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                     COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR
                      U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                                 RULES

                                FOR THE

                     COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

                               DURING THE

                     ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

                             FIRST SESSION

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          ROBERT C. 'BOBBY' SCOTT, Virginia, Chairman
                    
RAUL M. GRIJALVA, Arizona		VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina,
JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut	         Ranking Member	
GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN,		JOE WILSON, South Carolina	
  Northern Mariana Islands		GLENN THOMPSON, Pennsylvania
FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida		TIM WALBERG, Michigan
SUZANNE BONAMICI, Oregon		GLENN GROTHMAN, Wisconsin
MARK TAKANO, California			ELISE M. STEFANIK, New York
ALMA S. ADAMS, North Carolina		RICK W. ALLEN, Georgia
MARK DeSAULNIER, California		JIM BANKS, Indiana
DONALD NORCROSS, New Jersey		JAMES COMER, Kentucky
PRAMILA JAYAPAL, Washington		RUSS FULCHER, Idaho		
JOSEPH D. MORELLE, New York		RON WRIGHT, Texas **
SUSAN WILD, Pennsylvania		FRED KELLER, Pennsylvania
LUCY McBATH, Georgia			GREGORY F. MURPHY, North Carolina
JAHANA HAYES, Connecticut		MARIANNETTE MILLER-MEEKS, Iowa
ANDY LEVIN, Michigan			BURGESS OWENS, Utah
ILHAN OMAR, Minnesota			BOB GOOD, Virginia
HALEY M. STEVENS, Michigan		LISA C. McCLAIN, Michigan
TERESA LEGER FERNANDEZ, New Mexico	DIANA HARSHBARGER, Tennessee
MONDAIRE JONES, New York		MARY E. MILLER, Illinois
KATHY E. MANNING, North Carolina	VICTORIA SPARTZ, Indiana
FRANK J. MRVAN, Indiana			SCOTT FITZGERALD, Wisconsin
JAMAAL BOWMAN, New York *		MADISON CAWTHORN, North Carolina
MARK POCAN, Wisconsin			MICHELLE STEEL, California
JOAQUIN CASTRO, Texas			Vacancy
MIKIE SHERRILL, New Jersey		** Deceased February 7, 2021
JOHN A. YARMUTH, Kentucky
ADRIANO ESPAILLAT, New York
Vacancy
* Vice-Chair

                         Veronique Pluviose, Staff Director
                        Cyrus Artz, Minority Staff Director


                                 (II)


                            C O N T E N T S

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    Rule 1. Regular, Additional, and Special Meetings............     1
    Rule 2. Decorum..............................................     2
    Rule 3. Standing Subcommittees and Jurisdiction..............     2
    Rule 4. Ex Officio Membership................................     3
    Rule 5. Subcommittee Scheduling..............................     3
    Rule 6. Subcommittee Rules...................................     4
    Rule 7. Special Assignment of Members........................     4
    Rule 8. Hearing Procedure....................................     4
    Rule 9. Questioning of Hearing Witnesses.....................     5
    Rule 10. Subpoena Authority..................................     6
    Rule 11. Deposition Procedure................................     6
    Rule 12. Quorums.............................................     8
    Rule 13. Referral of Bills, Resolutions, and Other Matters...     8
    Rule 14. Votes...............................................     9
    Rule 15. Records and Roll Calls..............................    10
    Rule 16. Reports.............................................    11
    Rule 17. Appointment of Conferees, Notice of Conference 
      Meetings, and 
      Conference Motion..........................................    13
    Rule 18. Measures To Be Considered Under Suspension..........    13
    Rule 19. Broadcasting of Committee Hearings and Meetings.....    14
    Rule 20. Committee Staff.....................................    14
    Rule 21. Supervision and Duties of Committee Staff...........    15
    Rule 22. Authorization for Travel............................    15
    Rule 23. Budget and Expenses.................................    16
    Rule 24. Changes in Committee Rules..........................    17
             

 
       Rules of the Committee on Education and Labor 117th Congress
                        Adopted February 8, 2021

