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RULES GOVERNING PROCEDURE
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COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
HON. BART GORDON, Tennessee, Chairman
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois RALPH M. HALL, Texas
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER JR.,
LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California Wisconsin
MARK UDALL, Colorado LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas
DAVID WU, Oregon DANA ROHRABACHER, California
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington KEN CALVERT, California
BRAD MILLER, North Carolina ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland
DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
NICK LAMPSON, Texas FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma
GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois
JERRY MCNERNEY, California W. TODD AKIN, Missouri
PAUL KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania JO BONNER, Alabama
DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon TOM FEENEY, Florida
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas
MICHAEL M. HONDA, California BOB INGLIS, South Carolina
JIM MATHESON, Utah MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas
MIKE ROSS, Arkansas MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky PHIL GINGREY, Georgia
RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri BRIAN P. BILBRAY, California
CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana ADRIAN SMITH, Nebraska
BARON P. HILL, Indiana VACANCY
HARRY E. MITCHELL, Arizona
CHARLES A. WILSON, Ohio
C O N T E N T S
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Rule 1. General Provisions....................................... 1
General Statement (a)........................................ 1
Membership (b)............................................... 1
Power to Sit and Act; Subpoena Power (c)..................... 1
Sensitive or Confidential Information Received Pursuant to
Subpoena (d)............................................... 2
National Security Information (e)............................ 2
Oversight (f) (g) (h)........................................ 2
Order of Business (i)........................................ 2
Suspended Procedures (j)..................................... 2
Other Procedures (k)......................................... 3
Use of Hearing Rooms (l)..................................... 3
Rule 2. Committee Meetings and Procedures........................ 3
Quorum (a)................................................... 3
Time and Place (b)........................................... 3
Open Meetings (c) (d)........................................ 4
Audio and Visual Coverage (e) (f)............................ 5
Special Meetings (g)......................................... 6
Vice Chairman to Preside in Absence of Chairman (h).......... 6
Opening Statements; 5-Minute Rule (i) (j).................... 7
Proxies (k).................................................. 7
Witnesses (l) (m)............................................ 7
Hearing Procedures (n)....................................... 8
Bill and Subject Matter Consideration (o).................... 8
Private Bills (p)............................................ 8
Consideration of Measure or Matter (q)....................... 8
Requests for Written Motions (r)............................. 8
Requests for Record Votes at Full Committee (s).............. 8
Postponement of Proceedings (t).............................. 9
Report Language on Use of Federal Resources (u).............. 9
Committee Records (v)........................................ 9
Publication of Committee Hearings and Markups (w)............ 10
Committee Website (x)........................................ 10
Rule 3. Subcommittees............................................ 10
Structure and Jurisdiction (a)............................... 10
Referral of Legislation (b).................................. 13
Ex-Officio Members (c)....................................... 13
Procedures (d) (e) (f) (g)................................... 13
Rule 4. Reports.................................................. 13
Substance of Legislative Reports (a) (b)..................... 13
Minority and Additional Views (c) (d)........................ 14
Consideration of Subcommittee Reports (e).................... 15
Timing and Filing of Committee Reports (f) (g) (h) (i) (j)
(k)........................................................ 15
Oversight Reports (l)........................................ 17
Legislative and Oversight Jurisdiction of the Committee on
Science and Technology......................................... 17
Special Oversight Functions...................................... 17
RULE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
General Statement
(a) The Rules of the House of Representatives, as
applicable, shall govern the Committee and its Subcommittees,
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 privileged
motions in the Committee and its Subcommittees and shall be
decided without debate. The rules of the Committee, as
applicable, shall be the rules of its Subcommittees. The rules
of germaneness shall be enforced by the Chairman. [XI 1(a)]
Membership
(b) A majority of the majority Members of the Committee
shall determine an appropriate ratio of majority to minority
Members of each Subcommittee and shall authorize the Chairman
to negotiate that ratio with the minority party; Provided,
however, that party representation on each Subcommittee
(including any ex-officio Members) shall be no less favorable
to the majority party than the ratio for the Full Committee.
Provided, further, that recommendations of conferees to the
Speaker shall provide a ratio of majority party Members to
minority party Members which shall be no less favorable to the
majority party than the ratio of the Full Committee.
Power to Sit and Act; Subpoena Power
(c)(1) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a subpoena may be
authorized and issued in the conduct of any investigation or
series of investigations or activities to require the
attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production
of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers and
documents as deemed necessary, only when authorized by majority
vote of the Full Committee or Subcommittee (as the case may
be), a majority of the Committee or Subcommittee being present.
