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                             RULES

                             of the
                            
                      COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND 
                            COMMERCE

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                  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                       118th Congress

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                  Adopted January 31, 2023                                 
                                                  
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                    COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE

                CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS, Washington, Chair

MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas            FRANK PALLONE, Jr., New Jersey,
ROBERT E. LATTA, Ohio                  Ranking Member
BRETT GUTHRIE, Kentucky              ANNA G. ESHOO, California
H. MORGAN GRIFFITH, Virginia         DIANA DeGETTE, Colorado
GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida            JAN SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois
BILL JOHNSON, Ohio                   DORIS O. MATSUI, California
LARRY BUCSHON, Indiana               KATHY CASTOR, Florida
RICHARD HUDSON, North Carolina       JOHN P. SARBANES, Maryland
TIM WALBERG, Michigan                PAUL TONKO, New York
EARL L. ``BUDDY'' CARTER, Georgia    YVETTE D. CLARKE, New York
JEFF DUNCAN, South Carolina          TONY CARDENAS, California
GARY J. PALMER, Alabama              RAUL RUIZ, California
NEAL P. DUNN, Florida                SCOTT H. PETERS, California
JOHN R. CURTIS, Utah                 DEBBIE DINGELL, Michigan
DEBBBIE LESKO, Arizona               MARC A. VEASEY, Texas
GREG PENCE, Indiana                  ANN M. KUSTER, New Hampshire
DAN CRENSHAW, Texas                  ROBIN L. KELLY, Illinois
JOHN JOYCE, Pennsylvania             NANETTE DIAZ BARRAGAN, California
KELLY ARMSTRONG, North Dakota, Vice  LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER, Delaware
Chair                                DARREN SOTO, Florida
RANDY K. WEBER, Sr., Texas           ANGIE CRAIG, Minnesota
RICK W. ALLEN, Georgia               KIM SCHRIER, Washington
TROY BALDERSON, Ohio                 LORI TRAHAN, Massachusetts
RUSS FULCHER, Idaho                  LIZZIE FLETCHER, Texas
AUGUST PFLUGER, Texas
DIANA HARSHBARGER, Tennessee
MARIANNETTE MILLER-MEEKS, Iowa
KAT CAMMACK, Florida
JAY OBERNOLTE, California

                       NATE HODSON, Staff Director
                    SARAH BURKE, Deputy Staff Director
                TIFFANY GUARASCIO, Minority Staff Director

                              C O N T E N T S

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Membership of the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
  January 2023 .....................................................ii
Rules of the House of Representatives: Rule X.
  Organization of Committees, clause 1(f) Committee on
  Energy and Commerce .............................................. 1
Rule I. General Provisions ......................................... 3
Rule II. Business Meetings/Markups ................................. 3
Rule III. Hearings  ................................................ 4
Rule IV. Vice Chair; Presiding Member .............................. 6
Rule V. Open Proceedings............................. .............. 6
Rule VI. Quorum .....................................................6
Rule VII. Official Committee Records ............................... 7
Rule VIII. Subcommittees ........................................... 8
Rule IX. Opening Statements......................................... 8
Rule X. Reference of Legislation and Other Matters ........... ..... 9
Rule XI. Managing Legislation on the House Floor .................. 10
Rule XII. Committee Professional and Clerical Staff
  Appointments .................................................... 10
Rule XIII. Supervision, Duties of Staff ............................11
Rule XIV. Committee Budget......................................... 11
Rule XV. Broadcasting of Committee Hearings ....................... 12
Rule XVI. Subpoena Power ................. ........................ 12
Rule XVII. Travel of Members and Staff ............................ 12
Rule XVIII. Website ............................................... 13
Rule XIX. Conference............................................... 13
                 
                 
                 RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                    Rule X. Organization of Committees
  Committees and their legislative jurisdictions
  1. There shall be in the House the following standing committees, each 
of which shall have the jurisdiction and related functions assigned by 
this clause and clauses 2, 3, and 4. All bills, resolutions, and other 
matters relating to subjects within the jurisdiction of the standing 
committees listed in this clause shall be referred to those committees, 
in accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, as follows:

