IV
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 6
Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred
Fourth Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5 (legislative day, JANUARY 4), 1995
Mr. ARMEY submitted the following resolution; which was considered and
agreed to
RESOLUTION
Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for
the One Hundred Fourth Congress.
Resolved,
TITLE I. CONTRACT WITH AMERICA: A
BILL OF ACCOUNTABILITY
SEC. 101. The Rules of the House of Representatives
of the One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable
provisions of law or concurrent resolution that constituted
rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred Third
Congress, together with such amendments thereto in this
resolution as may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt-
ed as the Rules of the House of Representatives of the
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One Hundred Fourth Congress, with the following amend-
ments:
Committee, Subcommittee, and Staff Reforms
(a) COMMITTEE STAFF REDUCTIONS.—In the One
Hundred Fourth Congress, the total number of staff of
House committees shall be at least one-third less than the
corresponding total in the One Hundred Third Congress.
(b) SUBCOMMITTEE REDUCTIONS.—In clause 6 of
rule X, amend paragraph (d) to read as follows:
‘‘(d) No committee of the House shall have more than
five subcommittees (except the Committee on Appropria-
tions, which shall have no more than thirteen; the Com-
mittee on Government Reform and Oversight, which shall
have no more than seven; and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, which shall have no more than
six).’’.
(c) CONSOLIDATED COMMITTEE STAFF AND BIEN-
NIAL FUNDING.—
(1) In clause 5(a) of rule XI, amend the first
sentence to read as follows: ‘‘Whenever any commit-
tee, commission, or other entity (except the Commit-
tee on Appropriations) is to be granted authorization
for the payment of its expenses (including all staff
salaries) for a Congress, such authorization initially
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shall be procured by one primary expense resolution
reported by the Committee on House Oversight.’’.
(2)(A) In clause 5(b) of rule XI, amend the
first sentence to read as follows: ‘‘After the date of
adoption by the House of any such primary expense
resolution for any such committee, commission, or
other entity for any Congress, authorization for the
payment of additional expenses (including staff sala-
ries) in that Congress may be procured by one or
more supplemental expense resolutions reported by
the Committee on House Oversight, as necessary.’’.
(B) In clause 5(c)(1) of rule XI—
(i) strike ‘‘the contingent fund’’ and insert
‘‘committee salary and expense accounts’’; (ii)
strike ‘‘any year’’ and insert ‘‘any odd-num-
bered year’’; and
(iii) strike ‘‘for that year’’ and insert ‘‘for
that Congress’’.
(C) In clause 5(c)(2) of rule XI, strike ‘‘the
contingent fund’’ and insert ‘‘committee salary and
expense accounts’’.
(D) In clause 5(f)(1) of rule XI—
(i) strike ‘‘the contingent fund’’ and insert
‘‘committee salary and expense accounts’’; and
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(ii) strike ‘‘of each year’’ and insert ‘‘in
each odd-numbered year’’.
(3)(A) INTERIM FUNDING RULE.—For the pur-
poses of implementing this section, and notwith-
standing the provisions of clause 5(f) of rule XI, at
the beginning of the One Hundred Fourth Congress,
the committees established by this resolution are au-
thorized, pending the adoption of the primary ex-
pense resolution for the One Hundred Fourth Con-
gress, to expend such sums as are necessary to pay
compensation for staff services performed for, or to
pay other expenses of, the committee consistent with
its planned reductions in committee staff.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of clause
5(f) of rule XI, payments thereunder during the One
Hundred Fourth Congress may be made only on
vouchers signed by a Member elected as chairman of
the committee concerned in the One Hundred
Fourth Congress and approved by the Committee on
House Oversight, or, in the case of late expenses of
any committee from the One Hundred Third Con-
gress not reestablished by the Rules of the One
Hundred Fourth Congress, on vouchers signed by
the chairman of the Committee on House Oversight.
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(4) In clause 5 of rule XI, amend paragraph (d)
to read as follows:
‘‘(d) From the funds made available for the appoint-
ment of committee staff pursuant to any primary or addi-
tional expense resolution, the chairman of each committee
shall ensure that sufficient staff is made available to each
subcommittee to carry out its responsibilities under the
rules of the committee, and that the minority party is fair-
ly treated in the appointment of such staff.’’.
(5)(A) In clause 6(a)(1) of rule XI, amend the
first sentence to read as follows: ‘‘Subject to sub-
paragraph (2) and paragraph (f), each standing
committee may appoint, by majority vote of the com-
mittee, not more than thirty professional staff mem-
bers from the funds provided for the appointment of
committee staff pursuant to primary and additional
expense resolutions.’’.
(B) In clause 6(a)(2) of rule XI, amend the
first sentence by striking ‘‘six persons’’ and inserting
‘‘ten persons (or one-third of the total professional
committee staff appointed under this clause, which-
ever is less)’’.
(C) In clause 6(a) of rule XI, strike subpara-
graphs (3) through (5);
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(D) In clause 6 of rule XI, amend paragraph
(b) to read as follows:
‘‘(b)(1) The professional staff members of each
standing committee—
‘‘(A) may not engage in any work other than
committee business during congressional working
hours; and
‘‘(B) may not be assigned any duties other than
those pertaining to committee business.
‘‘(2) This paragraph does not apply to any staff des-
ignated by a committee as ‘associate’ or ‘shared’ staff who
are not paid exclusively by the committee, provided that
the chairman certifies that the compensation paid by the
committee for any such employee is commensurate with
the work performed for the committee, in accordance with
the provisions of clause 8 of rule XLIII.
‘‘(3) The use of any ‘associate’ or ‘shared’ staff by
any committee shall be subject to the review of, and to
any terms, conditions, or limitations established by, the
Committee on House Oversight in connection with the re-
porting of any primary or additional expense resolution.
‘‘(4) The foregoing provisions of this clause do not
apply to the Committee on Appropriations.’’.
(E) In clause 6(c) of rule XI strike ‘‘, clerical
and investigating’’ and insert ‘‘and investigative’’.
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Congress, together with such amendments thereto in this
resolution as may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt-
ed as the Rules of the House of Representatives of the
One Hundred Fourth Congress, with the following amend-
ments:
Truth-in-Budgeting Baseline Reform
(a) In clause 2(l)(3)(B) of rule XI (relating to cost
estimates in committee reports) insert before the semi-
colon the following: ‘‘, except that the estimates with re-
spect to new budget authority shall include, when prac-
ticable, a comparison of the total estimated funding level
for the relevant program (or programs) to the appropriate
levels under current law’’.
(b) In clause 7(a) of rule XIII (relating to required
cost estimates in committee reports)—
(1) strike ‘‘and’’ at the end of the subpara-
graph (1);
(2) strike the period at the end of the para-
graph and insert ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) add the following new subparagraph at the
end:
‘‘(3) when practicable, a comparison of the total
estimated funding level for the relevant program (or
programs) with the appropriate levels under current
law.’’.
