H. Res. 8 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 4, 2021. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. ADOPTION OF THE RULES OF THE ONE HUNDRED 
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS. 
The Rules of the House of Representatives of the One 
Hundred Sixteenth Congress, including applicable provisions 
of law or concurrent resolution that constituted rules of the 
House at the end of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, 
are adopted as the Rules of the House of Representatives of 
the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, with amendments to 
the standing rules as provided in section 2, and with other 
orders as provided in this resolution. 
SEC. 2. CHANGES TO THE STANDING RULES. 
(a) CONFORMING CHANGE.—In clause 2(i) of rule II— 
(1) strike the designation of subparagraph (1); and 
(2) strike subparagraph (2). 
(b) OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND OFFICE 
OF THE WHISTLEBLOWER OMBUDS.—
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In rule II, add at the end 
the following new clauses: 
‘‘Office of Diversity and Inclusion 
‘‘9.(a) There is established an Office of Diversity and In-
clusion. The Speaker, in consultation with the Minority Lead-
er, shall appoint a Director of the Office from recommenda-
tions provided by the chair of the Committee on House Ad-
ministration in consultation with the ranking minority mem-
ber of such committee. 
‘‘(b) Subject to the policy direction and oversight of the 
Committee on House Administration, the Office of Diversity 
and Inclusion shall— 
‘‘(1) direct and guide House employing offices to re-
cruit, hire, train, develop, advance, promote, and retain 
a diverse workforce; 
‘‘(2) survey and evaluate diversity in House employ-
ing offices; 
‘‘(3) through the Director of the Office at the end 
of each session of Congress, submit a House of Rep-
resentatives diversity report to the Speaker, the Majority 
Leader, the Minority Leader, the chair and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on House Administra-
tion, and the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations; and
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‘‘(4) provide consultation and guidance in further-
ance of increasing diversity and inclusion in the House. 
‘‘Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds 
‘‘10.(a) There is established an Office of the Whistle-
blower Ombuds. The Speaker, in consultation with the chairs 
and ranking minority members of the Committee on House 
Administration and the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 
shall appoint a Director of the Office. 
‘‘(b) Subject to the policy direction and oversight of the 
Committee on House Administration, and in consultation 
with any other committee (at the request of the chair or 
ranking minority member of such other committee), the Of-
fice of the Whistleblower Ombuds shall— 
‘‘(1) promulgate best practices for whistleblower in-
take for offices of the House; and 
‘‘(2) provide training for offices of the House on 
whistleblower intake, including establishing an effective 
reporting system for whistleblowers, maintaining whistle-
blower confidentiality, advising staff of relevant laws and 
policies, and protecting information provided by whistle-
blowers.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—In 
clause 
4(d)(1)(A) of rule X— 
(A) strike ‘‘and the Inspector General’’ and in-
sert ‘‘, the Inspector General, the Office of Diver-
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sity and Inclusion, and the Office of the Whistle-
blower Ombuds’’; and 
(B) strike ‘‘and Inspector General’’ and insert 
‘‘Inspector General, Office of Diversity and Inclu-
sion, and Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds’’. 
(c) CONTINUING AUTHORITY
TO ACT
IN LITIGATION 
MATTERS.—In clause 8(c) of rule II, strike ‘‘appropriate’’ 
and insert ‘‘appropriate, including, but not limited to, the 
issuance of subpoenas,’’. 
(d) ADMITTANCE TO THE HALL OF THE HOUSE.— 
(1) In clause 2(a)(14) of rule IV, insert ‘‘and the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia’’ after ‘‘Territories’’. 
(2) In clause 4(a) of rule IV— 
(A) in subparagraph (2) strike ‘‘committee; or’’ 
and insert ‘‘committee;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (3) strike the period and 
insert ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) add at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(4) has been convicted by a court of record for the com-
mission of a crime in relation to that individual’s election to, 
or service to, the House.’’. 
(e) GENDER-INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE.— 
(1) In clause 1(c)(9) of rule X, strike ‘‘seamen’’ and 
insert ‘‘seafarers’’.
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(2) In clause 4(a)(1)(B) of rule X, strike ‘‘Chair-
man’’ and insert ‘‘Chair’’. 
