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COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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MANUAL OF RULES
of the
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
during the
ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS
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Adopted January 21, 2015
Prepared for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means by its staff
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COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
PAUL RYAN, Wisconsin, Chairman
SAM JOHNSON, Texas SANDER LEVIN, Michigan, Ranking
KEVIN BRADY, Texas Member
DEVIN NUNES, California CHARLES B. RANGEL, New York
PAT TIBERI, Ohio JIM McDERMOTT, Washington
DAVE G. REICHERT, Washington JOHN LEWIS, Georgia
CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, Jr., Louisiana RICHARD E. NEAL, Massachusetts
PETER J. ROSKAM, Illinois XAVIER BECERRA, California
TOM PRICE, Georgia LLOYD DOGGETT, Texas
VERN BUCHANAN, Florida MIKE THOMPSON, California
ADRIAN SMITH, Nebraska JOHN B. LARSON, Connecticut
AARON SCHOCK, Illinois EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
LYNN JENKINS, Kansas RON KIND, Wisconsin
ERIK PAULSEN, Minnesota BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
KENNY MARCHANT, Texas JOSEPH CROWLEY, New York
DIANE BLACK, Tennessee DANNY DAVIS, Illinois
TOM REED, New York LINDA SAANCHEZ, California
TODD YOUNG, Indiana
MIKE KELLY, Pennsylvania
JIM RENACCI, Ohio
PATRICK MEEHAN, Pennsylvania
KRISTI NOEM, South Dakota
GEORGE HOLDING, North Carolina
JASON SMITH, Missouri
Joyce Meyer, Staff Director
Janice Mays, Minority Chief Counsel
FORWARD
This manual has been prepared to assist Members of the
Committee on Ways and Means, its staff, and the public. It
presents various rules that affect the organization and
procedures of the Committee on Ways and Means. These rules were
adopted by the Committee for the 114th Congress.
C O N T E N T S
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Forward.......................................................... III
RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
A. General
Rule 1. Application of House Rules............................... 3
Rule 2. Meeting Data and Quorums................................. 3
Rule 3. Committee Budget......................................... 3
Rule 4. Publication of Committee Documents....................... 3
Rule 5. Official Travel.......................................... 4
Rule 6. Availability of Committee Records and Publications....... 5
Rule 7. Committee Website........................................ 5
B. Subcommittees
Rule 8. Subcommittee Ratios and Jurisdiction..................... 6
1. The Subcommittee on Trade................................. 6
2. The Subcommittee on Oversight............................. 6
3. The Subcommittee on Health................................ 7
4. The Subcommittee on Social Security....................... 7
5. The Subcommittee on Human Resources....................... 7
6. The Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures............... 8
Rule 9. Ex-Officio Members of Subcommittees...................... 8
Rule 10. Subcommittee Meetings................................... 8
Rule 11. Reference of Legislation and Subcommittee Reports....... 8
Rule 12. Recommendation for Appointment of Conferees............. 9
C. Hearings
Rule 13. Witnesses............................................... 9
Rule 14. Questioning of Witnesses................................ 9
Rule 15. Subpoena Power.......................................... 10
Rule 16. Records of Hearings..................................... 10
Rule 17. Broadcasting of Hearings................................ 10
D. Markups
Rule 18. Previous Question....................................... 11
Rule 19. Postponement of Proceedings............................. 11
Rule 20. Motion to go to Conference.............................. 11
Rule 21. Official Transcripts of Markups and Other Committee
Meetings....................................................... 11
Rule 22. Publication of Decisions and Legislative Language....... 12
E. Staff
Rule 23. Supervision of Committee Staff.......................... 12
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RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
114TH CONGRESS
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