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111Th Congress 1St Session RULES ADOPTED by THE 111th Congress ⎫ ⎬ COMMITTEE PRINT 1st Session ⎭ RULES ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ——————— 111th Congress 2009-2010 ——————— COMPILED BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES Printed for the use of the Committee on Rules 111th Congress ⎫ ⎬ COMMITTEE PRINT 1st Session ⎭ RULES ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ——————— 111th Congress 2009-2010 ——————— COMPILED BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES Printed for the use of the Committee on Rules ——————— U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 2009 COMMITTEE ON RULES LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, New York, Chairwoman JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts, DAVID DREIER, California, Ranking Vice Chairman Member ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, Florida DORIS O. MATSUI, California PETE SESSIONS, Texas DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina MICHAEL A. ARCURI, New York ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine JARED POLIS, Colorado MUFTIAH MCCARTIN, Staff Director HUGH NATHANIAL HALPERN, Minority Staff Director ___________ SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET PROCESS ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida, Chairman DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California, Vice Chairman LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, Florida, CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine Ranking Member JARED POLIS, Colorado DAVID DREIER, California LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, New York ___________ SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts, Chairman DORIS O. MATSUI, California, Vice Chairman PETE SESSIONS, Texas, Ranking MICHAEL A. ARCURI, New York Member ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, New York (II) C O N T E N T S ————— PART I.–STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE Page Committee on Agriculture…......……………………………………………………………………………..3 Committee on Appropriations………………………………………………………………………………29 Committee on Armed Services……………………………………………………………………………...43 Committee on the Budget……………………………………………………………………………………57 Committee on Education and Labor……………………………………………………………………….67 Committee on Energy and Commerce……………………………………………………………………. 87 Committee on Financial Services…………………………………………………………………………. 99 Committee on Foreign Affairs……………………………………………………………………………. 117 Committee on Homeland Security………………………………………………………………………..139 Committee on House Administration…………………………………………………………………… 155 Committee on the Judiciary…………………………………………....................................................167 Committee on Natural Resources………………………………………………………………………...173 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform…………………………………………………… 191 Committee on Rules………………………………………………………………………………………...203 Committee on Science and Technology…………………………………………………………………. 215 Committee on Small Business…………………………………………………………………………….235 Committee on Standards of Official Conduct…………………………………………………………...247 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure……………………………………………………. 279 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs………………………………………………………………………….. 299 Committee on Ways and Means…………………………………………………………………………..309 PART II.–PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence…………………………………………………………. 325 PART III.– SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming..………………………………... 349 PART IV.–CONGRESSIONAL JOINT COMMITTEES Joint Economic Committee………………………………………………………………………………...359 Joint Committee of Congress on the Library……………………………………………………………367 Joint Committee on Printing………………………………………………………………………………371 Joint Committee on Taxation…………………………………………………………………………….. 377 APPENDIX Rule X. Organization of Committees……………………………………………………………………. 381 Rule XI. Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business……………………………………… 415 Rule XIII. Calendars and Committee Reports…………………………………………………………. 441 (III) PART I–STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE (1) Committee on Agriculture COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota, Chairman TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania, Vice FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma, Ranking Chairman Minority Member MIKE MCINTYRE, North Carolina BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa JERRY MORAN, Kansas JOE BACA, California TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California SAM GRAVES, Missouri DAVID SCOTT, Georgia MIKE ROGERS, Alabama JIM MARSHALL, Georgia STEVE KING, Iowa STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN, RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas South Dakota K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas HENRY CUELLAR, Texas JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska JIM COSTA, California JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio BRAD ELLSWORTH, Indiana ADRIAN SMITH, Nebraska TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota ROBERT E. LATTA, Ohio STEVE