(3) In clause 8(c)(3) of rule XXIII, strike ‘‘father, 
mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first 
cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law, 
mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in- 
law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, step-
daughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sis-
ter, grandson, or granddaughter’’ and insert ‘‘parent, 
child, sibling, parent’s sibling, first cousin, sibling’s 
child, spouse, parent-in-law, child-in-law, sibling-in-law, 
stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, half-sibling, or grand-
child’’. 
(4) In clause 10(b) of rule XXIII— 
(A) strike ‘‘submit his or her resignation’’ and 
insert ‘‘resign’’; 
(B) strike ‘‘he or she serves’’ and insert ‘‘such 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
serves’’; and 
(C) strike ‘‘he or she holds’’ and insert ‘‘such 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
holds’’. 
(5) In clause 15(d)(2) of rule XXIII, strike ‘‘father, 
mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, husband, wife, fa-
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(1) In clause 6 of rule X, strike ‘‘printed’’ each 
place that it appears. 
(2) In clause 8(b)(1)(A) of rule XXII, insert ‘‘or 
pursuant to clause 3 of rule XXIX’’ after ‘‘Congressional 
Record’’. 
(i) 
COMMITTEE
VOTE
AVAILABILITY.—In 
clause 
2(e)(1)(B) of rule XI— 
(1) in item (i), strike ‘‘made available by the com-
mittee for inspection by the public at reasonable times 
in its offices and also’’; 
(2) in item (i), strike ‘‘subdivision (B)(ii)’’ and in-
sert ‘‘item (ii)’’; and 
(3) in item (ii), strike ‘‘available for inspection by 
the public’’ and insert ‘‘publicly available’’. 
(j) AMENDMENT AVAILABILITY.—In clause 2(e)(6) of 
rule XI, insert ‘‘, or 48 hours after the disposition or with-
drawal of any other amendment,’’ after ‘‘any amendment’’. 
(k) TRUTH-IN-TESTIMONY REFORM.—In clause 2(g)(5) 
of rule XI— 
(1) amend subdivision (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) In the case of a witness appearing in a non-govern-
mental capacity, a written statement of proposed testimony 
shall include— 
‘‘(i) a curriculum vitae;
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‘‘(ii) a disclosure of any Federal grants or con-
tracts, or contracts, grants, or payments originating with 
a foreign government, received during the past 36 
months by the witness or by an entity represented by the 
witness and related to the subject matter of the hearing; 
and 
‘‘(iii) a disclosure of whether the witness is a fidu-
ciary (including, but not limited to, a director, officer, 
advisor, or resident agent) of any organization or entity 
that has an interest in the subject matter of the hear-
ing.’’; 
(2) in subdivision (C), strike ‘‘subdivision (B)’’ and 
insert ‘‘subdivision (B)(ii)’’; and 
(3) in subdivision (D), insert ‘‘24 hours before the 
witness appears to the extent practicable, but’’ before 
‘‘not later’’. 
(l) ELECTRONIC FILING OF REPORTS AND ELECTRONIC 
SIGNATURES.— 
(1) In clause 2(l) of rule XI, insert ‘‘(including in 
electronic form)’’ after ‘‘signed views’’. 
(2) In clause 2(a) of rule XIII— 
(A) in subparagraph (1), strike ‘‘subparagraph 
(2)’’ and insert ‘‘subparagraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 
(B) add the following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(3) All reports of committees may be delivered to the 
Clerk in electronic form.’’. 
(3) In clause 5(b) of rule XIII, insert ‘‘, pursuant 
to clause 2(a)(3), or pursuant to clause 2(c),’’ after 
‘‘from the floor’’. 
(4) In clause 5 of rule XXV, insert ‘‘(including in 
electronic form)’’ after ‘‘signed’’ each place that it ap-
pears. 
(5) In clause 1 of rule XXVII, insert ‘‘(including in 
electronic form)’’ after ‘‘signed’’. 
(m) SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—In clause 2(m)(3) of rule 
XI, add the following new subdivision: 
‘‘(D) Subpoenas for documents or testimony may be 
issued to any person or entity, whether governmental, public, 
or private, within the United States, including, but not lim-
ited to, the President, and the Vice President, whether cur-
rent or former, in a personal or official capacity, as well as 
the White House, the Office of the President, the Executive 
Office of the President, and any individual currently or for-
merly employed in the White House, Office of the President, 
or Executive Office of the President.’’. 