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SEC. 104. The Rules of the House of Representatives
of the One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable
provisions of law or concurrent resolution that constituted
rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred Third
Congress, together with such amendments thereto in this
resolution as may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt-
ed as the Rules of the House of Representatives of the
One Hundred Fourth Congress, with the following amend-
ments:
Proxy Voting Ban
(a) In clause 2 of rule XI, amend paragraph (f) to
read as follows:
‘‘Prohibition against proxy voting
‘‘(f) No vote by any member of any committee or sub-
committee with respect to any measure or matter may be
cast by proxy.’’.
(b) In clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI, strike ‘‘and whether
by proxy or in person,’’ in the third sentence.
SEC. 105. The Rules of the House of Representatives
of the One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable
provisions of law or concurrent resolution that constituted
rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred Third
Congress, together with such amendments thereto in this
resolution as may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt-
ed as the Rules of the House of Representatives of the
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One Hundred Fourth Congress, with the following amend-
ments:
Committee Sunshine Rules
(a) In rule clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI—
(1) insert ‘‘, including to radio, television, and
still photography coverage, except as provided by
clause 3(f)(2),’’ after ‘‘public’’ the first place it ap-
pears;
(2) insert ‘‘because disclosure of matters to be
considered would endanger national security, would
compromise sensitive law enforcement information,
would tend to defame, degrade or incriminate any
person, or otherwise would violate any law or rule of
the House’’ after ‘‘public’’ the second place it ap-
pears; and
(3) strike ‘‘, or to any meeting that relates sole-
ly to internal budget or personnel matters’’.
(b) In clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI—
(1) insert ‘‘, including to radio, television, and
still photography coverage,’’ after ‘‘public’’ the first
place it appears; and
(2) insert ‘‘, would compromise sensitive law en-
forcement information,’’ after ‘‘would endanger na-
tional security’’ in both places it appears.
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(c) In clause 3(d) of rule XI strike ‘‘is a privilege
made available by the House and’’.
(d) In clause 3 of rule XI, amend paragraph (e) to
read as follows:
‘‘(e) Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by
any committee or subcommittee of the House is open to
the public, those proceedings shall be open to coverage by
television, radio, and still photography, except as provided
in paragraph (f)(2). A committee or subcommittee chair-
man may not limit the number of television or still cam-
eras to fewer than two representatives from each medium
(except for legitimate space or safety considerations, in
which case pool coverage shall be authorized).’’.
SEC. 106. The Rules of the House of Representatives
of the One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable
provisions of law or concurrent resolution that constituted
rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred Third
Congress, together with such amendments thereto in this
resolution as may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt-
ed as the Rules of the House of Representatives of the
One Hundred Fourth Congress, with the following amend-
ments:
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Limitations on Tax Increases
(a) THREE-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIRED FOR TAX IN-
CREASE MEASURES AND AMENDMENTS.—In clause 5 of
rule XXI, add the following new paragraph at the end:
‘‘(c) No bill or joint resolution, amendment, or con-
ference report carrying a Federal income tax rate increase
shall be considered as passed or agreed to unless so deter-
mined by a vote of not less than three-fifths of the Mem-
bers voting.’’.
(b) PROHIBITION
ON
RETROACTIVE
TAX
IN-
CREASES.—In clause 5 of rule XXI (as amended by (a)
above), add the following new paragraph at the end:
‘‘(d) It shall not be in order to consider any bill, joint
resolution, amendment, or conference report carrying a
retroactive Federal income tax rate increase. For purposes
of this paragraph a Federal income tax rate increase is
retroactive if it applies to a period beginning prior to the
enactment of the provision.’’.
SEC. 107. The Rules of the House of Representatives
of the One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable
provisions of law or concurrent resolution that constituted
rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred Third
Congress, together with such amendments thereto in this
resolution as may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt-
ed as the Rules of the House of Representatives of the
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One Hundred Fourth Congress, with the following amend-
ment:
Comprehensive House Audit
During the One Hundred Fourth Congress, the In-
spector General, in consultation with the Speaker and the
Committee on House Oversight, shall coordinate, and as
needed contract with independent auditing firms to com-
plete, a comprehensive audit of House financial records
and administrative operations, and report the results in
accordance with rule VI.
SEC. 108. The Rules of the House of Representatives
of the One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable
provisions of law or concurrent resolution that constituted
rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred Third
Congress, together with such amendments thereto in this
resolution as may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt-
ed as the Rules of the House of Representatives of the
One Hundred Fourth Congress, with the following amend-
ment:
Consideration of the ‘‘Congressional
Accountability Act’’
It shall be in order at any time after the adoption
of this resolution to consider in the House, any rule of
the House to the contrary notwithstanding, the bill (H.R.
1) to make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch
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of the Federal Government, if offered by the majority lead-
er or a designee. The bill shall be debatable for not to
exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by
the majority leader and the minority leader or their des-
ignees. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except one motion to recommit.
TITLE II. GENERAL
Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives of the One Hundred Third Congress, including appli-
cable provisions of law or concurrent resolution that con-
stituted rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred
Third Congress, together with such amendments thereto
in this resolution as may otherwise have been adopted, are
adopted as the Rules of the House of Representatives of
the One Hundred Fourth Congress, with the following
amendments:
Administrative Reforms
SEC. 201. (a) ABOLITION OF THE OFFICE OF DOOR-
KEEPER; ELECTION OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFI-
CER.—In rule II, strike ‘‘Doorkeeper’’ each place it ap-
pears and insert ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’ .
(b) ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF CLERK.—In rule III
(‘‘Duties of Clerk’’), add the following new clauses at the
end:
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‘‘7. In addition to any other reports required by the
Speaker or the Committee on House Oversight, the Clerk
shall report to the Committee on House Oversight not
later than forty-five days following the close of each semi-
annual period ending on June 30 or on December 31 on
the financial and operational status of each function under
the jurisdiction of the Clerk. Each report shall include fi-
nancial statements, a description or explanation of current
operations, the implementation of new policies and proce-
dures, and future plans for each function.
‘‘8. The Clerk shall fully cooperate with the appro-
priate offices and persons in the performance of reviews
and audits of financial records and administrative oper-
ations.’’.
(c) Amend rules IV, V, and VI to read as follows:
‘‘RULE IV.
‘‘DUTIES OF THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS.
‘‘1. It shall be the duty of the Sergeant-at-Arms to
attend the House during its sittings, to maintain order
under the direction of the Speaker or Chairman, and,
pending the election of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore,
under the direction of the Clerk, execute the commands
of the House, and all processes issued by authority there-
of, directed to him by the Speaker.
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‘‘2. The symbol of his office shall be the mace, which
shall be borne by him while enforcing order on the floor.
‘‘3. He shall enforce strictly the rules relating to the
privileges of the Hall and be responsible to the House for
the official conduct of his employees.
‘‘4. He shall allow no person to enter the room over
the Hall of the House during its sittings; and fifteen min-
utes before the hour of the meeting of the House each
day he shall see that the floor is cleared of all persons
except those privileged to remain, and kept so until ten
minutes after adjournment.