       RULE 1. REGULAR, ADDITIONAL, AND SPECIAL MEETINGS

    (a) Regular meetings of the Committee shall be held on the 
second Wednesday of each month at 10:00 a.m., while the House 
is in session. The Committee shall meet for the consideration 
of a bill or resolution pending before the Committee or the 
transaction of other committee business on regular meeting days 
fixed by the Committee if notice is given in accordance with 
clause 2(g)(3) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives.
    (b) 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.
    (c) If at least three members of the Committee desire that 
a special meeting of the Committee be called by the Chair, 
those members may file with the clerk of the Committee their 
written request to the Chair for that special meeting. 
Immediately upon the filing of the request, the staff director 
of the Committee shall notify the Chair of the filing of the 
request. If, within three calendar days after the filing of the 
request, the Chair does not call the requested special meeting 
to be held within seven calendar days after the filing of the 
request, a majority of the members of the Committee may file 
with the clerk of the Committee their written notice that a 
special meeting of the Committee will be held, specifying the 
date and hour thereof, and the measure or matter to be 
considered at that special meeting. Immediately upon the filing 
of the notice, the staff director of the Committee shall notify 
all members of the Committee that such meeting will be held and 
inform them of its date and hour and the measure or matter to 
be considered. Such notice shall also be made publicly 
available in electronic form and shall satisfy the notice 
requirements in clause 2(g)(3)(A)(ii) of Rule XI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives. The Committee shall meet on 
that date and hour and only the measure or matter specified in 
that notice may be considered at that special meeting.
    (d) Legislative meetings of the Committee and its 
subcommittees shall be open to the public, including radio, 
television, and still photography coverage, unless such 
meetings are closed pursuant to the requirements of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives. No business meeting of the 
Committee, other than regularly scheduled meetings, may be held 
without each member being given reasonable notice.
    (e) The Chair of the Committee or of a subcommittee, as 
appropriate, shall preside at meetings or hearings. In the 
absence of the Chair of the Committee or of a subcommittee, 
members shall preside as provided in clause 2(d) of Rule XI of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives. No person other than 
a Member of Congress or Congressional staff may walk in, stand 
in, or be seated at the rostrum area during a meeting or 
hearing of the Committee or subcommittee unless authorized by 
the Chair.

                        RULE 2. DECORUM

    The Chair shall enforce decorum including with regard to 
actions that impact the health and safety of Members and staff 
and anyone else present.

        RULE 3. STANDING SUBCOMMITTEES AND JURISDICTION

    (a) There shall be five standing subcommittees. In addition 
to conducting oversight in the area of their respective 
jurisdictions as required in clause 2 of Rule X of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, each subcommittee shall have the 
following jurisdiction:

          Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and 
        Secondary Education.--Education from early learning 
        through the high school level, including but not 
        limited to early care and education programs such as 
        the Head Start Act and the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Act, special education, and homeless and 
        migrant education; overseas dependent schools; career 
        and technical education; school climate and safety, 
        including alcohol and drug abuse prevention; 
        educational equity, including facilities; educational 
        research and improvement, including the Institute of 
        Education Sciences; and pre-service and in-service 
        teacher professional development, including Title II of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Title II 
        of the Higher Education Act.
          Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce 
        Investment.--Education and workforce development beyond 
        the high school level, including but not limited to 
        higher education generally, postsecondary student 
        assistance and employment services, and the Higher 
        Education Act, including campus safety and climate; 
        adult education; postsecondary career and technical 
        education, apprenticeship programs, and workforce 
        development, including but not limited to the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act, vocational 
        rehabilitation, and workforce development programs from 
        immigration fees; programs related to the arts and 
        humanities, museum and library services, and arts and 
        artifacts indemnity; science and technology programs; 
        and domestic volunteer programs and national service 
        programs, including the Corporation for National and 
        Community Service.
          Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.--Wages and 
        hours of workers, including but not limited to the 
        Davis-Bacon Act, the Walsh-Healey Act, the Service 
        Contract Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act; 
        workers' compensation, including but not limited to the 
        Federal Employees' Compensation Act, the Longshore and 
        Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, and the Black Lung 
        Benefits Act; the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural 
        Worker Protection Act; the Family and Medical Leave 
        Act; the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification 
        Act; the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988; 
        trade, international labor rights, and immigration 
        issues as they affect employers and workers; and 
        workers' safety and health, including but not limited 
        to occupational safety and health, mine safety and 
        health, and migrant and agricultural worker safety and 
        health.
          Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and 
        Pensions.--Matters dealing with relationships between 
        employers and employees, including but not limited to 
        the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor-Management 
        Relations Act, and the Labor-Management Reporting and 
        Disclosure Act; the Bureau of Labor Statistics; and 
        employment-related health and retirement security, 
        including but not limited to pension, health, other 
        employee benefits, and the Employee Retirement Income 
        Security Act.
          Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services.--
        Matters relating to equal employment opportunities and 
        civil rights generally; welfare reform programs, 
        including but not limited to work incentive programs 
        and welfare-to-work requirements; poverty and human 
        services programs, including but not limited to the 
        Community Services Block Grant Act and the Low Income 
        Home Energy Assistance Program; the Native American 
        Programs Act; school lunch and child nutrition 
        programs; matters dealing with programs and services 
        for the elderly, including but not limited to nutrition 
        programs and the Older Americans Act; adolescent 
        development programs, including but not limited to 
        those providing for the care and treatment of certain 
        at-risk youth such as the Juvenile Justice and 
        Delinquency Prevention Act and the Runaway and Homeless 
        Youth Act; and matters dealing with child abuse and 
        domestic violence, including but not limited to the 
        Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and child 
        adoption.