(n) COMMITTEE ON ETHICS.— 
(1) In clause 5(a)(3)(C) of rule X, insert ‘‘or fifth’’ 
after ‘‘fourth’’. 
(2) In clause 3 of rule XI—
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(A) in paragraph (b)(8)(A), insert ‘‘, Delegate, 
Resident Commissioner’’ after ‘‘Member’’ each place 
it appears; 
(B) in paragraph (b)(8)(B)(iii), insert ‘‘, Dele-
gate, Resident Commissioner’’ after ‘‘Member’’; 
(C) in paragraph (k)(1)(A), insert ‘‘, Delegate, 
Resident Commissioner’’ after ‘‘Member’’; 
(D) in paragraph (m)(1)(A), insert ‘‘, Dele-
gates, or the Resident Commissioner’’ after ‘‘Mem-
bers’’; 
(E) in paragraph (n), insert ‘‘, Delegate, Resi-
dent Commissioner’’ after ‘‘Member’’; and 
(F) in paragraph (r), insert ‘‘, Delegate, Resi-
dent Commissioner’’ after ‘‘Member’’. 
(o) AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS.—In clause 4(b) of 
rule XI, strike ‘‘radio and television tapes and television film’’ 
and insert ‘‘audio and video recordings’’. 
(p) COSPONSORSHIP WITHDRAWAL.—In clause 7(b)(2) 
of rule XII, strike the first two sentences and insert the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The name of a cosponsor of a bill or resolution may 
be deleted only by a demand from the floor made by the 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner whose name is 
to be deleted, or by a unanimous-consent request from the 
sponsor. The Speaker may only entertain such a demand or 
request until the last committee authorized to consider and
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report the bill or resolution reports it to the House or is dis-
charged from its consideration.’’. 
(q) COMPARATIVE PRINTS.—In rule XXI, strike clause 
12. 
(r) REQUIRING COMMITTEE HEARING AND MARKUP ON 
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS.— 
(1) In clause 3(c) of rule XIII, add the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(6)(A) On a bill or joint resolution to be considered 
pursuant to a special order of business reported by the Com-
mittee on Rules— 
‘‘(i) a list of related committee and sub-
committee hearings; and 
‘‘(ii) a designation of at least one committee or 
subcommittee hearing that was used to develop or 
consider such bill or joint resolution. 
‘‘(B) Subdivision (A) shall not apply to a bill or joint 
resolution— 
‘‘(i) continuing appropriations for a fiscal year; or 
‘‘(ii) containing an emergency designation under 
section 251(b)(2) or section 252(e) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.’’. 
(2) In rule XXI, add at the end the following new 
clause:
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‘‘12.(a) It shall not be in order to consider a bill or joint 
resolution pursuant to a special order of business reported by 
the Committee on Rules that has not been reported by a com-
mittee. 
‘‘(b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply to a bill or joint reso-
lution— 
‘‘(1) continuing appropriations for a fiscal year; 
‘‘(2) containing an emergency designation under 
section 251(b)(2) or section 252(e) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; 
‘‘(3) designated pursuant to clause 7(a) of rule XV; 
or 
‘‘(4) not referred to committee. 
‘‘(c) Paragraph (a) does not apply before March 1 of an 
odd-numbered year.’’. 
(s) MOTION TO RECOMMIT.— 
(1) In clause 6(c) of rule XIII, strike ‘‘, including 
a motion to recommit with instructions to report back an 
amendment otherwise in order’’. 
(2) In clause 2 of rule XIX— 
(A) in paragraph (a), strike ‘‘with or’’; 
(B) amend paragraph (b) to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on any motion to recommit (or commit, as the case 
may be).’’; and
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(C) strike paragraph (c). 
(3) In clause 7(d) of rule XXII, strike ‘‘or in a mo-
tion to recommit to conference’’. 
(t) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUSINESS.—In rule XV— 
(1) clause 4 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘4. (Reserved.)’’. 
(2) in clause 4, strike the caption. 
(u) TITLE AMENDMENTS.—In clause 6 of rule XVI, in-
sert ‘‘, shall be in order only if offered by the Majority Lead-
er or a designee,’’ after ‘‘adoption’’. 
(v) RECONCILIATION DIRECTIVES.—Clause 7 of rule 
XXI is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘7. (Reserved.)’’. 
