IV
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 36
To amend House Rules and direct certain committees to report legislation
to reform the House, restore its committee system, and make the legisla-
tive process more rational, deliberative, representative, and accountable.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 21, 1993
Mr. MICHEL (for himself, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. HYDE, Mr. HUN-
TER, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. DELAY, Mr. PAXON, and Mr. SOLOMON) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
Rules
RESOLUTION
To amend House Rules and direct certain committees to
report legislation to reform the House, restore its com-
mittee system, and make the legislative process more
rational, deliberative, representative, and accountable.
Resolved, That this resolution may be cited as, ‘‘A
Mandate for Change in the People’s House’’.
PRESENTMENT OF BILLS TO THE PRESIDENT
SEC. 101. In rule I of the Rules of the House, clause
4 is amended by adding the following sentence at the end
thereof: ‘‘In the case of a bill originating in the House
of Representatives, he shall take care that the bill is pre-
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sented to the President not later than the tenth calendar
day beginning after the date upon which a bill has been
agreed to in identical form by the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate.’’.
VETO MESSAGES
SEC. 102. In rule I of the Rules of the House, clause
5 is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
‘‘(c) He shall, immediately after the reading of a veto
message from the President, and without intervening mo-
tion or business, state the question on reconsideration of
the vetoed measure, and no motion shall have precedence
over a demand for the previous question on such question
except one motion to postpone the vote on reconsideration
to a date certain which shall not be later than the tenth
legislative day thereafter.’’.
BROADCAST COVERAGE
SEC. 103. In rule I, clause 9(b)(1) is amended by in-
serting after the first sentence the following new sentence:
‘‘He shall provide for the visual coverage of the proceed-
ings of the House on a uniform basis throughout each
day’s session, and any such coverage may include periodic
views of the entire Chamber, Provided That it is uniform
throughout the day and does not detract from the visual
coverage of any person who is speaking.’’.
HOUSE SCHEDULING
SEC. 104. In rule I, add the following new clause:
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‘‘11. (a) At the beginning of each session of the Con-
gress the Speaker shall, after consultation with the minor-
ity leader and the chairmen of the committees of the
House, announce a legislative program for the session
which shall include: (1) target dates for the consideration
of specified major budgetary, authorization and appropria-
tions bills; (2) an indication of those weeks during which
the House will be in session (which, unless otherwise indi-
cated, shall be assumed to be full, five-day work weeks
for the conduct of committee and House floor business);
(3) those weeks set aside for district work periods (which
shall be scheduled at periodic intervals), holidays and
other recesses; and (4) the target date for the adjourn-
ment of that session.
‘‘(b) the Speaker shall ensure that the minority leader
is fully consulted in developing the legislative program for
the House each week.’’.
ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF DOORKEEPER
SEC. 105. (a) Rule V, relating to the ‘‘Duties of the
Doorkeeper,’’ is repealed; the provisions of clauses 1 and
2 of rule V are redesignated as clauses 3 and 4 of rule
IV (‘‘Duties of the Sergeant-at-Arms;’’) and the words
‘‘The Doorkeeper’’ in clause 3 (as redesignated) are strick-
en and replaced by the word ‘‘He’’.
(b) In rule II (‘‘Election of Officers’’) the word
‘‘Doorkeeper’’ is stricken wherever it appears, and, after
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the words ‘‘Sergeant-at-Arms’’ where it first appears, the
following is inserted: ‘‘, who should be a nationally-re-
spected law enforcement professional’’.
(c) In rule XIV, clause 7 is amended by striking the
words ‘‘and the Doorkeeper are’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof the word ‘‘is’’.