                                * * * * *

  (f) Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  (1) Biomedical research and development.
  (2) Consumer affairs and consumer protection.
  (3) Health and health facilities (except health care supported by 
payroll deductions).
  (4) Interstate energy compacts.
  (5) Interstate and foreign commerce generally.
  (6) Exploration, production, storage, supply, marketing, pricing, and 
regulation of energy resources, including all fossil fuels, solar energy, 
and other unconventional or renewable energy resources.
  (7) Conservation of energy resources.
  (8) Energy information generally.
  (9) The generation and marketing of power (except by federally 
chartered or Federal regional power marketing authorities); reliability 
and interstate transmission of, and ratemaking for, all power; and siting 
of generation facilities (except the installation of interconnections 
between Government waterpower projects).
  (10) General management of the Department of Energy and management and 
all functions of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
  (11) National energy policy generally.
  (12) Public health and quarantine.
  (13) Regulation of the domestic nuclear energy industry, including 
regulation of research and development reactors and nuclear regulatory 
research.
  (14) Regulation of interstate and foreign communications.
  (15) Travel and tourism.
  The committee shall have the same jurisdiction with respect to 
regulation of nuclear facilities and of use of nuclear energy as it has 
with respect to regulation of nonnuclear facilities and of use of 
nonnuclear energy.

 
              RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE

                        (Adopted January 31, 2023)

                        Rule I. General Provisions

  (a) Rules of the Committee. The Rules of the House are the rules of the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce (the ``Committee'') and its 
subcommittees so far as is applicable.
  (b) Rules of the Subcommittees. Each subcommittee of the Committee is 
part of the Committee and is subject to the authority and direction of 
the Committee and to its rules so far as is applicable. Written rules 
adopted by the Committee, not inconsistent with the Rules of the House, 
shall be binding on each subcommittee of the Committee.

                    Rule II. Business Meetings/Markups

  (a) Regular Meeting Days. The Committee shall meet on the fourth 
Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m., for the consideration of bills, 
resolutions, and other business, if the House is in session on that day. 
If the House is not in session on that day and the Committee has not met 
during such month, the Committee shall meet at the earliest practicable 
opportunity when the House is again in session. The chair of the 
Committee may, at his or her discretion, cancel, delay, or defer any 
meeting required under this section, after consultation with the ranking 
minority member.
  (b) Additional Meetings. The chair may call and convene, as he or she 
considers necessary, additional meetings of the Committee for the 
consideration of any bill or resolution pending before the Committee or 
for the conduct of other Committee business. The Committee shall meet for 
such purposes pursuant to that call of the chair.
  (c) Notice. The date, time, place, and subject matter of any meeting of 
the Committee (other than a hearing) shall be announced at least 36 hours 
(exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays except when the 
House is in session on such days) in advance of the commencement of such 
meeting. In no event shall such meeting commence earlier than the third 
calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when 
the House is in session on such a day) on which members have notice 
thereof.
  (d) Agenda. The agenda for each Committee meeting, setting out all 
items of business to be considered, shall be provided to each member of 
the Committee at least 36 hours in advance of such meeting.
  (e) Availability of Texts. No bill, recommendation, or other matter 
shall be considered by the Committee unless the text of the matter, 
together with an explanation, has been available to members of the 
Committee for three days (or 24 hours in the case of a substitute for 
introduced legislation). Such explanation shall include a summary of the 
major provisions of the legislation, an explanation of the relationship 
of the matter to present law, and a summary of the need for the 
legislation.
  (f) Waiver. The requirements of subsections (c), (d), and (e) may be 
waived by a majority of those present and voting (a majority being 
present) of the Committee or by the chair with the concurrence of the 
ranking member, as the case may be.