(w) AVAILABILITY OF MEASURES.—In clause 11 of rule 
XXI, insert ‘‘the text of’’ before ‘‘such measure’’. 
(x) PROHIBITED SERVICE.—Clause 19(c) of rule XXIII 
is amended to read as follows: ‘‘A Member, Delegate, Resi-
dent Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall 
comply with regulations issued and revised, as necessary, by 
the Committee on Ethics regarding types of prohibited service 
or positions that could lead to conflicts of interest.’’. 
(y) CODE OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.—In rule XXIII— 
(1) redesignate clause 20 as clause 22; and 
(2) insert after clause 19 the following new clauses:
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‘‘20. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, offi-
cer, or employee of the House may not, directly or indirectly, 
take any actions to prevent any individual from or retaliate 
against any individual for providing truthful information to 
the Committee on Ethics, the Office of Congressional Ethics, 
the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, or any law en-
forcement official, provided that the disclosure of such infor-
mation is not otherwise prohibited by law or House rules. 
‘‘21.(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a 
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or em-
ployee of the House shall not knowingly and willfully disclose 
publicly the identity of, or personally identifiable information 
about, any individual who has reported allegations of possible 
wrongdoing, including retaliation, under processes and pro-
tections provided by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 
the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, the Intelligence 
Community Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998, or any 
other Federal law that establishes the right for individuals to 
make protected disclosures to Congress. 
‘‘(b) The limitation in paragraph (a) shall not apply to 
any disclosure of an individual’s identity or personally identi-
fiable information if— 
‘‘(1) the individual has provided express written 
consent prior to such disclosure;
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‘‘(2) the individual has already voluntarily and pub-
licly disclosed their identity; or 
‘‘(3) the disclosure is by the chair of a committee 
after an affirmative vote by two-thirds of the members 
of the committee that such disclosure is in the public in-
terest. 
‘‘(c) Nothing in this clause shall prevent— 
‘‘(1) an investigation of any allegation of wrong-
doing disclosed by any individual; or 
‘‘(2) the public disclosure of substantive information 
shared by any individual that is not personally identifi-
able to that individual. 
‘‘(d) Disclosures made pursuant to paragraph (b)(3) 
shall be subject to appropriate safeguards, including that the 
individual be provided timely advance notice if possible before 
their identity or any personally identifiable information is dis-
closed prior to the vote described in paragraph (b)(3), unless 
such information would jeopardize the related investigations. 
When providing such notice to the individual the committee 
chair shall send the individual a written explanation of the 
reasons for the disclosure.’’. 
(z) COMMUNICATIONS
STANDARDS
COMMISSION.—In 
clause 5 of rule XXIV, strike ‘‘Commission on Congressional 
Mailing Standards’’ and insert ‘‘Communications Standards 
Commission’’.
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SEC. 3. SEPARATE ORDERS. 
(a) MEMBER DAY HEARING REQUIREMENT.—During 
the first session of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, 
each standing committee (other than the Committee on Eth-
ics) or each subcommittee thereof (other than a subcommittee 
on oversight) shall hold a hearing at which it receives testi-
mony from Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commis-
sioner on proposed legislation within its jurisdiction, except 
that the Committee on Rules may hold such hearing during 
the second session of the One Hundred Seventeenth Con-
gress. 
(b) DEPOSITION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) During the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, 
the chair of a standing committee (other than the Com-
mittee on Rules), and the chair of the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, upon consultation with the 
ranking minority member of such committee, may order 
the taking of depositions, including pursuant to sub-
poena, by a member or counsel of such committee. 
(2) Depositions taken under the authority pre-
scribed in this subsection shall be subject to regulations 
issued by the chair of the Committee on Rules and print-
ed in the Congressional Record. 
(c) WAR POWERS RESOLUTION.—During the One Hun-
dred Seventeenth Congress, a motion to discharge a measure 
introduced pursuant to section 6 or section 7 of the War
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Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1545–46) shall not be subject 
to a motion to table. 
(d) EXERCISE FACILITIES FOR FORMER MEMBERS.— 
During the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress— 
(1) The House of Representatives may not provide 
access to any exercise facility which is made available ex-
clusively to Members and former Members, officers and 
former officers of the House of Representatives, and 
their spouses to any former Member, former officer, or 
spouse who is a lobbyist registered under the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 or any successor statute or who 
is an agent of a foreign principal as defined in clause 5 
of rule XXV. For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘‘Member’’ includes a Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to the Congress. 