    (b) The majority party members of the Committee may provide 
for such temporary, ad hoc subcommittees as determined to be 
appropriate.

                 RULE 4. EX OFFICIO MEMBERSHIP

    The Chair of the Committee and the ranking minority party 
member (``Ranking Member'') shall be ex officio members, but 
not voting members, of each subcommittee to which such Chair or 
Ranking Member has not been assigned, and as ex officio members 
they shall not be counted for the purpose of constituting a 
quorum.

                RULE 5. SUBCOMMITTEE SCHEDULING

    (a) Subcommittee chair shall set meeting or hearing dates 
after consultation with the Chair and other subcommittee chair 
with a view toward avoiding simultaneous scheduling of 
Committee and subcommittee meetings or hearings, wherever 
possible. No such meetings or hearings, however, shall be held 
outside of Washington, D.C., without the prior authorization of 
the Committee Chair. Where practicable, 14 days' notice will be 
given of such meeting or hearing.
    (b) Available dates for subcommittee meetings shall be 
assigned by the Chair to the subcommittees as nearly as 
practicable in rotation and in accordance with their workloads. 
As far as practicable, the Chair shall not schedule 
simultaneous subcommittee markups, a subcommittee markup during 
a full Committee markup, or any hearing during a markup.

                   RULE 6. SUBCOMMITTEE RULES

    The rules of the Committee shall be the rules of its 
subcommittees.

             RULE 7. SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERS

    To facilitate the oversight and other legislative and 
investigative activities of the Committee, the Chair of the 
Committee may, at the request of a subcommittee chair, make a 
temporary assignment of any member of the Committee to such 
subcommittee for the purpose of constituting a quorum and of 
enabling such member to participate in any public hearing, 
investigation, or study by such subcommittee to be held outside 
of Washington, D.C. Any member of the Committee may attend 
public hearings of any subcommittee and any member of the 
Committee may question witnesses only when they have been 
recognized by the Chair for that purpose.

                   RULE 8. HEARING PROCEDURE

    (a) The Chair, in the case of hearings to be conducted by 
the Committee, and the appropriate subcommittee chair, in the 
case of hearings to be conducted by a subcommittee, shall make 
public announcement of the date, place, and subject matter of 
any hearing to be conducted on any measure or matter at least 
one week before the commencement of that hearing unless the 
Chair of the Committee, with the concurrence of the Ranking 
Member, determines that there is good cause to begin such 
hearing at an earlier date or the Committee so determines by 
majority vote in the presence of the number of members required 
under the rules of the Committee for the transaction of 
business. In the latter event, the Chair or the subcommittee 
chair, as the case may be, shall have such an announcement 
promptly published in the Daily Digest and made publicly 
available in electronic form. To the extent practicable, the 
Chair or the subcommittee chair shall make public announcement 
of the final list of witnesses scheduled to testify at least 48 
hours before the commencement of the hearing. The staff 
director of the Committee shall promptly notify the Daily 
Digest Clerk of the Congressional Record as soon as practicable 
after such public announcement is made.
    (b) Subcommittees are authorized to hold hearings, receive 
exhibits, hear witnesses, and report to the Committee for final 
action, together with such recommendations as may be agreed 
upon by the subcommittee.
    (c) All opening statements at hearings conducted by the 
Committee or any subcommittee will be made part of the 
permanent written record. Opening statements by members may not 
be presented orally, unless the Chair of the Committee or any 
subcommittee determines that one statement from the Chair or a 
designee will be presented, in which case the Ranking Member or 
a designee may also make a statement. If a witness scheduled to 
testify at any hearing of the Committee or any subcommittee is 
a constituent of a member of the Committee or subcommittee, 
such member shall be entitled to briefly introduce such witness 
at the hearing.
    (d) To the extent practicable, witnesses who are to appear 
before the Committee or a subcommittee shall file with the 
staff director of the Committee, at least 48 hours in advance 
of their appearance, a written statement of their proposed 
testimony, together with a brief summary thereof, and shall 
limit their oral presentation to a summary thereof. The staff 
director of the Committee shall promptly furnish to the staff 
director of the minority a copy of such testimony submitted to 
the Committee pursuant to this rule. The Chair of the 
Committee, or a member designated by the Chair, may administer 
oaths to witnesses.
    (e) When any hearing is conducted by the Committee or any 
subcommittee upon any measure or matter, the minority party 
members on the Committee shall be entitled, upon request to the 
Chair by a majority of those minority party members before the 
completion of such hearing, to call witnesses selected by the 
minority to testify with respect to that measure or matter 
during at least one day of hearing thereon. The minority party 
may waive this right by calling at least one witness during a 
Committee hearing or subcommittee hearing.
    (f) In the conduct of hearings of subcommittees sitting 
jointly, the rules otherwise applicable to all subcommittees 
shall likewise apply to joint subcommittee hearings for 
purposes of such shared consideration.

