidenced by the recipient having
received the highest honors in the
field.
(2) Testimony of certain officials.--
(A) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(4), when
the Chair announces a hearing of the Committee
for the purpose of receiving--
(i) testimony from the Chairman of
the Federal Reserve Board pursuant to
section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act
(12 U.S.C. 221 et seq.), or
(ii) testimony from the Chairman of
the Federal Reserve Board or a member
of the President's cabinet at the
invitation of the Chair,
the Chair may, in consultation with the ranking
minority member, limit the number and duration
of opening statements to be delivered at such
hearing. The limitation shall be included in
the announcement made pursuant to subsection
(d)(1)(A), and shall provide that the opening
statements of all members of the Committee
shall be made a part of the hearing record.
Rule 4
Procedures for Reporting Measures or Matters
(a) No measure or matter shall be reported from the
Committee unless a majority of the Committee is actually
present.
(b) The Chair of the Committee shall report or cause to be
reported promptly to the House any measure approved by the
Committee and take necessary steps to bring a matter to a vote.
(c) The report of the Committee on a measure which has been
approved by the Committee shall be filed within seven calendar
days (exclusive of days on which the House is not in session)
after the day on which there has been filed with the clerk of
the Committee a written request, signed by a majority of the
members of the Committee, for the reporting of that measure
pursuant to the provisions of clause 2(b)(2) of rule XIII of
the Rules of the House.
(d) All reports printed by the Committee pursuant to a
legislative study or investigation and not approved by a
majority vote of the Committee shall contain the following
disclaimer on the cover of such report: ``This report has not
been officially adopted by the Committee on Financial Services
and may not necessarily reflect the views of its Members.''
Rule 5
Subcommittees
Establishment and Responsibilities of Subcommittees
(a)(1) There shall be 6 subcommittees of the Committee as
follows:
(A) Subcommittee on capital markets,
insurance, and government sponsored
enterprises.--The jurisdiction of the
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and
Government Sponsored Enterprises includes--
(i) securities, exchanges, and
finance;
(ii) capital markets activities;
(iii) activities involving futures,
forwards, options, and other types of
derivative instruments;
(iv) secondary market organizations
for home mortgages including the
Federal National Mortgage Association,
the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, and the Federal
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation;
(v) the Office of Federal Housing
Enterprise Oversight;
(vi) the Federal Home Loan Banks; and
(vii) insurance generally.
(B) Subcommittee on domestic monetary policy,
technology, and economic growth.--The
jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Domestic
Monetary Policy, Technology, and Economic
Growth includes--
(i) financial aid to all sectors and
elements within the economy;
(ii) economic growth and
stabilization;
(iii) defense production matters as
contained in the Defense Production Act
of 1950, as amended;
(iv) domestic monetary policy, and
agencies which directly or indirectly
affect domestic monetary policy,
including the effect of such policy and
other financial actions on interest
rates, the allocation of credit, and
the structure and functioning of
domestic financial institutions;
(v) coins, coinage, currency, and
medals, including commemorative coins
and medals, proof and mint sets and
other special coins, the Coinage Act of
1965, gold and silver, including the
coinage thereof (but not the par value
of gold), gold medals, counterfeiting,
currency denominations and design, the
distribution of coins, and the
operations of the Bureau of the Mint
and the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing; and
(vi) development of new or
alternative forms of currency.
(C) Subcommittee on financial institutions
and consumer credit.--The jurisdiction of the
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Consumer Credit includes--
(i) all agencies, including the
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System and the
Federal Reserve System, the Office of
Thrift Supervision, and the National
Credit Union Administration, which
directly or indirectly exercise
supervisory or regulatory authority in
connection with, or provide deposit
insurance for, financial institutions,
and the establishment of interest rate
ceilings on deposits;
(ii) the chartering, branching,
merger, acquisition, consolidation, or
conversion of financial institutions;
(iii) consumer credit, including the
provision of consumer credit by
insurance companies, and further
including those matters in the Consumer
Credit Protection Act dealing with
truth in lending, extortionate credit
transactions, restrictions on
garnishments, fair credit reporting and
the use of credit information by credit
bureaus and credit providers, equal
credit opportunity, debt collection
practices, and electronic funds
transfers;
(iv) creditor remedies and debtor
defenses, Federal aspects of the
Uniform Consumer Credit Code, credit
and debit cards, and the preemption of
State usury laws;
(v) consumer access to financial
services, including the Home Mortgage
Disclosure Act and the Community
Reinvestment Act;
(vi) the terms and rules of
disclosure of financial services,
including the advertisement, promotion
and pricing of financial services, and
availability of government check
cashing services;
(vii) deposit insurance; and
(viii) consumer access to savings
accounts and checking accounts in
financial institutions, including
lifeline banking and other consumer
accounts.
