114th Congress ⎫ ⎬ RCP 113-25 ⎭ 1st Session RULES ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ——————— 114th Congress 2015-2016 ——————— COMPILED BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES Printed for the use of the Committee on Rules 113th Congress ⎫ ⎬ RCP 114-25 1st Session ⎭ RULES ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ——————— 114th Congress 2015-2016 ——————— COMPILED BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES Printed for the use of the Committee on Rules ——————— U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 2015 COMMITTEE ON RULES PETE SESSIONS, Texas, Chairman VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, Vice Chair New York, Ranking Member TOM COLE. Oklahoma JAMES P, McGOVERN, Massachusetts ROB WOODALL, Georgia ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas JARED POLIS, Colorado STEVE STIVERS, Ohio DOUG COLLINS, Georgia BRADLEY BYRNE, Alabama DAN NEWHOUSE, Washington HUGH NATHANIAL HALPERN, Staff Director MILES M. LACKEY, Minority Staff Director ___________ SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET PROCESS ROB WOODALL, Georgia, Chairman VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida, MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas Ranking Member BRADLEY BYRNE, Alabama JARED POLIS, Colorado DAN NEWHOUSE, Washington JANET ROSSI, Staff Director LALE MAMAUX, Minority Staff Director ___________ SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE STEVE STIVERS, Ohio, Chairman DOUG COLLINS, Georgia JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts BRADLEY BYRNE, Alabama Ranking Member DAN NEWHOUSE, Washington LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, PETE SESSIONS, Texas New York JUSTIN BARNES, Staff Director KEITH STERN, Minority Staff Director (II) C O N T E N T S ————— PART I–STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE Page Committee on Agriculture........................................................................................................... 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Committee on Science, Space and Technology............................................................................ Committee on Small Business...................................................................................................... Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure...................................................................... Committee on Veterans’ Affairs................................................................................................... Committee on Ways and Means................................................................................................... PART II–PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence............................................................................. PART III–CONGRESSIONAL JOINT COMMITTEES Joint Economic Committee........................................................................................................... Joint Committee on the Library.................................................................................................. Joint Committee on Printing........................................................................................................ Joint Committee on Taxation....................................................................................................... APPENDIX Rule X. Organization of Committees........................................................................................... Rule XI. Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business................................................... Rule XIII. Calendars and Committee Reports........................................................................... (III ) PART I–STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE 1 Committee on Agriculture K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas, Chairman BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma DAVID SCOTT, Georgia STEVE KING, Iowa JIM COSTA, California RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas, TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota Vice Chairman MARCIA L. FUDGE, Ohio MIKE ROGERS, Alabama JAMES P. MCGOVERN, Massachusetts GLENN THOMPSON, Pennsylvania SUZAN K. DELBENE, Washington BOB GIBBS, Ohio FILEMON VELA, Texas AUSTIN SCOTT, Georgia MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM, New Mexico ERIC A. “RICK” CRAWFORD, Arkansas ANN M. KUSTER, New Hampshire SCOTT DESJARLAIS, Tennessee RICHARD M. NOLAN, Minnesota CHRISTOPHER P. GIBSON, New York CHERI BUSTOS, Illinois VICKY HARTZLER, Missouri SEAN PATRICK MALONEY, New York DAN BENISHEK, Michigan ANN KIRKPATRICK, Arizona JEFF DENHAM, California PETE AGUILAR, California DOUG LAMALFA, California STACEY E. PLASKETT, Virgin Islands RODNEY DAVIS, Illinois ALMA S. ADAMS, North Carolina TED S. YOHO, Florida GWEN GRAHAM, Florida JACKIE WALORSKI, Indiana BRAD ASHFORD, Nebraska RICK W. ALLEN, Georgia MIKE BOST, Illinois DAVID ROUZER, North Carolina RALPH LEE ABRAHAM, Louisiana JOHN R. MOOLENAAR, Michigan DAN NEWHOUSE, Washington TRENT KELLY, Mississippi (As adopted January 22, 2015, and revised on February 12, 2015) 2 RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE FOR THE 114TH CONGRESS 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.) (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, VIII and XI, 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 IX.) (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) Publication of Rules.—The Committee's Rules shall be publicly available in electronic form and published in the Congressional Record not later than 30 days after the Chair is elected in each odd-numbered year as provided in clause 2(a) of House Rule XI. (g) 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