            RULE 9. QUESTIONING OF HEARING WITNESSES

    (a) Subject to clauses (b), (c), and (d), a Committee 
member may question hearing witnesses only when the member has 
been recognized by the Chair for that purpose, and only for a 
five-minute period until all members present have had an 
opportunity to question a witness. The questioning of witnesses 
in both Committee and subcommittee hearings shall be initiated 
by the Chair, followed by the Ranking Member and all other 
members alternating between the majority and minority party. 
The Chair shall exercise discretion in determining the order in 
which members will be recognized. In recognizing members to 
question witnesses in this fashion, the Chair shall take into 
consideration the ratio of the majority to minority party 
members present and shall establish the order of recognition 
for questioning in such a manner as not to place the members of 
the majority party in a disadvantageous position.
    (b) The Chair may permit a specified number of members to 
question a witness for longer than five minutes. The time for 
extended questioning of a witness under this clause shall be 
equal for the majority party and the minority party and may not 
exceed one hour in the aggregate.
    (c) The Chair may permit Committee staff for the majority 
and the minority party members to question a witness for equal 
specified periods. The time for extended questioning of a 
witness under this clause shall be equal for the majority party 
and the minority party and may not exceed one hour in the 
aggregate.
    (d) In an investigative hearing or in an executive session, 
the Chair's authority to extend questioning under subsection 
(b) and (c) of this rule shall be equal for the majority and 
the minority party and may not exceed one hour in the 
aggregate, and shall only be conducted by counsel for the 
majority and the minority party when authorized under 
subsection (c) of this rule.

                  RULE 10. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY

    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 Member 
prior to issuing any subpoena under such authority. To the 
extent practicable, the Chair shall consult with the Ranking 
Member at least 24 hours in advance of a subpoena being issued 
under such authority, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and federal 
holidays. As soon as practicable after issuing any subpoena 
under such authority, the Chair shall notify in writing all 
members of the Committee of the issuance of the subpoena.

                 RULE 11. DEPOSITION PROCEDURE

    (a) In accordance with Section 3 of H. Res. 8, regarding 
deposition authority in the House of Representatives, the 
Chair, upon consultation with the Ranking Member, may order the 
taking of depositions pursuant to notice or subpoena as 
contemplated by this rule.
    (b) The Chair or majority staff shall consult with the 
Ranking Member or minority staff no less than three business 
days before any notice or subpoena for a deposition is issued. 
After such consultation, all members shall receive written 
notice that a notice or subpoena for a deposition will be 
issued.
    (c) A notice or subpoena issued under this rule shall 
specify the date, time, and place of the deposition and the 
method or methods by which the deposition will be recorded. 
Prior to testifying, a deponent shall be provided with a copy 
of the Committee's rules and the Rules of the House of 
Representatives.
    (d)(1) A deposition shall be conducted by one or more 
members or Committee counsel as designated by the Chair or 
Ranking Member.

        (2) A deposition shall be taken under oath or 
        affirmation administered by a member or a person 
        otherwise authorized to administer oaths and 
        affirmations.

    (e) A deponent may be accompanied at a deposition by 
counsel to advise the deponent of the deponent's rights. Only 
members and Committee counsel, however, may examine the 
deponent. No one may be present at a deposition other than 
members, Committee staff designated by the Chair or Ranking 
Member, such individuals as may be required to administer the 
oath or affirmation and transcribe or record the proceedings, 
the deponent, and the deponent's counsel (including personal 
counsel and counsel for the entity employing the deponent if 
the scope of the deposition is expected to cover actions taken 
as part of the deponent's employment). Observers or counsel for 
other persons or entities may not attend.
    (f)(1) Unless the majority, minority, and deponent agree 
otherwise, questions in a deposition shall be propounded in 
rounds, alternating between the majority and minority. A single 
round shall not exceed 60 minutes per side, unless the members 
or counsel conducting the deposition agree to a different 
length of questioning. In each round, a member or Committee 
counsel designated by the Chair shall ask questions first, and 
the member or Committee counsel designated by the Ranking 
Member shall ask questions second.

        (2) Any objection made during a deposition must be 
        stated concisely and in a nonargumentative and non-
        suggestive manner. Deponent may refuse to answer a 
        question only to preserve a privilege. When the 
        deponent has objected and refused to answer a question 
        to preserve a privilege, the Chair may rule on any such 
        objection after the deposition has adjourned. If the 
        Chair overrules any such objection and thereby orders a 
        deponent to answer any question to which a privilege 
        objection was lodged, such ruling shall be filed with 
        the clerk of the Committee and shall be provided to 
        members and the deponent no less than three days before 
        the ruling is enforced at a reconvened deposition. If a 
        member of the Committee appeals in writing the ruling 
        of the Chair, the appeal shall be preserved for 
        Committee consideration. A deponent who refuses to 
        answer a question after being directed to answer by the 
        Chair in writing may be subject to sanction, except 
        that no sanctions may be imposed if the ruling of the 
        Chair is reversed on appeal. In all cases, when 
        deposition testimony for which an objection has been 
        made is offered for admission in evidence before the 
        Committee, all properly lodged objections then made 
        shall be timely and shall be considered by the 
        Committee prior to admission in evidence before the 
        Committee.