(D) Subcommittee on housing and community
opportunity.--The jurisdiction of the
Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunity includes--
(i) housing (except programs
administered by the Department of
Veterans Affairs), including mortgage
and loan insurance pursuant to the
National Housing Act; rural housing;
housing and homeless assistance
programs; all activities of the
Government National Mortgage
Association; private mortgage
insurance; housing construction and
design and safety standards; housing-
related energy conservation; housing
research and demonstration programs;
financial and technical assistance for
nonprofit housing sponsors; housing
counseling and technical assistance;
regulation of the housing industry
(including landlord/tenant relations);
and real estate lending including
regulation of settlement procedures;
(ii) community development and
community and neighborhood planning,
training and research; national urban
growth policies; urban/rural research
and technologies; and regulation of
interstate land sales;
(iii) government sponsored insurance
programs, including those offering
protection against crime, fire, flood
(and related land use controls),
earthquake and other natural hazards;
and
(iv) the qualifications for and
designation of Empowerment Zones and
Enterprise Communities (other than
matters relating to tax benefits).
(E) Subcommittee on international monetary
policy and trade.--The jurisdiction of the
Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy
and Trade includes--
(i) multilateral development lending
institutions, including activities of
the National Advisory Council on
International Monetary and Financial
Policies as related thereto, and
monetary and financial developments as
they relate to the activities and
objectives of such institutions;
(ii) international trade, including
but not limited to the activities of
the Export-Import Bank;
(iii) the International Monetary
Fund, its permanent and temporary
agencies, and all matters related
thereto; and
(iv) international investment
policies, both as they relate to United
States investments for trade purposes
by citizens of the United States and
investments made by all foreign
entities in the United States;
(F) Subcommittee on oversight and
investigations.--The jurisdiction of the
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
includes--
(i) the oversight of all agencies,
departments, programs, and matters
within the jurisdiction of the
Committee, including the development of
recommendations with regard to the
necessity or desirability of enacting,
changing, or repealing any legislation
within the jurisdiction of the
Committee, and for conducting
investigations within such
jurisdiction; and
(ii) research and analysis regarding
matters within the jurisdiction of the
Committee, including the impact or
probable impact of tax policies
affecting matters within the
jurisdiction of the Committee.
(2) In addition, each such subcommittee shall have
specific responsibility for such other measures or
matters as the Chair refers to it.
(3) Each subcommittee of the Committee shall review
and study, on a continuing basis, the application,
administration, execution, and effectiveness of those
laws, or parts of laws, the subject matter of which is
within its general responsibility.
Referral of Measures and Matters to Subcommittees
(b)(1) The Chair shall regularly refer to one or more
subcommittees such measures and matters as the Chair deems
appropriate given its jurisdiction and responsibilities. In
making such a referral, the Chair may designate a subcommittee
of primary jurisdiction and subcommittees of additional or
sequential jurisdiction.
(2) All other measures or matters shall be subject to
consideration by the full Committee.
(3) In referring any measure or matter to a
subcommittee, the Chair may specify a date by which the
subcommittee shall report thereon to the Committee.
(4) The Committee by motion may discharge a
subcommittee from consideration of any measure or
matter referred to a subcommittee of the Committee.
Composition of Subcommittees
(c)(1) Members shall be elected to each subcommittee and to
the positions of chair and ranking minority member thereof, in
accordance with the rules of the respective party caucuses. The
Chair of the Committee shall designate a member of the majority
party on each subcommittee as its vice chair.
(2) The Chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee shall be ex officio members with voting
privileges of each subcommittee of which they are not
assigned as members and may be counted for purposes of
establishing a quorum in such subcommittees.
(3) The subcommittees shall be comprised as
follows:
(A) The Subcommittee on Capital
Markets, Insurance, and Government
Sponsored Enterprises shall be
comprised of 47 members, 25 elected by
the majority caucus and 22 elected by
the minority caucus.
(B) The Subcommittee on Domestic
Monetary Policy, Technology, and
Economic Growth shall be comprised of
26 members, 14 elected by the majority
caucus and 12 elected by the minority
caucus.
(C) The Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions and Commercial Credit
shall be comprised of 47 members, 25
elected by the majority caucus and 22
elected by the minority caucus.
(D) The Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Opportunity shall be
comprised of 26 members, 14 elected by
the majority caucus and 12 elected by
the minority caucus.
(E) The Subcommittee on International
Monetary Policy and Trade shall be
comprised of 26 members, 14 elected by
the majority caucus and 12 elected by
the minority caucus.
(F) The Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations shall be comprised of 20
members, 11 elected by the majority
caucus and 9 elected by the minority
caucus.
Subcommittee Meetings and Hearings
(d)(1) Each subcommittee of the Committee is authorized to
meet, hold hearings, receive testimony, mark up legislation,
and report to the full Committee on any measure or matter
referred to it, consistent with subsection (a).
(2) No subcommittee of the Committee may meet or hold
a hearing at the same time as a meeting or hearing of
the Committee.
(3) The chair of each subcommittee shall set hearing
and meeting dates only with the approval of the Chair
with a view toward assuring the availability of meeting
rooms and avoiding simultaneous scheduling of Committee
and subcommittee meetings or hearings.
Effect of a Vacancy
(e) Any vacancy in the membership of a subcommittee shall
not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the
functions of the subcommittee as long as the required quorum is
present.
