IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 5
Adopting rules for the One Hundred Seventh Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. ARMEY submitted the following resolution; which was considered and
agreed to
RESOLUTION
Adopting rules for the One Hundred Seventh Congress.
Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, including appli-
cable provisions of law or concurrent resolution that con-
stituted rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred
Sixth Congress, are adopted as the Rules of the House
of Representatives of the One Hundred Seventh Congress,
with amendments to the standing rules, as provided in sec-
tion 2, and with other orders as provided in section 3.
SEC. 2. CHANGES IN STANDING RULES.
(a) PUBLICATION OF DOCUMENTS.—
(1) In clause 2(b) of rule II, strike ‘‘printed
and’’.
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cordingly (and conform the subdivision-reference in
subdivision (C), as redesignated.
(c) RESPONDING
TO SUBPOENAS.—In rule VIII,
strike ‘‘subpoena or other judicial order’’ in each of the
nine places it appears and insert in lieu thereof (in each
instance) ‘‘judicial or administrative subpoena or judicial
order’’.
(d) RENAMING OF COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE; ES-
TABLISHMENT
OF COMMITTEE
ON FINANCIAL SERV-
ICES.—In clause 1 of rule X—
(1) strike paragraph (d);
(2) redesignate paragraph (e) as paragraph (d);
(3) redesignate paragraph (g) as paragraph (e)
and transfer that paragraph before paragraph (f);
(4) in paragraph (f)—
(A) strike ‘‘Commerce’’ and insert in lieu
thereof ‘‘Energy and Commerce’’ (and conform
the reference in clause 3(c) of rule X); and
(B) strike subparagraph (15) and redesig-
nate the succeeding subparagraph accordingly;
and
(5) insert the following new paragraph after
paragraph (f):
‘‘(g) COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES.—
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‘‘(1) Banks and banking, including deposit in-
surance and Federal monetary policy.
‘‘(2) Economic stabilization, defense production,
renegotiation, and control of the price of commod-
ities, rents, and services.
‘‘(3) Financial aid to commerce and industry
(other than transportation).
‘‘(4) Insurance generally.
‘‘(5) International finance.
‘‘(6) International financial and monetary orga-
nization.
‘‘(7) Money and credit, including currency and
the issuance of notes and redemption thereof; gold
and silver, including the coinage thereof; valuation
and revaluation of the dollar.
‘‘(8) Public and private housing.
‘‘(9) Securities and exchanges.
‘‘(10) Urban development.’’.
(e) ENHANCED OVERSIGHT PLANNING.—In clause
2(d)(1) of rule X, insert after subdivision (A) the following
new subdivision (and redesignate the succeeding subdivi-
sions accordingly):
‘‘(B) review specific problems with federal rules, reg-
ulations, statutes, and court decisions that are ambiguous,
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arbitrary, or nonsensical, or that impose severe financial
burdens on individuals;’’.
(f) INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT.—In clause 3 of rule
X, add the following new paragraph at the end:
‘‘(l) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
shall review and study on a continuing basis laws, pro-
grams, and activities of the intelligence community and
shall review and study on an exclusive basis the sources
and methods of entities described in clause 11(b)(1)(A).’’.
(g) OVERSIGHT OF OFFICERS.—
(1) In clause 4(d) of rule X, amend subdivision
(A) (as redesignated) to read as follows:
‘‘(A) provide policy direction for the Inspector
General and oversight of the Clerk, Sergeant-at-
Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, and Inspector
General;’’.
(2) In clause 4(a) of rule II strike ‘‘policy direc-
tion and’’.
(h) SIZE OF INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE.—In the
second sentence of clause 11(a)(1) of rule X—
(1) strike ‘‘not more than 16’’ and insert in lieu
thereof ‘‘not more than 18’’; and
(2) strike ‘‘not more than nine’’ and insert in
lieu thereof ‘‘not more than 10’’.
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(i) PRESERVING
MAJORITY
QUORUM
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—In clause 2(h)(3) of rule XI, strike ‘‘the report-
ing of a measure or recommendation’’ and insert in lieu
thereof ‘‘one for which the presence of a majority of the
committee is otherwise required’’.