Authorized subpoenas shall be signed only by the Chairman of
the Full Committee, or by any Member designated by the
Chairman. [XI 2(m)]
(2) The Chairman of the Full Committee, after consultation
with the Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee, or if
the Ranking Member cannot be reached, the Ranking Minority
Member of the relevant Subcommittee, may authorize and issue
such subpoenas as described in paragraph (1), during any period
in which the House has adjourned for a period longer than seven
(7) days. [XI 2(m)(3)(A)(i)]
(3) A subpoena duces tecum may specify terms of return
other than at a meeting or a hearing of the Committee.
Sensitive or Confidential Information Received Pursuant to
Subpoena
(d) Unless otherwise determined by the Committee or
Subcommittee, certain information received by the Committee or
Subcommittee pursuant to a subpoena not made part of the record
at an open hearing shall be deemed to have been received in
Executive Session when the Chairman of the Full Committee, in
his judgment and after consultation with the Ranking Minority
Member, deems that in view of all the circumstances, such as
the sensitivity of the information or the confidential nature
of the information, such action is appropriate.
National Security Information
(e) All national security information bearing a
classification of secret or higher which has been received by
the Committee or a Subcommittee shall be deemed to have been
received in Executive Session and shall be given appropriate
safekeeping. The Chairman of the Full Committee may establish
such regulations and procedures as in his judgment are
necessary to safeguard classified information under the control
of the Committee. Such procedures shall, however, ensure access
to this information by any Member of the Committee, or any
other Member of the House of Representatives who has requested
the opportunity to review such material.
Oversight
(f) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a
Congress, the Committee shall meet in open session, with a
quorum present, to adopt its oversight plans for that Congress
for submission to the Committee on Government Reform and the
Committee on House Administration, in accordance with the
provisions of clause 2(d) of Rule X of the House of
Representatives.
(g) The Chairman of the Full Committee may undertake any
formal investigation in the name of the Committee after
consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of the Full
Committee.
(h) The Chairman of any Subcommittee shall not undertake
any formal investigation in the name of the Full Committee or
Subcommittee without formal approval by the Chairman of the
Full Committee, in consultation with other appropriate
Subcommittee Chairmen, and after consultation with the Ranking
Minority Member of the Full Committee. The Chairman of any
Subcommittee shall also consult with the Ranking Minority
Member of the Subcommittee before undertaking any investigation
in the name of the Committee.
Order of Business
(i) The order of business and procedure of the Committee
and the subjects of inquiries or investigations will be decided
by the Chairman, subject always to an appeal to the Committee.
Suspended Proceedings
(j) During the consideration of any measure or matter, the
Chairman of the Full Committee, or of any Subcommittee, or any
Member acting as such, may recess the Committee at any point.
Additionally, during the consideration of any measure or
matter, the Chairman of the Full Committee, or of any
Subcommittee shall suspend further proceedings after a question
has been put to the Committee at any time when there is a vote
by electronic device occurring in the House of Representatives.
Suspension of proceedings after a record vote is ordered on the
question of approving a measure or matter or on adopting an
amendment, shall be conducted in compliance with the provisions
of Rule 2(t).
Other Procedures
(k) The Chairman of the Full Committee, after consultation
with the Ranking Minority Member, may establish such other
procedures and take such actions as may be necessary to carry
out the foregoing rules or to facilitate the effective
operation of the Committee.
Use of Hearing Rooms
(l) In consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, the
Chairman of the Full Committee shall establish guidelines for
use of Committee hearing rooms.
RULE 2. COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES
Quorum [XI 2(h)]
(a)(1) One-third of the Members of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum for all purposes except as provided in
paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Rule.
(2) A majority of the Members of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum in order to: (A) report or table any
legislation, measure, or matter; (B) close Committee meetings
or hearings pursuant to Rules 2(c) and 2(d); and, (C) authorize
the issuance of subpoenas pursuant to Rule 1(c).
(3) Two (2) Members of the Committee shall constitute a
quorum for taking testimony and receiving evidence, which,
unless waived by the Chairman of the Full Committee after
consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of the Full
Committee, shall include at least one (1) Member from each of
the majority and minority parties.
Time and Place
(b)(1) Unless dispensed with by the Chairman, the meetings
of the Committee shall be held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of
each month the House is in session at 10:00 a.m. and at such
other times and in such places as the Chairman may designate.
[XI 2(b)]
(2) The Chairman of the Committee may convene, as
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
subject to such rules as the Committee may adopt. The Committee
shall meet for such purpose under that call of the Chairman.