OVERSIGHT REFORM
SEC. 106. (a) In rule X, clause 2 is amended by add-
ing the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(d)(1) Not later than March 1 of the first session
of a Congress, each standing committee of the House
shall, in a meeting which is open to the public and with
a quorum present, adopt its oversight plans for that Con-
gress, and such plans shall be submitted to the Committee
on House Administration. In developing such plans each
committee shall, to the maximum extent feasible—
‘‘(A) consult with other committees of the
House which have jurisdiction over the same or re-
lated laws, programs, or agencies within its jurisdic-
tion with the objective of ensuring that such laws,
programs, or agencies are reviewed in the same Con-
gress and that there is maximum coordination be-
tween such committees in the conduct of such re-
views; and such plans shall include an explanation of
what steps have been and will be taken to assure
such coordination and cooperation;
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‘‘(B) give priority consideration to including in
its plans the review of those laws, programs, or
agencies operating under permanent budget author-
ity or permanent statutory authority;
‘‘(C) have a view toward insuring that all sig-
nificant laws, programs, or agencies within its juris-
dictions are subject to review at least once every ten
years.
‘‘(2) It shall not be in order to consider any commit-
tee expense resolution, or any amendment thereto, pursu-
ant to clause 5 of rule XI for any committee which has
not submitted its oversight plans as required by this para-
graph.
‘‘(3) Not later than March 15 in the first session of
a Congress, after consultation with the Speaker, the ma-
jority leader, and the minority leader, the Committee on
House Administration shall report to the House the over-
sight plans submitted by each committee together with
any recommendations which it, or the House leadership
group referred to above, may make to assure the most ef-
fective coordination of such plans and otherwise achieve
the objectives of this clause.
‘‘(e) The Speaker, with the approval of the House,
may appoint special ad hoc oversight committees for the
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purpose of reviewing specific matters within the jurisdic-
tion of two or more standing committees.’’.
(b) In rule XI of the Rules of the House, clause 1(d)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(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 on January 3 of
each year.
‘‘(2) Such report shall include separate sections sum-
marizing the legislative and oversight activities of that
committee during that Congress.
‘‘(3) The oversight section of such report shall in-
clude a summary of the oversight plans submitted by the
committee pursuant to clause 2(c) of rule X, a summary
of the actions taken and recommendations made with re-
spect to each such plan, and a summary of any additional
oversight activities undertaken by that committee, and any
recommendations made or actions taken thereon.’’.
MULTIPLE REFERRAL REFORM
SEC. 107. In rule X, clause 5(c) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(c) In carrying out paragraphs (a) and (b) with re-
spect to any matter, the Speaker shall initially refer the
matter to one committee which he shall designate as the
committee of principal jurisdiction; but, he may also refer
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the matter to one or more additional committees, for con-
sideration in sequence (subject to appropriate time limita-
tions), either on its initial referral or after the matter has
been reported by the committee of principal jurisdiction;
or refer portions of the matter to one or more additional
committees (reflecting different subjects and jurisdictions)
for the exclusive consideration of such portion or portions;
or refer the matter to a special ad hoc committee ap-
pointed by the Speaker, with the approval of the House,
from the members of the committees having legislative ju-
risdiction, for the specific purpose of considering that mat-
ter and reporting to the House thereon; or make such
other provisions as may be considered appropriate.’’.
EARLY ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEES
SEC. 108. In rule X, the first sentence of clause
6(a)(1) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘The standing committees specified in clause 1 shall be
elected by the House within the seventh calendar day after
the commencement of each Congress, from nominations
submitted by the respective party caucuses, and said com-
mittees shall hold their organizational meetings beginning
not later than four calendar days after their election and
concluding not later than seven calendar days after their
election.’’.
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EQUITABLE PARTY RATIOS ON COMMITTEES
SEC. 109. (a) In rule X, clause 6(a) is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(3) The membership of each committee (and each
subcommittee, task force, or other subunit thereof) shall
reflect the ratio of majority to minority party Members
of the House at the beginning of the Congress (unless oth-
erwise provided by House Rules). For the purposes of this
clause, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico and
the Delegates to the House shall not be counted in deter-
mining the party ratio of the House.’’.
(b) In rule X, clause 6(f) is amended by inserting
after the first sentence the following: ‘‘The membership
of each such select committee (and of any subcommittee,
task force or subunit thereof), and of each such conference
committee, shall reflect the ratio of the majority to minor-
ity party Members of the House at the time of its appoint-
ment.’’.