Records
(f) Each subcommittee of the Committee shall provide the
full Committee with copies of such records of votes taken in
the subcommittee and such other records with respect to the
subcommittee as the Chair deems necessary for the Committee to
comply with all rules and regulations of the House.
Rule 6
Staff
In General
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
professional and other staff of the Committee shall be
appointed, and may be removed by the Chair, and shall work
under the general supervision and direction of the Chair.
(2) All professional and other staff provided to the
minority party members of the Committee shall be
appointed, and may be removed, by the ranking minority
member of the Committee, and shall work under the
general supervision and direction of such member.
(3) It is intended that the skills and experience of
all members of the Committee staff be available to all
members of the Committee.
Subcommittee Staff
(b) From funds made available for the appointment of staff,
the Chair of the Committee shall, pursuant to clause 6(d) of
rule X of the Rules of the House, ensure that sufficient staff
is made available so that each subcommittee can carry out its
responsibilities under the rules of the Committee and that the
minority party is treated fairly in the appointment of such
staff.
Compensation of Staff
(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Chair shall
fix the compensation of all professional and other staff of the
Committee.
(2) The ranking minority member shall fix the
compensation of all professional and other staff
provided to the minority party members of the
Committee.
Rule 7
Budget and Travel
Budget
(a)(1) The Chair, in consultation with other members of the
Committee, shall prepare for each Congress a budget providing
amounts for staff, necessary travel, investigation, and other
expenses of the Committee and its subcommittees.
(2) From the amount provided to the Committee in the
primary expense resolution adopted by the House of
Representatives, the Chair, after consultation with the
ranking minority member, shall designate an amount to
be under the direction of the ranking minority member
for the compensation of the minority staff, travel
expenses of minority members and staff, and minority
office expenses. All expenses of minority members and
staff shall be paid for out of the amount so set aside.
Travel
(b)(1) The Chair may authorize travel for any member and
any staff member of the Committee in connection with activities
or subject matters under the general jurisdiction of the
Committee. Before such authorization is granted, there shall be
submitted to the Chair in writing the following:
(A) The purpose of the travel.
(B) The dates during which the travel is to
occur.
(C) The names of the States or countries to
be visited and the length of time to be spent
in each.
(D) The names of members and staff of the
Committee for whom the authorization is sought.
(2) Members and staff of the Committee shall make a
written report to the Chair on any travel they have
conducted under this subsection, including a
description of their itinerary, expenses, and
activities, and of pertinent information gained as a
result of such travel.
(3) Members and staff of the Committee performing
authorized travel on official business shall be
governed by applicable laws, resolutions, and
regulations of the House and of the Committee on House
Administration.
Rule 8
Committee Administration
Records
(a)(1) There shall be a transcript made of each regular
meeting and hearing of the Committee, and the transcript may be
printed if the Chair decides it is appropriate or if a majority
of the members of the Committee requests such printing. Any
such transcripts shall be a substantially verbatim account of
remarks actually made during the proceedings, subject only to
technical, grammatical, and typographical corrections
authorized by the person making the remarks. Nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to require that all such
transcripts be subject to correction and publication.
(2) The Committee shall keep a record of all actions
of the Committee and of its subcommittees. The record
shall contain all information required by clause
2(e)(1) of rule XI of the Rules of the House and shall
be available for public inspection at reasonable times
in the offices of the Committee.
(3) All Committee hearings, records, data, charts,
and files shall be kept separate and distinct from the
congressional office records of the Chair, shall be the
property of the House, and all Members of the House
shall have access thereto as provided in clause 2(e)(2)
of rule XI of the Rules of the House.
(4) The records of the Committee at the National
Archives and Records Administration shall be made
available for public use in accordance with rule VII of
the Rules of the House of Representatives. The Chair
shall notify the ranking minority member of any
decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of
the rule, to withhold a record otherwise available, and
the matter shall be presented to the Committee for a
determination on written request of any member of the
Committee.
Committee Publications on the Internet
(b) To the maximum extent feasible, the Committee shall
make its publications available in electronic form.
Appendix
Applicable Provisions of Clauses 1, 2, and 4 of Rule XI and Clauses 2
and 3 of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives for the
107th Congress
January 3, 2001
RULE XI: Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business
Clauses 1 and 2: Rules for Standing Committees
In general
1. (a)(1)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), the
Rules of the House are the rules of its committees and
subcommittees so far as applicable.
(B) A motion to recess from day to day, and a
motion to dispense with the first reading (in
full) of a bill or resolution, if printed
copies are available, each shall be privileged
in committees and subcommittees and shall be
decided without debate.
(2) Each subcommittee is a part of its committee and
is subject to the authority and direction of that
committee and to its rules, so far as applicable.
(b)(1) Each committee may conduct at any time such
investigations and studies as it considers necessary or
appropriate in the exercise of its responsibilities under rule
X. Subject to the adoption of expense resolutions as required
by clause 6 of rule X, each committee may incur expenses,
including travel expenses, in connection with such
investigations and studies.
