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94th Congress } 1st Beaeion HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

RULES

OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

TOGETHER WITH SELECTED RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (Including Clause 2 of House Rule XI)

MARCH 19'75

Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations [COMMITTEE PRINT]

94th Congress } HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session

RULES

OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS . ., HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

TOGETHER WITH SELECTED RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (Including Clause 2 of House Rule XI)

. . . 1<[ARCif 1975.

Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

46-793 WASHINGTON : 1976 ill

CONTENTS

Page I. Committee Rules ______------1 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS II. Selected Rules of the House of Representatives ______- __ --_-- 7 7 JACK BR06KS, Texas; Chairman A. 1. Powers and duties of the committee-Rule X of the House_ 2. General oversight responsibilities-Rule X, 2 of the House_ 8 L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina FRANK HORTON, New York 3. Additional functions of committees-Rule X, 4 of the House_ 10 JOHN E. MOSS, California JOHN N. ERLENBORN, Illinois B. Rules of procedure for committees-Rule XI of the House __ _ 12 DANTE B. FASCELL, Florida JOHN W. WYDLER, New York C. Changes in existing law to be shown in reports (Ramseyer TORBERT H. MACDONALD, Massschusetts CLARENCE J. BROWN, Ohio Rule)-Rule XIII, 3 of the House ______-- __ - 28 WlLLlA:llt S. MOORHEAD, PeBnSylva.nla GILBERT GUDE, Maryland D. Cost estimates in legislative reports-Rule XIII, 7 of the WilL J. RANDALL, Missouri PAUL N. McCLOSKEY, JR., California House ______29 BEN1AMIN S. ROSENTHAL, New York SAM STEIGER, Arlrona E. Pay of witnesses-Rule XXXV of the House ______------30 JIM WRIGHT, Texas GARRY BROWN, Michigan FERNAND J. ST GERMAIN, Rhode Island CHARLES THONE, Nebraska (m) FLOYD V. HICKS, Washington ALAN STEELMAN, Texas DON FUQUA, Florida JOEL PRITCHARD, Washington JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan EDWIN B. FORSYTHE, New Jersey BELLA S. ABZUG, New York ROBERT W. KASTEN, JR., Wisconsin JAMES V. STANTON, Ohio WILLIS D. GRADISON, JR., Ohio LEO J. RYAN, California CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois JOHN L. BURTON, CalifOrnia RICHARDSON PREYE'R, North Caro11iia MICHAEL HARRINGTON, Massachusetts ROBERT F. DRINAN, Massachusetts EDWARD MEZVINSKY, Iowa BARBARAJORDAN,Texas GLENN ENGLISH, Oklahoma ELLIOTT H. LEVITAS, Georgia DAVID W. EVANS, Indiana ANTHONY MOFFETT, Connecticut ANDREW MAGUIRE, New Jersey LES ASPIN, Wisconsin WILLIAll M. 10NJ1:1!, Generol Coumtl JoHN Jt. :M:ooi\E, StdjfAdmfnl8trator WILLIAJl H. COPBNHA VER, AIIQQ&te C'oumtl LYNNE HIGGINBOTliAJl, Oink 1. P. CARLSON, Mlnorltl/ C'oumtl IDI I. RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS U.S. House of Representatives 94th Congress