(j) CLARIFICATION OF HEARING PROCEDURES.—In
clause 2(k) of rule XI—
(1) in the caption, strike ‘‘investigative’’;
(2) in subparagraph (1)—
(A) strike ‘‘an investigative hearing’’ and
insert in lieu thereof ‘‘a hearing’’; and
(B) strike ‘‘investigation’’ and insert in
lieu thereof ‘‘hearing’’;
(3) in subparagraph (2), strike ‘‘to each wit-
ness’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘to each witness on
request’’;
(4) in subparagraph (3), strike ‘‘investigative’’;
and
(5) in subparagraph (5)—
(A) strike ‘‘an investigative hearing’’ and
insert in lieu thereof ‘‘a hearing’’;
(B) strike ‘‘asserted’’ and insert in lieu
thereof ‘‘asserted by a member of the com-
mittee’’; and
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(C) strike ‘‘any person’’ and insert in lieu
thereof ‘‘any person, or it is asserted by a wit-
ness that the evidence or testimony that the
witness would give at a hearing may tend to de-
fame, degrade, or incriminate the witness’’.
(k) CERTAIN SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS WITHOUT
ADDITIONAL LAYOVER.—In clause 3(a)(2) of rule XIII,
add the following new sentence at the end: ‘‘A supple-
mental 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.’’.
(l) PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.—
(1) In clause 3(c) of rule XIII, amend subpara-
graph (4) to read as follows:
‘‘(4) A statement of general performance
goals and objectives, including outcome-related
goals and objectives, for which the measure au-
thorizes funding.’’.
(2) In clause 4(c)(2) of rule X, strike ‘‘matter
involved’’ and all that follows and insert in lieu
thereof ‘‘matter involved.’’.
(m) REPORT DETAIL ON UNAUTHORIZED APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—In clause 3(f)(1) of rule XIII, amend sub-
division (B) to read as follows:
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‘‘(B) a list of all appropriations contained in
the bill for expenditures not currently authorized by
law for the period concerned (excepting classified in-
telligence or national security programs, projects, or
activities), along with a statement of the last year
for which such expenditures were authorized, the
level of expenditures authorized for that year, the
actual level of expenditures for that year, and the
level of appropriations in the bill for such expendi-
tures.’’.
(n) CORRECTIONS CALENDAR.—
(1) In clause 4(a)(2) of rule XIII, insert after
subdivision (B) the following new subdivision (and
redesignate the succeeding subdivisions accordingly):
‘‘(C) a bill called from the Corrections Cal-
endar under clause 6 of rule XV;’’.
(2) In clause 6(a) of rule XV, strike ‘‘that has
been on the Corrections Calendar for three legisla-
tive days’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘that is printed
on the Corrections Calendar’’.
(o) OBJECTIONS TO EXHIBITS.—In clause 6 of rule
XVII, strike ‘‘its use shall be decided without debate by
a vote of the House’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘the Chair,
in his discretion, may submit the question of its use to
the House without debate’’.
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(p) POSTPONING REQUESTS FOR RECORDED VOTES
ON AMENDMENTS IN COMMITTEE OF WHOLE.—In clause
6 of rule XVIII, add the following new paragraph at the
end:
‘‘(g) The Chairman may postpone a request for a re-
corded vote on any amendment. The Chairman may re-
sume proceedings on a postponed request at any time. The
Chairman may reduce to five minutes the minimum time
for electronic voting on any postponed question that fol-
lows another electronic vote without interviewing business,
provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on
the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes.’’.
(q) NAMING OF PUBLIC WORKS.—In rule XXI, add
the following new clause at the end:
‘‘Designation of public works
‘‘6. It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint
resolution, amendment, or conference report that provides
for the designation or redesignation of a public work in
honor of an individual then serving as a Member, Dele-
gate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator.’’.
(r) MOTIONS INSTRUCTING CONFEREES.—
(1) In clause 7 of rule XXII, in subparagraph
(c)(1), strike ‘‘first legislative’’.