CONTROL OF COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
SEC. 110. In rule X, clause 6(a) is amended by add-
ing the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding
paragraph, the majority of the membership, including the
chairman, of the Committee on Government Operations,
shall be composed of Members of a major political party
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other than the political party of which the President of
the United States is a member.’’.
TERMS LIMITS FOR CHAIRMEN AND RANKING MINORITY
MEMBERS
SEC. 111. In rule X, clause 6(c) is amended by insert-
ing after the first sentence the following: ‘‘The terms of
the chairman and ranking minority member of each stand-
ing committee shall not exceed three executive Congresses,
beginning with the One Hundred Third Congress.’’.
SUBCOMMITTEE LIMITS
SEC. 112. In rule X, clause 6(d) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(d)(1) No committee of the House shall have more
than five subcommittees except the Committee on Appro-
priations, which shall have not more than 13 subcommit-
tees, and the following committees which shall have not
more than six subcommittees: Ways and Means; Agri-
culture; Armed Services; Banking, Finance and Urban Af-
fairs; Education and Labor; Foreign Affairs; Energy and
Commerce; the Judiciary; and Public Works and Trans-
portation.
‘‘(2) No Member may serve at any one time as a
member of more than four subcommittees of the commit-
tees of the House.
‘‘(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term
‘subcommittee’ includes any panel, task force, special sub-
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committee, or any subunit of a standing committee, or any
select committee, which is established for a period of
longer than six months in any Congress.’’.
PROXY VOTING BAN
SEC. 113. In rule XI, clause 2(f) if amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(f) No vote by any member of any committee or sub-
committee with respect to any measure or matter may be
cast by proxy.’’.
OPEN MEETINGS
SEC. 114. In rule XI, clause 2(g)(1) is amended—
(a) by inserting before the colon in the first
sentence the following: ‘‘because disclosure of mat-
ters to be considered would endanger national secu-
rity, would tend to defame, degrade or incriminate
any person or otherwise would violate any law or
rule of the House, or involves committee personnel
matters.’’; and,
(b) by inserting in the second sentence a period
after the word ‘‘paragraph’’ and striking all that fol-
lows through the end of the sentence.
MAJORITY QUORUMS
SEC. 115. In rule XI, clause 2(h)(2) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(2) A majority of the members of each committee
or subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for the trans-
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action of any business, including the markup of legisla-
tion.’’.
REPORT ACCOUNTABILITY
SEC. 116. (a) In rule XI, clause 2(l)(2)(B) is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘(B) With respect to each rollcall vote on a motion
to report any bill, resolution or matter of a public char-
acter, the total number of votes cast for and against re-
porting, and the names of those members voting for and
against, shall be included in the committee report on the
measure or matter.’’.
(b) In rule XI, clause 2(l)(2) is further amended by
adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘(C) With respect to each nonrecord vote on a motion
to report any measure or matter of a public character,
the names of those members of the committee actually
present at the time the measure or matter is ordered re-
ported shall be included in the committee report.’’.
COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS
SEC. 117. In rule XI, clause 2(l) is amended by in-
serting after subparagraph (5) the following new subpara-
graph, and by redesignating subparagraphs (6) and (7)
as (7) and (8), respectively:
‘‘(6)(A) Any committee or subcommittee print, docu-
ment, or other material, other than reports subject to the
preceding provisions of this clause, prepared for public dis-
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tribution, shall either be approved by the committee or
subcommittee prior to such public distribution, and oppor-
tunity shall be afforded for the inclusion of supplemental,
minority, or additional views in accordance with the provi-
sions of subparagraph (5), or such print, document or
other material shall contain on its cover the following dis-
claimer in bold face type:
This material has not been officially
approved by the committee [or subcommit-
tee, as the case may be] on [name of the committee
or subcommittee] and may not therefore nec-
essarily reflect the views of its members.’
and any such print, document, or other material not ap-
proved by the committee or subcommittee may not include
the names of its members, other than the name of the
committee or subcommittee chairman releasing the docu-
ment, but shall be made available to all of the members
of the committee not less than three calendar days (ex-
cluding Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays) prior to
its being made public, and in no event shall any such un-
approved material be made public following the adjourn-
ment of a Congress sine die.