                            Rule III. Hearings

  (a) Notice. The date, time, place, and subject matter of any hearing of 
the Committee shall be announced at least one week in advance of the 
commencement of such hearing, unless a determination is made in 
accordance with clause 2(g)(3) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House that 
there is good cause to begin the hearing sooner.
  (b) Memorandum. Each member of the Committee shall be provided, except 
in the case of unusual circumstances, with a memorandum at least 48 hours 
before each hearing explaining----
      (1) the purpose of the hearing and
      (2) the names of any witnesses.
  (c) Witnesses.----
      (1) Each witness who is to appear before the Committee shall file 
  with the clerk of the Committee, at least two working days in advance 
  of his or her appearance, sufficient copies, as determined by the chair 
  of the Committee, of a written statement of his or her proposed 
  testimony to provide to members and staff of the Committee, the news 
  media, and the general public. Each witness shall, to the greatest 
  extent practicable, also provide a copy of such written testimony in an 
  electronic format prescribed by the chair. Each witness shall limit his 
  or her oral presentation to a brief summary of the argument. The chair 
  of the Committee or the presiding member may waive the requirements of 
  this paragraph or any part thereof.
      (2) To the greatest extent practicable, the written testimony of 
  each witness appearing in a nongovernmental capacity shall include a 
  curriculum vitae and a disclosure of any Federal grants or contracts or 
  foreign government contracts and payments related to the subject matter 
  of the hearing received during the current calendar year or either of 
  the two preceding calendar years by the witness or by an entity 
  represented by the witness. The disclosure shall include----
  (i) the amount and source of each Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) 
or contract (or subcontract thereof) related to the subject matter of the 
hearing; and
  (ii) the amount and country of origin of any payment or contract 
related to the subject matter of the hearing originating with a foreign 
government.
  (d)  Questioning.----
      (1) The right to question the witnesses before the Committee shall 
  alternate between majority and minority members. Each member shall be 
  limited to 5 minutes for the questioning of witnesses until such time 
  as each member who so desires has had an opportunity to question 
  witnesses. No member shall be recognized for a second period of 5 
  minutes to question a witness until each member of the Committee 
  present has been recognized once for that purpose. The chair shall 
  recognize in order of appearance members who were not present when the 
  meeting was called to order after all members who were present when the 
  meeting was called to order have been recognized in the order of 
  seniority on the Committee or relevant subcommittee, as the case may 
  be.
      (2) The chair, with the concurrence of the ranking minority member, 
  or the Committee by motion, may permit an equal number of majority and 
  minority members to question a witness for a specified, total period 
  that is equal for each side and not longer than 30 minutes for each 
  side. The chair, with the concurrence of the ranking minority member, 
  or the Committee by motion, may also permit committee staff of the 
  majority and minority to question a witness for a specified, total 
  period that is equal for each side and not longer than 30 minutes for 
  each side.
      (3) Each member may submit to the chair of the Committee additional 
  questions for the record, to be answered by the witnesses who have 
  appeared. Each member shall provide a copy of the questions in an 
  electronic format to the clerk of the Committee no later than 10 
  business days following a hearing. The chair shall transmit all 
  questions received from members of the Committee to the appropriate 
  witnesses and include the transmittal letter and the responses from the 
  witnesses in the hearing record. After consultation with the ranking 
  minority member, the chair is authorized to close the hearing record no 
  earlier than 120 days from the date the questions were transmitted to 
  the appropriate witnesses.

                  Rule IV. Vice Chair; Presiding Member

  The chair shall designate a member of the majority party to serve as 
vice chair of the Committee, and shall designate a majority member of 
each subcommittee to serve as vice chair of each subcommittee. The vice 
chair of the Committee or subcommittee, as the case may be, shall preside 
at any meeting or hearing during the temporary absence of the chair. If 
the chair and vice chair of the Committee or subcommittee are not present 
at any meeting or hearing, the most senior ranking member of the majority 
party who is present shall preside at the meeting or hearing.

                         Rule V. Open Proceedings

  Except as provided by the Rules of the House, each meeting and hearing 
of the Committee for the transaction of business, including the markup of 
legislation, and each hearing, shall be open to the public, including to 
radio, television, and still photography coverage, consistent with the 
provisions of Rule XI of the Rules of the House.

                             Rule VI. Quorum

  Testimony may be taken and evidence received at any hearing at which 
there are present not fewer than two members of the Committee or 
subcommittee in question. A majority of the members of the Committee or 
subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for those actions for which the 
House Rules require a majority quorum. For the purposes of taking any 
other action, one-third of the members of the Committee shall constitute 
a quorum.