[XI 2(c)]
(3) The Chairman shall make a public announcement of the
date, time, place and subject matter of any of its hearings,
and to the extent practicable, a list of witnesses at least one
(1) week before the commencement of the hearing. If the
Chairman, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member,
determines there is good cause to begin the hearing sooner, or
if the Committee so determines by majority vote, a quorum being
present for the transaction of business, the Chairman shall
make the announcement at the earliest possible date. Any
announcement made under this Rule shall be promptly published
in the Daily Digest, and promptly made available by electronic
form, including the Committee website. [XI 2(g)(3)]
Open Meetings [xi 2(g)]
(c) Each meeting for the transaction of business, including
the markup of legislation, of the Committee shall be open to
the public, including to radio, television, and still
photography coverage, except when the Committee, in open
session and with a majority present, determines by record vote
that all or part of the remainder of the meeting on that day
shall be in executive session because disclosure of matters to
be considered would endanger national security, would
compromise sensitive law enforcement information, would tend to
defame, degrade or incriminate any person or otherwise would
violate any law or rule of the House. Persons other than
Members of the Committee and such non-Committee Members,
Delegates, Resident Commissioner, congressional staff, or
departmental representatives as the Committee may authorize,
may not be present at a business or markup session that is held
in executive session. This Rule does not apply to open
Committee hearings which are provided for by Rule 2(d).
(d)(1) Each hearing conducted by the Committee shall be
open to the public including radio, television, and still
photography coverage except when the Committee, in open session
and with a majority present, determines by record vote that all
or part of the remainder of that hearing on that day shall be
closed to the public because disclosure of testimony, evidence,
or other matters to be considered would endanger national
security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement
information, or would violate a law or rule of the House of
Representatives. Notwithstanding the requirements of the
preceding sentence, and Rule 2(q) a majority of those present,
there being in attendance the requisite number required under
the rules of the Committee to be present for the purpose of
taking testimony:
(A) may vote to close the hearing for the sole purpose of
discussing whether testimony or evidence to be received would
endanger the national security, would compromise sensitive law
enforcement information or would violate Rule XI 2(k)(5) of the
Rules of the House of Representatives; or
(B) may vote to close the hearing, as provided in Rule XI
2(k)(5) of the Rules of the House of Representatives. No
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may be excluded from
non-participatory attendance at any hearing of any Committee or
Subcommittee, unless the House of Representatives shall by
majority vote authorize a particular Committee or Subcommittee,
for purposes of a particular series of hearings on a particular
article of legislation or on a particular subject of
investigation, to close its hearings to Members, Delegate, and
the Resident Commissioner by the same procedures designated in
this Rule for closing hearings to the public; Provided,
however, that the Committee or Subcommittee may by the same
procedure, vote to close one subsequent day of the hearing.
Audio and Visual Coverage [XI, clause 4]
(e)(1) Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by the
Committee is open to the public, these proceedings shall be
open to coverage by television, radio, and still photography,
except as provided in Rule XI 4(f)(2) of the House of
Representatives. The Chairman shall not be able to limit the
number of television, or still cameras to fewer than two (2)
representatives from each medium (except for legitimate space
or safety considerations in which case pool coverage shall be
authorized).
(2)(A) Radio and television tapes, television film, and
Internet recordings of any Committee hearings or meetings that
are open to the public may not be used, or made available for
use, as partisan political campaign material to promote or
oppose the candidacy of any person for elective public office.
(B) It is, further, the intent of this rule that the
general conduct of each meeting or hearing covered under
authority of this rule by audio or visual means, and the
personal behavior of the Committee Members and staff, other
government officials and personnel, witnesses, television,
radio, and press media personnel, and the general public at the
meeting or hearing, shall be in strict conformity with and
observance of the acceptable standards of dignity, propriety,
courtesy, and decorum traditionally observed by the House in
its operations, and may not be such as to:
(i) distort the objects and purposes of the meeting or
hearing or the activities of Committee Members in connection
with that meeting or hearing or in connection with the general
work of the Committee or of the House; or
(ii) cast discredit or dishonor on the House, the
Committee, or a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner or
bring the House, the Committee, or a Member, Delegate, or
Resident Commissioner into disrepute.
(C) The coverage of Committee meetings and hearings by
audio and visual means shall be permitted and conducted only in
strict conformity with the purposes, provisions, and
requirements of this rule.
(f) The following shall apply to coverage of Committee
meetings or hearings by audio or visual means:
(1) If audio or visual coverage of the hearing or meeting
is to be presented to the public as live coverage, that
coverage shall be conducted and presented without commercial
sponsorship.