Rule XI, 1 (a) (1) of the House of Representatives provides: I The Rules of the House are the rules of its committees and subcommittees so far as applicable, except t,hat a motion to recess from day to day is a motion of high privilege in committees and subcommittees. ; i I Rule XI, 2(a) of the House of Representatives provides, in part: Each standing committee of the House shall adopt written rules governing its procedure. * * * In accordance with the foregoing, the Committee on Government Operations, on February 4, 1975, adopted the following as the rules of the committee: Rule 1.-Applicatiure or matter before the committee and on any amendment or motion pertaining thereto. A Except as otherwise provided by House Rule XI, 5 and 6, the chair proxy shall be in writing and be signed by the member granting the man of the full committee shall have the authority to hire and dis proxy; it shall show the date and time of day it was signed and the date charge employees of the ~rofessional and clerical staff of the full for which it is given and the member to whom the proxy if:' given. Each committee and of subcommittees subject to appropriate approval. proxy authorization shall state that the member is absent on official business or is otherwise unable to be present; shall be limited to Rule 11.-Staif Direction the date and the specific measure or matter to which it applies; and, unless it states otherwise, shall apply to any amendments or motions Except as other"\Vise provided by House Rule XI, 5 and 6, the staff pertaining to that measure or matter. of the committee shall be subject to the direction of the chairman of the [See House Rule XI, 2(f).] full committee and shall perform such duties as he may assign. Rule 6.-Roll Galls Rule 12.-Hearing Dates and Witnesses A roll call of the mPmbers may be had upon the request of any The chairman of the full committee will announce the date, place, member. and subject matter of all hearings at least one week prior to the com [See House Rule XI, 2(e).] mencement of any hearings, unless he determines that there is good I) 5 4 Rule 17.-TV, Radio, and Photographs cause to begin such hearings at an earlier date. In order that the chair When approved by a majority vote, an open meetin.g or hearing ?f man of the full committee may coordinate the committee facilities the committee or a subcommittee may be covered,. m whole or m and hearing plans, each subcommittee chairman shall notify him of part by television broadcast, radio broadcast, and still photography, any hearing plans at least two weeks in advance of the date of com or by any of such methods of coverage, subject to the provisions of mencement of hearings, including the date, place, subject matter, House Rule XI 3. In order to enforce the provisions of said rule or and the names of -.vitnesses, willing and unwilling, who would be to maintain an' acceptable standard of di~ity, prop:iety, and 4e called to testify, including, to the extent he is advised thereof, wit corum the chairman may order such alteratiOn, curtailment, or dls nesses whom the minority members may request. The minority mem bers shall supply the names of witnesses they intend to call to the contin~ance of coverage as he determines necessary. chairman of the full committee or subcommittee at the earliest pos Rule 18.-AddUional D11.ties of Chairman sible da.te. Witness~s appearing before the committee shall, so far .. as practicable, submit wntten statements at least 24 hours in advance The chairman of the full committee shall: of their appearance. (a) Make available ~o other com.mitte~s t_he findings and [See House Rule XI, 2 (g)(3), (g)(4), (j), and (k).] recommendations resultmg from the mvest1gatwns of the com mittee or its subcommittees as required by House Rule X, Rule 13.-0pen Meetings 4(c)(2) · (b) Arrange such meetings, designate participants and submit .Meetings for the transaction ~f business apd hearings of the com such reports to the House as may be necessary. to carry. out the nnttee shall be open to the pubhc or closed m accordance with Rule {',Oordination of oversight activities and reportmg reqmrements XI of the House of Representatives. under House Rule X, 2(c); [See House Rule XI, 2(g).] (c) Direct such .r~view an~ studi~s on t~e i.mpact or pr~bab~e impact of tax pohe1es affectmg subJects w1thin the committee s Rule 14.-Five-Minute Rule jurisdiction as required by House Rule X, 2(d); . . A committee member may question a witness only when recognized (d) Submit to the Committee on the Budget v1ews and esti~ bY. the chairman for .that purpose. In accordance with House Rule XI, mates required by House Rule X, 4(g); and . . 2(J)(2), each committee member may request up to five minutes to (e) Prepare, after consultation mth ~ubcomr:~nttee ch.airmen question a witness until each member who so desires has had such and the minority, a budget for the comn:_uttee whwl: shall mclu4e opportunity. Until all such requests have been satisfied, the chairman an adequate budget for the subcomnnttees to discharge the1r shap., . so far as pr.ac~icable, re?o~ize alternately on the basis o! responsibilities. semontY. those maJonty and mmonty members present at the time the heanng was called to order and others on the basis of their arrival at the hearing. Thereafter, additional time may be extended at the direction of the chairman. Rule 15.-lnvestigative Hearings; Procedure Investigative hearings shall be conducted according to the pro cedures in House Rule XI, 2(k). All questions put to v;ritnesses before the committee shall be relevant to the subject matter before the committee for consideration, and the chairman shall rule on the relevance of any questions put to the -.vitness. Rule 16,-Stenographic Record . A stenogralhic record of all testimony shall be ~ept of publicTh.ear mgs and shal be made available on such conditions as the chairman may prescribe. II. SELECTED RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

