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RULES FOR THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
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February 2015
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RULES FOR THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
February 2015
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
93-205 WASHINGTON : 2015
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES
JEB HENSARLING, Texas, Chairman
PATRICK T. McHENRY, North Carolina, MAXINE WATERS, California,
Vice Chairman Ranking Member
PETER T. KING, New York CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York
EDWARD R. ROYCE, California NYDIA M. VELAAZQUEZ, New York
FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma BRAD SHERMAN, California
SCOTT GARRETT, New Jersey GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York
RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts
STEVAN PEARCE, New Mexico RUBEEN HINOJOSA, Texas
BILL POSEY, Florida WM. LACY CLAY, Missouri
MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK, STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts
Pennsylvania DAVID SCOTT, Georgia
LYNN A. WESTMORELAND, Georgia AL GREEN, Texas
BLAINE LUETKEMEYER, Missouri EMANUEL CLEAVER, Missouri
BILL HUIZENGA, Michigan GWEN MOORE, Wisconsin
SEAN P. DUFFY, Wisconsin KEITH ELLISON, Minnesota
ROBERT HURT, Virginia ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado
STEVE STIVERS, Ohio JAMES A. HIMES, Connecticut
STEPHEN LEE FINCHER, Tennessee JOHN C. CARNEY, Jr., Delaware
MARLIN A. STUTZMAN, Indiana TERRI A. SEWELL, Alabama
MICK MULVANEY, South Carolina BILL FOSTER, Illinois
RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois DANIEL T. KILDEE, Michigan
DENNIS A. ROSS, Florida PATRICK MURPHY, Florida
ROBERT PITTENGER, North Carolina JOHN K. DELANEY, Maryland
ANN WAGNER, Missouri KYRSTEN SINEMA, Arizona
ANDY BARR, Kentucky JOYCE BEATTY, Ohio
KEITH J. ROTHFUS, Pennsylvania DENNY HECK, Washington
LUKE MESSER, Indiana JUAN VARGAS, California
DAVID SCHWEIKERT, Arizona
ROBERT DOLD, Illinois
FRANK GUINTA, New Hampshire
SCOTT TIPTON, Colorado
ROGER WILLIAMS, Texas
BRUCE POLIQUIN, Maine
MIA LOVE, Utah
FRENCH HILL, Arkansas
Shannon McGahn, Staff Director
James H. Clinger, Chief Counsel
C O N T E N T S
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Rules
Rule 1--General Provisions....................................... 1
Rule 2--Meetings................................................. 1
Rule 3--Meeting and Hearing Procedures........................... 2
Rule 4--Procedures for Reporting Measures or Matters............. 6
Rule 5--Subcommittees............................................ 6
Rule 6--Staff.................................................... 11
Rule 7--Budget and Travel........................................ 11
Rule 8--Committee Administration................................. 12
RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON
FINANCIAL SERVICES
U.S. House of Representatives
114th Congress
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Rule 1
General Provisions
(a) The rules of the House are the rules of the Committee
on Financial Services (hereinafter in these rules referred to
as the ``Committee'') and its subcommittees so far as
applicable, 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 shall be considered without
debate. 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).
(b) Each subcommittee is a part of the Committee, and is
subject to the authority and direction of the Committee and to
its rules so far as applicable.
(c) The provisions of clause 2 of rule XI of the Rules of
the House are incorporated by reference as the rules of the
Committee to the extent applicable.
Rule 2
Meetings
Calling of Meetings
(a)(1) The Committee shall regularly meet on the first
Tuesday of each month when the House is in session.
(2) A regular meeting of the Committee may be
dispensed with if, in the judgment of the Chairman of
the Committee (hereinafter in these rules referred to
as the ``Chair''), there is no need for the meeting.
(3) Additional regular meetings and hearings of the
Committee may be called by the Chair, in accordance
with clause 2(g)(3) of rule XI of the Rules of the
House.
(4) Special meetings shall be called and convened by
the Chair as provided in clause 2(c)(2) of rule XI of
the Rules of the House.
Notice for Meetings
(b)(1) The Chair shall notify each member of the Committee
of the agenda of each regular meeting of the Committee at least
three calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
holidays except when the House is in session on any such day)
before the time of the meeting.