(2) The allocation among the television media of the
positions or the number of television cameras permitted by a
Committee or Subcommittee Chairman in a hearing or meeting room
shall be in accordance with fair and equitable procedures
devised by the Executive Committee of the Radio and Television
Correspondents' Galleries.
(3) Television cameras shall be placed so as not to
obstruct in any way the space between a witness giving evidence
or testimony and any Member of the Committee or the visibility
of that witness and that Member to each other.
(4) Television cameras shall operate from fixed positions
but may not be placed in positions that obstruct unnecessarily
the coverage of the hearing or meeting by the other media.
(5) Equipment necessary for coverage by the television and
radio media may not be installed in, or removed from, the
hearing or meeting room while the Committee is in session.
(6)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), floodlights,
spotlights, strobelights, and flashguns may not be used in
providing any method of coverage of the hearing or meeting.
(B) The television media may install additional lighting in
a hearing or meeting room, without cost to the Government, in
order to raise the ambient lighting level in a hearing or
meeting room to the lowest level necessary to provide adequate
television coverage of a hearing or meeting at the current
state of the art of television coverage.
(7) In the allocation of the number of still photographers
permitted by a Committee or Subcommittee Chairman in a hearing
or meeting room, preference shall be given to photographers
from Associated Press Photos and United Press International
Newspictures. If requests are made by more of the media than
will be permitted by a Committee or Subcommittee Chairman for
coverage of a hearing or meeting by still photography, that
coverage shall be permitted on the basis of a fair and
equitable pool arrangement devised by the Standing Committee of
Press Photographers.
(8) Photographers may not position themselves between the
witness table and the Members of the Committee at any time
during the course of a hearing or meeting.
(9) Photographers may not place themselves in positions
that obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing by the
other media.
(10) Personnel providing coverage by the television and
radio media shall be currently accredited to the Radio and
Television Correspondents' Galleries.
(11) Personnel providing coverage by still photography
shall be currently accredited to the Press Photographers'
Gallery.
(12) Personnel providing coverage by the television and
radio media and by still photography shall conduct themselves
and their coverage activities in an orderly and unobtrusive
manner.
Special Meetings
(g) Rule XI 2(c) of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is hereby incorporated by reference (Special
Meetings).
Vice Chairman to Preside in Absence of Chairman
(h) A Member of the majority party on the Committee, or any
Subcommittee, shall be designated by the Chairman of the Full
Committee as the Vice Chairman of the Committee or
Subcommittee, as the case may be, and shall preside during the
absence of the Chairman from any meeting. If the Chairman and
Vice-Chairman of the Committee or Subcommittee are not present
at any meeting of the Committee or Subcommittee, the Ranking
Majority Member who is present shall preside at that meeting.
[XI 2(d)]
Opening Statements; 5-Minute Rule
(i) Insofar as is practicable, the Chairman, after
consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, shall limit the
total time of opening statements by Members to no more than 10
minutes, the time to be divided equally between the Chairman
and Ranking Minority Member. The time any one (1) Member may
address the Committee on any bill, motion or other matter under
consideration by the Committee or the time allowed for the
questioning of a witness at hearings before the Committee will
be limited to five (5) minutes, and then only when the Member
has been recognized by the Chairman, except that this time
limit may be waived by the Chairman or acting Chairman. [XI
2(j)]
(j) Notwithstanding Rule 2(i), upon a motion the Chairman,
in consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, may designate
an equal number of Members from each party to question a
witness for a period not to exceed one (1) hour in the
aggregate or, upon a motion, may designate staff from each
party to question a witness for equal specific periods that do
not exceed one (1) hour in the aggregate. [XI 2(j)]
Proxies
(k) No Member may authorize a vote by proxy with respect to
any measure or matter before the Committee. [XI 2(f)]
Witnesses
(l)(1) Insofar as is practicable, each witness who is to
appear before the Committee shall file no later than 24 hours
in advance of his or her appearance, both a statement of the
proposed testimony and a curriculum vitae in printed copy and
electronic form. Each witness shall limit his or her
presentation to a five (5) minute summary, provided that
additional time may be granted by the Chairman when
appropriate. [XI 2(g)(4)]
(2) To the greatest extent practicable, each witness
appearing before the Committee shall include with the written
statement of proposed testimony a disclosure of any financial
interests which are relevant to the subject of his or her
testimony. These include, but are not limited to, public and
private research grants, stock or stock options held in
publicly traded and privately owned companies, and any form of
payment or compensation from any relevant entity. The source
and amount of the financial interest should be included in this
disclosure.