A. 1. Powers and Duties of the Committee-Rule X of the House House Rule X provides for the establishment and jurisdiction of ... standing committees. The first paragraph of clause 1 of Rule X and subdivision (1) thereof read as follows: ESTABLISHMENT AND JURISDICTION OF STANDING COMMITTEES The committees and their jurisdiction 1. There shall be in the House the following standing 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 accordance with and subject to clause 5) be referred to such committees, as follows: * . • • • • ~ COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (1) Budget and accounting measures, other than appropriations. (2) The overall economy and efficiency of Govern- ment operations and activities, including Federal procurement. (3) Reorganizations in the executive branch of the Government. (4) Intergovernmental relationships between the United States and the States and municipalities, and general revenue sharing. (5) National archives. In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding provisions of this paragraph (and its over sight functions under clause 2(b) (1) and (2)), the com tnittee shall have the function of performing the activities and conducting the studies which are provided for in clause 4(c).

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9 (2) The Committee on qov.ernmen.t Operations. shall review and study, on a contmumg bas1s, the. operatiOn of Government activities at all levels with a v1ew to deter mining their economy and efficiency. • ... (3) The Committee on Appropriations shall conduct s~ch studies and examinations of the organization and operatiOn 2. General Oversight Responsibilities-Rule X, 2 of the House of executive departments and other executive ag~nci~s (including any agencv the majority of the stock of whiCh IS Clause 2 of Rule X relates to general oversight responsibilities. It owned by the Government of the United States) as it may reads as follows: deem necessary to assist it in the detennination of matters 2. (a) In order to assist the House in- within its jurisdiction. (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of (A) (c) At the beginning of each Congress, an appropriate the application, administration, execution, and effec representative of the Committee on Government Opera tiveness of the laws enacted by the Congress, or (B) con tions shall meet with appropriate representatives of each of ditions and circumstances which may indicate the neces the other committees of the House to discuss the oversight sity or desirability of enacting new or additional legis plans of such committees and to assist in coordinating all lation, and of the oversight activities of the House during such Congress. (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of Within 60 days after the Congress convenes, the Committee such modifications of or changes in those laws, and on Government Operations shall report to the House the of such. additional legislation, as may be necessary or results of such meetings and discussions, and any r~com appropnate, mendations which it may have to assure the most effective the various standing committees shall have oversight re coordination of such activities and otherwise achieve the sponsibilities as provided in paragraph (b). objectives of this clause. (b)(l) Each standing committee (other than the Com (d) Each standing committee of the House shall have the function of reviewing and studying on a continuing mitt~e on Appropp.ations and the Committee on the Budget) shall review and study, on a continuing basis, the applica basis the impact or probable impact of tax policies affecting tion, administration, execution, and effectiveness of those subjects within its jurisdiction as described in clauses 1 and 3. laws, or parts of laws, the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of that committee, and the organization and operation of the Federal agencies and entities having re sponsibilities in or for the administration and execution there of, in order to determine whether such laws and the pro grams thereunder are being implemented and carried out in accordance with the intent of the Congress and whether such programs should be continued, curtailed, or eliminated. In addition, each such committee shall review and study any conditions or circumstances which may indicate the necessity or desirability of enacting new or additional legislation within the junsdiction of that committee (whether or not any bill or resolution has been introduced with respect thereto), and shall on a continuing basis undertake future research and forecasting on matters within the jurisdiction of that committee. Each such committee having more than twenty members shall establish an oversight sub committee, or require its subcommittees, if any, to conduct oversight in the area of their respective jurisdiction, to assist in carrying out its responsibilities under this sub paragraph. The establishment of oversight subcommittees shall in no way limit the responsibility of the subcommittees with legislative jurisdiction from carrying out their oversight responsibilities. (8) 11

