Title: Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution establishes the rules of the House of Representatives for the 117th Congress by adopting and modifying the House rules from the 116th Congress. Changes from the rules for the previous Congress include measures to facilitate the operation of Congress during the ongoing COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
The resolution makes the Office of Diversity and Inclusion permanent, revises language in the rules to be gender-inclusive, and continues requirements to protect congressional employees from harassment and discrimination. The resolution also implements measures to protect whistle-blowers and increase congressional transparency.
The resolution authorizes necessary amounts for the Committee on House Administration to resolve contested elections. Additionally, the Clerk of the House of Representative must establish a process for House Members to indicate their support for Senate-passed measures that have been received by the House, including maintaining a publicly available list of Members supporting each measure.
The chair of the Committee on the Budget may adjust an estimate concerning the fiscal impact of legislation to exempt the budgetary effects of measures to prevent, prepare for, or respond to economic or public health consequences resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as measures to prevent, prepare for, or respond to economic, environmental, or public health consequences resulting from climate change.
Until the Committee on Oversight and Reform has adopted rules, the chair of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis may issue subpoenas related to its investigation into political interference in the response to the coronavirus pandemic at the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The resolution also reauthorizes specified commissions, offices, and committees, and establishes a Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H. Res. 8 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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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.--
            (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 Inclusion. The 
Speaker, in consultation with the Minority Leader, shall appoint a Director of 
the Office from recommendations provided by the chair of the Committee on House 
Administration in consultation with the ranking minority member 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 recruit, hire, 
        train, develop, advance, promote, and retain a diverse workforce;
            ``(2) survey and evaluate diversity in House employing offices;
            ``(3) through the Director of the Office at the end of each session 
        of Congress, submit a House of Representatives diversity report to the 
        Speaker, the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, the chair and ranking 
        minority member of the Committee on House Administration, and the chair 
        and ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on the Legislative 
        Branch of the Committee on Appropriations; and
            ``(4) provide consultation and guidance in furtherance of increasing 
        diversity and inclusion in the House.
``Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds
    ``10.(a) There is established an Office of the Whistleblower 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 
Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds shall--
            ``(1) promulgate best practices for whistleblower intake 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 whistleblower confidentiality, advising 
        staff of relevant laws and policies, and protecting information provided 
        by whistleblowers.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--In clause 4(d)(1)(A) of rule X--
                    (A) strike ``and the Inspector General'' and insert ``, the 
                Inspector General, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and 
                the Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds''; and
                    (B) strike ``and Inspector General'' and insert ``Inspector 
                General, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, 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 subparagraph:
    ``(4) has been convicted by a court of record for the commission 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''.
            (2) In clause 4(a)(1)(B) of rule X, strike ``Chairman'' 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, 
        stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, 
        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 grandchild''.
            (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, father-in-law, or mother-in-
        law'' and insert ``parent, child, sibling, spouse, or parent-in-law''.
            (6) In clause 4 of rule XXVII, strike ``himself or herself'' and 
        insert ``themself''.
            (7) In rule XXIX, clause 2 is amended to read as follows:
    ``2. (Reserved.)''.
    (f) Committee on Armed Services.--In clause 1(c) of rule X--
            (1) in subparagraph (1) strike ``and Air Force'' and insert ``Marine 
        Corps, Air Force, and Space Force''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (13), strike ``and Air Force'' and insert ``Air 
        Force, and Space Force''.
    (g) Committee Oversight Plans.--In clause 2(d)(2) of rule X--
            (1) in subdivision (D), strike ``and'';
            (2) in subdivision (E), strike the period and insert ``; and''; and
            (3) add at the end the following new subdivision:
    ``(F) give priority consideration to including in the plan a discussion of 
how the committee's work will address issues of inequities on the basis of race, 
color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, 
disability, age, or national origin.''.
    (h) Printing and Availability Requirements.--
            (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 committee for 
        inspection by the public at reasonable times in its offices and also'';
            (2) in item (i), strike ``subdivision (B)(ii)'' and insert ``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 withdrawal 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-governmental capacity, a 
written statement of proposed testimony shall include--
            ``(i) a curriculum vitae;
            ``(ii) a disclosure of any Federal grants or contracts, 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 fiduciary 
        (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 hearing.'';
            (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:
    ``(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 appears.