(2) The Chair shall provide to each member of the
Committee, at least three calendar days (excluding
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays except when the
House is in session on any such day) before the time of
each regular meeting for each measure or matter on the
agenda a copy of--
(A) the measure or materials relating to the
matter in question; and
(B) an explanation of the measure or matter
to be considered, which, in the case of an
explanation of a bill, resolution, or similar
measure, shall include a summary of the major
provisions of the legislation, an explanation
of the relationship of the measure to present
law, and a summary of the need for the
legislation.
(3) At least 24 hours prior to the commencement of a
meeting for the markup of legislation, the Chair shall
cause the text of such legislation to be made publicly
available in electronic form.
(4) The provisions of this subsection may be waived
by a two-thirds vote of the Committee or by the Chair
with the concurrence of the ranking minority member.
Rule 3
Meeting and Hearing Procedures
In General
(a)(1) Meetings and hearings of the Committee shall be
called to order and presided over by the Chair or, in the
Chair's absence, by a member designated by the Chair to carry
out such duties.
(2) Meetings and hearings of the committee shall be
open to the public unless closed in accordance with
clause 2(g) of rule XI of the Rules of the House.
(3) Any meeting or hearing of the Committee that is
open to the public shall be open to coverage by
television broadcast, radio broadcast, and still
photography in accordance with the provisions of clause
4 of rule XI of the Rules of the House (which are
incorporated by reference as part of these rules).
Operation and use of any Committee operated broadcast
system shall be fair and nonpartisan and in accordance
with clause 4(b) of rule XI and all other applicable
rules of the Committee and the House.
(4) To the extent feasible, members and witnesses may
use the Committee equipment for the purpose of
presenting information electronically during a meeting
or hearing, provided the information is transmitted to
the appropriate Committee staff in an appropriate
electronic format at least one business day before the
meeting or hearing so as to ensure display capacity and
quality. The content of all materials must relate to
the pending business of the Committee and conform to
the Rules of the House. The confidentiality of the
material will be maintained by the technical staff
until its official presentation to the Committee
members. For the purposes of maintaining the official
records of the Committee, printed copies of all
materials presented, to the extent practicable, must
accompany the presentations.
(5) No person, other than a Member of Congress,
Committee staff, or an employee of a Member when that
Member has an amendment under consideration, may stand
in or be seated at the rostrum area of the Committee
rooms unless the Chair determines otherwise.
Quorum
(b)(1) For the purpose of taking testimony and receiving
evidence, two members of the Committee shall constitute a
quorum.
(2) A majority of the members of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum for the purposes of reporting any
measure or matter, of authorizing a subpoena (other
than a subpoena authorized and issued by the Chair
pursuant to subsection (e)(1)), of closing a meeting or
hearing pursuant to clause 2(g) of rule XI of the Rules
of the House (except as provided in clause 2(g)(2)(A)
and (B)) or of releasing executive session material
pursuant to clause 2(k)(7) of rule XI of the Rules of
the House.
(3) For the purpose of taking any action other than
those specified in paragraph (2), one-third of the
members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.
Voting
(c)(1) No vote may be conducted on any measure or matter
pending before the Committee unless the requisite number of
members of the Committee is actually present for such purpose.
(2) A record vote of the Committee shall be provided
on any question before the Committee upon the request
of one-fifth of the members present.
(3) No vote by any member of the Committee on any
measure or matter may be cast by proxy.
(4) In addition to any other requirement of these
rules or the Rules of the House, including clause
2(e)(1)(B) of rule XI, the Chair shall make the record
of the votes on any question on which a record vote is
demanded publicly available for inspection at the
offices of the Committee and in electronic form on the
Committee's Web site not later than one business day
after such vote is taken. Such record shall include in
electronic form the text 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. With respect to any record vote on any motion
to report or record vote on any amendment, a record of
such votes shall be included in the report of the
Committee showing the total number of votes cast for
and against and the names of those members of the
Committee present but not voting.
(5) Postponed Record Votes.--(A) Subject to
subparagraph (B), the Chairman may postpone further
proceedings when a record vote is ordered on the
question of approving any measure or matter or adopting
an amendment. The Chairman may resume proceedings on a
postponed request at any time, but no later than the
next meeting day.
(B) In exercising postponement authority
under subparagraph (A), the Chairman shall take
all reasonable steps necessary to notify
members on the resumption of proceedings on any
postponed record vote.
(C) 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.