any such investigation shall be made available to the other standing committee or committees having jurisdiction over the matter involved (and included in the report of any such other committee when required by clause 2(1)(3) of Rule XI). • 3. Additional Functions of Committees-Rule X, 4 of the House * * * * * Clause 4 of Rule X relates to additional functions of committees. (f)(l) Each standin~ committee of the House shall, in its Paragraphs (a)(2), (c), (f), (g), (h), and (i) read as follows: consideration of all bills and joint resqlutions of a public 4. (a) character within its jurisdiction, insure that appropriations · for continuing program and activities of the Federal Govern * * * * * ment and the District of Columbia government will be made (2) Whenever any bill or resolution which provides new annually to the maximum extent feasible and consistent with spending authority described in section 401(c)(2)(C) of the the nature, requirements, and objectives of the programs and Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is reported by a com activities involved. For the purposes of this paragraph a mittee of the House and the amount of new budget authority Government agency includes the organizational units of which will be required for the fiscal year involved if such government listed in clause 7(d) of Rule XIII. bill or resolution is enacted as so reported exceeds the (2) Each standing committee of the House shall review,. appropriate allocation of new budget authority reported as from time to time, each continuing program within its descnoed in clause 5(j) in connection with the most recently jurisdiction for which appropriations are not made annually agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for such in order to ascertain whether such program could be modified :fiscal year, such bill or resolution shall then be referred to so that appropriations therefor would be made annually. the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report (g) Each standing committee of the House shall, on or it, with the committee's recommendations and (if the before March 15 of each year, submit to the Committee on committee deems it desirable) with an amendment limiting the Budget (1) its views and es.timates with respect to all the total amount of new spending authority pro>rided in matters to be set forth in the concurrent resolution on the the bill or resolution, within 15 calendar days (not counting budget for the ensuing fiscal year which are within its any day on which the House is not in session) beginning jurisdiction or functions, and (2) an estimate of the total with the day following the day on which it is so referred. amounts of new budget authority, and budget outlays If the Committee on Appropriations fails to report the bill resulting therefrom, to be provided or authorized in all bills or resolution within such 15-day period, the committee and resolutions within its jurisdiction which it intends to be shall be automatically discharged from further consideration effective during that fiscal year. of the bill or resolution and the bill or resolution shall be (h) As soon as practicable after a concurrent resolution on placed on the appropriate calendar. the budget for any fiscal year is agreed to, each standing (c) (1) The Committee on Government Operations shall committee of the House (after consulting with the appro have the general function of- priate committee or committees of the Senate) shall subdi (A) receiving and examining reports of the Comptroller vide any allocations made to it in the joint explanatory General of the United States and of submitting such statement accompanying the conference report on such recommendations to the House as it deems necessary or resolution, and promptly report such subdivisions to the desirable in connection with the subject matter of such House, in the manner provided by section 302 of the Con- reports; gressional Budget f\.ct of 197~. . . (B) evaluating the effects of laws enacted to reor (i) Each standmg committee of the House wluch 1s ganize the legislative and executive branches of the directed in a concurrent resolution on the budget to deter Government; and mine and recommend changes in laws, bills, or resolutions (C) studying intergovernmental relationships between under the reconciliation process shall promptly make such the United States and the States and municipalities, and determinations and recommendations, and report a reconcilia between the United States and international organiza tion bill or resolution (or both) to the House or submit such tions of which the United States is a member. recommendations to the Committee on the Budget, in (2) In addition to its duties under subparagraph (1), the accordance with the Congressional Budget Act of 197 4. Committee on Government Operations may at any time conduct investigations of any matter without regard to the provisions of clause 1, 2, or 3 (or this clause) conferring jurisdiction over such matter upon another standing com mittee. The committee's findings and recommendations in (10) 13 the provisions of this clause, shall be published in the Con gressional Record not later than thirty days after the Con gress convenes in each odd-numbered year. Each select or joint committee shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph unless specifically prohibited by law. B. Rules of procedure for committees-Rule XI of the House Regular meeting days (b) Each standing Coll).mittee of the House shall adopt Clauses 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 of Rule XI are set out below. Particular at regular meeting days, which shall be not less frequent than tention is invited to clause 2 and paragraph (k) thereof, as well as to monthly, for the conduct of ~ts bu.siness. Eac~ such com clause 3 and paragraph (f) thereof. mittee shall meet; for the cons1derat10n of any bill or resolu tion pending before the committee or for the transaction of IN GENERAL other committee business, on all regular meeting days fixed 1. (a) (1) The Rules of the House are the rules of its com by the committee, unless otherwise provided by written rule mittees and subcommittees so far as applicable, except that adopted by the committee. · a motion to recess from day to day is a motion of high Additional and special meetings privilege in committees and subcommittees. (c)(1) The chairman of each.standing committee may call (2) Each subcommittee of a committee is a part of that and convene, as he or she considers necessary, additional committee, and is subject to the authority and direction of meetings of the committee for the consideration of any bill that committee and to its rules so far as applicable. or resolution pending before the committee or for the con (b) Each committee is authorized at any time to con duct of other committee business. The committee shall meet sider such investigations and studies as it may consider neces for such purpose pursuant to that call of the chairman. sary or appropriate in the exercise of its responsibilities (2) If at least three members of any standing committee under Rule X, and (subject to the adoption of expense desire that .a. special meeting of the committee be called by resolutions as required by clause 5) to incur expenses (in the chairman, those members may file in the offices of the cluding travel expenses) in connection therewith. committee their. written request ·to the chairman for that (c) Each committee is authorized to have printed and special meeting. Such request shall specify the measure or bound testimony and other data presented at hearings matter to be considered. Immediately upon the filing of the held by the committee. All costs of stenographic services request, the clerk of the committee sllall notify the chairman and transcripts in connection with any meeting or hearing of the filing of the request. If, within three calendar days of a