‘‘5. In addition to any other reports required by the
Speaker or the Committee on House Oversight, the Ser-
geant-at-Arms shall report to the Committee on House
Oversight not later than forty-five days following the close
of each semiannual period ending June 30 or on December
31 on the financial and operational status of each function
under the jurisdiction of the Sergeant-at-Arms. Each re-
port shall include financial statements, a description or ex-
planation of current operations, the implementation of
new policies and procedures, and future plans for each
function.
‘‘6. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall fully cooperate with
the appropriate offices and persons in the performance of
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reviews and audits of financial records and administrative
operations.’’.
‘‘RULE V.
‘‘CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.
‘‘1. The Chief Administrative Officer of the House
shall have operational and financial responsibility for func-
tions as assigned by the Speaker and the Committee on
House Oversight, and shall be subject to the policy direc-
tion and oversight of the Speaker and the Committee on
House Oversight.
‘‘2. In addition to any other reports required by the
Speaker or the Committee on House Oversight, the Chief
shall report to the Committee on House Oversight not
later than forty-five days following the close of each semi-
annual period ending on June 30 or December 31 on the
financial and operational status of each function under the
jurisdiction of the Chief. Each report shall include finan-
cial statements, a description or explanation of current op-
erations, the implementation of new policies and proce-
dures, and future plans for each function.
‘‘3. The Chief shall fully cooperate with the appro-
priate offices and persons in the performance of reviews
and audits of financial records and administrative oper-
ations.
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‘‘RULE VI.
‘‘OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.
‘‘1. There is established an Office of Inspector Gen-
eral.
‘‘2. The Inspector General shall be appointed for a
Congress by the Speaker, the majority leader, and the mi-
nority leader, acting jointly.
‘‘3. Subject to the policy direction and oversight of
the Committee on House Oversight, the Inspector General
shall be responsible only for—
‘‘(a) conducting periodic audits of the financial
and administrative functions of the House and joint
entities;
‘‘(b) informing the Officers or other officials
who are the subject of an audit of the results of that
audit and suggesting appropriate curative actions;
‘‘(c) simultaneously notifying the Speaker, the
majority leader, the minority leader, and the chair-
man and ranking minority party member of the
Committee on House Oversight in the case of any fi-
nancial irregularity discovered in the course of carry-
ing out responsibilities under this rule;
‘‘(d) simultaneously submitting to the Speaker,
the majority leader, and the chairman and ranking
minority party member of the Committee on House
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Oversight a report of each audit conducted under
this rule; and
‘‘(e) reporting to the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct information involving possible
violations by any Member, officer, or employee of the
House of any rule of the House or of any law appli-
cable to the performance of official duties or the dis-
charge of official responsibilities which may require
referral to the appropriate Federal or State authori-
ties pursuant to clause 4(e)(1)(C) of rule X.’’.
(d) In clause 3 of rule X, strike paragraph (j).
(e) In clause 4(d) of rule X—
(1) strike ‘‘Committee on House Administra-
tion’’ and insert ‘‘Committee on House Oversight’’;
(2) strike subparagraphs (2) and (3), insert
‘‘and’’ after ‘‘House;’’ in subparagraph (1), redesig-
nate paragraph (4) as paragraph (2), and amend
paragraph (2), as so redesignated, to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) providing policy direction for, and over-
sight of, the Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief Admin-
istrative Officer, and Inspector General.’’.
(f) In clause 7 of rule XIV, strike ‘‘Sergeant-at-Arms
and Doorkeeper are’’ and insert ‘‘Sergeant-at-Arms is’’.
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Changes in Committee System
SEC. 202. (a) THE COMMITTEES AND THEIR JURIS-
DICTION.—Clause 1 of rule X of the Rules of the House
of Representatives is amended to read as follows:
‘‘1. There shall be in the House the following stand-
ing committees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction
and related functions assigned to it by this clause and
clauses 2, 3, and 4; and all bills, resolutions, and other
matters relating to subjects within the jurisdiction of any
standing committee as listed in this clause shall (in ac-
cordance with and subject to clause 5) be referred to such
committees, as follows:
‘‘(a) Committee on Agriculture.
‘‘(1) Adulteration of seeds, insect pests, and
protection of birds and animals in forest reserves.
‘‘(2) Agriculture generally.
‘‘(3) Agricultural and industrial chemistry.
‘‘(4) Agricultural colleges and experiment sta-
tions.
‘‘(5) Agricultural economics and research.
‘‘(6) Agricultural education extension services.
‘‘(7) Agricultural production and marketing and
stabilization of prices of agricultural products, and
commodities (not including distribution outside of
the United States).
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‘‘(8) Animal industry and diseases of animals.
‘‘(9) Commodities exchanges.
‘‘(10) Crop insurance and soil conservation.
‘‘(11) Dairy industry.
‘‘(12) Entomology and plant quarantine.
‘‘(13) Extension of farm credit and farm secu-
rity.
‘‘(14) Inspection of livestock, and poultry, and
meat products, and seafood and seafood products.
‘‘(15) Forestry in general, and forest reserves
other than those created from the public domain.
‘‘(16) Human nutrition and home economics.
‘‘(17) Plant industry, soils, and agricultural en-
gineering.
‘‘(18) Rural electrification.
‘‘(19) Rural development.
‘‘(20) Water conservation related to activities of
the Department of Agriculture.
‘‘(b) Committee on Appropriations.
‘‘(1) Appropriation of the revenue for the sup-
port of the Government.
‘‘(2) Rescissions of appropriations contained in
appropriation Acts.
‘‘(3) Transfers of unexpended balances.
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‘‘(C) one Member from the leadership of the
minority party.
No Member other than a representative from the leader-
ship of a party may serve as a member of the Committee
on the Budget during more than four Congresses in any
period of six successive Congresses (disregarding for this
purpose any service performed as a member of such com-
mittee for less than a full session in any Congress), except
that an incumbent chairman or ranking minority member
having served on the committee for four Congresses and
having served as chairman or ranking minority member
of the committee for not more than one Congress shall
be eligible for reelection to the committee as chairman or
ranking minority member for one additional Congress.
‘‘(2) All concurrent resolutions on the budget (as de-
fined in section 3 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974), other matters required to be referred to the com-
mittee under titles III and IV of that Act, and other meas-
ures setting forth appropriate levels of budget totals for
the United States Government.
‘‘(3) Measures relating to the congressional budget
process, generally.
‘‘(4) Measures relating to the establishment, exten-
sion, and enforcement of special controls over the Federal
budget, including the budgetary treatment of off-budget
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Federal agencies and measures providing exemption from
reduction under any order issued under part C of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
‘‘(5) The committee shall have the duty—
‘‘(A) to report the matters required to be re-
ported by it under titles III and IV of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974;
‘‘(B) to make continuing studies of the effect
on budget outlays of relevant existing and proposed
legislation and to report the results of such studies
to the House on a recurring basis;
‘‘(C) to request and evaluate continuing studies
of tax expenditures; to devise methods of coordinat-
ing tax expenditures, policies, and programs with di-
rect budget outlays, and to report the results of such
studies to the House on a recurring basis; and
‘‘(D) to review, on a continuing basis, the con-
duct by the Congressional Budget Office of its func-
tions and duties.