(3) Members of the Committee have two weeks from the date
of a hearing to submit additional questions for the record, to
be answered by witnesses who have appeared in person. The
letters of transmittal and any responses thereto shall be
printed in the hearing record.
(m) Whenever any hearing is conducted by the Committee on
any measure or matter, the minority Members of the Committee
shall be entitled, upon request to the Chairman by a majority
of them before the completion of the hearing, to call witnesses
selected by the minority to testify with respect to the measure
or matter during at least one (1) day of hearing thereon. [XI
2(j)(1)]
Hearing Procedures
(n) Rule XI 2(k) of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is hereby incorporated by reference.
Bill and Subject Matter Consideration
(o) Bills and other substantive matters may be taken up for
consideration only when called by the Chairman of the Committee
or by a majority vote of a quorum of the Committee, except
those matters which are the subject of special-call meetings
outlined in Rule 2(g). [XI 2(c)]
Private Bills
(p) No private bill will be reported by the Committee if
there are two (2) or more dissenting votes. Private bills so
rejected by the Committee will not be reconsidered during the
same Congress unless new evidence sufficient to justify a new
hearing has been presented to the Committee.
Consideration of Measure or Matter
(q)(1) It shall not be in order for the Committee to
consider any new or original measure or matter unless written
notice of the date, place and subject matter of consideration
and to the maximum extent practicable, a written copy of the
measure or matter to be considered, and to the maximum extent
practicable the original text for purposes of markup of the
measure to be considered have been available to each Member of
the Committee for at least 48 hours in advance of
consideration, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.
To the maximum extent practicable, amendments to the measure or
matter to be considered, shall be submitted in writing to the
Clerk of the Committee at least 24 hours prior to the
consideration of the measure or matter.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this rule,
consideration of any legislative measure or matter by the
Committee shall be in order by vote of two-thirds of the
Members present, provided that a majority of the Committee is
present.
Requests for Written Motions
(r) Any legislative or non-procedural motion made at a
regular or special meeting of the Committee and which is
entertained by the Chairman shall be presented in writing upon
the demand of any Member present and a copy made available to
each Member present.
Requests for Record Votes at Full Committee
(s) A record vote of the Members may be had at the request
of three (3) or more Members or, in the apparent absence of a
quorum, by any one (1) Member.
Postponement of Proceedings
(t) The Chairman of the Full Committee, or of any
Subcommittee, is authorized to postpone further proceedings
when a record vote is ordered on the question of approving a
measure or matter or on adopting an amendment, and to resume
proceedings on a postponed question at any time after
reasonable notice. Upon resuming proceedings 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. [XI (2)(h)(4)]
Report Language on Use of Federal Resources
(u) No legislative report filed by the Committee on any
measure or matter reported by the Committee shall contain
language which has the effect of specifying the use of federal
resources more explicitly (inclusively or exclusively) than
that specified in the measure or matter as ordered reported,
unless such language has been approved by the Committee during
a meeting or otherwise in writing by a majority of the Members.
Committee Records
(v)(1) The Committee shall keep a complete record of all
Committee action which shall include a record of the votes on
any question on which a record vote is demanded. The result of
each record vote shall be made available by the Committee for
inspection by the public at reasonable times in the offices of
the Committee. Information so available for public inspection
shall include a description of the amendment, motion, order, or
other proposition and the name of each Member voting for and
each Member voting against such amendment, motion, order, or
proposition, and the names of those Members present but not
voting. [XI 2(e)]
(2) 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 of
Representatives. The Chairman shall notify the Ranking Minority
Member of any decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause
4(b) 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. [XI 2(e)(3)]
(3) To the maximum extent feasible, the Committee shall
make its publications available in electronic form, including
the Committee website. [XI 2(e)(4)]
(4)(A) Except as provided for in subdivision (B), all
Committee hearings, records, data, charts, and files shall be
kept separate and distinct from the congressional office
records of the Member serving as its Chairman. Such records
shall be the property of the House, and each Member, Delegate,
and the Resident Commissioner, shall have access thereto.
(B) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, other
than Members of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct,
may not have access to the records of the Committee respecting
the conduct of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the House without the specific prior
permission of the Committee.
Publication of Committee Hearings and Markups
(w) The transcripts of those hearings conducted by the
Committee shall be published as a substantially verbatim
account of remarks actually made during the proceedings,
subject only to technical, grammatical, and typographical
corrections authorized by the person making the remarks
involved. Transcripts of markups shall be recorded and
published in the same manner as hearings before the Committee
and shall be included as part of the legislative report unless
waived by the Chairman. [XI 2(e)(1)(A)]
Committee Website
(x) The Chairman shall maintain an official Committee
website for the purpose 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 a similar website for the same
purpose, including communicating information about the
activities of the minority to Committee Members and other
Members of the House.