    (g) Deposition testimony shall be transcribed by 
stenographic means and may also be video recorded. The clerk of 
the Committee shall receive the transcript and any video 
recording and promptly forward such to minority staff at the 
same time the clerk distributes such to other majority staff.
    (h) The individual administering the oath shall certify on 
the transcript that the deponent was duly sworn. The 
transcriber shall certify that the transcript is a true, 
verbatim record of the testimony, and the transcript and any 
exhibits shall be filed, as shall any video recording, with the 
clerk of the Committee. In no case shall any video recording be 
considered the official transcript of a deposition or otherwise 
supersede the certified written transcript.
    (i) After receiving the transcript, majority staff shall 
make available the transcript for review by the deponent or 
deponent's counsel. No later than ten business days thereafter, 
the deponent may submit suggested changes to the Chair. 
Committee majority staff may direct the clerk of the Committee 
to note any typographical errors, including any requested by 
the deponent or minority staff, via an errata sheet appended to 
the transcript. Any proposed substantive changes, 
modifications, clarifications, or amendments to the deposition 
testimony must be submitted by the deponent as an affidavit 
that includes the deponent's reasons therefore. Any substantive 
changes, modifications, clarifications, or amendments shall be 
included as an appendix to the transcript, a copy of which 
shall be promptly forwarded to minority staff.
    (j) The Chair and Ranking Member shall consult regarding 
the release of deposition transcript or electronic recordings. 
If either objects in writing to a proposed release of a 
deposition transcript or electronic recording or a portion 
thereof, the matter shall be promptly referred to the Committee 
for resolution.

                        RULE 12. QUORUMS

    One-third of the members of the Committee or subcommittee 
shall constitute a quorum for taking any action other than 
amending Committee rules, closing a meeting from the public, 
reporting a measure or recommendation, or in the case of the 
Committee or a subcommittee authorizing a subpoena. For the 
enumerated actions, a majority of the Committee or subcommittee 
shall constitute a quorum. Any two members shall constitute a 
quorum for the purpose of taking testimony and receiving 
evidence.

         RULE 13. REFERRAL OF BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, AND 
                         OTHER MATTERS

    (a) The Chair shall consult with subcommittee chair 
regarding referral to the appropriate subcommittees of such 
bills, resolutions, and other matters that have been referred 
to the Committee. Once copies of a bill, resolution, or other 
matter are available to the Committee, the Chair shall, within 
three weeks of such availability, provide notice of referral, 
if any, to the appropriate subcommittee.
    (b) Referral to a subcommittee shall not be made until 
three days have elapsed after written notification of such 
proposed referral to all subcommittee chair, at which time such 
proposed referral shall be made unless one or more subcommittee 
chair shall have given written notice to the Chair of the full 
Committee and to the chair of each subcommittee that he or she 
intends to question such proposed referral at the next 
regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee, or at a special 
meeting of the Committee called for that purpose, at which time 
referral shall be made by the majority members of the 
Committee. All bills shall be referred under this rule to the 
subcommittee of proper jurisdiction without regard to whether 
the author is or is not a member of the subcommittee. Upon a 
majority vote of the Committee, a bill, resolution, or other 
matter referred to a subcommittee in accordance with this rule 
may be recalled at any time for the Committee's direct 
consideration or for reference to another subcommittee.
    (c) The Chair shall announce the date, place, and subject 
matter of a Committee meeting, which may not 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; but this requirement 
may be waived if the Chair of the Committee, with the 
concurrence of the Ranking Member, determines that there is 
good cause or the Committee so determines by majority vote in 
the presence of the number of members required under the rules 
of the Committee for the transaction of such business.
    (d) When a bill or resolution is being considered by the 
Committee or a subcommittee, members shall provide the clerk in 
a timely manner a sufficient number of written copies of any 
amendment offered, so as to enable each member present to 
receive a copy thereof prior to taking action. However, if 
directed by the Chair or majority staff, an electronic 
submission to the clerk in a timely manner, in the manner 
prescribed by the Chair or majority staff, shall satisfy the 
requirement to provide the clerk in a timely manner a 
sufficient number of written copies of any amendment offered. A 
point of order may be made against any amendment not reduced to 
writing. A copy of each such amendment shall be maintained in 
the public records of the Committee or subcommittee, as the 
case may be.
    (e) In determining the order in which amendments to a 
matter pending before the Committee or a subcommittee will be 
considered, the Chair may give priority to:

          (1) The Chair's mark, and
          (2) Amendments, otherwise in order, that have been 
        filed with the Committee at least 24 hours prior to the 
        Committee or subcommittee business meeting on said 
        measure or matter.