‘‘(B) The provisions of this subparagraph do not
apply to prints of bills or resolutions, summaries thereof,
or prints containing the names of committee of sub-
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committee members, staff, or other factual information re-
garding the committees or its subcommittees, their juris-
dictions or rules, or any matters pending before such com-
mittee or its subcommittees, provided, that such docu-
ments do not also contain opinions, views, findings or rec-
ommendations.
‘‘(C) Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed
to authorize any subcommittee or chairman thereof to
issue any print, document or other material not otherwise
authorized by the rules of the committee.’’.
OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL REPORTING
SEC. 118. In rule XI of the Rules of the House,
clause 2(n)(1)(B) is amended by inserting after the first
sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘All such individual
reports shall also include a listing of all official meetings,
interviews, inspection tours or other functions in which the
individual participated, by country and date.’’.
SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF RULES COMMITTEE
REPORTS
SEC. 119. In rule XI, the first sentence of clause 4(b)
is amended by substituting the following for the matter
in parenthesis: ‘‘(except that it shall not be called up for
consideration on the same calendar day, nor on the subse-
quent calendar day of the same legislative day, that it is
presented to the House, unless so determined by vote of
not less than two-thirds of the members voting, but this
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provision shall not apply during the last three days of the
session)’’.
AFFIRMING MINORITY’S RIGHT ON MOTIONS TO
RECOMMIT
SEC. 120. In rule XI, the second sentence in clause
4(b) is amended by substituting the following for the final
clause: ‘‘nor shall it report any rule or order which would
prevent the motion to recommit from being made as pro-
vided in clause 4 of rule XVI, including a motion with
amendatory instructions (except in the case of a Senate
measure for which the language of a House-passed meas-
ure has been proposed to be substituted).’’.
RESTRICTIVE RULE LIMITATION
SEC. 121. In rule XI, clause 4 is amended by adding
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(e) It shall not be in order to consider any resolution
reported from the Committee on Rules providing for the
consideration of any bill or resolution otherwise subject to
amendment under House Rules if that resolution limits
the right of Members to offer germane amendments to
such bill or resolution unless the chairman of the Commit-
tee on Rules has orally announced to the House, at least
four legislative days prior to the scheduled consideration
of such matter by the Committee on Rules, that less than
an open amendment process might be recommended by the
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Committee for the consideration of such bill or resolu-
tion.’’.
LIMITATION ON SELF-EXECUTING RULES
SEC. 122. In rule XI, clause 4 is amended by adding
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(f) It shall not be in order to consider any order
of business resolution reported from the Committee on
Rules which provides that, upon the adoption of such reso-
lution, the House shall be considered to have automatically
adopted a motion (other than for the previous question),
amendment, or resolution, or to have passed a bill, joint
resolution, or conference report thereon, unless the consid-
eration of such order of business resolution is agreed to
by not less than two-thirds of the members voting, and
the yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered when
the Speaker puts the question on consideration.’’.
BUDGET WAIVER LIMITATION
SEC. 123. In rule XI, clause 4 is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
‘‘(g)(1) It shall not be in order to consider any resolu-
tion reported from the Committee on Rules for the consid-
eration of any measure which waives any specified provi-
sions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amend-
ed, unless the report accompanying such resolution in-
cludes an explanation of, and justification for, any such
waiver, an estimated cost of the provisions to which the
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waiver applies, and a summary or text of any written com-
ments on the proposed waiver received by the committee
from the Committee on the Budget.
‘‘(2) It shall be in order after the previous question
has been ordered on any such resolution, to offer motions
proposing to strike one or more such waivers from the res-
olution, and each such motion shall be decided without de-
bate and shall require for adoption the requisite number
of affirmative votes as required by the Budget Act or the
rules of the House. After disposition of any and all such
motions, the House shall proceed to an immediate vote
on adoption of the resolution.’’.