(2) A proposed investigative or oversight report
shall be considered as read in committee if it has been
available to the members for at least 24 hours
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except
when the House is in session on such a day).
(3) A report of an investigation or study conducted
jointly by more than one committee may be filed
jointly, provided that each of the committees complies
independently with all requirements for approval and
filing of the report.
(4) After an adjournment sine die of the last regular
session of a Congress, an investigative or oversight
report may be filed with the Clerk at any time,
provided that a member who gives timely notice of
intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional
views shall be entitled to not less than seven calendar
days in which to submit such views for inclusion in the
report.
(c) Each committee may have printed and bound such
testimony and other data as may be presented at hearings held
by the committee or its subcommittees. All costs of
stenographic services and transcripts in connection with a
meeting or hearing of a committee shall be paid from the
applicable accounts of the House described in clause 1(i)(1) of
rule X.
(d)(1) Each committee shall submit to the House not later
than January 2 of each odd-numbered year a report on the
activities of that committee under this rule and rule X during
the Congress ending at noon on January 3 of such year.
(2) Such report shall include separate sections
summarizing the legislative and oversight activities of
that committee during that Congress.
(3) The oversight section of such report shall
include a summary of the oversight plans submitted by
the committee under clause 2(d) of rule X, a summary of
the actions taken and recommendations made with respect
to each such plan, a summary of any additional
oversight activities undertaken by that committee, and
any recommendations made or actions taken thereon.
(4) After an adjournment sine die of the last regular
session of a Congress, the chairman of a committee may
file an activities report under subparagraph (1) with
the Clerk at any time and without approval of the
committee, provided that--
(A) a copy of the report has been available
to each member of the committee for at least
seven calendar days; and
(B) the report includes any supplemental,
minority, or additional views submitted by a
member of the committee.
Adoption of written rules
2. (a)(1) Each standing committee shall adopt written rules
governing its procedure. Such rules--
(A) shall be adopted in a meeting that is
open to the public unless the committee, in
open session and with a quorum present,
determines by record vote that all or part of
the meeting on that day shall be closed to the
public;
(B) may not be inconsistent with the Rules of
the House or with those provisions of law
having the force and effect of Rules of the
House; and
(C) shall in any event incorporate all of the
succeeding provisions of this clause to the
extent applicable.
(2) Each committee shall submit its rules for
publication in the Congressional Record not later than
30 days after the committee is elected in each odd-
numbered year.
Regular meeting days
(b) Each standing committee shall establish regular meeting
days for the conduct of its business, which shall be not less
frequent than monthly. Each such committee shall meet for the
consideration of a bill or resolution pending before the
committee or the transaction of other committee business on all
regular meeting days fixed by the committee unless otherwise
provided by written rule adopted by the committee.
Additional and special meetings
(c)(1) The chairman of each standing committee may call and
convene, as he considers necessary, additional and special
meetings of the committee for the consideration of a bill or
resolution pending before the committee or for the conduct of
other committee business, subject to such rules as the
committee may adopt. The committee shall meet for such purpose
under that call of the chairman.
(2) Three or more members of a standing committee may
file in the offices of the committee a written request
that the chairman call a special meeting of the
committee. Such request shall specify the measure or
matter to be considered. Immediately upon the filing of
the request, the clerk of the committee shall notify
the chairman of the filing of the request. If the
chairman does not call the requested special meeting
within three calendar days after the filing of the
request (to be held within seven calendar days after
the filing of the request) a majority of the members of
the committee may file in the offices of the committee
their written notice that a special meeting of the
committee will be held. The written notice shall
specify the date and hour of the special meeting and
the measure or matter to be considered. The committee
shall meet on that date and hour. Immediately upon the
filing of the notice, the clerk of the committee shall
notify all members of the committee that such special
meeting will be held and inform them of its date and
hour and the measure or matter to be considered. Only
the measure or matter specified in that notice may be
considered at that special meeting.
Temporary absence of chairman
(d) A member of the majority party on each standing
committee or subcommittee thereof shall be designated by the
chairman of the full committee as the vice chairman of the
committee or subcommittee, as the case may be, and shall
preside during the absence of the chairman from any meeting. If
the chairman and vice chairman of a committee or subcommittee
are not present at any meeting of the committee or
subcommittee, the ranking majority member who is present shall
preside at that meeting.
Committee records
(e)(1)(A) Each committee shall keep a complete record of
all committee action which shall include--
(i) in the case of a meeting or
hearing transcript, a substantially
verbatim account of remarks actually
made during the proceedings, subject
only to technical, grammatical, and
typographical corrections authorized by
the person making the remarks involved;
and
(ii) a record of the votes on any
question on which a record vote is
demanded.
(B)(i) Except as provided in subdivision
(B)(ii) and subject to paragraph (k)(7), the
result of each such record vote shall be made
available by the committee for inspection by
the public at reasonable times in its offices.
Information so available for public inspection
shall include a description of the amendment,
motion, order, or other proposition, the name
of each member voting for and each member
voting against such amendment, motion, order,
or proposition, and the names of those members
of the committee present but not voting.