            (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 limited to, the President, and the Vice President, whether 
current 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 formerly 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--
                    (A) in paragraph (b)(8)(A), insert ``, Delegate, Resident 
                Commissioner'' after ``Member'' each place it appears;
                    (B) in paragraph (b)(8)(B)(iii), insert ``, Delegate, 
                Resident Commissioner'' after ``Member'';
                    (C) in paragraph (k)(1)(A), insert ``, Delegate, Resident 
                Commissioner'' after ``Member'';
                    (D) in paragraph (m)(1)(A), insert ``, Delegates, or the 
                Resident Commissioner'' after ``Members'';
                    (E) in paragraph (n), insert ``, Delegate, Resident 
                Commissioner'' after ``Member''; and
                    (F) in paragraph (r), insert ``, Delegate, Resident 
                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 following: ``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 report 
the bill or resolution reports it to the House or is discharged 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 Committee on Rules--
                    ``(i) a list of related committee and subcommittee 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:
    ``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 committee.
    ``(b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply to a bill or joint resolution--
            ``(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 ordered on any motion to 
recommit (or commit, as the case may be).''; and
                    (C) strike paragraph (c).
            (3) In clause 7(d) of rule XXII, strike ``or in a motion 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, insert ``, shall be in order 
only if offered by the Majority Leader 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, Resident 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:
    ``20. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, 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 enforcement official, 
provided that the disclosure of such information 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 employee 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 protections 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 identifiable information if--
            ``(1) the individual has provided express written consent prior to 
        such disclosure;
            ``(2) the individual has already voluntarily and publicly 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 interest.
    ``(c) Nothing in this clause shall prevent--
            ``(1) an investigation of any allegation of wrongdoing disclosed by 
        any individual; or
            ``(2) the public disclosure of substantive information shared by any 
        individual that is not personally identifiable 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 disclosed 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''.

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 Ethics) or each subcommittee thereof (other than a subcommittee on oversight) 
shall hold a hearing at which it receives testimony from Members, Delegates, and 
the Resident Commissioner 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 Congress.
    (b) Deposition Authority.--
            (1) During the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, the chair of a 
        standing committee (other than the Committee 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 subpoena, by a member or counsel of 
        such committee.
            (2) Depositions taken under the authority prescribed in this 
        subsection shall be subject to regulations issued by the chair of the 
        Committee on Rules and printed in the Congressional Record.
    (c) War Powers Resolution.--During the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, a 
motion to discharge a measure introduced pursuant to section 6 or section 7 of 
the War 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 exclusively 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 
        Commissioner 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.
    (f) Non-Disclosure Agreements.--Any non-disclosure agreement imposed by any 
employing or contracting authority 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 contractor may 
        communicate concerning any matter with the Committee on Ethics, the 
        Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, or any other office or entity 
        designated by the Committee on House Administration without prior, 
        concurrent, or subsequent notice or approval; and
            (2) not be binding and shall have no legal effect to the extent to 
        which it requires prior, concurrent, or subsequent 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 described in paragraph (2) which is committed 
        personally by a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, if 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 minority 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-Discrimination 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 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 promulgate regulations to carry out this 
        subsection, and shall ensure that such regulations are consistent with 
        the requirements of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, rule 
        XXIII, and other relevant laws, rules, and regulations.
    (i) Displaying Statement of Rights and Protections 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 Accountability 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 Legislative Documents in Machine-
Readable Formats.--The Committee on House Administration, the Clerk, and 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 Seventeenth Congress in furtherance of the institutional 
priorities of--
            (1) improving public availability and use of legislative information 
        produced by the House and its committees; and
            (2) enabling all House staff to produce comparative prints showing 
        the differences between versions of legislation, how proposed 
        legislation will amend existing law, and how an amendment may change 
        proposed legislation.