RULE 3. SUBCOMMITTEES
Structure and Jurisdiction
(a) The Committee shall have the following standing
Subcommittees with the jurisdiction indicated.
(1) Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and
investigative authority on all matters relating to energy
research, development, and demonstration and projects therefor,
commercial application of energy technology, and environmental
research including:
Department of Energy research, development,
and demonstration programs;
Department of Energy laboratories;
Department of Energy science activities;
energy supply activities;
nuclear, solar and renewable energy, and
other advanced energy technologies;
uranium supply and enrichment, and Department
of Energy waste management and environment, safety, and
health activities as appropriate;
fossil energy research and development;
clean coal technology;
energy conservation research and development;
energy aspects of climate change;
pipeline research, development, and
demonstration projects;
energy and environmental standards;
energy conservation including building
performance, alternate fuels for and improved
efficiency of vehicles, distributed power systems, and
industrial process improvements;
Environmental Protection Agency research and
development programs;
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, including all activities related to
weather, weather services, climate, and the atmosphere,
and marine fisheries, and oceanic research;
risk assessment activities; and
scientific issues related to environmental
policy, including climate change.
(2) Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation
Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and
investigative authority on all matters relating to
competitiveness, technology, standards, and innovation:
standardization of weights and measures
including technical standards, standardization, and
conformity assessment;
measurement, including the metric system of
measurement;
the Technology Administration of the
Department of Commerce;
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology;
the National Technical Information Service;
competitiveness, including small business
competitiveness;
tax, antitrust, regulatory and other legal
and governmental policies as they relate to
technological development and commercialization;
technology transfer including civilian use of
defense technologies;
patent and intellectual property policy;
international technology trade;
research, development, and demonstration
activities of the Department of Transportation;
surface and water transportation research,
development, and demonstration programs;
earthquake programs (except for NSF) and fire
research programs including those related to wildfire
proliferation research and prevention;
biotechnology policy;
research, development, demonstration, and
standards related activities of the Department of
Homeland Security;
Small Business Innovation Research and
Technology Transfer; and
voting technologies and standards.
(3) Subcommittee on Research and Science Education
Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and
investigative authority on all matters relating to science
policy and science education including:
Office of Science and Technology Policy;
all scientific research, and scientific and
engineering resources (including human resources),
math, science and engineering education;
intergovernmental mechanisms for research,
development, and demonstration and cross-cutting
programs;
international scientific cooperation;
National Science Foundation, including NSF
earthquake programs;
university research policy, including
infrastructure and overhead;
university research partnerships, including
those with industry;
science scholarships;
issues relating to computers, communications,
and information technology;
research and development relating to health,
biomedical, and nutritional programs;
to the extent appropriate, agricultural,
geological, biological and life sciences research; and
materials research, development, and
demonstration and policy.
(4) Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and
investigative authority on all matters relating to
astronautical and aeronautical research and development
including:
national space policy, including access to
space;
sub-orbital access and applications;
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
and its contractor and government-operated
laboratories;
space commercialization including the
commercial space activities relating to the Department
of Transportation and the Department of Commerce;
exploration and use of outer space;
international space cooperation;
National Space Council;
space applications, space communications and
related matters;
Earth remote sensing policy;
civil aviation research, development, and
demonstration;
research, development, and demonstration
programs of the Federal Aviation Administration; and
space law.
(5) Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
General and special investigative and oversight authority
on all matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee on
Science and Technology.
Referral of Legislation
(b) The Chairman shall refer all legislation and other
matters referred to the Committee to the Subcommittee or
Subcommittees of appropriate primary and secondary jurisdiction
within two (2) weeks unless the Chairman deems consideration is
to be by the Full Committee. Subcommittee Chairmen may make
requests for referral of specific matters to their Subcommittee
within the two (2) week period if they believe Subcommittee
jurisdictions so warrant.
Ex-Officio Members
(c) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member shall serve as
ex-officio Members of all Subcommittees and shall have the
right to vote and be counted as part of the quorum and ratios
on all matters before the Subcommittee.
Procedures
(d) No Subcommittee shall meet for markup or approval when
any other Subcommittee of the Committee or the Full Committee
is meeting to consider any measure or matter for markup or
approval.