(2) The Committee on House Administration shall 
promulgate regulations to carry out this subsection. 
(e) EMPANELING INVESTIGATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
OF 
THE COMMITTEE ON ETHICS.—The text of House Resolution 
451, One Hundred Tenth Congress, shall apply in the One 
Hundred Seventeenth Congress in the same manner as such 
provision applied in the One Hundred Tenth Congress, except 
that references to the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct shall be construed as references to the Committee on 
Ethics.
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(f) NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS.—Any non-disclo-
sure agreement imposed by any employing or contracting au-
thority in the House of Representatives to which a paid or 
unpaid employee or contractor is or was required to agree as 
a term of employment shall— 
(1) provide clear guidance that the employee or con-
tractor may communicate concerning any matter with 
the Committee on Ethics, the Office of Congressional 
Workplace Rights, or any other office or entity des-
ignated by the Committee on House Administration 
without prior, concurrent, or subsequent notice or ap-
proval; and 
(2) not be binding and shall have no legal effect to 
the extent to which it requires prior, concurrent, or sub-
sequent notice or approval from anyone on any matter 
with respect to communications from an employee or 
contractor to any of the committees, offices, or entities 
described in paragraph (1). 
(g) REQUIRING MEMBERS TO PAY FOR DISCRIMINATION 
SETTLEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a settlement of a 
complaint under the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 in connection with a claim alleging a violation de-
scribed in paragraph (2) which is committed personally 
by a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, if
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the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is not 
required under law to reimburse the Treasury for the 
amount of the settlement, the chair and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on House Administration 
may not approve the settlement pursuant to clause 
4(d)(2) of rule X unless, under the terms and conditions 
of the settlement, the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner is required to reimburse the Treasury for 
the amount of the settlement. 
(2) VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED.—A violation described 
in this paragraph is— 
(A) a violation of section 201(a) or section 
206(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995; or 
(B) a violation of section 207 of such Act 
which consists of intimidating, taking reprisal 
against, or otherwise discriminating against any 
covered employee under such Act because of a claim 
alleging a violation described in subparagraph (A). 
(h) MANDATORY
ANTI-HARASSMENT
AND
ANTI-DIS-
CRIMINATION POLICIES FOR HOUSE OFFICES.— 
(1) REQUIRING OFFICES TO ADOPT POLICY.—Each 
employing office of the House of Representatives under 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 shall adopt
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an anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policy for the 
office’s workplace. 
(2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than April 1, 2021, 
the Committee on House Administration shall promul-
gate regulations to carry out this subsection, and shall 
ensure that such regulations are consistent with the re-
quirements of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995, rule XXIII, and other relevant laws, rules, and 
regulations. 
(i) DISPLAYING STATEMENT OF RIGHTS AND PROTEC-
TIONS PROVIDED TO HOUSE EMPLOYEES.—The Committee 
on House Administration shall issue regulations to provide 
that each employing office of the House of Representatives 
shall post in a prominent location in the office (including, in 
the case of the office of a Member, Delegate, or the Resident 
Commissioner, a prominent location in each district office) a 
statement of the rights and protections provided to employees 
of the House of Representatives under the Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1995, including the procedures available 
to employees of the House under such Act for responding to 
and adjudicating allegations of violations of such rights and 
protections. 
(j) BROADENING AVAILABILITY AND UTILITY OF LEGIS-
LATIVE DOCUMENTS
IN MACHINE-READABLE FORMATS.— 
The Committee on House Administration, the Clerk, and
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other officers and officials of the House shall continue efforts 
to broaden the availability and utility of legislative documents 
in machine readable formats in the One Hundred Seven-
teenth Congress in furtherance of the institutional priorities 
of— 
(1) improving public availability and use of legisla-
tive information produced by the House and its commit-
tees; and 
(2) enabling all House staff to produce comparative 
prints showing the differences between versions of legis-
lation, how proposed legislation will amend existing law, 
and how an amendment may change proposed legisla-
tion. 