(D) The Chair's authority to postpone
recorded votes will not be used to prejudice a
member with regard to the offering of another
amendment. In the application of this rule, the
Chair will consult regularly with the ranking
minority member regarding the scheduling of the
resumption of postponed votes.
Hearing Procedures
(d)(1)(A) The Chair shall make public announcement of the
date, place, and subject matter of any committee hearing at
least one week before the commencement of the hearing, unless
the Chair, with the concurrence of the ranking minority member,
or the Committee by majority vote with a quorum present for the
transaction of business, determines there is good cause to
begin the hearing sooner, in which case the Chair shall make
the announcement at the earliest possible date.
(B) Not less than three days before the
commencement of a hearing (excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, and legal holidays except when the
House is in session on any such day) announced
under this paragraph, the Chair shall provide
to the members of the Committee a concise
summary of the subject of the hearing, or, in
the case of a hearing on a measure or matter, a
copy of the measure or materials relating to
the matter in question and a concise
explanation of the measure or matter to be
considered. At the same time the Chair provides
the information required by the preceding
sentence, the Chair shall also provide to the
members of the Committee a list of the
witnesses expected to appear before the
Committee at that hearing. The witness list may
not be modified within 24 hours of a hearing,
unless the Chair, with the concurrence of the
ranking minority member, determines there is
good cause for such modification.
(2) To the greatest extent practicable--
(A) each witness who is to appear before the
Committee shall file with the Committee two
business days in advance of the appearance
sufficient copies (including a copy in
electronic form), as determined by the Chair,
of a written statement of proposed testimony
and shall limit the oral presentation to the
Committee to brief summary thereof; and
(B) each witness appearing in a non-
governmental capacity shall include with the
written statement of proposed testimony a
curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the amount
and source (by agency and program) of any
Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract
(or subcontract thereof) received during the
current fiscal year or either of the two
preceding fiscal years. Such disclosure
statements, with appropriate redactions to
protect the privacy of the witness, shall be
made publicly available in electronic form not
later than one day after the witness appears.
(3) The requirements of paragraph (2)(A) may be
modified or waived by the Chair when the Chair
determines it to be in the best interest of the
Committee.
(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the five-minute
rule shall be observed in the interrogation of
witnesses before the Committee or any of its
subcommittees until each present member thereof has had
an opportunity to question the witnesses. No member
shall be recognized for a second period of five minutes
to interrogate witnesses until each present member of
the Committee or such subcommittee has been recognized
once for that purpose.
(B) The Chair may permit a specified number
of members to question one or more witnesses
for a specified period of time not to exceed 60
minutes in the aggregate, equally divided
between and controlled by the Chair and the
ranking minority member.
(5) Whenever any hearing is conducted by the
Committee on any measure or matter, the minority party
members of the Committee shall be entitled, upon the
request of a majority of them before the completion of
the hearing, to call witnesses with respect to that
measure or matter during at least one day of hearing
thereon. The Chair, with the concurrence of the ranking
minority member, will determine the date, time, and
place of such hearing.
(6) At any hearing of the Committee, opening
statements by members of the Committee shall be limited
to 10 minutes in the aggregate. The Chair shall control
five minutes and recognize members in the Chair's sole
discretion. The ranking minority member shall control
five minutes; the Chair shall recognize members for
such five minutes according to the direction of the
ranking minority member as communicated to the Chair.
(7) Notwithstanding any member's oral delivery of an
opening statement, written opening statements by any
member of the Committee submitted to the Chair within 5
legislative days after the adjournment of a hearing
shall be made a part of the official hearing record
thereof.
Subpoenas and Oaths
(e)(1) The power to authorize and issue subpoenas is
delegated to the Chair. The Chair will provide written notice
to the ranking minority member at least 48 hours in advance of
the authorization and issuance of a subpoena, except when
exigent circumstances exist that do not permit such amount of
notice, in which case the Chair shall provide such notice as
soon as possible.
(2) Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the Chair
or by any member designated by the Committee, and may
be served by any person designated by the Chair or such
member.
(3) The Chair, or any member of the Committee
designated by the Chair, may administer oaths to
witnesses before the Committee.
Rule 4
Procedures for Reporting Measures or Matters
(a) No measure or matter shall be reported from the
Committee unless a majority of the Committee is actually
present.