    (f) The Chair shall provide, in a timely manner, 
electronically or in paper form to the Ranking Member a copy of 
each report received by the Chair that is authorized by statute 
to be transmitted to Congress and addressed by clause 2(b) of 
Rule II of the Rules of the House of Representatives, unless 
such report has been specifically marked as already having been 
sent to the Ranking Member or minority Committee staff.
    (g) The Chair or majority staff shall consult with the 
Ranking Member or minority staff before waiving Committee 
consideration of a bill referred to the Committee. The Chair 
shall provide to the Ranking Member a copy of any Committee 
letter exchanged with another committee waiving Committee 
consideration of a bill referred to the Committee within 24 
hours of issuing such a letter.

                         RULE 14. VOTES

    (a) With respect to each roll call vote on a motion to 
report any bill, resolution, or matter of a public character, 
and on any amendment offered thereto, 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.
    (b) In accordance with clause 2(h)(4) of Rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, the Chair of the 
Committee or a 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. Such 
Chair may resume proceedings on a postponed request 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.

                RULE 15. RECORDS AND ROLL CALLS

    (a) Written records shall be kept of the proceedings of the 
Committee and of each subcommittee, including a record of the 
votes on any question on which a roll call is demanded. The 
result of each such roll call vote shall be made available by 
the Committee or subcommittee for inspection by the public at 
reasonable times and shall be made available on the Committee's 
website within 48 hours of such record vote. Information so 
available for public inspection and on the Committee's website 
shall include 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 present but not 
voting. The text of an amendment offered to a measure or matter 
considered in Committee shall be made publicly available in 
electronic form not later than 24 hours after its final 
disposition in Committee. 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.
    (b) In accordance with Rule VII of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, any official permanent record of the 
Committee (including any record of a legislative, oversight, or 
other activity of the Committee or any subcommittee) shall be 
made available for public use if such record has been in 
existence for 30 years, except that--

          (1) any record that the Committee (or a subcommittee) 
        makes available for public use before such record is 
        delivered to the Archivist under clause 2 of Rule VII 
        of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall be 
        made available immediately, including any record 
        described in subsection (a) of this rule;
          (2) any investigative record that contains personal 
        data relating to a specific living individual (the 
        disclosure of which would be an unwarranted invasion of 
        personal privacy), any administrative record with 
        respect to personnel, and any record with respect to a 
        hearing closed pursuant to clause 2(g)(2) of Rule XI of 
        the Rules of the House of Representatives shall be 
        available if such record has been in existence for 50 
        years; or
          (3) except as otherwise provided by order of the 
        House of Representatives, any record of the Committee 
        for which a time, schedule, or condition for 
        availability is specified by order of the Committee 
        (entered during the Congress in which the record is 
        made or acquired by the Committee) shall be made 
        available in accordance with the order of the 
        Committee.

    (c) The official permanent records of the Committee include 
noncurrent records of the Committee (including subcommittees) 
delivered by the Clerk of the House of Representatives to the 
Archivist of the United States for preservation at the National 
Archives and Records Administration, which are the property of 
and remain subject to the rules and orders of the House of 
Representatives.
    (d)(1) Any order of the Committee with respect to any 
matter described in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be 
adopted only if the notice requirements of Committee Rule 13(c) 
have been met, a quorum consisting of a majority of the members 
of the Committee is present at the time of the vote, and a 
majority of those present and voting approve the adoption of 
the order, which shall be submitted to the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives, together with any accompanying report.

        (2) This subsection applies to any order of the 
        Committee which--

                  (A) provides for the non-availability of any 
                record subject to subsection (b) of this rule 
                for a period longer than the period otherwise 
                applicable; or
                  (B) is subsequent to, and constitutes a later 
                order under clause 4(b) of Rule VII of the 
                Rules of the House of Representatives, 
                regarding a determination of the Clerk of the 
                House of Representatives with respect to 
                authorizing the Archivist of the United States 
                to make available for public use the records 
                delivered to the Archivist under clause 2 of 
                Rule VII of the Rules of the House of 
                Representatives; or
                  (C) specifies a time, schedule, or condition 
                for availability pursuant to subsection (b)(3) 
                of this rule.

                        RULE 16. REPORTS

    (a) Reports of the Committee. All Committee reports on 
bills or resolutions shall comply with the provisions of clause 
2(l) of Rule XI and clauses 2, 3, and 4 of Rule XIII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives.

          (1) No such report shall be filed until copies of the 
        proposed report have been available to all members at 
        least 36 hours prior to such filing in the House of 
        Representatives. No material change shall be made in 
        the report distributed to members unless agreed to by 
        the Ranking Member; but any member or members of the 
        Committee may file, as part of the printed report, 
        individual, minority, or dissenting views, without 
        regard to the preceding provisions of this rule.
          (2) Such 36-hour period shall not conclude earlier 
        than the end of the period provided under clause 2(l) 
        of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
        after the Committee approves a measure or matter if a 
        member, at the time of such approval, gives notice of 
        intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional 
        views for inclusion as part of the printed report.
          (3) To the extent practicable, any report prepared 
        pursuant to a Committee or subcommittee study or 
        investigation shall be available to members no later 
        than 48 hours prior to consideration of any such report 
        by the Committee or subcommittee, as the case may be.