    (k) Improving the Committee Electronic Document Repository.--The Clerk, the 
Committee on House Administration, and other officers and officials of the House 
shall undertake efforts to improve the electronic document repository operated 
by the Clerk for use by committees of the House in the One Hundred Seventeenth 
Congress, in furtherance of the institutional priority of increasing public 
availability 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 and consistent with established drafting conventions, 
an instruction 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 citation 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 purporting to be an application of 
the legislature of a State calling for a convention for proposing amendments to 
the Constitution of the United States pursuant to Article V, or a rescission 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 designated pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) publicly available in 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 subcommittees.
    (o) Congressional Member Organization Transparency Reform.--
            (1) Payment of salaries and expenses through account of 
        organization.--A Member of the House of Representatives and an eligible 
        Congressional Member Organization may enter into an agreement 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' Representational Allowance (MRA) of the Member 
                which would otherwise be used for the salary and related 
                expenses of the employee to a dedicated account in the House of 
                Representatives which is administered by the Organization, in 
                accordance with the regulations promulgated by the Committee on 
                House Administration under paragraph (2).
            (2) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration (hereafter 
        referred to in this subsection as the ``Committee'') shall promulgate 
        regulations as follows:
                    (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 regulations to provide that an eligible Congressional 
                Member Organization may use the amounts transferred 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 number of shared 
                employees.--Pursuant to the authority of section 104(d) of the 
                House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical 
                Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5321(d)), the Committee shall 
                prescribe regulations to provide that an employee of the office 
                of a Member of the House of Representatives 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 office and the 
                Organization for purposes of such section, and shall include in 
                such regulations appropriate accounting standards to ensure that 
                a Member 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 repayment program.--
                Pursuant to the authority of section 105(b) of the Legislative 
                Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 4536(b)), relating to 
                the student loan repayment program for employees of the House, 
                the Committee shall promulgate regulations 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 Member 
                Organization and who participates in such program while carrying 
                out duties under the agreement--
                            (i) any funds made available for making payments 
                        under the program with respect to the employee shall be 
                        transferred to the Organization's dedicated account 
                        under paragraph (1)(B); and
                            (ii) the Organization shall use the funds to repay a 
                        student loan taken out by the employee, 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 Committee shall prescribe 
                regulations to ensure that an eligible Congressional Member 
                Organization has appropriate 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 organization defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``eligible Congressional Member Organization'' 
        means, with respect to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, an 
        organization meeting each of the following requirements:
                    (A) The organization is registered as a Congressional Member 
                Organization with the Committee on House Administration.
                    (B) The organization designates a single Member of the House 
                of Representatives to be responsible for the administration of 
                the organization, including the administration of the account 
                administered under paragraph (1)(B), and includes the 
                identification of such Member with the statement of organization 
                that the organization files and maintains with the Committee on 
                House Administration.
                    (C) At least 3 employees of the House are assigned to 
                perform some work for the organization.
                    (D) During the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, at least 15 
                Members of the House of Representatives used a portion of the 
                Members' Representational Allowance of the Member for the salary 
                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 Representatives certifying that it will administer an 
                account in accordance with paragraph (1)(B).
    (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 Congressional Record of May 1, 2020, as adjusted 
in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, shall be considered for all purposes in 
the House to be the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 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 
behalf 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 
related matters.
    (2) The House authorizes the chair of the Select Subcommittee 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 
adopted rules pursuant to clause 2(a) of rule XI, to issue subpoenas related to 
the investigation into political interference in the response to the coronavirus 
pandemic at the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention and related matters.
    (r) Numbering of Bills.--In the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, the first 
10 numbers for bills (H.R. 1 through H.R. 10) shall be reserved for assignment 
by the Speaker and the second 10 numbers for bills (H.R. 11 through H.R. 20) 
shall be reserved for assignment by the Minority Leader.