(b) The Chair of the Committee shall report or cause to be
reported promptly to the House any measure approved by the
Committee and take necessary steps to bring a matter to a vote.
(c) The report of the Committee on a measure which has been
approved by the Committee shall be filed within seven 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 a majority of the
members of the Committee, for the reporting of that measure
pursuant to the provisions of clause 2(b)(2) of rule XIII of
the Rules of the House.
(d) All reports printed by the Committee pursuant to a
legislative study or investigation and not approved by a
majority vote of the Committee shall contain the following
disclaimer on the cover of such report: ``This report has not
been officially adopted by the Committee on Financial Services
and may not necessarily reflect the views of its Members.''
(e) The Chair is directed to offer a motion under clause 1
of rule XXII of the Rules of the House whenever the Chair
considers it appropriate.
Rule 5
Subcommittees
Establishment and Responsibilities of Subcommittees
(a)(1) There shall be five subcommittees of the Committee
as follows:
(A) Subcommittee on capital markets and government
sponsored enterprises.--The jurisdiction of the
Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government
Sponsored Enterprises includes--
(i) securities, exchanges, and finance;
(ii) capital markets activities, including
business capital formation and venture capital;
(iii) activities involving futures, forwards,
options, and other types of derivative
instruments;
(iv) the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(v) secondary market organizations for home
mortgages, including the Federal National
Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, and the Federal
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation;
(vi) the Federal Housing Finance Agency; and
(vii) the Federal Home Loan Banks.
(B) Subcommittee on financial institutions and
consumer credit.--The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee
on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
includes--
(i) all agencies, including the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the
Federal Reserve System, and the National Credit
Union Administration, which directly or
indirectly exercise supervisory or regulatory
authority in connection with, or provide
deposit insurance for, financial institutions,
and the establishment of interest rate ceilings
on deposits;
(ii) all matters related to the Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection;
(iii) the chartering, branching, merger,
acquisition, consolidation, or conversion of
financial institutions;
(iv) consumer credit, including the provision
of consumer credit by insurance companies, and
further including those matters in the Consumer
Credit Protection Act dealing with truth in
lending, extortionate credit transactions,
restrictions on garnishments, fair credit
reporting and the use of credit information by
credit bureaus and credit providers, equal
credit opportunity, debt collection practices,
and electronic funds transfers, including
consumer transactions using mobile devices;
(v) creditor remedies and debtor defenses,
Federal aspects of the Uniform Consumer Credit
Code, credit and debit cards, and the
preemption of State usury laws;
(vi) consumer access to financial services,
including the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and
the Community Reinvestment Act;
(vii) the terms and rules of disclosure of
financial services, including the
advertisement, promotion and pricing of
financial services, and availability of
government check cashing services;
(viii) deposit insurance; and
(ix) consumer access to savings accounts and
checking accounts in financial institutions,
including lifeline banking and other consumer
accounts.
(C) Subcommittee on housing and insurance.--The
jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Housing and
Insurance includes--
(i) insurance generally; terrorism risk
insurance; private mortgage insurance;
government sponsored insurance programs,
including those offering protection against
crime, fire, flood (and related land use
controls), earthquake and other natural
hazards; the Federal Insurance Office;
(ii) housing (except programs administered by
the Department of Veterans Affairs), including
mortgage and loan insurance pursuant to the
National Housing Act; rural housing; housing
and homeless assistance programs; all
activities of the Government National Mortgage
Association; housing construction and design
and safety standards; housing-related energy
conservation; housing research and
demonstration programs; financial and technical
assistance for nonprofit housing sponsors;
housing counseling and technical assistance;
regulation of the housing industry (including
landlord/tenant relations); and real estate
lending including regulation of settlement
procedures;
(iii) community development and community and
neighborhood planning, training and research;
national urban growth policies; urban/rural
research and technologies; and regulation of
interstate land sales; and
(iv) the qualifications for and designation
of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities
(other than matters relating to tax benefits).