(ii) The result of any record vote
taken in executive session in the
Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct may not be made available for
inspection by the public without an
affirmative vote of a majority of the
members of the committee.
(2)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), all
committee hearings, records, data, charts, and files
shall be kept separate and distinct from the
congressional office records of the member serving as
its chairman. Such records shall be the property of the
House, and each Member, Delegate, and the Resident
Commissioner shall have access thereto.
(B) A Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner, other than members of the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, may
not have access to the records of that
committee respecting the conduct of a Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House without the specific
prior permission of that committee.
(3) Each committee shall include in its rules
standards for availability of records of the committee
delivered to the Archivist of the United States under
rule VII. Such standards shall specify procedures for
orders of the committee under clause 3(b)(3) and clause
4(b) of rule VII, including a requirement that
nonavailability of a record for a period longer than
the period otherwise applicable under that rule shall
be approved by vote of the committee.
(4) Each committee shall make its publications
available in electronic form to the maximum extent
feasible.
Prohibition against proxy voting
(f) A vote by a member of a committee or subcommittee with
respect to any measure or matter may not be cast by proxy.
Open meetings and hearings
(g)(1) Each meeting for the transaction of business,
including the markup of legislation, by a standing committee or
subcommittee thereof (other than the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct or its subcommittees) shall be open to the
public, including to radio, television, and still photography
coverage, except when the committee or subcommittee, in open
session and with a majority present, determines by record vote
that all or part of the remainder of the meeting on that day
shall be in executive session because disclosure of matters to
be considered would endanger national security, would
compromise sensitive law enforcement information, would tend to
defame, degrade, or incriminate any person, or otherwise would
violate a law or rule of the House. Persons, other than members
of the committee and such noncommittee Members, Delegates,
Resident Commissioner, congressional staff, or departmental
representatives as the committee may authorize, may not be
present at a business or markup session that is held in
executive session. This subparagraph does not apply to open
committee hearings, which are governed by clause 4(a)(1) of
rule X or by subparagraph (2).
(2)(A) Each hearing conducted by a committee or
subcommittee (other than the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct or its subcommittees) shall be open to
the public, including to radio, television, and still
photography coverage, except when the committee or
subcommittee, in open session and with a majority
present, determines by record vote that all or part of
the remainder of that hearing on that day shall be
closed to the public because disclosure of testimony,
evidence, or other matters to be considered would
endanger national security, would compromise sensitive
law enforcement information, or would violate a law or
rule of the House.
(B) Notwithstanding the requirements of
subdivision (A), in the presence of the number
of members required under the rules of the
committee for the purpose of taking testimony,
a majority of those present may--
(i) agree to close the hearing for
the sole purpose of discussing whether
testimony or evidence to be received
would endanger national security, would
compromise sensitive law enforcement
information, or would violate clause
2(k)(5); or
(ii) agree to close the hearing as
provided in clause 2(k)(5).
(C) A Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner may not be excluded from
nonparticipatory attendance at a hearing of a
committee or subcommittee (other than the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or
its subcommittees) unless the House by majority
vote authorizes a particular committee or
subcommittee, for purposes of a particular
series of hearings on a particular article of
legislation or on a particular subject of
investigation, to close its hearings to
Members, Delegates, and the Resident
Commissioner by the same procedures specified
in this subparagraph for closing hearings to
the public.
(D) The committee or subcommittee may vote by
the same procedure described in this
subparagraph to close one subsequent day of
hearing, except that the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on Armed
Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence, and the subcommittees thereof,
may vote by the same procedure to close up to
five additional, consecutive days of hearings.
(3) The chairman of each committee (other than the
Committee on Rules) shall make public announcement of
the date, place, and subject matter of a committee
hearing at least one week before the commencement of
the hearing. If the chairman of the committee, with the
concurrence of the ranking minority member, determines
that there is good cause to begin a hearing sooner, or
if the committee so determines by majority vote in the
presence of the number of members required under the
rules of the committee for the transaction of business,
the chairman shall make the announcement at the
earliest possible date. An announcement made under this
subparagraph shall be published promptly in the Daily
Digest and made available in electronic form.
(4) Each committee shall, to the greatest extent
practicable, require witnesses who appear before it to
submit in advance written statements of proposed
testimony and to limit their initial presentations to
the committee to brief summaries thereof. In the case
of a witness appearing in a nongovernmental capacity, a
written statement of proposed testimony shall include a
curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the amount and
source (by agency and program) of each Federal grant
(or subgrant thereof) or contract (or subcontract
thereof) received during the current fiscal year or
either of the two previous fiscal years by the witness
or by an entity represented by the witness.
(5)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), a point
of order does not lie with respect to a measure
reported by a committee on the ground that hearings on
such measure were not conducted in accordance with this
clause.
(B) A point of order on the ground described
in subdivision (A) may be made by a member of
the committee that reported the measure if such
point of order was timely made and improperly
disposed of in the committee.
(6) This paragraph does not apply to hearings of the
Committee on Appropriations under clause 4(a)(1) of
rule X.