KAGEN, Wisconsin DAVID P. ROE, Tennessee KURT SCHRADER, Oregon BLAINE LUETKEMEYER, Missouri DEBORAH L. HALVORSON, Illinois GLENN W. THOMPSON, Pennsylvania KATHLEEN A. DAHLKEMPER, BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana* Pennsylvania CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS, Wyoming** ERIC J.J. MASSA, New York BOBBY BRIGHT, Alabama BETSY MARKEY, Colorado FRANK KRATOVIL, Maryland MARK H. SCHAUER, Michigan LARRY KISSELL, North Carolina JOHN A. BOCCIERI, Ohio SCOTT MURPHY, New York*** EARL POMEROY, North Dakota TRAVIS W. CHILDERS, Mississippi WALT MINNICK, Idaho *Appointed to the Agriculture Committee on January 22, 2009 filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Rep. Virginia Foxx on January 21, 2009. **Appointed to the Agriculture Committee February 4, 2009. ***Appointed to the Agriculture Committee April 30, 2009 filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand from the House of Representatives on January 26, 2009. (Adopted January 28, 2009) RULE I.—GENERAL PROVISIONS (a) Applicability of House Rules.—(1) The Rules of the House shall govern the procedure of the Committee and its subcommittees, and the rules of the Committee on Agriculture so far as applicable shall be interpreted in accordance with the Rules of the House, except that a motion to recess from day to day, and a motion to dispense with the first reading (in full) of a bill or resolution, if printed copies are available, are non-debatable privileged motions in the Committee and its subcommittees. (See Appendix A for the applicable Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives.) (3) 4 (2) As provided in clause 1(a)(2) of House Rule XI, each subcommittee is part of the Committee and is subject to the authority and direction of the Committee and its rules so far as applicable. (See also Committee rules III, IV, V, VI, VII and X, infra.) (b) Authority to Conduct Investigations.—The Committee and its subcommittees, after consultation with the Chairman of the Committee, may conduct such investigations and studies as they may consider necessary or appropriate in the exercise of their responsibilities under Rule X of the Rules of the House and in accordance with clause 2(m) of House Rule XI. (c) Authority to Print.—The Committee is authorized by the Rules of the House to have printed and bound testimony and other data presented at hearings held by the Committee and its subcommittees. All costs of stenographic services and transcripts in connection with any meeting or hearing of the Committee and its subcommittees shall be paid from applicable accounts of the House described in clause 1(i)(1) of House Rule X in accordance with clause 1(c) of House Rule XI. (See also paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of Committee rule VIII.) (d) Vice Chairman.—The Member of the majority party on the Committee or subcommittee designated by the Chairman of the full Committee shall be the vice chairman of the Committee or subcommittee in accordance with clause 2(d) of House Rule XI. (e) Presiding Member.—If the Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee is not present at any Committee or subcommittee meeting or hearing, the vice chairman shall preside. If the Chairman and vice chairman of the Committee or subcommittee are not present at a Committee or subcommittee meeting or hearing the ranking Member of the majority party who is present shall preside in accordance with clause 2(d), House Rule XI. (f) Activities Report.—(1) The Committee shall submit to the House, not later than January 2 of each odd-numbered year, a report on the activities of the Committee under Rules X and XI of the Rules of the House during the Congress ending on January 3 of such year. (See also Committee rule VIII (h)(2).) (2) Such report shall include separate sections summarizing the legislative and oversight activities of the Committee during that Congress. (3) The oversight section of such report shall include a summary of the oversight plans submitted by the Committee pursuant to clause 2(d) of House Rule X, a summary of the actions taken and recommendations made with respect to each such plan, and a summary of any additional oversight activities undertaken 5 by the Committee, and any recommendations made or actions taken with respect thereto. (g) Publication of Rules.—The Committee's rules shall be published in the Congressional Record not later than thirty days after the Committee is elected in each odd-numbered year as provided in clause 2(a) of House Rule XI. (h) Joint Committee Reports of Investigation or Study.—A report of an investigation or study conducted jointly by more than one committee may be filed jointly, provided that each of the committees complies independently with all requirements for approval and filing of the report. RULE II.—COMMITTEE BUSINESS MEETINGS—REGULAR, ADDITIONAL AND SPECIAL (a) Regular Meetings.—(1)Regular meetings of the Committee, in accordance with clause 2(b) of House Rule XI, shall be held on the first Wednesday of every month to transact its business unless such day is a holiday, or Congress is in recess or is adjourned, in which case the Chairman shall
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