    (b) Disclaimers.

          (1) A report on activities of the Committee required 
        under clause 1(d) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House 
        of Representatives shall include the following 
        disclaimer in the document transmitting the report to 
        the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                  This report has not been officially adopted 
                by the Committee on Education and Labor or any 
                subcommittee thereof and therefore may not 
                necessarily reflect the views of its members.
                  Such disclaimer need not be included if the 
                report was circulated to all members of the 
                Committee at least seven days prior to its 
                submission to the House of Representatives and 
                provision is made for the filing by any member, 
                as part of the printed report, of individual, 
                minority, or dissenting views.

          (2) All Committee or subcommittee reports printed 
        pursuant to legislative study or investigation and not 
        approved by a majority vote of the Committee or 
        subcommittee, as appropriate, shall contain the 
        following disclaimer on the cover of such report:
                  This report has not been officially adopted 
                by the Committee on Education and Labor (or 
                pertinent subcommittee thereof) and therefore 
                may not necessarily reflect the views of its 
                members.

                  The minority party members of the Committee 
                or subcommittee shall have three calendar days, 
                excluding weekends and holidays, to file, as 
                part of the printed report, supplemental, 
                minority, or additional views.

    (c) Reports of Subcommittees. Whenever a subcommittee has 
ordered a bill, resolution, or other matter to be reported to 
the Committee, the chair of the subcommittee reporting the 
bill, resolution, or matter to the Committee, or any member 
authorized by the subcommittee to do so, may report such bill, 
resolution, or matter to the Committee. It shall be the duty of 
the chair of the subcommittee to report or cause to be reported 
promptly such bill, resolution, or matter, and to take or cause 
to be taken the necessary steps to bring such bill, resolution, 
or matter to a vote.

          (1) In any event, the report, described in the 
        proviso in subsection (c)(2) of this rule, of any 
        subcommittee on a measure which has been approved by 
        the subcommittee 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 staff director of the Committee a written 
        request, signed by a majority of the members of the 
        subcommittee, for the reporting of that measure. Upon 
        the filing of any such request, the staff director of 
        the Committee shall transmit immediately to the chair 
        of the subcommittee a notice of the filing of that 
        request.
          (2) Bills, resolutions, or other matters favorably 
        reported by a subcommittee shall automatically be 
        placed upon the agenda of the Committee as of the time 
        they are reported. No bill or resolution or other 
        matter reported by a subcommittee shall be considered 
        by the full Committee unless it has been delivered or 
        electronically sent to all members and notice of its 
        prior transmission has been in the hands of all members 
        at least 48 hours prior to such consideration. When a 
        bill is reported from a subcommittee, such measure 
        shall be accompanied by a section-by-section analysis; 
        and, if the Chair of the Committee so requires (in 
        response to a request from the Ranking Member of the 
        Committee or for other reasons), a comparison showing 
        proposed changes in existing law.

    RULE 17. APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES, NOTICE OF CONFERENCE 
                MEETINGS, AND CONFERENCE MOTION

    (a) Whenever in the legislative process it becomes 
necessary to appoint conferees, the Chair shall recommend to 
the Speaker as conferees the names of those members of the 
subcommittee which handled the legislation in the order of 
their seniority upon such subcommittee and such other Committee 
members as the Chair may designate with the approval of the 
majority party members. Recommendations of the Chair to the 
Speaker shall provide a ratio of majority party members to 
minority party members no less favorable to the majority party 
than the ratio of majority members to minority party members on 
the full Committee. In making assignments of minority party 
members as conferees, the Chair shall consult with the Ranking 
Member of the Committee.
    (b) After the appointment of conferees pursuant to clause 
11 of Rule I of the Rules of the House of Representatives for 
matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee, the Chair 
shall notify all members appointed to the conference of 
meetings at least 48 hours before the commencement of the 
meeting. If such notice is not possible, then notice shall be 
given as soon as possible.
    (c) The Chair is directed to offer a motion under clause 1 
of Rule XXII of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
whenever the Chair considers it appropriate.

      RULE 18. MEASURES TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER SUSPENSION

    (a) A member of the Committee may not seek to suspend the 
Rules of the House of Representatives on any bill, resolution, 
or other matter which has been modified after such measure is 
ordered reported, unless notice of such action has been given 
to the Chair and Ranking Member of the full Committee.
    (b) The Chair of the Committee shall not request to have 
scheduled any bill or resolution for consideration under 
suspension of the Rules of the House of Representatives that 
expresses appreciation, commends, congratulates, celebrates, 
recognizes the accomplishments of, or celebrates the 
anniversary of, an entity, event, group, individual, 
institution, team, or government program; or acknowledges or 
recognizes a period of time for such purposes.