Quorum requirements
(h)(1) A measure or recommendation may not be reported by a
committee unless a majority of the committee is actually
present.
(2) Each committee may fix the number of its members
to constitute a quorum for taking testimony and
receiving evidence, which may not be less than two.
(3) Each committee (other than the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the
Committee on Ways and Means) may fix the number of its
members to constitute a quorum for taking any action
other than one for which the presence of a majority of
the committee is otherwise required, which may not be
less than one-third of the members.
Limitation on committee sittings
(i) A committee may not sit during a joint session of the
House and Senate or during a recess when a joint meeting of the
House and Senate is in progress.
Calling and questioning of witnesses
(j)(1) Whenever a hearing is conducted by a committee on a
measure or matter, the minority members of the committee shall
be entitled, upon request to the chairman by a majority of them
before the completion of the hearing, to call witnesses
selected by the minority to testify with respect to that
measure or matter during at least one day of hearing thereon.
(2)(A) Subject to subdivisions (B) and (C), each
committee shall apply the five-minute rule during the
questioning of witnesses in a hearing until such time
as each member of the committee who so desires has had
an opportunity to question each witness.
(B) A committee may adopt a rule or motion
permitting a specified number of its members to
question a witness for longer than five
minutes. The time for extended questioning of a
witness under this subdivision shall be equal
for the majority party and the minority party
and may not exceed one hour in the aggregate.
(C) A committee may adopt a rule or motion
permitting committee staff for its majority and
minority party members to question a witness
for equal specified periods. The time for
extended questioning of a witness under this
subdivision shall be equal for the majority
party and the minority party and may not exceed
one hour in the aggregate.
Hearing procedures
(k)(1) The chairman at a hearing shall announce in an
opening statement the subject of the hearing.
(2) A copy of the committee rules and of this clause
shall be made available to each witness on request.
(3) Witnesses at hearings may be accompanied by their
own counsel for the purpose of advising them concerning
their constitutional rights.
(4) The chairman may punish breaches of order and
decorum, and of professional ethics on the part of
counsel, by censure and exclusion from the hearings;
and the committee may cite the offender to the House
for contempt.
(5) Whenever it is asserted by a member of the
committee that the evidence or testimony at a hearing
may tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any person,
or it is asserted by a witness that the evidence or
testimony that the witness would give at a hearing may
tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate the witness--
(A) notwithstanding paragraph (g)(2), such
testimony or evidence shall be presented in
executive session if, in the presence of the
number of members required under the rules of
the committee for the purpose of taking
testimony, the committee determines by vote of
a majority of those present that such evidence
or testimony may tend to defame, degrade, or
incriminate any person; and
(B) the committee shall proceed to receive
such testimony in open session only if the
committee, a majority being present, determines
that such evidence or testimony will not tend
to defame, degrade, or incriminate any person.
In either case the committee shall afford such
person an opportunity voluntarily to appear as
a witness, and receive and dispose of requests
from such person to subpoena additional
witnesses.
(6) Except as provided in subparagraph (5), the
chairman shall receive and the committee shall dispose
of requests to subpoena additional witnesses.
(7) Evidence or testimony taken in executive session,
and proceedings conducted in executive session, may be
released or used in public sessions only when
authorized by the committee, a majority being present.
(8) In the discretion of the committee, witnesses may
submit brief and pertinent sworn statements in writing
for inclusion in the record. The committee is the sole
judge of the pertinence of testimony and evidence
adduced at its hearing.
(9) A witness may obtain a transcript copy of his
testimony given at a public session or, if given at an
executive session, when authorized by the committee.
Supplemental, minority, or additional views
(l) If at the time of approval of a measure or matter by a
committee (other than the Committee on Rules) a member of the
committee gives notice of intention to file supplemental,
minority, or additional views for inclusion in the report to
the House thereon, that member shall be entitled to not less
than two additional calendar days after the day of such notice
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays except when
the House is in session on such a day) to file such views, in
writing and signed by that member, with the clerk of the
committee.
Power to sit and act; subpoena power
(m)(1) For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions
and duties under this rule and rule X (including any matters
referred to it under clause 2 of rule XII), a committee or
subcommittee is authorized (subject to subparagraph (3)(A))--
(A) to sit and act at such times and places
within the United States, whether the House is
in session, has recessed, or has adjourned, and
to hold such hearings as it considers
necessary; and
(B) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the
attendance and testimony of such witnesses and
the production of such books, records,
correspondence, memoranda, papers, and
documents as it considers necessary.
(2) The chairman of the committee, or a member
designated by the chairman, may administer oaths to
witnesses.
(3)(A)(i) Except as provided in subdivision (A)(ii),
a subpoena may be authorized and issued by a committee
or subcommittee under subparagraph (1)(B) in the
conduct of an investigation or series of investigations
or activities only when authorized by the committee or
subcommittee, a majority being present. The power to
authorize and issue subpoenas under subparagraph (1)(B)
may be delegated to the chairman of the committee under
such rules and under such limitations as the committee
may prescribe. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by
the chairman of the committee or by a member designated
by the committee.