(e) Each Subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings,
receive evidence, and report to the Committee on all matters
referred to it. For matters within its jurisdiction, each
Subcommittee is authorized to conduct legislative,
investigative, forecasting, and general oversight hearings; to
conduct inquiries into the future; and to undertake budget
impact studies. Subcommittee Chairmen shall set meeting dates
after consultation with the Chairman and other Subcommittee
Chairmen with a view toward avoiding simultaneous scheduling of
Committee and Subcommittee meetings or hearings wherever
possible.
(f) Any Member of the Committee may have the privilege of
sitting with any Subcommittee during its hearings or
deliberations and may participate in such hearings or
deliberations, but no such Member who is not a Member of the
Subcommittee shall vote on any matter before such Subcommittee,
except as provided in Rule 3(c).
(g) During any Subcommittee proceeding for markup or
approval, a record vote may be had at the request of one (1) or
more Members of that Subcommittee.
RULE 4. REPORTS
Substance of Legislative Reports
(a) The report of the Committee on a measure which has been
approved by the Committee shall include the following, to be
provided by the Committee:
(1) the oversight findings and recommendations required
pursuant to Rule X 2(b)(1) of the Rules of the House of
Representatives, separately set out and identified [XIII,
3(c)];
(2) the statement required by section 308(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, separately set out and
identified, if the measure provides new budget authority or new
or increased tax expenditures as specified in [XIII, 3(c)(2)];
(3) with respect to reports on a bill or joint resolution
of a public character, a ``Constitutional Authority Statement''
citing the specific powers granted to Congress by the
Constitution pursuant to which the bill or joint resolution is
proposed to be enacted.
(4) with respect to each record vote on a motion to report
any measure or matter of a public character, and on any
amendment offered to the measure or matter, the total number of
votes cast for and against, and the names of those Members
voting for and against, shall be included in the Committee
report on the measure or matter;
(5) the estimate and comparison prepared by the Committee
under Rule XIII, clause 3(d)(2) of the Rules of the House of
Representatives, unless the estimate and comparison prepared by
the Director of the Congressional Budget Office prepared under
subparagraph 2 of this Rule has been timely submitted prior to
the filing of the report and included in the report [XIII,
3(d)(3)(D)];
(6) in the case of a bill or joint resolution which repeals
or amends any statute or part thereof, the text of the statute
or part thereof which is proposed to be repealed, and a
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof
proposed to be amended [Rule XIII, clause 3];
(7) a transcript of the markup of the measure or matter
unless waived under Rule 2(v); and,
(8) a statement of general performance goals and
objectives, including outcome-related goals and objectives, for
which the measure authorizes funding. [XIII, 3(c)]
(b) The report of the Committee on a measure which has been
approved by the Committee shall further include the following,
to be provided by sources other than the Committee:
(1) the estimate and comparison prepared by the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office required under section 403 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, separately set out and
identified, whenever the Director (if timely, and submitted
prior to the filing of the report) has submitted such estimate
and comparison of the Committee [XIII, clauses 2-4];
(2) if the Committee has not received prior to the filing
of the report the material required under paragraph (1) of this
Rule, then it shall include a statement to that effect in the
report on the measure.
Minority and Additional Views [XI 2(l)]
(c) If, at the time of approval of any measure or matter by
the Committee, any Member of the Committee gives notice of
intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional views,
that Member shall be entitled to not less than two (2)
subsequent calendar days after the day of such notice
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) in which to
file such views, in writing and signed by that Member, with the
clerk of the Committee. All such views so filed by one (1) or
more Members of the Committee shall be included within, and
shall be a part of, the report filed by the Committee with
respect to that measure or matter. The report of the Committee
upon that measure or matter shall be printed in a single volume
which shall include all supplemental, minority, or additional
views, which have been submitted by the time of the filing of
the report, and shall bear upon its cover a recital that any
such supplemental, minority, or additional views (and any
material submitted under Rule 4(b)(1)) are included as part of
the report. However, this rule does not preclude (1) the
immediate filing or printing of a Committee report unless
timely request for the opportunity to file supplemental,
minority, or additional views has been made as provided by this
Rule or (2) the filing by the Committee of any supplemental
report upon any measure or matter which may be required for the
correction of any technical error in a previous report made by
that Committee upon that measure or matter.
(d) The Chairman of the Committee or Subcommittee, as
appropriate, shall advise Members of the day and hour when the
time for submitting views relative to any given report elapses.
No supplemental, minority, or additional views shall be
accepted for inclusion in the report if submitted after the
announced time has elapsed unless the Chairman of the Committee
or Subcommittee, as appropriate, decides to extend the time for
submission of views beyond the two (2) subsequent calendar days
after the day of notice, in which case he shall communicate
such fact to Members, including the revised day and hour for
submissions to be received, without delay.
