IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 48 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives by requiring 
transparency of record votes in the Committee on Rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2007 
Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. 
HASTINGS of Washington, and Mr. SESSIONS) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives by 
requiring transparency of record votes in the Committee 
on Rules. 
Whereas the Republican controlled 104th Congress adopted 
rules of the House requiring all committees to include in 
their reports accurate records of all recorded votes on 
measures and matters and any amendments thereto; 
Whereas the Democratically controlled 110th Congress adopt-
ed a rule waiving the reporting requirements concerning 
committee votes against reports from the Committee on 
Rules; 
Whereas during the period starting with the 104th Congress 
through the 109th Congress, the Committee on Rules 
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held 1,304 recorded votes that were accurately reflected 
in the reports of the Committee on Rules; 
Whereas the Committee on Rules has had a membership of 
only thirteen Members since the 98th Congress; 
Whereas clause 3(a)(2) of rule XIII provides for the filing of 
a supplemental committee report specifically for the pur-
pose of correcting any errors in the depiction of recorded 
votes, should they occur; 
Whereas pursuant to clause 3(a)(2) of rule XIII, the layover 
requirements under clause 4 (three-day layover require-
ment for committee reports) and clause 6 (one-day lay-
over requirement for privileged reports from the Com-
mittee on Rules) of rule XIII are not applicable to sup-
plemental reports correcting errors in the depiction of re-
corded votes; 
Whereas committee reports provide essential legislative his-
tory by which to evaluate the actions of a committee; 
Whereas requiring the inclusion of accurate committee votes 
in committee reports provides the public with a perma-
nent, official, and reliable record as to the actions of a 
committee on particular measures and matters; 
Whereas other methods of disclosure, such as the internet, 
lack the permanence required of legislative history; and 
Whereas committee reports are held in the National Archives 
and the Federal Depository Libraries to benefit future 
generations seeking accurate historical information on 
previous congressional action: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the second sentence of clause 3(b) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended by striking ‘‘a report by the Committee on 
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Rules on a rule, joint rule, or the order of business or 
to’’. 
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