(D) Subcommittee on monetary policy and trade.--The
jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and
Trade includes--
(i) financial aid to all sectors and elements
within the economy;
(ii) economic growth and stabilization;
(iii) defense production matters as contained
in the Defense Production Act of 1950, as
amended;
(iv) domestic monetary policy, and agencies
which directly or indirectly affect domestic
monetary policy, including the effect of such
policy and other financial actions on interest
rates, the allocation of credit, and the
structure and functioning of domestic financial
institutions;
(v) coins, coinage, currency, and medals,
including commemorative coins and medals, proof
and mint sets and other special coins, the
Coinage Act of 1965, gold and silver, including
the coinage thereof (but not the par value of
gold), gold medals, counterfeiting, currency
denominations and design, the distribution of
coins, and the operations of the Bureau of the
Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing;
(vi) development of new or alternative forms
of currency;
(vii) multilateral development lending
institutions, including activities of the
National Advisory Council on International
Monetary and Financial Policies as related
thereto, and monetary and financial
developments as they relate to the activities
and objectives of such institutions;
(viii) international trade, including but not
limited to the activities of the Export-Import
Bank;
(ix) the International Monetary Fund, its
permanent and temporary agencies, and all
matters related thereto; and
(x) international investment policies, both
as they relate to United States investments for
trade purposes by citizens of the United States
and investments made by all foreign entities in
the United States.
(E) Subcommittee on oversight and investigations.--
The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations includes--
(i) the oversight of all agencies,
departments, programs, and matters within the
jurisdiction of the Committee, including the
development of recommendations with regard to
the necessity or desirability of enacting,
changing, or repealing any legislation within
the jurisdiction of the Committee, and for
conducting investigations within such
jurisdiction; and
(ii) research and analysis regarding matters
within the jurisdiction of the Committee,
including the impact or probable impact of tax
policies affecting matters within the
jurisdiction of the Committee.
(2) In addition, each such subcommittee shall have specific
responsibility for such other measures or matters as the Chair
refers to it.
(3) Each subcommittee of the Committee shall review and
study, on a continuing basis, the application, administration,
execution, and effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws,
the subject matter of which is within its general
responsibility.
Referral of Measures and Matters to Subcommittees
(b)(1) The Chair shall regularly refer to one or more
subcommittees such measures and matters as the Chair deems
appropriate given its jurisdiction and responsibilities. In
making such a referral, the Chair may designate a subcommittee
of primary jurisdiction and subcommittees of additional or
sequential jurisdiction.
(2) All other measures or matters shall be subject to
consideration by the full Committee.
(3) In referring any measure or matter to a
subcommittee, the Chair may specify a date by which the
subcommittee shall report thereon to the Committee.
(4) The Chair, in his or her sole discretion, may
discharge a subcommittee from consideration of any
measure or matter referred to a subcommittee of the
Committee.
Composition of Subcommittees
(c)(1) Members shall be elected to each subcommittee and to
the positions of chair and ranking minority member thereof, in
accordance with the rules of the respective party caucuses. The
Chair of the Committee shall designate a member of the majority
party on each subcommittee as its vice chair. The Chair may
designate one member of the Committee who previously has served
as the chairman of the Committee as the Chairman Emeritus.
(2) 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. The
Chairman Emeritus shall be an ex officio member without
voting privileges of each subcommittee to which he or
she is not assigned and shall not count for purposes of
establishing a quorum in such subcommittees.
(3) The subcommittees shall be comprised as follows:
(A) The Subcommittee on Capital Markets and
Government Sponsored Enterprises shall be
comprised of 30 members, 17 elected by the
majority caucus and 13 elected by the minority
caucus.
(B) The Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions and Consumer Credit shall be
comprised of 30 members, 17 elected by the
majority caucus and 13 elected by the minority
caucus.
(C) The Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance
shall be comprised of 21 members, 12 elected by
the majority caucus and 9 elected by the
minority caucus.
(D) The Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and
Trade shall be comprised of 21 members, 12
elected by the majority caucus and 9 elected by
the minority caucus.
(E) The Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations shall be comprised of 21
members, 12 elected by the majority caucus and
9 elected by the minority caucus.
Subcommittee Meetings and Hearings
(d)(1) Each subcommittee of the Committee is authorized to
meet, hold hearings, receive testimony, mark up legislation,
and report to the full Committee on any measure or matter
referred to it, consistent with subsection (a).
(2) No subcommittee of the Committee may meet or hold
a hearing at the same time as a meeting or hearing of
the Committee.
(3) The chair of each subcommittee shall set hearing
and meeting dates only with the approval of the Chair
with a view toward assuring the availability of meeting
rooms and avoiding simultaneous scheduling of Committee
and subcommittee meetings or hearings.