    (s) Remote Voting by Proxy and Remote Committee Activity.--House Resolution 
965, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, shall apply in the One Hundred Seventeenth 
Congress in the same manner as such resolution applied in the One Hundred 
Sixteenth Congress, except that--
            (1) the notification and availability requirements of section 2 do 
        not apply to revocation letters submitted to the Clerk after an 
        automatic revocation pursuant to section 2(a)(2)(B);
            (2) section 4(b) shall not apply; and
            (3) the chair of the Committee on House Administration, in 
        consultation with the ranking minority member, shall identify and submit 
        to the Speaker and to the chair and ranking minority member of the 
        Committee on Rules specific operable and secure technology that may be 
        used to conduct remote voting in the House and shall provide 
        certification of such submission to the House as though pursuant to 
        section 5(a).
    (t) Witness Diversity.--Not later than July 1, 2021, the Office of Diversity 
and Inclusion shall submit a report to the Committee on House Administration and 
the Committee on Rules recommending a method to survey the diversity of witness 
panels at committee hearings. Not later than July 31, 2021, the Committee on 
House Administration and the Committee on Rules shall take such steps as may be 
necessary to ensure the implementation of such method.
    (u) Requirements for Committee Hearing and Markup.--During the One Hundred 
Seventeenth Congress, notwithstanding clause 12(c) of rule XXI (as added by 
section 2(r)), clause 12(a) of rule XXI shall not apply before April 1, 2021.
    (v) Exemptions.--The chair of the Committee on the Budget may adjust an 
estimate under clause 4 of rule XXIX to--
            (1) exempt the budgetary effects of measures to prevent, prepare 
        for, or respond to economic or public health consequences resulting from 
        the COVID-19 pandemic; and
            (2) exempt the budgetary effects of measures to prevent, prepare 
        for, or respond to economic, environmental, or public health 
        consequences resulting from climate 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 regulations prescribed by the Committee 
        on House Administration.
    (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 supporting each such Senate measure. Upon receipt of 
such regulations, the chair of the Committee on Rules shall cause them to be 
printed in the Congressional Record, and Members 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 
amendments to the Code of Official Conduct, as well as any accompanying 
regulations, intended to address the circumstances and instances, if any, for 
which a Member, Delegate, Resident 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 intent to mislead the public.

SEC. 4. COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, AND HOUSE OFFICES.

    (a) House Democracy Partnership.--House Resolution 24, One Hundred Tenth 
Congress, shall apply in the 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.--Sections 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 professional staff members of the 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs, collaborate closely with professional 
        staff members of other relevant committees;
            (2) the resources of the Committee on Foreign Affairs which the 
        Commission may use shall include all resources 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 provided by resolution 
        of the House, shall be administered by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
        and shall be distributed equally between the co-chairs of the 
        Commission.
    (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 purposes 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 consultation;
            (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 preliminary review or 
        second-phase review by the board shall be informed of the right to be 
        represented by counsel and 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 Sixteenth 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 Committee 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 future 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 Committee; 
        and
            (4) the Select Committee shall submit all policy recommendations 
        referenced in section 104(f)(5) by December 31, 2021, and all reports 
        referenced in section 104(f)(5) by December 31, 2022.
    (e) Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress.--Section 201 of House 
Resolution 6, One Hundred Sixteenth 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 Select Committee shall submit the final report under section 
        201(f)(3) not later than December 31, 2022; and
            (2) section 201(g)(1) shall not apply.
    (f) Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis.--Sections 1 through 7 of 
House Resolution 935, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, shall apply in the One 
Hundred Seventeenth Congress in the same manner as such provisions applied in 
the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress.
    (g) Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth.--
            (1) Establishment; composition.--
                    (A) Establishment.--There is hereby established a Select 
                Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth 
                (hereafter in this subsection referred to as the ``Select 
                Committee'').
                    (B) Composition.--The Select Committee shall be composed of 
                15 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner appointed by 
                the Speaker, of whom 6 shall be appointed on the recommendation 
                of the Minority Leader. The Speaker shall designate one member 
                of the Select Committee as its chair. A vacancy in the 
                membership of the Select Committee shall be filled in the same 
                manner as the original appointment.
            (2) Jurisdiction; functions.--
                    (A) Legislative jurisdiction.--The Select Committee shall 
                not have legislative jurisdiction and shall have no authority to 
                take legislative action on any bill or resolution.