committee shall be paid from the contingent fund of the after the filing of the request, the chairman does not call the House. requested special meeting, to be held "\\jthin seven calendar (d) Each committee shall submit to the House, not later days after the filing of the request, a majority of the mem than January 2 of each odd-numbered year, a report on the bers of the committee may file in the mfices of the committee activities of that committee under this rule and Rule X their written notice that a sp,ecial meeting of the committee during the Congress ending at noon on January 3 of such will be held, spticifying the date and hour of, and the measure year. or matter to be considered at, that· special meeting. The CoMMITTEE RuLEs committee shall meet on that date ahd hour. Immediatelv upon the filing of the notice, the clerk of the committee shall Adoption of 'WT"itten rules notify all members of the committee that such special meet 2. (a) Each standing committee of the House shall adopt ing will be held and inform th.em of its date and hour and the written ndes aoverning its ,procedure. Such rules- measure or matter· to be considered; and only the measure (1) sh~l be adopted m a meeting which is open to the or matter specified in that notice may be considered at that public unless the committee, in open session and with a special meeting. · quorum present, determines by rollcall vote that all or part of the meeting on that day is to be closed to the Ranking majority Member to preside in absence of t;hairman public. (d) ,If the chairman of any standing committee is not (2) shall be not inconsistent with the Rules of the present at any meeting of the committee, the ranking mem House or with those provisions of law having the force ber of the majority party on the committee who is present and effect of Rules of the House; and shall preside at that meeting. (3) shall in any event incorporate all of the succeed Omnmittee records ing provisions of this clause to the extent applicable. (e) (1) Each committee shall keep a complete record of all Each committee's rules specifving its regular meeting days, committee action which shall include a record of the votes on and any other rules of a committee which are in addition to (12) 46-793-75--8 l4 15 any question on which a rollcall vote is demanded. The result matters to be considered would endanger the national security of each such rollcall ,vote shall be made available by the com or would violate any law or rule of the House of Representa mittee for inspection by the public at reasonable times in the tives: Provided, however, That the committee. or subcom offices of the ~ommittee. Information so available for public mittee may by the same procedure vote to close one sub inspection shall include a description of the amendment, sequent day of hearing. motion, order or other proposition and the name of each (3) Each committee of the House (except the Committee Member voting for and each Member voting against such on Rules) shall make public announcement of the date, place amendment, motion, order, or proposition, and whether by and subject matter of any committee hearing at least one proxy or in person, and the names of those Members present week before the commencement of the hearing. If the com but not voting. mittee determines that there is good cause to begin the (2) All committee hearings, records, data, charts, and files hearing sooner, it shall make the announcement at the earli~st shall be kept separate and distinct from the congressional possible date. Any announcement made under this subpara office records of the Member serving as chairman of the com graph shall be promptly published in the Daily Digest. . mittee; and such records shall be the property of the House (4) Each committee shall, insofar as is practicable, re and all Members of the House shall have access thereto. quire each witness who is to appear before it to file with the l committee (in advance of his or her appearance) a written Proxies statement of the proposed testimony and to limit the oral (f) No vote by any Member of any committee or subcom presentation at such appearance to a brief summary of his mittee with respect to any measure or matter may be cast by or her argument. proxy unless such committee, by written rule adopted by the (5) No point of order shall lie with respect to any measure committee, permits voting bv proxy and requires that the reported by any committee on the ground that hearings on proxy authorization shall be in writing, shall assert that the such measure were not conducted. in accordance with the Member i<~ absent on official business or is otherwise unable to provisions of this clause; except that· a point of order on that be present at the meeting·of the committee, shall designate ground may be made by any member of the committee the person who IS to ex:ecute the proxy authorization, and which reported the measure if, in the committee, such point shall be limited to a specific measure or matter and any of order was (A) timely made and (B) improperly overruled amendments or motions pertaining thereto; except that a or not properly considered. member may authorize a general proxy only for motions to (6) The preceding provisions of this paragraph do not recess, adjourn or other procedural matt-ers. Each proxy to be apply to the committee hearings which are p,rovided for by effective shall be signed by tihe Member assigning his or her clause 4(a)(l) of Rule X. . vote and shall contain the date and time of day that the proxy is signed.· Proxies may not be counted 'for a quorum. . Quorum for taking testimony Open meetings and hearings ·· .· . · . · (h) Each committee'may fix the ntttnber of its members to constitute a quorum for taking testimony and receiving evi- . (g)( I) Each me~tizw .,for transaction of business, the dence, which shall be not less than two. 1 ' in~luding the mark~p .of legislation, of each standing com mitte~ or subcomiD,lttr:?e t~ereof shall be.open,,to the public Prohibition against committee meetings,du~ing five-min11te ;ule except when the eomiDittee., or. subcommi~~e, in open (i) No eo~mittee of the House (expep't theCommittee session. and with a quorum preserit,. determines by rollcall on ApJ?ropriations, the Comr:nifte~ on the B:uq~et, and . t~e vote that all or part of the remainder of the mee,ting on that Cotnmittee on Rules) may Sit, Without spec1ai leave, whlle day shall be closed to the public: Provided, however, That no the House is reading a measure for· amendment' under the person other than members of the committee and such con five-minute rule. · gressional staff and such depttrtmental representatives as they Calling and interrogation of witne~ses may authorize shall be present at any business or markup J session which has been closed to the public. This paragraph (j) (1) Whenever any hearing. is conducted by any com does. not aJ:>ply to open committee hearings which are mittee upon any measure or matter, the minority p~,trty provided for by clause 4(a) (3) of Rule X or by subparagraph l Members on the committee shall be entitled, uPQn request to the chairman by f\.Wif.jority of them before the completion ~2) of this paragraph, or to any meeting that relates solely to mternal budget or personnel matters. . · · qf the hell-ring, to call witnesses selected by the minority to (2) Eaeh hearing conducted by each committee or sub testify with respeet to that mea,sure or matter duriqg a.t committee thereof shall be open to the public except when least one day of hearing thereon. . . . . · the committee or subcommittee, in open session and with a (2) ~ach committee shall apply the five-minute rule in quorum present, determines by rollcall vote that all or part of the interrogation of witnesses in any hearing until sueh time the remainder of that. hearing on that day shall be closed to a,.;; each Member of the committee who so desir~s has hl}.