COMMITTEE STAFFING REFORM
SEC. 124. (a) In rule XI, clause 5 is amended by in-
serting the following new paragraph and by redesignating
existing paragraphs accordingly:
‘‘(a)(1) It shall not be in order to consider any pri-
mary expense resolution until the Committee on House
Administration has reported, and the House has adopted,
a resolution establishing an overall ceiling for the House
on the total number of statutory and investigative staff
personnel for that year for committees requiring such ex-
pense resolutions, and any such staff ceiling resolution
shall be privileged for consideration by the House.
‘‘(2) In developing any primary expense resolution,
the Committee on House Administration shall specify in
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thorizing additional staff positions in excess of the overall
ceiling established by the House except by a vote of two-
thirds of the Members voting, a quorum being present.
‘‘(7) It shall not be in order to consider any primary
or supplemental expense resolution for one or more com-
mittees unless the report on such resolution includes a
statement verifying that each such committee has adopted
and complied with a committee rule entitling the minority
party on such committee, upon the request of a majority
of such minority, to not less than one-third of the funds
provided for committee staff pursuant to each primary or
supplemental expense resolution.
‘‘(8)(a) For the purposes of the first and second ses-
sions of the One Hundred Third Congress, and the first
session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, the overall
ceiling established for committee staff in a resolution re-
ported by the committee pursuant to subparagraph (1) or
contained in any amendment thereto, shall not exceed 90
percentum of the total of such committee staff personnel
employed in the previous session of Congress.
‘‘(b) In order to ensure the comprehensive applicabil-
ity of the foregoing provisions, the Committee on Appro-
priations and the Committee on the Budget shall be treat-
ed the same as other standing committees under this
clause, subject to committee expense resolutions, and
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clause 6 of this rule, authorizing the appointment of a
specified number of professional and clerical staff.’’.
(b) Technical and conforming amendments:
(1) In rule XI, clause 5(b) (as redesignated) by
striking the following in the first sentence thereof:
‘‘(except the Committee on Appropriations and the
Committee on the Budget)’’.
(2) In rule XI, clause 6(a)(5) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(5) The provisions of subparagraph (3) do not apply
to shared staff, or designated associate staff members of
committees provided that such staff engage only in official
business of the House and, in the case of associate staff,
committee rules specifically authorize them to engage in
other official business of the House.’’.
(3) In rule XI, clause 6 is amended by striking
subparagraph (b)(4) and subparagraph (d).
COMMEMORATIVE CALENDAR
SEC. 125. In rule XIII, insert the following new
clause 6 and redesignate succeeding clauses accordingly:
‘‘6. There shall also be a Commemorative Calendar
to be comprised of unreported bills and resolutions re-
specting commemorative holidays and celebrations re-
ferred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
and requested by the chairman and ranking minority
member of such committee, in writing to the Speaker, to
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be placed thereon. On the first and third Tuesdays of each
month, after the disposal of such business on the Speak-
er’s table as requires reference only and bills and resolu-
tions called on the Private Calendar, the Speaker shall di-
rect the Clerk to call the bills and resolutions on the Com-
memorative Calendar. Should objection be made by two
or more Members to the consideration of any bill or resolu-
tion so called, it shall be removed from such Calendar.
Such bills and resolutions, if considered, shall be consid-
ered in the House.’’.
ACCURACY OF THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
SEC. 126. In rule XIV, add the following new clause:
‘‘9. (a) The Congressional Record shall be a substan-
tially verbatim account of remarks made during the pro-
ceedings of the House, subject only to technical, grammat-
ical and typographical corrections authorized by the Mem-
ber making the remarks involved.
‘‘(b) Unparliamentary remarks may be deleted only
by unanimous consent or by order of the House.
‘‘(c) The provisions of clause 4(e)(1) of rule X shall
apply to violations of this rule.’’.
AUTOMATIC ROLLCALL VOTES
SEC. 127. In rule XV, add the following new clause:
‘‘7. The yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered
when the Speaker puts the question upon the final passage
of any bill, joint resolution, or conference report thereon,
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making general appropriations, providing revenue, or ad-
justing the statutory rate of pay of Members of Congress,
or on final adoption of any concurrent resolution on the
budget or conference report thereon which provides an in-
crease in the statutory debt limit.’’.