Effect of a Vacancy
(e) Any vacancy in the membership of a subcommittee shall
not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the
functions of the subcommittee as long as the required quorum is
present.
Records
(f) Each subcommittee of the Committee shall provide the
full Committee with copies of such records of votes taken in
the subcommittee and such other records with respect to the
subcommittee as the Chair deems necessary for the Committee to
comply with all rules and regulations of the House.
Rule 6
Staff
In General
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
professional and other staff of the Committee shall be
appointed, and may be removed by the Chair, and shall work
under the general supervision and direction of the Chair.
(2) All professional and other staff provided to the
minority party members of the Committee shall be
appointed, and may be removed, by the ranking minority
member of the Committee, and shall work under the
general supervision and direction of such member.
(3) It is intended that the skills and experience of
all members of the Committee staff be available to all
members of the Committee.
Subcommittee Staff
(b) From funds made available for the appointment of staff,
the Chair of the Committee shall, pursuant to clause 6(d) of
rule X of the Rules of the House, ensure that sufficient staff
is made available so that each subcommittee can carry out its
responsibilities under the rules of the Committee and that the
minority party is treated fairly in the appointment of such
staff.
Compensation of Staff
(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Chair shall
fix the compensation of all professional and other staff of the
Committee.
(2) The ranking minority member shall fix the
compensation of all professional and other staff
provided to the minority party members of the
Committee.
Rule 7
Budget and Travel
Budget
(a)(1) The Chair, in consultation with other members of the
Committee, shall prepare for each Congress a budget providing
amounts for staff, necessary travel, investigation, and other
expenses of the Committee and its subcommittees.
(2) From the amount provided to the Committee in the
primary expense resolution adopted by the House of
Representatives, the Chair, after consultation with the
ranking minority member, shall designate an amount to
be under the direction of the ranking minority member
for the compensation of the minority staff, travel
expenses of minority members and staff, and minority
office expenses. All expenses of minority members and
staff shall be paid for out of the amount so set aside.
Travel
(b)(1) The Chair may authorize travel for any member and
any staff member of the Committee in connection with activities
or subject matters under the general jurisdiction of the
Committee. Before such authorization is granted, there shall be
submitted to the Chair in writing the following:
(A) The purpose of the travel.
(B) The dates during which the travel is to
occur.
(C) The names of the States or countries to
be visited and the length of time to be spent
in each.
(D) The names of members and staff of the
Committee for whom the authorization is sought.
(2) Members and staff of the Committee shall make a
written report to the Chair on any travel they have
conducted under this subsection, including a
description of their itinerary, expenses, and
activities, and of pertinent information gained as a
result of such travel.
(3) Members and staff of the Committee performing
authorized travel on official business shall be
governed by applicable laws, resolutions, and
regulations of the House and of the Committee on House
Administration.
Rule 8
Committee Administration
Records
(a)(1) There shall be a transcript made of each regular
meeting and hearing of the Committee, and the transcript may be
printed if the Chair decides it is appropriate or if a majority
of the members of the Committee requests such printing. Any
such transcripts shall be 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. Nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to require that all such
transcripts be subject to correction and publication.
(2) The Committee shall keep a record of all actions
of the Committee and of its subcommittees. The record
shall contain all information required by clause
2(e)(1) of rule XI of the Rules of the House and shall
be available in electronic form and for public
inspection at reasonable times in the offices of the
Committee.
(3) All Committee hearings, records, data, charts,
and files shall be kept separate and distinct from the
congressional office records of the Chair, shall be the
property of the House, and all Members of the House
shall have access thereto as provided in clause 2(e)(2)
of rule XI of the Rules of the House.
(4) 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 Chair
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 written request of any member of the
Committee.
Committee Publications on the Internet
(b) The Chair shall maintain an official Committee website
for the purpose of carrying out the official responsibilities
of the Committee, including communicating information about the
Committee's activities. The ranking minority member may
maintain an official website. To the maximum extent feasible,
the Committee shall make its publications available in
electronic form on the official Committee website maintained by
the Chair.
Audio and Video Coverage of Committee Hearings and Meetings
(c)(1) To the maximum extent feasible, the Committee shall
provide audio and video coverage of each hearing or meeting for
the transaction of business in a manner that allows the public
to easily listen to and view the proceedings; and
(2) maintain the recordings of such coverage in a
manner that is easily accessible to the public.
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