Investigative hearing procedure'S reporting of a regular appropri.ation bi.ll by the. Qo.mmittee on (k) (1) The chairman at an investigative hearing shall Appropriations prior to comphance with subdivtswn (C) and announce in an opening statement the subject of the investi does not apply to a report of the Committee on. Rules with gation. respect to the rules, j_oint rules, or ?rder ?f b~smess of the (2) A copy of the committee rules and this clause shall be House or to the reportmg of a resolutiOn of mqmry addressed made available to each witness. to the head of an ex,ecutive department. . . . (3) Witnesses at investigative hearings may be accom (C) Before reporting the first regular appropnatwn bill panied bytheir own counsel for the purpose of advising them for each fiscal year, the Commit~ee on Appropria~ions sh~ll, concerning their constitutional rights. to the extent practicable and m accordance With sectwn .(4) The chairman may punish breaches of order and 307 of the Congressional Budget ~ct of 19?4, complete sub decorum, and of professional ethics on the part of counsel, committee markup and full committee actH~n on all regular by censure and· exclusion from the hearings; and the com appropriation bills for that year and submit to the House mittee may cite the offender to the House for contempt. a summary report comparing the committee's recommenda (5) If the committee determines that evidence or testi tions with the appropriate levels of budget outlays and mony at an. investigative hearing may tend to defame, new budget authority as set forth in the most recently degrade, or incriminate any person, it shall- · · agreed to current resolution on the budget for that year. (A) receive such evidence or testimony in executive (2) (A) No measure or recomll!e~dation shall be .reported session; from any committee unless a maJonty of the committee was (B) afford such person an opportunity voluntarily to actually present. . appear as a witness; and (B) With respect to each rollcall vote on a motwn to (C) receive and dispose of requests from such person report any bill or resolution of a public character, the total to subpena additional witnesses. number of votes cast for, and the total number of votes cast (6) Except as provided in subparagraph (5), the chairman against, the reporting of such bill or resolution shall be in shall receive and the committee shall dispose of requests to cluded in the committee report. subpenaadditional witnesses. (3) The report of any committee on a measure which has (7) No evidence or testimony taken in executive session been approved by the committ~e (A) sh~ll include the over may be released or used in public sessions without the con sight findings and recommendatiOns reqmred pursuant to the sent of the committee. last sentence of clause 2(b) (1) of Rule X separately set out (8) In the' discretion of the committee, witnesses may and clearly identified; (B) the statement required by section submit brief and pertinent sworn statements in writing for 308(a) of the Congression.al Bu~get Act of 1974, s~parately inclusion in the record. The committee is the sole judge of set out and clearly identified, If the measure provides new the pertinency of teSr~tmony and evidence ll.dduced at its budget authority or new. or increased tax expe:r;ditures; (C) heanng. •'· .... r : . the estimate and companson prepared by the Director of the (9) A witness may obtain a transcript copy of his testi Congressional Budget Office under section 403 of such Act, mony given at a public session or, if given at an executive separately set out an~ clearl:y: identified, ~henever the Di session, whim authorized by tile committee. · rector (if timely submitted pnor to the ~hng of the repo~t) 1:" has submitted such estimate and companson to the commit Committee pro(,;edures}or reporting bills and resolJtions tee; and (D) a summary of the o.versight findings and recom I '· ....1.'. (l) (l.}(A) It shall be the duty of the chal.rman of each : mendations made by the Committee on Government Opera 1,. committee (€xcept as provided in subdivision (C)) to report tions under clause 2(b)(2) of Rule X separately set out and II I'' or cause to be reported promptly to the House any measure clearly identified when~ver such find~ngs . and reco.mme~ approved by the committee and to take or cause to be taken dations have been submitted to the legislative committee m Ill necessary steps to bring the matter to a vote. a timely fashion to allow a~ opportu_nity to conside~ sue~ (B) In any event, the report of any committee on a findings and recommendatiOns durmg the committees 1.1' 1II measure which has been approved by the committee shall deliberations on the measure. •I. be filed within seven calendar days {exclusive of days on (4) Each report of a committee on each bill or jo~nt resolu !I which the House is not in session) after ·the day on which there tion of a public character reported by such committee shall has been filed with the clerk of the committee a written re contain a detailed analytical statement as to whether the quest, signed by a majority of the members of the commit II enactment of such bill or joint resolution in~o law may h~ve '''i tee, for the reporting of that measure. Upon the filing of any an inflationary impact on prices and costs m the operatiOn 1: such request, the clerk of the committee shall transmit of the national economy. immediately to the chairman of the committee notice of the filing of that request. This subdivision does not apply to the 18 19 (5) If, at the time of approval of any measure or matter by (7) If, within seven calendar days after a measure has, any committee, other than the Committee on Rules, any by resolution, been made in order for consideration by the member of the committee gives notice of intention to file House, no motion has been offered that the House consider supplemental, minority, or additional views, that member that measure, any member of the committee which reported shall be entitled to not less than three calendar days (exclud that measure may be recognized in the discretion of the ing Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) in which to Speaker to offer a motion that the House shall consider that file such views, in writmg and signed by that member, with measure, if that committee has duly authorized that member the clerk of the committee. All such views so filed by one or to offer that motion. more members of the committee shall be included within, and shall be a part of, the report filed by the committee with Power to sit and act,· subpena power respect to that measure or matter. The report of the com (m) (1) For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions mittee upon that measure or matter shall be printed in a and duties under this rule and Rule X (including any single volume which- matters referred to it under clause 5 of Rule X), any com (A) shall include all supplemental, minority, or addi mittee, or any subcommittee thereof, is authorized (subject tional views which have been submitted bv the time of to subparagraph (2) (A) of this paragraph)- the filing of the report, and • (A) to sit and act at such times and places within the (B) shall bear upon its cover a recital that any such United States, whether the House is in session, has supplemental, minority, or additional views (and any recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold such hearings, material submitted under subdivisions (C) and (D) of and subparagraph (3)) are included as part of the report. (B) to require, by subpena or otherwise, the attend This subparagraph does not preclude- ance and testimony of such witnesses and the production (i) the immediate filing or printing of a committee of such books, records, correspondence, memorandums, report unless timely request for the ofportunity to file papers, and documents. supplemental, minority, or additiona views has been :as it deems necessary. The chairman of the committee, or made as provided by this subparagraph; or any member designated by such chairman, may administer (ii) the filing by any such committee of any supple oaths to any ·witness. mental report upon any measure or matter which may (2) (A) A subpena may be issued by a committee or sub be required for the correction of any technical error in a committee under subparagraph (1)(B) in the conduct of any previous report made by that committee upon that investigation or activity or series of investigations or activ measure or matter. ities, only when authonzed by a majority of the members of (6) A measure or matter reported by any committee the committee, and authorized subpenas shall be signed by (except the Committee on Rules in the case of a resolution the chairman of the committee or by any member designated making in order the consideration of a bill, resolution, or by the committee. other order of business), shall not be considered in the House (B) Compliance with any subpena issued by a committee until the third calendar day (or the tenth calendar day in the or subcommittee under subparagraph (1) (B) may be en case of a concurrent resolution on the budget), excluding forced only as authorized or directed by the House. Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays following the day on which the report of that committfle upon that measure or Use of committee ft,nds for travel matter has been available to the Members of the House. If (n) Funds authorized for a committee under clause 5 are hearings have been held on any such measure or matter so for expenses incurred in the committee's activities within the reported, the committee reporting the measure or matter United States; however, local currencies owned by the shall make every reasonable effort to have such hearings United States shall be made available to the committee and printed and available for distribution to the Members of the its employees engaged in carrying out their official duties House prior to the consideration of such measure or matter outside the United States. No appropriated funds shall be in the House. This subparagraph shall not apply to- expended for the purpose of defraying expenses of members (A) any measure for the declaration of war, or the of the committee or its employees in any country where local declaration of a national emergency, by the Congress; or currencies are available for this purpose; and the following (B) any executive decision, determination, or action .conditi~?ns shall apply with respect to their use of such which would become, or continue to be, effective unless ,currencies: disapproved or otherwise invalidated by one or both (1) No Member or employee of the committee shall Houses of Congress. receive or expend local currencies for subsistence in any country at a rate in excess of the maximum per diem rate set forth in applicable Federal law. 20 21 (2) Each Member or employee of .the com.mit~e shall make to the chairman of the committee an Itemized re (2) cast discredit or dishonor on the House, the com port showing the number of days visited in each country mittee, or any Member or bring the House, the com- whose local currencies were spent, the amount of per mittee, or any Member into disrepute. ',•l diem furnished, and the cost of transportation if fur (d) The coverage of committee hearings and meetings by nished by public carrier, or, if su?h transportation is television broadcast, radio broadcast, or still photography furnished by an agency of the Umted States Govern is a privilege made available by the House and shall be ment the cost of such transportation and the identifica permitted and conducted only in strict conformity with the tion ~f the agency. All such individual reports shall be purposes,. provisions, and requirements of this clause. filed by the chairman with the Commi~te.e on ~ouse, (e) Whenever any hearing or meeting conducted by any AdminiStration and shall be open to pubhc mspectwn. committee of the House is open to the public, that committee may permit, by majority vote of the committee, that hearing BRoADCASTING oF Co:M:vnTTEE HEARINGs eiated Press Pho~os and primary expense resolution for any such standing committee United Press International NewspiCtures. If request 1s made f?r any year, auth01j.z.ation for the payment from the con by more than five of the media for coverage of the hearing or tmgent fund of add1twnal expenses of such committee in meeting by still photography, that coverage shall be ~ade on that year, other than those expenses to be paid from appro the basis of a fair and equitable pool arrangement devised by priations p~ovided by statute, ~ay be procured by one or the Standing Committee of Press Photographers. more additiOnal expense resolutwns for that committee as (9) Photographers shall not P?sition the!fiselves, at any necessary. Any such additional expense resolution repo;ted time during the course of the hearmg or meet~, between the to the House shall not be considered in the House unless a witness table and the Members of the committee. printed report on that resolution has been available to the (10) Photographers shall.not place themselves in posti?ns Members of the House for at least one calendar day prior which obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of the hearmg to the consideration of that resolution in the House. Such by the other media. . . report shall, for the information of the House~ (11) P.ersonnel providing coverage by ~he telev1s10n a~d (1) state the total amount of additional funds to be radio media shall be then currently accredited to the Radio· providl}d to the committee under the additional expense and Television Correspondents' Galleries. reso!~twn and the purpose or purposes for which those (12) Personnel providing coverage b_y still photography add1t10nal funds are to be used by the committee; and shall be then currently accredited to the Press Photographers' (2) state the reason or reasons for the failure to Gallery. h · · d procure the additional funds for the committee bv (13) Personnel providing coverage by t e te1 eVIsion an means of the primary expense resolution. v radio media and by still photography shall conduct them (c) The preceding provisions of this clause do not apply selves and their coverage activities in an orderly and unob to- trusive manner. (1) any resolution providing for the payment from the contingent fund of the House of sums necessary to * * * * pay compensation for staff services performed for or CoMMITTEE ExPENSES to pay other expenses of, any standmg committe~ at any. time from and afte~ the beginning of any year and 5. (a) Whenever any standing committee ,(except the before the date of adoption by the House of the primary Committee on Appropriations and tJ:.e Committee on the expense resolution providing funds to pay the expenses Budget) is to be granted authorizat10n _for the paJ:ffient, of that committee for that year; or from the contingent fund of the House, of }ts expenses m a!lY (2) any re~olution pr?viding in any Congress, for aU year, other than those expenses to be J?aid. fro!ll. ~ppropna of the standmg comm1ttees of the House additionar tions provided by statute, such authonzat10n Initially shall office equipm~nt, airmail and sr.ecial deliv~ry postage be procured by one primary expense resolution for that com ~tamps, supphes, sta~ personne , or any other specifiC' mittee providing funds for the payment ?f the expenses of Item for the operation of the standing committees the committee for that year from' the contm~ent fund of the and containing an authorization for the payment froni' Bouse. Any such primary expense resolutiOn reported to the contin~en~ fund of .the House of the ~xpenses of the House shall not be considered in the House unless a any forego!ng Items proVIded by t~~t resolution, subject plj.nted report on that resolution has been available to ~he to and until enactment of the provisions of the resolution Members of the House for at least one calendar day pnor as permanent law. to the consideration of that resolution in the House. Such (d) . From the funds provided for the appointment of report shall, for the information of the House- . comnn~tee staff pursuant to primary and additional expense (1) state the total amount of. the funds to be proVI4ed resoluttons- to the committee under the pnmary expense resolutwn (1) The chairman of each standing subcommittee of for all anticipated activities and programs of the com a standing committee of the House is authorized to mittee; and appoint one staff member who shall serve at the pleasure of the subcommittee chairman.