‘‘(e) Committee on Commerce.
‘‘(1) Biomedical research and development.
‘‘(2) Consumer affairs and consumer protection.
‘‘(3) Health and health facilities, except health
care supported by payroll deductions.
‘‘(4) Interstate energy compacts.
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‘‘(5) Interstate and foreign commerce generally.
‘‘(6) Measures relating to the exploration, pro-
duction, storage, supply, marketing, pricing, and
regulation of energy resources, including all fossil
fuels, solar energy, and other unconventional or re-
newable energy resources.
‘‘(7) Measures relating to the conservation of
energy resources.
‘‘(8) Measures relating to energy information
generally.
‘‘(9) Measures relating to (A) the generation
and marketing of power (except by federally char-
tered or Federal regional power marketing authori-
ties), (B) the reliability and interstate transmission
of, and ratemaking for, all power, and (C) the siting
of generation facilities; except the installation of
interconnections between Government waterpower
projects.
‘‘(10) Measures relating to general management
of the Department of Energy, and the management
and all functions of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
‘‘(11) National energy policy generally.
‘‘(12) Public health and quarantine.
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‘‘(13) Regulation of the domestic nuclear en-
ergy industry, including regulation of research and
development reactors and nuclear regulatory re-
search.
‘‘(14) Regulation of interstate and foreign com-
munications.
‘‘(15) Securities and exchanges.
‘‘(16) Travel and tourism.
The committee shall have the same jurisdiction with re-
spect to regulation of nuclear facilities and of use of nu-
clear energy as it has with respect to regulation of non-
nuclear facilities and of use of nonnuclear energy. In addi-
tion to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding pro-
visions of this paragraph (and its general oversight func-
tions under clause 2(b)(1)), such committee shall have the
special oversight functions provided for in clause (3)(h)
with respect to all laws, programs, and Government activi-
ties affecting nuclear and other energy, and nonmilitary
nuclear energy and research and development including
the disposal of nuclear waste.
‘‘(f) Committee on Economic and Edu-
cational Opportunities.
‘‘(1) Child labor.
‘‘(2) Columbia Institution for the Deaf, Dumb,
and Blind; Howard University; Freedmen’s Hospital.
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‘‘(3) Convict labor and the entry of goods made
by convicts into interstate commerce.
‘‘(4) Food programs for children in schools.
‘‘(5) Labor standards and statistics.
‘‘(6) Measures relating to education or labor
generally.
‘‘(7) Mediation and arbitration of labor dis-
putes.
‘‘(8) Regulation or prevention of importation of
foreign laborers under contract.
‘‘(9) United States Employees’ Compensation
Commission.
‘‘(10) Vocational rehabilitation.
‘‘(11) Wages and hours of labor.
‘‘(12) Welfare of miners.
‘‘(13) Work incentive programs.
In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preced-
ing provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight
function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have
the special oversight function provided for in clause 3(c)
with respect to domestic educational programs and institu-
tions, and programs of student assistance, which are with-
in the jurisdiction of other committees.
‘‘(g) Committee on Government Reform
and Oversight.
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‘‘(1) The Federal Civil Service, including inter-
governmental personnel; the status of officers and
employees of the United States, including their com-
pensation, classification, and retirement.
‘‘(2) Measures relating to the municipal affairs
of the District of Columbia in general, other than
appropriations.
‘‘(3) Federal paperwork reduction.
‘‘(4) Budget and accounting measures, gen-
erally.
‘‘(5) Holidays and celebrations.
‘‘(6) The overall economy, efficiency and man-
agement of government operations and activities, in-
cluding Federal procurement.
‘‘(7) National archives.
‘‘(8) Population and demography generally, in-
cluding the Census.
‘‘(9) Postal service generally, including the
transportation of the mails.
‘‘(10) Public information and records.
‘‘(11) Relationship of the Federal Government
to the States and municipalities generally.
‘‘(12) Reorganizations in the executive branch
of the Government.
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In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preced-
ing provisions of this paragraph (and its oversight func-
tions under clause 2(b) (1) and (2)), the committee shall
have the function of performing the duties and conducting
the studies which are provided for in clause 4(c).
‘‘(h) Committee on House Oversight.
‘‘(1) Appropriations from accounts for commit-
tee salaries and expenses (except for the Committee
on Appropriations), House Information Systems,
and allowances and expenses of Members, House of-
ficers and administrative offices of the House.
‘‘(2) Auditing and settling of all accounts de-
scribed in subparagraph (1).
‘‘(3) Employment of persons by the House, in-
cluding clerks for Members and committees, and re-
porters of debates.
‘‘(4) Except as provided in clause 1(q)(11),
matters relating to the Library of Congress and the
House Library; statuary and pictures; acceptance or
purchase of works of art for the Capitol; the Botanic
Gardens; management of the Library of Congress;
purchase of books and manuscripts.
‘‘(5) Except as provided in clause 1(q)(11),
matters relating to the Smithsonian Institution and
the incorporation of similar institutions.
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‘‘(6) Expenditure of accounts described in sub-
paragraph (1).
‘‘(7) Franking Commission.
‘‘(8) Matters relating to printing and correction
of the Congressional Record.
‘‘(9) Measures relating to accounts of the
House generally.
‘‘(10) Measures relating to assignment of office
space for Members and committees.
‘‘(11) Measures relating to the disposition of
useless executive papers.
‘‘(12) Measures relating to the election of the
President, Vice President, or Members of Congress;
corrupt practices; contested elections; credentials
and qualifications; and Federal elections generally.
‘‘(13) Measures relating to services to the
House, including the House Restaurant, parking fa-
cilities and administration of the House office build-
ings and of the House wing of the Capitol.
‘‘(14) Measures relating to the travel of Mem-
bers of the House.
‘‘(15) Measures relating to the raising, report-
ing and use of campaign contributions for can-
didates for office of Representative in the House of
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Representatives, of Delegate, and of Resident Com-
missioner to the United States from Puerto Rico.
‘‘(16) Measures relating to the compensation,
retirement and other benefits of the Members, offi-
cers, and employees of the Congress.
In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preced-
ing provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight
function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have
the function of performing the duties which are provided
for in clause 4(d).
‘‘(i) Committee on International Relations.
‘‘(1) Relations of the United States with foreign
nations generally.
‘‘(2) Acquisition of land and buildings for em-
bassies and legations in foreign countries.
‘‘(3) Establishment of boundary lines between
the United States and foreign nations.
‘‘(4) Export controls, including nonproliferation
of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware.
‘‘(5) Foreign loans.