(k) IMPROVING THE COMMITTEE ELECTRONIC DOCU-
MENT REPOSITORY.—The Clerk, the Committee on House 
Administration, and other officers and officials of the House 
shall undertake efforts to improve the electronic document re-
pository operated by the Clerk for use by committees of the 
House in the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, in further-
ance of the institutional priority of increasing public avail-
ability and identification of legislative information produced 
and held by House committees, including votes, amendments, 
and witness disclosure forms. 
(l) INCLUSION OF CITATIONS FOR PROPOSED REPEALS 
AND AMENDMENTS.—To the maximum extent practicable
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and consistent with established drafting conventions, an in-
struction in a bill or joint resolution proposing to repeal or 
amend any law or part thereof not contained in a codified 
title of the United States Code shall include, in parentheses 
immediately following the designation of the matter proposed 
to be repealed or amended, the applicable United States Code 
citation (which may be a note in the United States Code), or, 
if no such citation is available, an appropriate alternative ci-
tation to the applicable law or part. 
(m) PROVIDING FOR TRANSPARENCY WITH RESPECT TO 
MEMORIALS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V OF THE 
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.—With respect to 
any memorial presented under clause 3 of rule XII pur-
porting to be an application of the legislature of a State call-
ing for a convention for proposing amendments to the Con-
stitution of the United States pursuant to Article V, or a re-
scission of any such prior application— 
(1) the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary 
shall, in the case of a memorial presented in the One 
Hundred Fourteenth Congress or succeeding Congresses, 
and may, in the case of such a memorial presented prior 
to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, designate any 
such memorial for public availability by the Clerk; and 
(2) the Clerk shall make such memorials as are des-
ignated pursuant to paragraph (1) publicly available in
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electronic form, organized by State of origin and year of 
receipt, and shall indicate whether the memorial was 
designated as an application or a rescission. 
(n) SUBCOMMITTEES.—Notwithstanding clause 5(d) of 
rule X, during the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress the 
Committee on Agriculture may have not more than six sub-
committees. 
(o) CONGRESSIONAL MEMBER ORGANIZATION TRANS-
PARENCY REFORM.— 
(1) 
PAYMENT
OF
SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES 
THROUGH ACCOUNT OF ORGANIZATION.—A Member of 
the House of Representatives and an eligible Congres-
sional Member Organization may enter into an agree-
ment under which— 
(A) an employee of the Member’s office may 
carry out official and representational duties of the 
Member by assignment to the Organization; and 
(B) to the extent that the employee carries out 
such duties under the agreement, the Member shall 
transfer the portion of the Members’ Representa-
tional Allowance (MRA) of the Member which would 
otherwise be used for the salary and related ex-
penses of the employee to a dedicated account in 
the House of Representatives which is administered 
by the Organization, in accordance with the regula-
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tions promulgated by the Committee on House Ad-
ministration under paragraph (2). 
(2) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration (hereafter referred to in this subsection as 
the ‘‘Committee’’) shall promulgate regulations as fol-
lows: 
(A) USE OF MRA.—Pursuant to the authority 
of section 101(d) of the House of Representatives 
Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 
U.S.C. 5341(d)), the Committee shall prescribe reg-
ulations to provide that an eligible Congressional 
Member Organization may use the amounts trans-
ferred to the Organization’s dedicated account 
under paragraph (1)(B) for the same purposes for 
which a Member of the House of Representatives 
may use the Members’ Representational Allowance, 
except that the Organization may not use such 
amounts for franked mail, official travel, or leases 
of space or vehicles. 
(B) MAINTENANCE OF LIMITATIONS ON NUM-
BER OF SHARED EMPLOYEES.—Pursuant to the au-
thority of section 104(d) of the House of Represent-
atives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections 
Act (2 U.S.C. 5321(d)), the Committee shall pre-
scribe regulations to provide that an employee of
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the office of a Member of the House of Representa-
tives who is covered by an agreement entered into 
under paragraph (1) between the Member and an 
eligible Congressional Member Organization shall be 
considered a shared employee of the Member’s of-
fice and the Organization for purposes of such sec-
tion, and shall include in such regulations appro-
priate accounting standards to ensure that a Mem-
ber of the House of Representatives who enters into 
an agreement with such an Organization under 
paragraph (1) does not employ more employees 
than the Member is authorized to employ under 
such section. 