(ii) In the case of a subcommittee of the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, a
subpoena may be authorized and issued only by
an affirmative vote of a majority of its
members.
(B) A subpoena duces tecum may specify terms of
return other than at a meeting or hearing of the
committee or subcommittee authorizing the subpoena.
(C) Compliance with a subpoena issued by a committee
or subcommittee under subparagraph (1)(B) may be
enforced only as authorized or directed by the House.
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Clause 4: Audio and visual coverage of committee proceedings
4. (a) The purpose of this clause is to provide a means, in
conformity with acceptable standards of dignity, propriety, and
decorum, by which committee hearings or committee meetings that
are open to the public may be covered by audio and visual
means--
(1) for the education, enlightenment, and information
of the general public, on the basis of accurate and
impartial news coverage, regarding the operations,
procedures, and practices of the House as a legislative
and representative body, and regarding the measures,
public issues, and other matters before the House and
its committees, the consideration thereof, and the
action taken thereon; and
(2) for the development of the perspective and
understanding of the general public with respect to the
role and function of the House under the Constitution
as an institution of the Federal Government.
(b) In addition, it is the intent of this clause that radio
and television tapes and television film of any coverage under
this clause may not be used, or made available for use, as
partisan political campaign material to promote or oppose the
candidacy of any person for elective public office.
(c) It is, further, the intent of this clause that the
general conduct of each meeting (whether of a hearing or
otherwise) covered under authority of this clause by audio or
visual means, and the personal behavior of the committee
members and staff, other Government officials and personnel,
witnesses, television, radio, and press media personnel, and
the general public at the hearing or other meeting, shall be in
strict conformity with and observance of the acceptable
standards of dignity, propriety, courtesy, and decorum
traditionally observed by the House in its operations, and may
not be such as to--
(1) distort the objects and purposes of the hearing
or other meeting or the activities of committee members
in connection with that hearing or meeting or in
connection with the general work of the committee or of
the House; or
(2) cast discredit or dishonor on the House, the
committee, or a Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner or bring the House, the committee, or a
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner into
disrepute.
(d) The coverage of committee hearings and meetings by
audio and visual means shall be permitted and conducted only in
strict conformity with the purposes, provisions, and
requirements of this clause.
(e) Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by a committee
or subcommittee is open to the public, those proceedings shall
be open to coverage by audio and visual means. A committee or
subcommittee chairman may not limit the number of television or
still cameras to fewer than two representatives from each
medium (except for legitimate space or safety considerations,
in which case pool coverage shall be authorized).
(f) Each committee shall adopt written rules to govern its
implementation of this clause. Such rules shall contain
provisions to the following effect:
(1) If audio or visual coverage of the hearing or
meeting is to be presented to the public as live
coverage, that coverage shall be conducted and
presented without commercial sponsorship.
(2) The allocation among the television media of the
positions or the number of television cameras permitted
by a committee or subcommittee chairman in a hearing or
meeting room shall be in accordance with fair and
equitable procedures devised by the Executive Committee
of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries.
(3) Television cameras shall be placed so as not to
obstruct in any way the space between a witness giving
evidence or testimony and any member of the committee
or the visibility of that witness and that member to
each other.
(4) Television cameras shall operate from fixed
positions but may not be placed in positions that
obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing or
meeting by the other media.
(5) Equipment necessary for coverage by the
television and radio media may not be installed in, or
removed from, the hearing or meeting room while the
committee is in session.
(6)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B),
floodlights, spotlights, strobelights, and flashguns
may not be used in providing any method of coverage of
the hearing or meeting.
(B) The television media may install
additional lighting in a hearing or meeting
room, without cost to the Government, in order
to raise the ambient lighting level in a
hearing or meeting room to the lowest level
necessary to provide adequate television
coverage of a hearing or meeting at the current
state of the art of television coverage.
(7) In the allocation of the number of still
photographers permitted by a committee or subcommittee
chairman in a hearing or meeting room, preference shall
be given to photographers from Associated Press Photos
and United Press International Newspictures. If
requests are made by more of the media than will be
permitted by a committee or subcommittee chairman for
coverage of a hearing or meeting by still photography,
that coverage shall be permitted on the basis of a fair
and equitable pool arrangement devised by the Standing
Committee of Press Photographers.
(8) Photographers may not position themselves between
the witness table and the members of the committee at
any time during the course of a hearing or meeting.
(9) Photographers may not place themselves in
positions that obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of
the hearing by the other media.
(10) Personnel providing coverage by the television
and radio media shall be currently accredited to the
Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries.
(11) Personnel providing coverage by still
photography shall be currently accredited to the Press
Photographers' Gallery.
(12) Personnel providing coverage by the television
and radio media and by still photography shall conduct
themselves and their coverage activities in an orderly
and unobtrusive manner.