(2) In clause 7 of rule XXII, in subparagraph
(c)(1)—
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(A) strike the dash after ‘‘privileged’’;
(B) strike the designations of subdivisions
(A) and (B); and
(C) strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert in lieu there-
of ‘‘, but only’’.
(3) In clause 7 of rule XXII, after paragraph
(c), redesignate paragraph (d) as paragraph (e) and
insert the following new paragraph after paragraph
(c):
‘‘(d) Instructions to conferees in a motion to instruct
or in a motion to recommit to conference may not include
argument.’’.
(s) REPEAL
OF AUTOMATIC PUBLIC-DEBT MEAS-
URE.—
(1) Strike rule XXIII and redesignate the suc-
ceeding rules accordingly.
(2) In clause 4(f)(2) of rule X, strike ‘‘budget’’
and all that follows and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘budg-
et.’’.
(3) In clause 9(b)(2) of rule X, strike ‘‘rule
XXIV’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘rule XXIII’’.
(4) In clause 3(a)(5) of rule XI, strike ‘‘rule
XXIV’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘rule XXIII’’.
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(5) In clause 4 of rule XXIII (as redesignated),
strike ‘‘rule XXVI’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘rule
XXV’’.
(6) In clause 5 of rule XXIII (as redesignated),
strike ‘‘rule XXVI’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘rule
XXV’’.
(7) In clause 12(a) of rule XXIII (as redesig-
nated), strike ‘‘rule XXVII’’ and insert in lieu there-
of ‘‘rule XXVI’’.
(t) PROHIBITION
ON
PAID
EMPLOYMENT
OF
SPOUSE.—In clause 8 of rule XXIII (as redesignated),
add the following new paragraph at the end:
‘‘(c)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2)—
‘‘(A) a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commis-
sioner may not retain his spouse in a paid position;
and
‘‘(B) an employee of the House may not accept
compensation for work for a committee on which his
spouse serves as a member.
‘‘(2) Subparagraph (1) shall not apply in the case of
a spouse whose pertinent employment predates the One
Hundred Seventh Congress.’’.
(u) OATHS
CONCERNING
CLASSIFIED
INFORMA-
TION.—In clause 13 of rule XXIII (as redesignated), add
the following new sentence at the end: ‘‘The Clerk shall
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make signatures a matter of public record, causing the
names of each Member, Delegate, or Resident Commis-
sioner who has signed the oath during a week (if any)
to be published in a portion of the Congressional Record
designated for that purpose on the last legislative day of
the week and making cumulative lists of such names avail-
able each day for public inspection in an appropriate office
of the House.’’.
(v) ACTIVITIES OF CONSULTANTS.—In clause 14(b)
of rule XXIII (as redesignated), add the following new
sentences at the end: ‘‘An individual whose services are
compensated by the House pursuant to a consultant con-
tract may not lobby the contracting committee or the
members or staff of the contracting committee on any
matter. Such an individual may lobby other Members, Del-
egates, or the Resident Commissioner or staff of the
House on matters outside the jurisdiction of the con-
tracting committee.’’.
(w) CLARIFICATION OF TERMS IN GIFT RULE.—
(1) In clause 4(a)(1) of rule XXV (as redesig-
nated), strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert in lieu thereof a
period.
(2) In clause 4(a)(2) of rule XXV (as redesig-
nated), strike ‘‘(2) when’’ and insert in lieu thereof
‘‘(2)(A) When’’.
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(3) After clause 4(a)(2)(A) of rule XXV (as re-
designated), insert the following subdivision:
‘‘(B) When used in clause 5 of this rule,
the terms ‘‘officer’’ and ‘‘employee’’ have the
same meanings as in rule XXIII.’’.
(4) In clause 5(e)(1) of rule XXV (as redesig-
nated), strike ‘‘and’’ after subparagraph (1).
(5) At the end of clause 5(e)(2) of rule XXV
(as redesignated), strike the period and insert in lieu
thereof ‘‘; and’’.
(6) After clause 5(e)(2) of rule XXV (as redes-
ignated), insert the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(3) the terms ‘officer’ and ‘employee’ have the
same meanings as in rule XXIII.’’.