(C) PARTICIPATION IN STUDENT LOAN REPAY-
MENT PROGRAM.—Pursuant to the authority of sec-
tion 105(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 4536(b)), relating to the 
student loan repayment program for employees of 
the House, the Committee shall promulgate regula-
tions to provide that, in the case of an employee 
who is covered by an agreement entered into under 
paragraph (1) between a Member of the House of 
Representatives and an eligible Congressional Mem-
ber Organization and who participates in such pro-
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gram while carrying out duties under the agree-
ment— 
(i) any funds made available for making 
payments under the program with respect to 
the employee shall be transferred to the Orga-
nization’s dedicated account under paragraph 
(1)(B); and 
(ii) the Organization shall use the funds 
to repay a student loan taken out by the em-
ployee, under the same terms and conditions 
which would apply under the program if the 
Organization were the employing office of the 
employee. 
(D) ACCESS TO HOUSE SERVICES.—The Com-
mittee shall prescribe regulations to ensure that an 
eligible Congressional Member Organization has ap-
propriate access to services of the House. 
(E) OTHER
REGULATIONS.—The Committee 
shall promulgate such other regulations as may be 
appropriate to carry out this subsection. 
(3) ELIGIBLE CONGRESSIONAL MEMBER ORGANIZA-
TION DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘eligible 
Congressional Member Organization’’ means, with re-
spect to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, an or-
ganization meeting each of the following requirements:
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(A) The organization is registered as a Con-
gressional Member Organization with the Com-
mittee on House Administration. 
(B) The organization designates a single Mem-
ber of the House of Representatives to be respon-
sible for the administration of the organization, in-
cluding the administration of the account adminis-
tered under paragraph (1)(B), and includes the 
identification of such Member with the statement of 
organization that the organization files and main-
tains with the Committee on House Administration. 
(C) At least 3 employees of the House are as-
signed to perform some work for the organization. 
(D) During the One Hundred Sixteenth Con-
gress, at least 15 Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives used a portion of the Members’ Rep-
resentational Allowance of the Member for the sal-
ary and related expenses of an employee who was 
a shared employee of the Member’s office and the 
organization. 
(E) The organization files a statement with the 
Committee on House Administration and the Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representa-
tives certifying that it will administer an account in 
accordance with paragraph (1)(B).
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(p) BUDGET MATTERS.—During the first session of the 
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, pending the adoption of 
a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2021, 
the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels as 
contained in the statement of the chair of the Committee on 
the Budget of the House of Representatives in the Congres-
sional Record of May 1, 2020, as adjusted in the One Hun-
dred Sixteenth Congress, shall be considered for all purposes 
in the House to be the allocations, aggregates, and other ap-
propriate levels under titles III and IV of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974. 
(q) REISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS PRIOR TO COMMITTEE 
ORGANIZATION.—(1) The House authorizes the chair of the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform (when elected), on be-
half of the Committee on Oversight and Reform and until 
such committee has adopted rules pursuant to clause 2(a) of 
rule XI, to issue subpoenas related to the investigation into 
the accuracy and timing of the 2020 decennial census and re-
lated matters. 
(2) The House authorizes the chair of the Select Sub-
committee on the Coronavirus Crisis (when designated), on 
behalf of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis 
and until the Committee on Oversight and Reform has adopt-
ed rules pursuant to clause 2(a) of rule XI, to issue sub-
poenas related to the investigation into political interference
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mental, or public health consequences resulting from cli-
mate change. 
(w) FURTHER EXPENSES FOR RESOLVING CONTESTED 
ELECTIONS.— 
(1) AMOUNTS FOR EXPENSES OF COMMITTEE ON 
HOUSE ADMINISTRATION.—There shall be paid out of 
the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives 
such sums as may be necessary for further expenses of 
the Committee on House Administration for the One 
Hundred Seventeenth Congress for resolving contested 
elections. 
(2) SESSION LIMITATION.—The amount specified in 
paragraph (1) shall be available for expenses incurred 
during the period beginning at noon on January 3, 
2021, and ending immediately before noon on January 
3, 2022. 
(3) VOUCHERS.—Payments under this subsection 
shall be made on vouchers authorized by the Committee 
on House Administration, signed by the chair of the 
Committee, and approved in the manner directed by the 
Committee. 
