IV
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 383
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives respecting committee
staff.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 9, 1994
Mr. THOMAS of California (for himself, Mr. MICHEL, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr.
ROBERTS, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. BOEHNER, and Ms. DUNN)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on Rules
RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives
respecting committee staff.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. BUDGET COMMITTEE AND APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE STAFFS.
(a) EXPENSE RESOLUTIONS.—The first sentence of
clause 5(a) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives is amended by striking ‘‘(except the Commit-
tee on Appropriations and the Committee on the
Budget)’’.
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(b) NUMBER
OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF.—Clause
6(a)(5) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Represent-
atives is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(5) Subparagraph (3)(B) does not apply to the
Committee on Rules.’’.
(c) NUMBER OF CLERICAL STAFF.—Clause 6(b)(4)
of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives
is repealed.
(d) APPOINTMENT POWER.—Clause 6(d) of rule XI
of the Rules of the House of Representatives is repealed.
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR STATUTORY STAFF.
(a) PROFESSIONAL STAFF.—(1) The first sentence of
clause 6(a)(1) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by inserting ‘‘from the funds
provided for the appointment of committee staff pursuant
to primary and additional expense resolutions,’’ before
‘‘each’’.
(2) The first sentence of clause 6(a)(2) of rule XI
of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended
by inserting ‘‘from the funds provided for the appointment
of committee staff pursuant to primary and additional ex-
pense resolutions,’’ before ‘‘whenever’’.
(b) CLERICAL STAFF.—(1) The second sentence of
clause 6(b)(1) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by inserting ‘‘from the funds
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provided for the appointment of committee staff pursuant
to primary and additional expense resolutions,’’ before
‘‘the clerical staff’’.
(2) The first sentence of clause 6(b)(2) of rule XI
of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended
by inserting ‘‘from the funds provided for the appointment
of committee staff pursuant to primary and additional ex-
pense resolutions,’’ before ‘‘whenever’’.
SEC. 3. MAJORITY-MINORITY COMMITTEE STAFF RATIOS.
(a) Clause 6 of rule XI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(j)(1) Not later than the beginning of the One Hun-
dred Sixth Congress, not less than one-third of the fund-
ing made available to each standing, select, special, ad hoc,
or other committee of the House shall be allocated to the
minority party. The requirement of the preceding sentence
shall be phased in during the One Hundred Fourth and
One Hundred Fifth Congresses and carried out by rule
of the House, regulation, or other appropriate authority
pursuant to a timetable agreed to by the majority leader
and the minority leader of the House.
‘‘(2) Subparagraph (1) shall not apply to the Com-
mittee on Standards of Official Conduct.’’.
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SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this resolution shall take
effect immediately before noon January 3, 1995.
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