(x) TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS
IN
RECODIFICA-
TION.—
(1) In clause 3(a) of rule VII, strike ‘‘para-
graph (b), clause 4,’’ and insert in lieu thereof
‘‘clause 4(b)’’.
(2) In clause 5(a) of rule VII, strike ‘‘clause 9’’
and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘clause 11’’.
(3) In clause 7(b) of rule X, strike ‘‘under this
paragraph’’.
(4) In clause 7(d) of rule X, strike ‘‘this para-
graph’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘this clause’’.
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(5) In clause 7(e) of rule X, strike ‘‘this para-
graph’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘this clause’’.
(6) In clause 7(f)(1) of rule X, strike ‘‘this
paragraph’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘this clause’’.
(7) In clause 7(f)(2) of rule X, strike ‘‘this
paragraph’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘this clause’’.
(8) In clause 9(g) of rule X, strike ‘‘paragraph
(a) of clause 6’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘clause
6(a)’’.
(9) In clause 11(d)(1) of rule X, strike ‘‘clauses
6(a), (b), and (c) and 8(a), (b), and (c) of this rule’’
and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘clauses 8(a), (b), and (c)
and 9(a), (b), and (c) of this rule’’.
(10) In clause 2(m)(1) of rule XI, strike ‘‘sub-
paragraph (2)(A)’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘sub-
paragraph (3)(A)’’.
(11) In clause 7(a) of rule XII, strike ‘‘All
other bills’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘Bills’’.
(12) In clause 1 of rule XIV, strike ‘‘clause
9(a)’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘clause 8’’.
(13) In clause 3 of rule XIV, strike ‘‘clause 9’’
and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘clause 8’’.
(14) In clause 2(c) of rule XV, strike ‘‘printed
with the signatures’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘pub-
lished with the signatures’’.
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(15) In clause 8(c) of rule XVIII, strike ‘‘this
rule’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘this clause’’.
(16) In clause 8(b) of rule XXIII (as redesig-
nated), strike ‘‘clause 7’’ and insert in lieu thereof
‘‘clause 9’’ in both places where it appears.
SEC. 3. SEPARATE ORDERS.
(a) STANDARDS COMMITTEE RULES.—For the One
Hundred Seventh Congress, each provision of House Reso-
lution 168 of the One Hundred Fifth Congress that was
not executed as a change in the standing rules is hereby
reaffirmed (except that, notwithstanding section 13 of
that resolution, the chairman and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
may consult with an investigative subcommittee either on
their own initiative or on the initiative of the sub-
committee, shall have access to information before a sub-
committee with which they so consult, and shall not there-
by be precluded from serving as full, voting members of
any adjudicatory subcommittee).
(b) BUDGET ENFORCEMENT.—
(1) During the One Hundred Seventh Congress,
references in section 306 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974 to a resolution shall be construed in
the House of Representatives as references to a joint
resolution.
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(2) During the One Hundred Seventh Congress,
in the case of a reported bill or joint resolution con-
sidered pursuant to a special order of business, a
point of order under section 303 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 shall be determined on
the basis of the text made in order as an original bill
or joint resolution for the purpose of amendment or
to the text on which the previous question is ordered
directly to passage, as the case may be.
(3) During the One Hundred Seventh Congress,
a provision in a bill or joint resolution, or in an
amendment thereto or a conference report thereon,
that establishes prospectively for a Federal office or
position a specified or minimum level of compensa-
tion to be funded by annual discretionary appropria-
tions shall not be considered as providing new enti-
tlement authority within the meaning of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974.
(c) CERTAIN
SUBCOMMITTEES.—Notwithstanding
clause 5(d) of rule X, during the One Hundred Seventh
Congress—
(1) the Committee on Government Reform may
have not more than eight subcommittees;
(2) the Committee on International Relations
may have not more than six subcommittees; and
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(3) the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure may have not more than six subcommit-
tees.
(d) NUMBERING OF BILLS.—In the One Hundred
Seventh Congress, the first 10 numbers for bills (H.R. 1
through H.R. 10) shall be reserved for assignment by the
Speaker to such bills as he may designate when introduced
during the first session.
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