‘‘(6) 
International 
commodity 
agreements
(other than those involving sugar), including all
agreements for cooperation in the export of nuclear
technology and nuclear hardware.
‘‘(7) International conferences and congresses.
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‘‘(8) International education.
‘‘(9) Intervention abroad and declarations of
war.
‘‘(10) Measures relating to the diplomatic serv-
ice.
‘‘(11) Measures to foster commercial inter-
course with foreign nations and to safeguard Amer-
ican business interests abroad.
‘‘(12) Measures relating to international eco-
nomic policy.
‘‘(13) Neutrality.
‘‘(14) Protection of American citizens abroad
and expatriation.
‘‘(15) The American National Red Cross.
‘‘(16) Trading with the enemy.
‘‘(17) United Nations organizations.
In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preced-
ing provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight
function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have
the special oversight functions provided for in clause 3(d)
with respect to customs administration, intelligence activi-
ties relating to foreign policy, international financial and
monetary organizations, and international fishing agree-
ments.
‘‘(j) Committee on the Judiciary.
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‘‘(1) The judiciary and judicial proceedings,
civil and criminal.
‘‘(2) Administrative practice and procedure.
‘‘(3) Apportionment of Representatives.
‘‘(4) Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and coun-
terfeiting.
‘‘(5) Civil liberties.
‘‘(6) Constitutional amendments.
‘‘(7) Federal courts and judges, and local
courts in the Territories and possessions.
‘‘(8) Immigration and naturalization.
‘‘(9) Interstate compacts, generally.
‘‘(10) Measures relating to claims against the
United States.
‘‘(11) Meetings of Congress, attendance of
Members and their acceptance of incompatible of-
fices.
‘‘(12) National penitentiaries.
‘‘(13) Patents, the Patent Office, copyrights,
and trademarks.
‘‘(14) Presidential succession.
‘‘(15) Protection of trade and commerce against
unlawful restraints and monopolies.
‘‘(16) Revision and codification of the Statutes
of the United States.
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cabotage, cargo preference and merchant marine of-
ficers and seamen as these matters relate to the na-
tional security.
‘‘(10) Pay, promotion, retirement, and other
benefits and privileges of members of the armed
forces.
‘‘(11) Scientific research and development in
support of the armed services.
‘‘(12) Selective service.
‘‘(13) Size and composition of the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps, and Air Force.
‘‘(14) Soldiers’ and sailors’ homes.
‘‘(15) Strategic and critical materials necessary
for the common defense.
In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preced-
ing provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight
function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have
the special oversight function provided for in clause 3(a)
with respect to international arms control and disar-
mament, and military dependents education.
‘‘(l) Committee on Resources.
‘‘(1) Fisheries and wildlife, including research,
restoration, refuges, and conservation.
‘‘(2) Forest reserves and national parks created
from the public domain.
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‘‘(3) Forfeiture of land grants and alien owner-
ship, including alien ownership of mineral lands.
‘‘(4) Geological Survey.
‘‘(5) International fishing agreements.
‘‘(6) Interstate compacts relating to apportion-
ment of waters for irrigation purposes.
‘‘(7) Irrigation and reclamation, including water
supply for reclamation projects, and easements of
public lands for irrigation projects, and acquisition
of private lands when necessary to complete irriga-
tion projects.
‘‘(8) Measures relating to the care and manage-
ment of Indians, including the care and allotment of
Indian lands and general and special measures relat-
ing to claims which are paid out of Indian funds.
‘‘(9) Measures relating generally to the insular
possessions of the United States, except those affect-
ing the revenue and appropriations.
‘‘(10) Military parks and battlefields, national
cemeteries administered by the Secretary of the In-
terior, parks within the District of Columbia, and
the erection of monuments to the memory of individ-
uals.
‘‘(11) Mineral land laws and claims and entries
thereunder.
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‘‘(12) Mineral resources of the public lands.
‘‘(13) Mining interests generally.
‘‘(14) Mining schools and experimental stations.
‘‘(15) Marine affairs (including coastal zone
management), except for measures relating to oil
and other pollution of navigable waters.
‘‘(16) Oceanography.
‘‘(17) Petroleum conservation on the public
lands and conservation of the radium supply in the
United States.
‘‘(18) Preservation of prehistoric ruins and ob-
jects of interest on the public domain.
‘‘(19) Public lands generally, including entry,
easements, and grazing thereon.
‘‘(20) Relations of the United States with the
Indians and the Indian tribes.
‘‘(21) Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline (except rate-
making).
In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preced-
ing provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight
function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have
the special oversight functions provided for in clause 3(e)
with respect to all programs affecting Indians.
‘‘(m) Committee on Rules.
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‘‘(1) The rules and joint rules (other than rules
or joint rules relating to the Code of Official Con-
duct), and order of business of the House.
‘‘(2) Recesses and final adjournments of Con-
gress.
The Committee on Rules is authorized to sit and act
whether or not the House is in session.
‘‘(n) Committee on Science.
‘‘(1) All energy research, development, and
demonstration, and projects therefor, and all feder-
ally owned or operated nonmilitary energy labora-
tories.
‘‘(2) Astronautical research and development,
including resources, personnel, equipment, and facili-
ties.
‘‘(3) Civil aviation research and development.
‘‘(4) Environmental research and development.
‘‘(5) Marine research.
‘‘(6) Measures relating to the commercial appli-
cation of energy technology.
‘‘(7) National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, standardization of weights and measures and
the metric system.
‘‘(8) National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration.
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‘‘(9) National Space Council.
‘‘(10) National Science Foundation.
‘‘(11) National Weather Service.
‘‘(12) Outer space, including exploration and
control thereof.
‘‘(13) Science Scholarships.
‘‘(14) Scientific research, development, and
demonstration, and projects therefor.
In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preced-
ing provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight
function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have
the special oversight function provided for in clause 3(f)
with respect to all nonmilitary research and development.
‘‘(o) Committee on Small Business.
‘‘(1) Assistance to and protection of small busi-
ness, including financial aid, regulatory flexibility
and paperwork reduction.
‘‘(2) Participation of small-business enterprises
in Federal procurement and Government contracts.
In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preced-
ing provisions of this paragraph and (its general oversight
function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have
the special oversight function provided for in clause 3(g)
with respect to the problems of small business.
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‘‘(p) Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct.
‘‘(1) Measures relating to the Code of Official
Conduct.
In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preced-
ing provision of this paragraph (and its general oversight
function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have
the functions with respect to recommendations, studies,
investigations, and reports which are provided for in
clause 4(e), and the functions designated in titles I and
V of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and sections
7342, 7351, and 7353 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(q) Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure.
‘‘(1) Coast Guard, including lifesaving service,
lighthouses, lightships, ocean derelicts, and the
Coast Guard Academy.
‘‘(2) Federal management of emergencies and
natural disasters.
‘‘(3) Flood control and improvement of rivers
and harbors.
‘‘(4) Inland waterways.