                   Rule VII. Official Committee Records

  (a)(1) Documents reflecting the proceedings of the Committee shall be 
made publicly available in electronic form on the Committee's website and 
in the Committee office for inspection by the public, as provided in Rule 
XI, clause 2(e) of the Rules of the House not more than 24 hours after 
each meeting has adjourned, including a record showing those present at 
each meeting; and a record of the vote on any question on which a record 
vote is demanded, including a description of the amendment, motion, 
order, or other proposition, the name of each member voting for and each 
member voting against such amendment, motion, order, or proposition, and 
the names of those members of the committee present but not voting.
      (2) Record votes. A record vote may be demanded by one-fifth of the 
  members present or, in the apparent absence of a quorum, by any one 
  member. No demand for a record vote shall be made or obtained except 
  for the purpose of procuring a record vote or in the apparent absence 
  of a quorum.
  (b) Postponement of Votes. In accordance with clause 2(h)(4) of Rule XI 
of the Rules of the House, the chair of the Committee or a subcommittee, 
after consultation with the ranking minority member of the Committee or 
subcommittee, may----
  (1) postpone further proceedings when a record vote is ordered on the 
question of approving a measure or matter or on adopting an amendment; 
and
  (2) resume proceedings on a postponed question at any time after 
reasonable notice. When proceedings resume on a postponed question, 
notwithstanding any intervening order for the previous question, an 
underlying proposition shall remain subject to further debate or 
amendment to the same extent as when the question was postponed.
  (c) Archived Records. The records of the Committee at the National 
Archives and Records Administration shall be made available for public 
use in accordance with Rule VII of the Rules of the House. The chair 
shall notify the ranking minority member of any decision, pursuant to 
clause 3 (b)(3) or clause 4 of the Rule, to withhold a record otherwise 
available, and the matter shall be presented to the Committee for a 
determination on the written request of any member of the Committee. The 
chair shall consult with the ranking minority member on any communication 
from the Archivist of the United States or the Clerk of the House 
concerning the disposition of noncurrent records pursuant to clause 3(b) 
of the Rule.

                         Rule VIII. Subcommittees

  (a) Establishment. There shall be such standing subcommittees with such 
jurisdiction and size as determined by the majority party caucus of the 
Committee. The jurisdiction, number, and size of the subcommittees shall 
be determined by the majority party caucus prior to the start of the 
process for establishing subcommittee chairs and assignments.
  (b) Powers and Duties. Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold 
hearings, receive testimony, mark up legislation, and report to the 
Committee on all matters referred to it. Subcommittee chairs shall set 
hearing and meeting dates only with the approval of the chair of the 
Committee with a view toward assuring the availability of meeting rooms 
and avoiding simultaneous scheduling of Committee and subcommittee 
meetings or hearings whenever possible.
  (c) Ratio of Subcommittees. The majority caucus of the Committee shall 
determine an appropriate ratio of majority to minority party members for 
each subcommittee and the chair shall negotiate that ratio with the 
minority party, provided that the ratio of party members on each 
subcommittee shall be no less favorable to the majority than that of the 
full Committee, nor shall such ratio provide for a majority of less than 
two majority members.
  (d) Selection of Subcommittee Members. Prior to any organizational 
meeting held by the Committee, the majority and minority caucuses shall 
select their respective members of the standing subcommittees.
  (e) Ex Officio Members. The chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee shall be ex officio members with voting privileges of each 
subcommittee of which they are not assigned as members and may be counted 
for purposes of establishing a quorum in such subcommittees.

                       Rule IX. Opening Statements

  (a) Written Statements. All written opening statements at hearings and 
business meetings conducted by the Committee shall be made part of the 
permanent record.
  (b) Length.----
      (1) At full committee hearings, the chair and ranking minority 
  member shall be limited to 5 minutes each for an opening statement, and 
  may designate another member to give an opening statement of not more 
  than 5 minutes. At subcommittee hearings, the subcommittee chair and 
  ranking minority member of the subcommittee shall be limited to 5 
  minutes each for an opening statement. In addition, the full committee 
  chair and ranking minority member shall each be allocated 5 minutes for 
  an opening statement for themselves or their designees at subcommittee 
  hearings.
      (2) At any business meeting of the Committee, statements shall be 
  limited to 5 minutes each for the chair and ranking minority member (or 
  their respective designee) of the Committee or subcommittee, as 
  applicable, and 3 minutes each for all other members. The chair may 
  further limit opening statements for Members (including, at the 
  discretion of the chair, the chair and ranking minority member) to one 
  minute.