Consideration of Subcommittee Reports
(e) After ordering a measure or matter reported, a
Subcommittee shall issue a Subcommittee report in such form as
the Chairman shall specify. Reports and recommendations of a
Subcommittee shall not be considered by the Full Committee
until after the intervention of 48 hours, excluding Saturdays,
Sundays and legal holidays, from the time the report is
submitted and made available to full Committee membership and
printed hearings thereon shall be made available, if feasible,
to the Members, except that this rule may be waived at the
discretion of the Chairman after consultation with the Ranking
Minority Member.
Timing and Filing of Committee Reports [XIII]
(f) It shall be the duty of the Chairman to report or cause
to be reported promptly to the House any measure approved by
the Committee and to take or cause to be taken the necessary
steps to bring the matter to a vote. To the maximum extent
practicable, the written report of the Committee on such
measures shall be made available to the Committee membership
for review at least 24 hours in advance of filing.
(g) The report of the Committee on a measure which has been
approved by the Committee shall be filed within seven (7)
calendar days (exclusive of days on which the House is not in
session) after the day on which there has been filed with the
clerk of the Committee a written request, signed by the
majority of the Members of the Committee, for the reporting of
that measure. Upon the filing of any such request, the clerk of
the Committee shall transmit immediately to the Chairman of the
Committee notice of the filing of that request.
(h)(1) Any document published by the Committee as a House
Report, other than a report of the Committee on a measure which
has been approved by the Committee, shall be approved by the
Committee at a meeting, and Members shall have the same
opportunity to submit views as provided for in Rule 4(c).
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the Chairman may
approve the publication of any document as a Committee print
which in his discretion he determines to be useful for the
information of the Committee.
(3) Any document to be published as a Committee print which
purports to express the views, findings, conclusions, or
recommendations of the Committee or any of its Subcommittees
must be approved by the Full Committee or its Subcommittees, as
applicable, in a meeting or otherwise in writing by a majority
of the Members, and such Members shall have the right to submit
supplemental, minority, or additional views for inclusion in
the print within at least 48 hours after such approval.
(4) Any document to be published as a Committee print other
than a document described in paragraph (3) of this Rule: (A)
shall include on its cover the following statement: ``This
document has been printed for informational purposes only and
does not represent either findings or recommendations adopted
by this Committee;'' and (B) shall not be published following
the sine die adjournment of a Congress, unless approved by the
Chairman of the Full Committee after consultation with the
Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee.
(i) A report of an investigation or study conducted jointly
by this Committee and one (1) or more other Committee(s) may be
filed jointly, provided that each of the Committees complies
independently with all requirements for approval and filing of
the report.
(j) After an adjournment of the last regular session of a
Congress sine die, an investigative or oversight report
approved by the Committee may be filed with the Clerk at any
time, provided that if a Member gives notice at the time of
approval of intention to file supplemental, minority, or
additional views, that Member shall be entitled to not less
than seven (7) calendar days in which to submit such views for
inclusion with the report.
(k) After an adjournment sine die of the last regular
session of a Congress, the Chairman may file the Committee's
Activity Report for that Congress under clause 1(d)(1) of Rule
XI of the Rules of the House with the Clerk of the House at
anytime and without the approval of the Committee, provided
that a copy of the report has been available to each Member of
the Committee for at least seven (7) calendar days and that the
report includes any supplemental, minority, or additional views
submitted by a Member of the Committee. [XI 1(d), XI 1(d)(4)]
Oversight Reports
(l) A proposed investigative or oversight report shall be
considered as read if it has been available to the Members of
the Committee for at least 24 hours (excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is in session
on such day). [XI 1(b)(2)]
LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT JURISDICTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
``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 to it 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:
* * * * * * *
``o) Committee on Science and Technology.
``(1) All energy research, development, and demonstration,
and projects therefor, and all federally owned or operated non-
military energy laboratories.
``(2) Astronautical research and development, including
resources, personnel, equipment, and facilities.
``(3) Civil aviation research and development.
``(4) Environmental research and development.
``(5) Marine research.
``(6) Commercial application of energy technology.
``(7) National Institute of Standards and Technology,
standardization of weights and measures and the metric system.
``(8) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
``(9) National Space Council.
``(10) National Science Foundation.
``(11) National Weather Service.
``(12) Outer space, including exploration and control
thereof.
``(13) Science Scholarships.
``(14) Scientific research, development, and demonstration,
and projects therefor.
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``SPECIAL OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS
``3.(k) The Committee on Science and Technology shall
review and study on a continuing basis laws, programs, and
Government activities relating to non-military research and
development.''