(4) REGULATIONS.—Amounts made available under 
this subsection shall be expended in accordance with reg-
ulations prescribed by the Committee on House Adminis-
tration.
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(x) SUPPORT FOR SENATE MEASURES.—Not later than 
February 1, 2021, the Clerk shall submit to the chair of the 
Committee on Rules regulations establishing a process for 
Members to indicate their support for Senate measures that 
have been received by the House. Such process shall include 
the maintenance of a publicly available list of Members sup-
porting each such Senate measure. Upon receipt of such reg-
ulations, the chair of the Committee on Rules shall cause 
them to be printed in the Congressional Record, and Mem-
bers shall be permitted to indicate their support for Senate 
measures accordingly. 
(y) DISSEMINATION
OF MANIPULATED MEDIA.—The 
Committee on Ethics is directed to report to the House, not 
later than December 31, 2021, any recommended amend-
ments to the Code of Official Conduct, as well as any accom-
panying regulations, intended to address the circumstances 
and instances, if any, for which a Member, Delegate, Resi-
dent Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House may be 
subject to discipline for the dissemination by electronic 
means, including by social media, of any image, video, or 
audio file that has been distorted or manipulated with the in-
tent to mislead the public. 
SEC. 4. COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, AND HOUSE OFFICES. 
(a) HOUSE DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP.—House Resolu-
tion 24, One Hundred Tenth Congress, shall apply in the
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One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in the same manner as 
such resolution applied in the One Hundred Tenth Congress, 
except that the commission concerned shall be known as the 
House Democracy Partnership. 
(b) TOM LANTOS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION.—Sec-
tions 1 through 7 of House Resolution 1451, One Hundred 
Tenth Congress, shall apply in the One Hundred Seventeenth 
Congress in the same manner as such provisions applied in 
the One Hundred Tenth Congress, except that— 
(1) the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission 
may, in addition to collaborating closely with other pro-
fessional staff members of the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs, collaborate closely with professional staff members 
of other relevant committees; 
(2) the resources of the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs which the Commission may use shall include all re-
sources which the Committee is authorized to obtain 
from other offices of the House of Representatives; and 
(3) any amounts authorized to provide full-time 
professional staff and resources to the Tom Lantos 
Human Rights Commission shall be in addition to and 
separate from the amounts authorized for salaries and 
expenses of the Committee on Foreign Affairs as pro-
vided by resolution of the House, shall be administered 
by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and shall be dis-
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tributed equally between the co-chairs of the Commis-
sion. 
(c) OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS.—Section 1 of 
House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Congress, shall 
apply in the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in the same 
manner as such provision applied in the One Hundred Tenth 
Congress, except that— 
(1) the Office of Congressional Ethics shall be 
treated as a standing committee of the House for pur-
poses of section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i)); 
(2) references to the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct shall be construed as references to the 
Committee on Ethics; 
(3) any requirement for concurrence in section 
1(b)(1) shall be construed as a requirement for consulta-
tion; 
(4) the second sentence of section 1(b)(6)(A) shall 
not apply; 
(5) members subject to section 1(b)(6)(B) may be 
reappointed for a fourth additional term; 
(6) any individual who is the subject of a prelimi-
nary review or second-phase review by the board shall be 
informed of the right to be represented by counsel and
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invoking that right should not be held negatively against 
such individual; and 
(7) the Office may not take any action that would 
deny any person any right or protection provided under 
the Constitution of the United States. 
(d) SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS.— 
Section 104(f) of House Resolution 6, One Hundred Six-
teenth Congress, shall apply in the One Hundred Seventeenth 
Congress in the same manner as such section applied in the 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, except that— 
(1) the investigative jurisdiction of the Select Com-
mittee on the Climate Crisis shall consist of policies, 
strategies, and innovations to achieve substantial and 
permanent reductions in pollution and other activities 
that contribute to the climate crisis which will honor our 
responsibility to be good stewards of the planet for fu-
ture generations and advance environmental justice; 
(2) the Select Committee shall coordinate with and 
advise standing committees with relevant jurisdiction 
with respect to such policies, strategies, and innovations; 
(3) any records obtained by a standing committee 
pursuant to a subpoena or deposition recommended by 
the 
Select 
Committee 
pursuant 
to 
section 
104(f)(3)(B)(iii) may be transferred to the Select Com-
mittee; and