‘‘(5) Inspection of merchant marine vessels,
lights and signals, lifesaving equipment, and fire
protection on such vessels.
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‘‘(6) Navigation and the laws relating thereto,
including pilotage.
‘‘(7) Registering and licensing of vessels and
small boats.
‘‘(8) Rules and international arrangements to
prevent collisions at sea.
‘‘(9) Measures relating to the Capitol Building
and the Senate and House office buildings.
‘‘(10) Measures relating to the construction or
maintenance of roads and post roads, other than ap-
propriations therefor; but it shall not be in order for
any bill providing general legislation in relation to
roads to contain any provision for any specific road,
nor for any bill in relation to a specific road to em-
brace a provision in relation to any other specific
road.
‘‘(11) Measures relating to the construction or
reconstruction, maintenance, and care of the build-
ings and grounds of the Botanic Gardens, the Li-
brary of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution.
‘‘(12) Measures relating to merchant marine,
except for national security aspects of merchant ma-
rine.
‘‘(13) Measures relating to the purchase of sites
and construction of post offices, customhouses, Fed-
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‘‘(2) Cemeteries of the United States in which
veterans of any war or conflict are or may be buried,
whether in the United States or abroad, except
cemeteries administered by the Secretary of the In-
terior.
‘‘(3) Compensation, vocational rehabilitation,
and education of veterans.
‘‘(4) Life insurance issued by the Government
on account of service in the Armed Forces.
‘‘(5) Pensions of all the wars of the United
States, general and special.
‘‘(6) Readjustment of servicemen to civil life.
‘‘(7) Soldiers’ and sailors’ civil relief.
‘‘(8) Veterans’ hospitals, medical care, and
treatment of veterans.
‘‘(s) Committee on Ways and Means.
‘‘(1) Customs, collection districts, and ports of
entry and delivery.
‘‘(2) Reciprocal trade agreements.
‘‘(3) Revenue measures generally.
‘‘(4) Revenue measures relating to the insular
possessions.
‘‘(5) The bonded debt of the United States
(subject to the last sentence of clause 4(g) of this
rule).
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‘‘(6) The deposit of public moneys.
‘‘(7) Transportation of dutiable goods.
‘‘(8) Tax exempt foundations and charitable
trusts.
‘‘(9) National social security, except (A) health
care and facilities programs that are supported from
general revenues as opposed to payroll deductions
and (B) work incentive programs.’’.
(b) Any reference in the rules of the House at the
end of the One Hundred Third Congress to the following
standing committees of the House: the Committee on
Armed Services; the Committee on the District of Colum-
bia; the Committee on Education and Labor; the Commit-
tee on Energy and Commerce; the Committee on Foreign
Affairs; the Committee on Government Operations; the
Committee on House Administration; the Committee on
Natural Resources; and the Committee on Science, Space
and Technology; shall be amended to be a reference to
the following standing committees of the House, respec-
tively: the Committee on National Security; the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight; the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities; the Committee
on Commerce; the Committee on International Relations;
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight; the
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Committee on House Oversight; the Committee on Re-
sources; and the Committee on Science.
(c) The chairman of the Committee on the Budget,
when elected, may revise (within the appropriate levels es-
tablished in House Concurrent Resolution 218 of the One
Hundred Third Congress) allocations of budget outlays,
new budget authority, and entitlement authority among
committees of the House in the One Hundred Fourth Con-
gress to reflect changes in jurisdiction under clause 1 of
rule X. He shall publish the revised allocations in the Con-
gressional Record. Once published, the revised allocations
shall be effective in the House as though made pursuant
to sections 302(a) and 602(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974.
(d) In clause 8 of rule XXIV, strike ‘‘the Committee
on the District of Columbia’’ through the end of the sen-
tence and insert: ‘‘the Committee on Government Reform
and Oversight, be set apart for the consideration of such
business relating to the District of Columbia as may be
presented by said committee.’’.
Oversight Reform
SEC. 203. (a) In clause 2 of rule X, add the following
new paragraphs at the end:
‘‘(d)(1) Not later than February 15 of the first ses-
sion of a Congress, each standing committee of the House
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shall, in a meeting that is open to the public and with
a quorum present, adopt its oversight plans for that Con-
gress. Such plans shall be submitted simultaneously to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and to
the Committee on House Oversight. In developing such
plans each committee shall, to the maximum extent fea-
sible—
‘‘(A) consult with other committees of the
House that have jurisdiction over the same or relat-
ed 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 a maximum of coordination
between 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 ensure
such coordination and cooperation;
‘‘(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; and
‘‘(C) have a view toward ensuring that all sig-
nificant laws, programs, or agencies within its juris-
dictions are subject to review at least once every ten
years.
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‘‘(2) It shall not be in order to consider any commit-
tee expense resolution (within the meaning of clause 5 of
rule XI), or any amendment thereto, for any committee
that has not submitted its oversight plans as required by
this paragraph.
‘‘(3) Not later than March 31 in the first session of
a Congress, after consultation with the Speaker, the ma-
jority leader, and the minority leader, the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight shall report to the
House the oversight plans submitted by each committee
together with any recommendations that it, or the House
leadership group referred to above, may make to ensure
the most effective coordination of such plans and other-
wise achieve the objectives of this clause.
‘‘(e) The Speaker, with the approval of the House,
may appoint special ad hoc oversight committees for the
purpose of reviewing specific matters within the jurisdic-
tion of two or more standing committees.’’.
(b) In clause 1 of rule XI, amend paragraph (d) 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
such year.
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‘‘(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(d) 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.’’.
Member Assignment Limits
SEC. 204. In clause 6(b) of rule X, insert ‘‘(1)’’ after
‘‘(b)’’ and add the following new subparagraph at the end:
‘‘(2)(A) No Member, Delegate, or Resident Commis-
sioner may serve simultaneously as a member of more
than two standing committees or four subcommittees of
the standing committees of the House, except that ex
officio service by a chairman and ranking minority mem-
ber of a committee on each of its subcommittees by com-
mittee rule shall not be counted against the limitation on
subcommittee service. Any other exception to these limita-
tions must be approved by the House upon the rec-
ommendation of the respective party caucus or conference.
‘‘(B) For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term
‘subcommittee’ includes any panel (other than a special
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oversight panel of the Committee on National Security),
task force, special subcommittee, or any subunit of a
standing committee that is established for a cumulative
period longer than six months in any Congress.’’.
Multiple Referral Reform
SEC. 205. In clause 5 of rule X, amend paragraph
(c) to read as follows:
‘‘(c) In carrying out paragraphs (a) and (b) with re-
spect to any matter, the Speaker shall designate a commit-
tee of primary jurisdiction; but also may refer the matter
to one or more additional committees, for consideration
in sequence (subject to appropriate time limitations), ei-
ther on its initial referral or after the matter has been
reported by the committee of primary jurisdiction; or may
refer portions of the matter to one or more additional com-
mittees (reflecting different subjects and jurisdictions) for
the consideration only of designated portions; or may refer
the matter to a special ad hoc committee appointed by
the Speaker with the approval of the House (with mem-
bers from the committees having jurisdiction) for the spe-
cific purpose of considering that matter and reporting to
the House thereon; or may make such other provisions as
may be considered appropriate.’’.
