112TH CONGRESS " 1st Session COMMITTEE PRINT RULES ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 112th Congress 2011–2012 COMPILED BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES Printed for the use of the Committee on Rules VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:42 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 068512 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6012 Sfmt 6012 E:\HR\OC\A512.XXX A512 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with HEARING E:\Seals\Congress.#13 RULES ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:42 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 068512 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 E:\HR\OC\A512.XXX A512 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with HEARING with DSK5SPTVN1PROD on sroberts 1 112TH CONGRESS " 1st Session COMMITTEE PRINT RULES ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 112th Congress 2011–2012 COMPILED BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES Printed for the use of the Committee on Rules U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 68–512 WASHINGTON : 2011 VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:42 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 068512 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\A512.XXX A512 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with HEARING E:\Seals\Congress.#13 COMMITTEE ON RULES DAVID DREIER, California, Chairman PETE SESSIONS, Texas LOUISE MCINTOSH SLAUGHTER, Vice Chairman Ranking Member VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina JAMES P. MCGOVERN, Massachusetts ROB BISHOP, Utah ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida ROB WOODALL, Georgia JARED POLIS, Colorado RICHARD B. NUGENT, Florida TIM SCOTT, South Carolina DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida HUGH NATHANIAL HALPERN, Staff Director MILES M. LACKEY, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET PROCESS PETE SESSIONS, Texas, Chairman VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida ROB WOODALL, Georgia Ranking Member DANIEL WEBSER, Florida JARED POLIS, Colorado DAVID DREIER, California SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE RICHARD B. NUGENT, Florida, Chairman ROB BISHOP, Utah JAMES P. MCGOVERN, Massachusetts TIM SCOTT, South Carolina Ranking Member DAVID DREIER, California LOUISE MCINTOSH SLAUGHTER, New York (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:42 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 068512 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A512.XXX A512 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with HEARING C O N T E N T S PART I.—STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE Page Committee on Agriculture ....................................................................................... 3 Committee on Appropriations ................................................................................. 25 Committee on Armed Services ................................................................................ 37 Committee on the Budget ....................................................................................... 49 Committee on Education and the Workforce ......................................................... 59 Committee on Energy and Commerce .................................................................... 75 Committee on Ethics ............................................................................................... 85 Committee on Financial Services ........................................................................... 113 Committee on Foreign Affairs ................................................................................ 127 Committee on Homeland Security .......................................................................... 145 Committee on House Administration ..................................................................... 159 Committee on the Judiciary .................................................................................... 169 Committee on Natural Resources ........................................................................... 175 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ............................................... 189 Committee on Rules ................................................................................................ 199 Committee on Science, Space and Technology ...................................................... 209 Committee on Small Business ................................................................................ 225 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ................................................ 237 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs ............................................................................. 253 Committee on Ways and Means ............................................................................. 261 PART II.—PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence ....................................................... 273 PART III.—CONGRESSIONAL JOINT COMMITTEES Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction ........................................................ 293 Joint Economic Committee ..................................................................................... 297 Joint Committee of Congress on the Library ........................................................ 303 Joint Committee on Printing .................................................................................. 307 Joint Committee on Taxation ................................................................................. 313 APPENDIX Rule X. Organization of Committees ...................................................................... 315 Rule XI. Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business ............................ 342 Rule XIII. Calendars and Committee Reports ...................................................... 316 (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:42 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 068512 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 0486 E:\HR\OC\A512.XXX A512 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with HEARING VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:42 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 068512 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 0486 E:\HR\OC\A512.XXX A512 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with HEARING PART I—STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE (1) VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:42 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 068512 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 E:\HR\OC\A512.XXX A512 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with HEARING VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:42 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 068512 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 E:\HR\OC\A512.XXX A512 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with HEARING Committee on Agriculture FRANK LUCAS, Oklahoma, Chairman BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia, COLLIN PETERSON, Minnesota, Vice Chairman Ranking Member TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania STEVE KING, Iowa MIKE MCINTRYRE, North Carolina RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas LEONARD BOSWELL, Iowa K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas JOE BACA, California JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska DENNIS CARDOZA, California JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio DAVID SCOTT, Georgia GLENN THOMPSON, Pennsylvania HENRY CUELLAR, Texas THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida JIM COSTA, California MARLIN STUTZMAN, Indiana TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota BOB GIBBS, Ohio KURT SCHRADER, Oregon AUSTIN SCOTT, Georgia LARRY KISSEL, North Carolina SCOTT R. TIPTON, Colorado BILL OWENS, New York STEVE SOUTHERLAND, Florida CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine RICK CRAWFORD, Arkansas JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut MARTHA ROBY, Alabama PETER WELCH, Vermont TIM HUELSKAMP, Kansas MARCIA L. FUDGE, Ohio SCOTT DESJARLAIS, Tennessee GREGORIO SABLAN, Northern Mariana RENEE L. ELLMERS, North Carolina Islands CHRISTOPHER P. GIBSON, New York TERRI A. SEWELL, Alabama RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois JAMES MCGOVERN, Massachusetts VICKY HARTZLER, Missouri ROBERT T. SCHILLING, Illinois REID J. RIBBLE, Wisconsin KRISTI NOEM, South Dakota (Adopted January 25, 2011) RULE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS (a) Applicability of House Rules.—(1) The Rules of the House shall govern the procedure of the Committee and its subcommit- tees, and the rules of the Committee on Agriculture so far as appli- cable shall be interpreted in accordance with the Rules of the House, except that a motion to recess from day to day, and a mo- tion to dispense with the first reading (in full) of a bill or resolu- tion, 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 sub- committee 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 Com- mittee, may conduct such investigations and studies as they may consider necessary or appropriate in the exercise of their respon- sibilities under rule X of the Rules of the House and in accordance with clause 2(m) of House rule XI. (3) VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:42 Nov 30, 2011 Jkt 068512 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\A512.XXX A512 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with HEARING 4 (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 sub- committees. 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 sub- committee in accordance with clause 2(d) of House rule XI. (e) Presiding Member.—If the Chairman of