            Rule X. Reference of Legislation and Other Matters

  All legislation and other matters referred to the Committee shall be 
referred to the subcommittee of appropriate jurisdiction within two weeks 
of the date of receipt by the Committee unless----
      (1) action is taken by the full Committee within those two weeks, 
  or
      (2) by majority vote of the members of the Committee, consideration 
  is to be by the full Committee.
  In the case of legislation or other matters within the jurisdiction of 
more than one subcommittee, the chair of the Committee may, in his or her 
discretion, refer the matter simultaneously to two or more subcommittees 
for concurrent consideration, or may designate a subcommittee of primary 
jurisdiction and also refer the matter to one or more additional 
subcommittees for consideration in sequence (subject to appropriate time 
limitations), either on its initial referral or after the matter has been 
reported by the subcommittee of primary jurisdiction. Such authority 
shall include the authority to refer such legislation or matter to an ad 
hoc subcommittee appointed by the chair, with the approval of the 
Committee, from the members of the subcommittees having legislative or 
oversight jurisdiction.

             Rule XI. Managing Legislation on the House Floor

  The chair, in his or her discretion, shall designate which member shall 
manage legislation reported by the Committee to the House.

     Rule XII. Committee Professional and Clerical Staff Appointments

  (a)  Delegation of Staff. Whenever the chair of the Committee 
determines that any professional staff member appointed pursuant to the 
provisions of clause 9 of Rule X of the House of Representatives, who is 
assigned to such chair and not to the ranking minority member, by reason 
of such professional staff member's expertise or qualifications will be 
of assistance to one or more subcommittees in carrying out their assigned 
responsibilities, he or she may delegate such staff member to such 
subcommittees for such purpose. A delegation of a member of the 
professional staff pursuant to this subsection shall be made after 
consultation with subcommittee chairs and with the approval of the 
subcommittee chair or chairs involved.
      (b)  Minority Professional Staff. Professional staff members 
  appointed pursuant to clause 9 of Rule X of the House of 
  Representatives, who are assigned to the ranking minority member of the 
  Committee and not to the chair of the Committee, shall be assigned to 
  such Committee business as the minority party members of the Committee 
  consider advisable.
      (c)  Additional Staff Appointments. In addition to the professional 
  staff appointed pursuant to clause 9 of Rule X of the House of 
  Representatives, the chair of the Committee shall be entitled to make 
  such appointments to the professional and clerical staff of the 
  Committee as may be provided within the budget approved for such 
  purposes by the Committee. Such appointee shall be assigned to such 
  business of the full Committee as the chair of the Committee considers 
  advisable.
      (d)  Sufficient Staff. The chair shall ensure that sufficient staff 
  is made available to each subcommittee to carry out its 
  responsibilities under the rules of the Committee.
      (e)  Fair Treatment of Minority Members in Appointment of Committee 
  Staff. The chair shall ensure that the minority members of the 
  Committee are treated fairly in appointment of Committee staff.
      (f)  Contracts for Temporary or Intermittent Services. Any contract 
  for the temporary services or intermittent service of individual 
  consultants or organizations to make studies or advise the Committee or 
  its subcommittees with respect to any matter within their jurisdiction 
  shall be deemed to have been approved by a majority of the members of 
  the Committee if approved by the chair and ranking minority member of 
  the Committee. Such approval shall not be deemed to have been given if 
  at least one-third of the members of the Committee request in writing 
  that the Committee formally act on such a contract, if the request is 
  made within 10 days after the latest date on which such chair or 
  chairs, and such ranking minority member or members, approve such 
  contract.