                    (B) Investigative jurisdiction.--The sole authority of the 
                Select Committee shall be to investigate, study, make findings, 
                and develop recommendations on policies, strategies, and 
                innovations to make our economy work for everyone, empowering 
                American economic growth while ensuring that no one is left out 
                or behind in the 21st Century Economy. The Select Committee 
                shall coordinate with and advise standing committees with 
                relevant jurisdiction with respect to policy related to economic 
                fairness, access to education, and workforce development. The 
                Select Committee may, at its discretion, hold public hearings in 
                connection with any aspect of its investigative functions.
            (3) Procedure.--(A) Except as specified in subparagraph (B), the 
        Select Committee shall have the authorities and responsibilities of, and 
        shall be subject to the same limitations and restrictions as, a standing 
        committee of the House, and shall be deemed a committee of the House for 
        all purposes of law or rule.
            (B)(i) Rules X and XI shall apply to the Select Committee where not 
        inconsistent with this subsection.
            (ii) Service on the Select Committee shall not count against the 
        limitations in clause 5(b)(2) of rule X.
            (iii) Clause 2(m)(1)(B) of rule XI, clause 2(m)(3) of rule XI, and 
        section 3(b) of this resolution shall not apply to the Select Committee, 
        but the Select Committee may recommend subpoenas and depositions and 
        submit such recommendations to the relevant standing committee. Any 
        records obtained by a standing committee pursuant to a subpoena or 
        deposition recommended by the Select Committee pursuant to this clause 
        may be transferred to the Select Committee.
            (iv) Clause 2(d) of rule X shall not apply to the Select Committee.
            (4) Amounts for initial expenses.--
                    (A) Payment of expenses.--There shall be paid out of the 
                applicable accounts of the House of Representatives not more 
                than $500,000 for the expenses of the Select Committee, to be 
                available during the period beginning at noon on January 3, 
                2021, and ending on March 31, 2021.
                    (B) Vouchers.--Payments under this paragraph shall be made 
                on vouchers authorized by the Select Committee, signed by the 
                chair of the Select Committee, and approved in the manner 
                directed by the Committee on House Administration.
                    (C) Regulations.--Amounts made available under this 
                paragraph shall be expended in accordance with regulations 
                prescribed by the Committee on House Administration.
            (5) Use of staff.--To enable the Select Committee to carry out the 
        purposes of this subsection, the Select Committee may use the services 
        of staff of the House.
            (6) Reporting.--The Select Committee may report to the House or any 
        committee of the House from time to time the results of its 
        investigations and studies, together with such detailed findings and 
        policy recommendations as it may deem advisable. All such reports shall 
        be submitted to the House by December 31, 2022. All such policy 
        recommendations shall be submitted to the relevant standing committees 
        not later than December 31, 2021.
            (7) Publication.--The Select Committee shall ensure that reports and 
        proposals prepared in accordance with this subsection shall, upon 
        completion, be made available to the general public in widely accessible 
        formats not later than 30 calendar days following the respective dates 
        for completion set forth in paragraph (6).

SEC. 5. ORDERS OF BUSINESS.

    (a)(1) On any legislative day during the period from January 3, 2021 through 
January 28, 2021--
            (A) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be 
        considered as approved; and
            (B) the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at 
        a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of 
        the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the 
        adjournment.
    (2) The Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for 
the duration of the period addressed by paragraph (1) as though under clause 
8(a) of rule I.
    (3) Each day during the period addressed by paragraph (1) shall not 
constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution 
(50 U.S.C. 1546).
    (4) Each day during the period addressed by paragraph (1) shall not 
constitute a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII.
    (5) Each day during the period addressed by paragraph (1) shall not 
constitute a calendar or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule 
XXII.
    (6) Each day during the period addressed by paragraph (1) shall not 
constitute a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XV.
    (b) It shall be in order at any time through the legislative day of January 
28, 2021, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules 
as though under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or her designee shall consult 
with the Minority Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter for 
consideration pursuant to this subsection.
    (c) The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to 
consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to 
the House is waived with respect to any resolution reported through the 
legislative day of January 28, 2021.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.