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(2) The ranking minority party member of each standing subcommittee on each standing committee of duct) S? r~quest, not more than six persons may be selected, the House is authorized to appoint one staff person who by. maJonty vote of the. minority party members, for ap shall serve at the pleasure of the ranking minority pomtment by the comrmttee as professional staff members party member. fr: expenditures for the employment of investigators. attorneys, individual (~) .Subject to par~graph (f) of this clause, whenever a , ~onsultants or organ!•ations thereof, and clerical, · · 11 be paid out of the contingent fund of tho House on vouchers authorized y such the chairman of maJonty of the mmonty party members of a standing com such committee, and approved by the Committee on House Ad , not to exceed ___ of the amount provided by this resolution may be used to procure the tel_llporary or intefl_llittent mittee (except the Committee on Standards of Official services of individual consultants or organhmtlons thereof pUrsuant to section 202(!) of the Legislative Re ponduct) so requ.est, .four persons may be selected, by major ·organizatlon Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i)); but this monetary limltation on the procurement of such 'lervices "shall not prevent the use of such funds for any other authorized purpose. Ity vote o~ the mmon~:;: party members, for appointment by SEc. 2. The chairDllln of the Committee on Government Operation.• shall ,furnish the Comm!Jte• on Homre Administration information with respect to any study or Investigation int•nded to be finanood from such the committee to positions on the clerical staff from among ·:funds. th~ number of clerks authorized by subparagraph (1) of SEC. 3. Funds authorized by this resolution shall be expended pursuant to regulations established by the •Committee on House Administration under existing law. t~s paragraph. The committee shall appoint to those po-· s1tions any person so selected whose character and qualifi-· 27 cations are acceptable to a majority of the committee. If the (g) Each staff member appointed pursuant to a request by committee determines that the character and qualifications minority party members under paragraph (a) or (b) of th1s of any peraon so selected are unacceptable to the committee, .clause and each staff member appointed to assist minority a majority of the minority party members may select other party' members of a committee pursuant to an expense persons for appointm~nt by the co~ittee to t~e positio.n resolution described in paragraph (a) or (b) of clause 5~ shall involved on the clerwal staff until such appomtment Js be accorded equitable treatme.nt with resp~ct to the fixing of made. Each clerk appointed under this subparagraph shall his or her rate of pay, th.e ~s1gnme~t to him or her of 'York handle committee correspondence and stenographic work facilitiel'l, and the accessibility to hrm or her of commtttAA for the minority party members of the committee and for records. any members of the professional staff appointed under (h) Paragraphs (a) and (b) .of this clause. ~hall not be -subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of this clause on matters eonstrued to authorize the appomtment o~ add1t10nal profes related to committee work. sional or clerical staff members of a committee pursuant to a (3) Services of the clerical staff members of each standing request under either of such para~raphs by the minority party committee may be terminated by majority vote of the com members of that committee if SIX or more professional staff mittee. members or four or more clerical staff members, provided for (4) The foregoing provisions of this paragraph do not apply in paragraph (a)(1) or para~aph (b)(l) of this ~Ia.use, as the to the Committee on Appropriations and to the Committee case may be, who are satisfactory ~o a ~aJonty of t_he on the Budget. minority party members, are otherWise assigned to assist (c) Each employee on the frofessional staff, and each the minont:y: party members. employee on the clerical staff, o each standing committee, is (i) NotWithstanding paragraphs (a)(f) .and (b)(2), .a entitled to pay at a single per annum gross rate, to be fixed committee may employ nonpartisan staff, m heu of or m a~di by the chairman, which does not exceed the highest rate of tion to committee staff designated exclusively for the ~aJ?r basic pay, as in effect from time to time, of level V of the ity or minority party, upon an affirmative vote of a. maJonty Executive Schedule in section 5316 of title 5, United States of the members of the majority party and a majonty of the Code. members of the minority party. (d) Subject to appropriations hereby authorized, the (j) Each committee shall report to the Clerk of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on the within fifteen days after December 31 and .June 30 of each Budget may appoint such staff, in addition to the clerk year the name, profession, and total salary of each person thereof and assistants for the minority, as it determines by employed by such committee or any subcommittee thereof majority vote to be necessary, such personnel, other than during the period covered by such report, and shall make an minority assistants, to possess such qualifications as the accounting of funds ma~e availabJe to and exp~nded by such ,committee may prescribe. eommittee or subcoiDIDJttee durmg such penod; and such (e) No coiDIDJttee shall appoint to its staff any experts or information when reported shall be published in the Con other personnel detailed or assigned from any department or gressional Record. agency of the Government, except with the written permis sion of the Committee on House Administration. (f) If a request for the appointment of a minority profes sional staff member under paragraph (a), or a mmority elerical staff member under paragraph (b), is made when no vacancy exists to which that appointment may be made, the committee nevertheless shall appoint, under paragraph (a) or paragraph (b), as applicable, the person selected by the minority and acceptable to the committee. The person so appointed shall serve as an additional member of the p:rofes .. sional staff or the clerical staff, as the case may be, of the committee, and shall be paid from the contingent fund, until "Such a vacancy (other than a vacancy in the position of head of the professional staff, by whatever title designated) occurs, at which time that person shall be deemed to have been appointed to that vacancy. If such vacancy occurs on t}).e professional staff when seven or more persons have been so appointed who are eligible to fill that vacancy, a majority of the minority party members shall designate which of those persons shall fill that vacancy. C. Changes in Existing Law To Be Shown ·in Reports (Ramseyer Rule)-Rule XIII, 3 of the House D. Cost Estimates in Legislative Reports-Rule XIII, 7 of the House 3. 'Yhenever a cm;nmittee reports a bill or a joint resolution repeahn~ or amendmg any statute or part thereof it shall : 7. (a) The.,~eport accompanying each bill or joint resolu include m its report or in an accompanying document- twn ~f a pubhG ,character reported by any committee shall (!) The text of the statute or part thereof which is contam- proposed to be repealed; and (1) an estimate, made by such committee of the (2) A comparative print of that part of the bill or costs which would be incurred in carrying out such joint resolution making the amendment and of the bill or joint r~sotution iiJ-. the fiscal year in which it is statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing reported and m each of·•>the five fiscal years following by stricken-through type and italics, parallel columns, or such fiscal year .(or for the authorized duration of any program authonzed by such bill or joint resolution if othe~ app~opriate typographical devices the omissions and u;tsertwns proposed to be made: Provided, however, less t~an five years), except that, in the case of measu~es That if a comnuttee reports such a bill or joint resolution affectmg the revenues, such reports shall require only an with amendments or an amendment in the nature of a estimate of the gain or loss in revenues for a one-year substitute f?r the. entire bill, such report shall include· period; and a comparative pnnt showing any changes in existing (2) a comparison of the estimate of costs described law proposed by the amendments or substitute instead in su~paragr.aph (1) o~ this paragraph made by such of as in the bill as introduced. committee w1th any estimate of such costs made by any Government agency and submitted to such committee. ,(28) ~ ..(b) It sha}l n?t be in orde~ to consider any such bill or JOlllt resolutwn m the House If the report of the committee which reported that bill or joint resolution does not comply with paragraph (a) of this clause. (c) For the purposes of this clause, the members of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy who are Members of the House shall be deemed to be a committee of the House. (d) For the purposes of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of this clause, a Government agency includes any depart ment, a~ency, establishment, wholly owned Government corporatwn, or instrumentality of the Federal Government or the government of the District of Columbia. (e) The pre?eding provisions ?f .this clause do not apply to the Comnuttee on Appropnatwns, the Committee on House Administration, the Committee on Rules and the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. ' (29)

-· ~------~ E. Pay of Witnesses-Rule XXXV of the Bouse The rule for paying witnesses subpenaed to appear before the. House or any of its committees shall be as follows: For each day a witness shall attend, the sum of twenty dolla.rs; and actual expenses of travel in coming to or going from the place o( examination, not to exceed twelve cents per mile; but nothing shall be paid for travel when the witness has been summoned at the place of examination. '. 1\.l (80) 0