                 Rule XIII. Supervision, Duties of Staff

  (a)  Supervision of Majority Staff. The professional and clerical staff 
of the Committee not assigned to the minority shall be under the 
supervision and direction of the chair who, in consultation with the 
chairs of the subcommittees, shall establish and assign the duties and 
responsibilities of such staff members and delegate such authority as 
they determine is appropriate.
  (b)  Supervision of Minority Staff. The professional and clerical staff 
assigned to the minority shall be under the supervision and direction of 
the minority members of the Committee, who may delegate such authority as 
they determine appropriate.

                        Rule XIV. Committee Budget

  (a)  Administration of Committee Budget. The chair of the Committee, in 
consultation with the ranking minority member, shall for the 118th 
Congress attempt to ensure that the Committee receives necessary amounts 
for professional and clerical staff, travel, investigations, equipment, 
and miscellaneous expenses of the Committee and the subcommittees, which 
shall be adequate to fully discharge the Committee's responsibilities for 
legislation and oversight.
  (b)  Monthly Expenditures Report. Committee members shall be furnished 
a copy of each monthly report, prepared by the chair for the Committee on 
House Administration, which shows expenditures made during the reporting 
period and cumulative for the year by the Committee and subcommittees, 
anticipated expenditures for the projected Committee program, and 
detailed information on travel.

               Rule XV. Broadcasating of Committee Hearings

  Any meeting or hearing that is open to the public may be covered in 
whole or in part by radio or television or still photography, subject to 
the requirements of clause 4 of Rule XI of the Rules of the House. The 
coverage of any hearing or other proceeding of the Committee or any 
subcommittee thereof by television, radio, or still photography shall be 
under the direct supervision of the chair of the Committee, the 
subcommittee chair, or other member of the Committee presiding at such 
hearing or other proceeding and may be terminated by such member in 
accordance with the Rules of the House.

                         Rule XVI. Subpoena Power

  The power to authorize and issue subpoenas is delegated to the chair of 
the full Committee, as provided for under clause 2(m)(3)(A)(i) of Rule XI 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives. The chair shall notify the 
ranking minority member prior to issuing any subpoena under such 
authority. To the extent practicable, the chair shall consult with the 
ranking minority member at least 72 hours in advance of a subpoena being 
issued under such authority. The chair shall report to the members of the 
Committee on the issuance of a subpoena as soon as practicable but in no 
event later than one week after issuance of such subpoena.

                  Rule XVII. Travel of Members and Staff

  (a)  Approval of Travel. Consistent with the primary expense resolution 
and such additional expense resolutions as may have been approved, travel 
to be reimbursed from funds set aside for the Committee for any member or 
any staff member shall be paid only upon the prior authorization of the 
chair. Travel may be authorized by the chair for any member and any staff 
member in connection with the attendance of hearings conducted by the 
Committee or any subcommittee thereof and meetings, conferences, and 
investigations that involve activities or subject matter under the 
general jurisdiction of the Committee. Before such authorization is 
given, there shall be submitted to the chair in writing the following:--
--
      (1) the purpose of the travel;
      (2) the dates during which the travel is to be made and the date or 
  dates of the event for which the travel is being made;
      (3) the location of the event for which the travel is to be made; 
  and
      (4) the names of members and staff seeking authorization.
  (b)  Approval of Travel by Minority Members and Staff. In the case of 
travel by minority party members and minority party staff members for the 
purpose set out in (a), the prior approval, not only of the chair but 
also of the ranking minority member, shall be required. Such prior 
authorization shall be given by the chair only upon the representation by 
the ranking minority member in writing setting forth those items 
enumerated in (1), (2), (3), and (4) of paragraph (a).

                           Rule XVIII. Website

  The chair shall maintain an official Committee website for the purposes 
of furthering the Committee's legislative and oversight responsibilities, 
including communicating information about the Committee's activities to 
Committee members and other members of the House. The ranking minority 
member may maintain an official website for the purpose of carrying out 
official responsibilities, including communicating information about the 
activities of the minority members of the Committee to Committee members 
and other members of the House.

                          Rule XIX. Conferences

  The chair of the Committee is directed to offer a motion under clause 1 
of Rule XXII of the Rules of the House whenever the chair considers it 
appropriate.

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