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RULE XIII: CALENDARS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
Clause 2: Filing and printing of reports
2. (a)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), all
reports of committees (other than those filed from the floor as
privileged) shall be delivered to the Clerk for printing and
reference to the proper calendar under the direction of the
Speaker in accordance with clause 1. The title or subject of
each report shall be entered on the Journal and printed in the
Congressional Record. (2) A bill or resolution reported
adversely shall be laid on the table unless a committee to
which the bill or resolution was referred requests at the time
of the report its referral to an appropriate calendar under
clause 1 or unless, within three days thereafter, a Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner makes such a request.
(b)(1) It shall be the duty of the chairman of each
committee to report or cause to be reported promptly to the
House a measure or matter approved by the committee and to take
or cause to be taken steps necessary to bring the measure or
matter to a vote.
(2) In any event, the report of a committee on a
measure that has been approved by the committee shall
be filed within seven calendar days (exclusive of days
on which the House is not in session) after the day on
which a written request for the filing of the report,
signed by a majority of the members of the committee,
has been filed with the clerk of the committee. The
clerk of the committee shall immediately notify the
chairman of the filing of such a request. This
subparagraph does not apply to a report of the
Committee on Rules with respect to a rule, joint rule,
or order of business of the House, or to the reporting
of a resolution of inquiry addressed to the head of an
executive department.
(c) All supplemental, minority, or additional views filed
under clause 2(l) of rule XI by one or more members of a
committee shall be included in, and shall be a part of, the
report filed by the committee with respect to a measure or
matter. When time guaranteed by clause 2(l) of rule XI has
expired (or, if sooner, when all separate views have been
received), the committee may arrange to file its report with
the Clerk not later than one hour after the expiration of such
time. This clause and provisions of clause 2(l) of rule XI do
not preclude the immediate filing or printing of a committee
report in the absence of a timely request for the opportunity
to file supplemental, minority, or additional views as provided
in clause 2(l) of rule XI.
Clause 3: Content of reports
3. (a)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), the
report of a committee on a measure or matter shall be printed
in a single volume that--
(A) shall include all supplemental, minority,
or additional views that have been submitted by
the time of the filing of the report; and
(B) shall bear on its cover a recital that
any such supplemental, minority, or additional
views (and any material submitted under
paragraph (c)(3) or (4)) are included as part
of the report.
(2) A committee may file a supplemental report for
the correction of a technical error in its previous
report on a measure or matter. A supplemental report
only correcting errors in the depiction of record votes
under paragraph (b) may be filed under this
subparagraph and shall not be subject to the
requirement in clause 4 concerning the availability of
reports.
(b) With respect to each record vote on a motion to report
a measure or matter of a public nature, and on any amendment
offered to the measure or matter, the total number of votes
cast for and against, and the names of members voting for and
against, shall be included in the committee report. The
preceding sentence does not apply to votes taken in executive
session by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
(c) The report of a committee on a measure that has been
approved by the committee shall include, separately set out and
clearly identified, the following:
(1) Oversight findings and recommendations under
clause 2(b)(1) of rule X.
(2) The statement required by section 308(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, except that an
estimate of new budget authority shall include, when
practicable, a comparison of the total estimated
funding level for the relevant programs to the
appropriate levels under current law.
(3) An estimate and comparison prepared by the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office under
section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 if
timely submitted to the committee before the filing of
the report.
(4) A statement of general performance goals and
objectives, including outcome-related goals and
objectives, for which the measure authorizes funding.
(d) Each report of a committee on a public bill or public
joint resolution shall contain the following:
(1) A statement citing the specific powers granted to
Congress in the Constitution to enact the law proposed
by the bill or joint resolution.
(2)(A) An estimate by the committee of the costs that
would be incurred in carrying out the bill or joint
resolution in the fiscal year in which it is reported
and in each of the five fiscal years following that
fiscal year (or for the authorized duration of any
program authorized by the bill or joint resolution if
less than five years);
(B) a comparison of the estimate of costs
described in subdivision (A) made by the
committee with any estimate of such costs made
by a Government agency and submitted to such
committee; and
(C) when practicable, a comparison of the
total estimated funding level for the relevant
programs with the appropriate levels under
current law.
(3)(A) In subparagraph (2) the term ``Government
agency'' includes any department, agency,
establishment, wholly owned Government corporation, or
instrumentality of the Federal Government or the
government of the District of Columbia.
(B) Subparagraph (2) does not apply to the
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on
House Administration, the Committee on Rules,
or the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct, and does not apply when a cost
estimate and comparison prepared by the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office
under section 402 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 has been included in the report
under paragraph (c)(3).
(e)(1) Whenever a committee reports a bill or joint
resolution proposing to repeal or amend a statute or part
thereof, it shall include in its report or in an accompanying
document--
(A) the text of a statute or part thereof
that is proposed to be repealed; and
(B) a comparative print of any part of the
bill or joint resolution proposing to amend the
statute and of the statute or part thereof
proposed to be amended, showing by appropriate
typographical devices the omissions and
insertions proposed.
(2) If a committee reports a bill or joint resolution
proposing to repeal or amend a statute or part thereof
with a recommendation that the bill or joint resolution
be amended, the comparative print required by
subparagraph (1) shall reflect the changes in existing
law proposed to be made by the bill or joint resolution
as proposed to be amended.