APPROPRIATION REFORMS
SEC. 128. (a) In rule XXI, clause 2 is amended by
striking the second sentence of paragraph (c) and para-
graph (d) in its entirety, and by inserting the following
new paragraph (d):
‘‘(d)(1) For the purposes of House Rules, a ‘general
appropriation bill’ shall include any bill or joint resolution
making continuing appropriations in a fiscal year for a
period excess of thirty days, and any such measure shall
include the full text of the language proposed to be en-
acted (as opposed to mere references to measures, or
amendments thereto, which have been reported or passed
by either House, or agreed to by a committee of con-
ference).
‘‘(2) the provisions of clause 2(l)(3)(B) of rule XI
shall apply to any ‘general appropriations bill’ as defined
in subparagraph (1).
‘‘(3) For the purposes of this clause, all points of
order shall be considered as having been reserved against
any general appropriation bill at the time it was reported.
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(b) In rule XXI, clause 2 is amended by inserting
after subparagraph (d) the following:
‘‘(e) It shall not be in order to consider any bill or
joint resolution making continuing appropriations for a
period of thirty days or less unless such measure only pro-
vides for appropriations in the lesser amount and under
the more restrictive authority of each pertinent appropria-
tions measure: as passed by the House; as passed by the
Senate; as agreed to by a committee of conference; or as
enacted for the preceding fiscal year.’’.
(c) In rule XXI, clause 2 is amended by inserting the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(f) It shall always be in order during the consider-
ation of any appropriations measure for amendment to
consider off-setting, deficit-neutral amendments en bloc,
even though they may amend portions of the bill not yet
read for amendment, said amendments shall be considered
as read when offered, and shall not be subject to a demand
for a division of the question in the House or in the Com-
mittee of the Whole.’’.
(d) In rule XXI, clause 3 is amended by inserting
before the period: ‘‘, and shall contain a list of all appro-
priations contained in the bill for any expenditure not pre-
viously authorized by law’’.
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(e) In rule XI, clause (2)(l)(3)(B) is amended by in-
serting after ‘‘(other than continuing appropriations’’ the
following: ‘‘except as provided by clause 2(d) of rule XXI’’.
(f) In rule XI, clause 4 is amended by adding at the
end thereof the following:
‘‘(h) It shall not be in order, except by a vote of not
less than three-fifths of the Members of the House duly
chosen and sworn, to consider any rule or order from the
Committee on Rules which waives the provisions of clause
2(e) of rule XXI against the consideration of any short-
term continuing appropriations measure as defined there-
in; or which waives the provisions of clause 2 of rule XXI
against, or denies amendment to, any provision in any ap-
propriation measure if an authorization for such provision
has not been previously considered and agreed to by the
House with respect to the fiscal year to which the provi-
sion applies.’’.
PROHIBITION ON EXTRANEOUS MATTERS IN
RECONCILIATION BILLS
SEC. 129. In rule XXI, add the following new clause:
‘‘8. (a) No provision shall be reported in the House
to any reconciliation bill pursuant to the most recently
agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget, or be in
order as an amendment thereto in the House or the Com-
mittee of the Whole, which is not related to achieving the
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ations of the House, including corrective actions
taken or recommended;
‘‘(g) reporting to the Speaker and the Minority
Leader—
(1) any such instance that, because of its
particularly serious nature, requires immediate
attention; and
‘‘(2) any lack of cooperation by a Member,
officer, or employee of the House that inhibits
the carrying out of the responsibilities of the
Chief Financial Officer;
‘‘(h) not later than October 31 of each year,
submitting to the House with respect to the financial
operations of the House in the preceding fiscal year
a report of the activities of the Chief Financial Offi-
cer, including—
‘‘(1) a description of significant problems,
abuses, and deficiencies in the financial oper-
ations of the House, the recommendations
made, the corrective actions completed, and the
corrective actions uncompleted;
‘‘(2) a summary of matters the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer referred to the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct and the actions
which have resulted from such referrals; and