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Accuracy of Committee Transcripts
SEC. 206. In clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI, amend the
first sentence to read as follows: ‘‘Each committee shall
keep a complete record of all committee action which shall
include—
‘‘(A) in the case of any meeting or hearing
transcript, a substantially verbatim account of re-
marks actually made during the proceedings, subject
only to technical, grammatical, and typographical
corrections authorized by the person making the re-
marks involved; and
‘‘(B) a record of the votes on any question on
which a rollcall vote is demanded.’’.
Elimination of ‘‘Rolling Quorums’’
SEC. 207. In clause 2(l)(2)(A) of rule XI, strike ‘‘was
actually present’’ and all that follows through the end of
the subdivision and insert ‘‘was actually present.’’.
Limitation on Committees’ Sittings
SEC. 208. In clause 2 of rule XI, amend paragraph
(i) to read as follows:
‘‘Limitation on committees’ sittings
‘‘(i)(1) No committee of the House (except the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget,
the Committee on Rules, the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct, and the Committee on Ways and Means)
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may sit, without special leave, while the House is reading
a measure for amendment under the five-minute rule. For
purposes of this paragraph, special leave will be granted
unless ten or more Members object; and shall be granted
upon the adoption of a motion, which shall be highly privi-
leged if offered by the majority leader, granting such leave
to one or more committees.
‘‘(2) No committee of the House may sit during a
joint session of the House and Senate or during a recess
when a joint meeting of the House and Senate is in
progress.’’.
Accountability for Committee Votes
SEC. 209. In clause 2(l)(2) of rule XI amend subdivi-
sion (B) to read as follows:
‘‘(B) With respect to each rollcall vote on a motion
to report any measure or matter of a public character,
and on any amendment offered to the measure or matter,
the total number of votes cast for and against, and the
names of those members voting for and against, shall be
included in the committee report on the measure or mat-
ter.’’.
Affirming Minority’s Right on Motions to
Recommit
SEC. 210. In clause 4(b) of rule XI, insert before the
period at the end the following: ‘‘, including a motion to
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recommit with instructions to report back an amendment
otherwise in order (if offered by the minority leader or
a designee), except with respect to a Senate bill or resolu-
tion for which the text of a House-passed measure has
been substituted’’.
Waiver Policy for Special Rules
SEC. 211. In clause 4 of rule XI, add the following
new paragraph at the end:
‘‘(e) Whenever the Committee on Rules reports a res-
olution providing for the consideration of any measure, it
shall, to the maximum extent possible, specify in the reso-
lution the object of any waiver of a point of order against
the measure or against its consideration.’’.
Prohibition on Delegate Voting in Committee
of the Whole
SEC. 212. (a) In rule XII, strike clause 2 and the
designation of the remaining clause.
(b) In clause 1 of rule XXIII, strike ‘‘, Resident Com-
missioner, or Delegate’’.
(c) In clause 2 of rule XXIII, strike paragraph (d).
Accuracy of the Congressional Record
SEC. 213. In rule XIV, add the following new clause
at the end:
‘‘9. (a) The Congressional Record shall be a substan-
tially verbatim account of remarks made during the pro-
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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 permission or order of the House.
‘‘(c) This clause establishes a standard of conduct
within the meaning of clause 4(e)(1)(B) of rule X.’’.
Automatic Rollcall Votes
SEC. 214. In rule XV, add the following new clause
at the end:
‘‘7. The yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered
when the Speaker puts the question on final passage or
adoption of any bill, joint resolution, or conference report
making general appropriations or increasing Federal in-
come tax rates, or on final adoption of any concurrent res-
olution on the budget or conference report thereon.’’.
Appropriations Reforms
SEC. 215. (a) CONSIDERATION
OF
LIMITATION
AMENDMENTS.—In clause 2(d) of rule XXI, strike ‘‘shall
have precedence’’ and insert ‘‘shall, if offered by the ma-
jority leader or a designee, have precedence’’.
(b) PROHIBITION AGAINST NON-EMERGENCY ITEMS
IN EMERGENCY SPENDING BILLS.—In clause 2 of rule
XXI, add the following new paragraph at the end:
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‘‘(e) No provision shall be reported in any appropria-
tion bill or joint resolution containing an emergency des-
ignation for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(D) or section
252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act, or shall be in order as an amendment thereto,
if the provision or amendment is not designated as an
emergency, unless the provision or amendment rescinds
budget authority or reduces direct spending, or reduces
an amount for a designated emergency.’’.
(c) PERMITTING OFFSETTING AMENDMENTS.—In
clause 2 of rule XXI (as amended by (b) above), add the
following new paragraph at the end:
‘‘(f) During the reading of any appropriation bill for
amendment in the Committee of the Whole, it shall be in
order to consider en bloc amendments proposing only to
transfer appropriations among objects in the bill without
increasing the levels of budget authority or outlays in the
bill. When considered en bloc pursuant to this paragraph,
such amendments may amend portions of the bill not yet
read for amendment (following the disposition of any
points of order against such portions) and shall not be
subject to a demand for division of the question in the
House or in the Committee of the Whole.’’.
(d) LISTING OF UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS IN
REPORTS.—In clause 3 of rule XXI, insert before the pe-
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riod the following: ‘‘, and shall contain a list of all appro-
priations contained in the bill for any expenditure not pre-
viously authorized by law (except for classified intelligence
or national security programs, projects, or activities)’’.
(e) AUTOMATIC
RESERVATION
OF
POINTS
OF
ORDER.—In rule XXI, add the following new clause at
the end:
‘‘8. At the time any appropriation bill is reported, all
points of order shall be considered as reserved.’’.
Ban on Commemoratives
SEC. 216. (a) In rule XXII—
(1) amend clause 2 by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after
‘‘2.’’ and by adding the following new paragraph at
the end:
‘‘(b)(1) No bill or resolution, and no amendment to
any bill or resolution, establishing or expressing any com-
memoration may be introduced or considered in the
House.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘com-
memoration’ means any remembrance, celebration, or rec-
ognition for any purpose through the designation of a
specified period of time.’’.
(2) amend clause 3 by striking ‘‘or private bill’’
and inserting ‘‘or bill or resolution’’.
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(b) The Committee on Government Reform and Over-
sight shall consider alternative means for establishing
commemorations, including the creation of an independent
or Executive branch commission for such purpose, and to
report to the House any recommendations thereon.
Numerical Designation of Amendments
SEC. 217. In clause 6 of rule XXIII, add the following
new sentence at the end: ‘‘All amendments to a specified
measure submitted for printing in that portion of the
Record shall be given numerical designations in the order
printed.’’.
Pledge of Allegiance
SEC. 218. In clause 1 of rule XXIV—
(a) insert after the second order of business the
following new order of business: ‘‘Third. The Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag.’’; and
(b) redesignate succeeding orders accordingly.
Discharge Petitions
SEC. 219. In clause 3 of rule XXVII, insert the fol-
lowing three new sentences after the fifth sentence: ‘‘The
Clerk shall cause the names of the Members who have
signed a discharge motion during any week to be published
in a portion of the Congressional Record designated for
that purpose on the last legislative day of that week. The
Clerk shall make available each day for public inspection
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in an appropriate office of the House cumulative lists of
such names. The Clerk shall devise a means by which to
make such lists available to offices of the House and to
the public in electronic form.’’.
Protection of Classified Materials
SEC. 220. In rule XLIII (‘‘Code of Official Conduct’’)
insert the following new clause before the two undesig-
nated paragraphs at the end:
‘‘13. Before any Member, officer, or employee of the
House of Representatives may have access to classified in-
formation, the following oath (or affirmation) shall be exe-
cuted:
‘I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not dis-
close any classified information received in the
course of my service with the House of Representa-
tives, except as authorized by House of Representa-
tives or in accordance with its Rules.’
Copies of the executed oath shall be retained by the Clerk
of the House as part of the records of the House.’’.
Select Committee on Intelligence
SEC. 221. (a) In clause 1(a) of rule XLVIII (relating
to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence) strike
‘‘nineteen Members with representation to’’ and insert
‘‘sixteen Members, of whom not more than nine may be
from the same party. The select committee shall’’.
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(b)(1) In clause 1(b) of rule XLVIII, insert ‘‘(1)’’
after ‘‘(b)’’, strike ‘‘majority leader’’, and insert ‘‘Speak-
er’’.
(2) In clause 1(b) of rule XLVIII, add the following
new subparagraph at the end:
‘‘(2) The Speaker and minority leader each may des-
ignate a member of their leadership staff to assist them
in their capacity as ex officio members, with the same ac-
cess to committee meetings, hearings, briefings, and mate-
rials as if employees of the select committee, and subject
to the same security clearance and confidentiality require-
ments as employees of the select committee under this
rule.’’.
(3) In clause 7(c) of rule XLVIII, strike subpara-
graph (3).
(c) In clause 1 of rule XLVIII, amend paragraph (c)
to read as follows:
‘‘(c) No Member of the House other than the Speaker
and the minority leader may serve on the select committee
during more than four Congresses in any period of six suc-
cessive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any serv-
ice for less than a full session in any Congress), except
that the incumbent chairman or ranking minority member
having served on the select committee for four Congresses
and having served as chairman or ranking minority mem-
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ber for not more than one Congress shall be eligible for
reappointment to the select committee as chairman or
ranking minority member for one additional Congress.’’.
(d) In clause 2(a) of rule XLVIII—
(1) insert the following before the period in sub-
paragraph (1): ‘‘, and the National Foreign Intel-
ligence Program as defined in section 3(6) of the
National Security Act of 1947’’;
(2) strike all after ‘‘but not limited to,’’ in sub-
paragraph (2) and insert the following: ‘‘the tactical
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the
Department of Defense.’’; and
(3) amend subparagraph (4) to read as follows:
‘‘(4) Authorizations for appropriations, both di-
rect and indirect, for the following:
‘‘(A) The Central Intelligence Agency, Di-
rector of Central Intelligence, and the National
Foreign Intelligence Program as defined in sec-
tion 3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947.
‘‘(B) Intelligence and intelligence-related
activities of all other departments and agencies
of the Government, including, but not limited
to, the tactical intelligence and intelligence-re-
lated activities of the Department of Defense.
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‘‘(C) Any department, agency, or subdivi-
sion, or program that is a successor to any
agency or program named or referred to in sub-
division (A) or (B).’’.
Abolition of Legislative Service
Organizations
SEC. 222. The establishment or continuation of any
legislative service organization (as defined and authorized
in the One Hundred Third Congress) shall be prohibited
in the One Hundred Fourth Congress. The Committee on
House Oversight shall take such steps as are necessary
to ensure an orderly termination and accounting for funds
of any legislative service organization in existence on Jan-
uary 3, 1995.
Miscellaneous Provisions and Clerical
Corrections
SEC. 223. (a) SPEAKER’S AUTHORITY TO POSTPONE
VOTES.—In clause 5(b)(1) of rule I, amend the matter
after ‘‘questions listed herein:’’ to read as follows:
‘‘(A) the question of adopting a resolution;
‘‘(B) the question of passing a bill;
‘‘(C) the question of agreeing to a motion to in-
struct conferees as provided in clause 1(c) of rule
XXVIII: Provided, however, That proceedings shall
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not resume on said question if the conferees have
filed a report in the House;
‘‘(D) the question of agreeing to a conference
report;
‘‘(E) the question of ordering the previous ques-
tion on a question described in subdivision (A), (B),
(C), or (D); and
‘‘(F) the question of agreeing to a motion to
suspend the rules.’’.
(b) OFFICE OF FLOOR ASSISTANTS.—There is estab-
lished in the House of Representatives an office to be
known as the Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activi-
ties. The Speaker shall appoint and set the annual rate
of pay for employees of the Office. The Office shall have
the responsibility of assisting the Speaker in the manage-
ment of legislative floor activity.
(c) VICE CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE.—In clause 2(d)
of rule XI—
(1) strike ‘‘The member’’ and insert ‘‘A mem-
ber’’; and
(2) strike ‘‘ranking immediately after the chair-
man’’ and insert ‘‘designated by the chairman of the
full committee’’.
(d) PROHIBITION AGAINST MEMBERS’ USE OF PER-
SONAL, ELECTRONIC OFFICE EQUIPMENT
ON HOUSE
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FLOOR.—In clause 7 of rule XIV, insert ‘‘or to use any
personal, electronic office equipment (including cellular
phones and computers)’’ after ‘‘to smoke’’.
(e) SPEAKER’S AUTHORITY TO REDUCE TO FIVE-
MINUTES A VOTE FOLLOWING A PREVIOUS QUESTION
VOTE.—In clause 5(b) of rule XV, amend subparagraph
(1) to read as follows:
‘‘(1) after a rollcall vote has been ordered on a
motion for the previous question, on any underlying
question that follows without intervening business;’’.
(f) CLERICAL CORRECTIONS.—
(1) In clause 3 of rule III, insert ‘‘; and’’ before
‘‘certify’’.
(2) In clause 2(l)(1)(B) of rule XI, strike ‘‘does
not apply to the reporting’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘subdivision (C) and’’.
(g) SPECIAL RULE
FOR BILL SPONSORSHIP
ON
OPENING DAY.—In the One Hundred Fourth Congress,
each of the first 20 bills introduced in the House (H.R.
1 through H.R. 20), and each of the first two joint resolu-
tions introduced in the House (H.J. Res. 1 and H.J. Res.
2), may have more than one Member reflected as a first
sponsor.
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