    RULE 19. BROADCASTING OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND MEETINGS

    (a) Television, Radio and Still Photography.--

          (1) Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by the 
        Committee or any subcommittee is open to the public, 
        those proceedings shall be open to coverage by 
        television, radio, and still photography subject to the 
        requirements of clause 4 of Rule XI of the Rules of the 
        House of Representatives and except when the hearing or 
        meeting is closed pursuant to the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives and of the Committee. The coverage of 
        any hearing or meeting 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 meeting and may be terminated by such member in 
        accordance with the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives.
          (2) Personnel providing coverage by the television 
        and radio media shall be then currently accredited to 
        the Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries.
          (3) Personnel providing coverage by still photography 
        shall be then accredited to the Press Photographers' 
        Gallery.

    (b) Audio and Video Coverage of Committee Hearings and 
Meetings.--To the maximum extent practicable, 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 
shall maintain the recordings of such coverage in a manner that 
is easily accessible to the public, unless such hearing or 
meeting is closed pursuant to the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and of the Committee. Such coverage shall be 
fair and nonpartisan in accordance with clause 4(b) of Rule XI 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives and other 
applicable rules of the House of Representatives and of the 
Committee. Personnel providing such coverage shall be employees 
of the House of Representatives or currently accredited to the 
Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries.

                    RULE 20. COMMITTEE STAFF

    (a) The employees of the Committee shall be appointed by 
the Chair in consultation with subcommittee chair and other 
majority party members of the Committee within the budget 
approved for such purposes by the Committee.
    (b) The staff appointed by the minority shall have their 
remuneration determined in such manner as the minority party 
members of the Committee shall determine within the budget 
approved for such purposes by the Committee.

       RULE 21. SUPERVISION AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEE STAFF

    The staff of the Committee shall be under the general 
supervision and direction of the Chair, who shall establish and 
assign the duties and responsibilities of such staff members 
and delegate authority as he or she determines appropriate. The 
staff appointed by the minority shall be under the general 
supervision and direction of the minority party members of the 
Committee, who may delegate such authority as they determine 
appropriate. All Committee staff shall be assigned to Committee 
business and no other duties may be assigned to them.

               RULE 22. AUTHORIZATION FOR TRAVEL

    (a) Consistent with the primary expense resolution and such 
additional expense resolutions as may have been approved, the 
provisions of this rule shall govern travel of Committee 
members and staff. Travel to be paid from funds set aside for 
the full 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. 
The Chair shall review travel requests to assure the validity 
to Committee business. 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)(1) In the case of travel outside the United States of 
members and staff of the Committee for the purpose of 
conducting hearings, investigations, studies, or attending 
meetings and conferences involving activities or subject matter 
under the legislative assignment of the Committee or pertinent 
subcommittees, prior authorization must be obtained from the 
Chair, or, in the case of a subcommittee, from the subcommittee 
chair and the Chair. Before such authorization is given, there 
shall be submitted to the Chair, in writing, a request for such 
authorization. Each request, which shall be filed in a manner 
that allows for a reasonable period of time for review before 
such travel is scheduled to begin, shall include the following:

                  (A) The purpose of travel;
                  (B) The dates during which the travel will 
                occur;
                  (C) The names of the countries to be visited 
                and the length of time to be spent in each;
                  (D) An agenda of anticipated activities for 
                each country for which travel is authorized 
                together with a description of the purpose to 
                be served and the areas of Committee 
                jurisdiction involved; and
                  (E) The names of members and staff for whom 
                authorization is sought.

        (2) Requests for travel outside the United States may 
        be initiated by the Chair or the chair of a 
        subcommittee (except that individuals may submit a 
        request to the Chair for the purpose of attending a 
        conference or meeting) and shall be limited to members 
        and permanent employees of the Committee.
        (3) The Chair shall not approve a request involving 
        travel outside the United States while the House is in 
        session (except in the case of attendance at meetings 
        and conferences or where circumstances warrant an 
        exception).
        (4) At the conclusion of any hearing, investigation, 
        study, meeting, or conference for which travel outside 
        the United States has been authorized pursuant to this 
        rule, each subcommittee (or members and staff attending 
        meetings or conferences) shall submit a written report 
        to the Chair covering the activities of the 
        subcommittee and containing the results of these 
        activities and other pertinent observations or 
        information gained as a result of such travel.

    (c) Members and staff of the Committee performing 
authorized travel on official business shall be governed by 
applicable laws, resolutions, or regulations of the House of 
Representatives and of the Committee on House Administration 
pertaining to such travel, including rules, procedures, and 
limitations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration 
with respect to domestic and foreign expense allowances.
    (d) Prior to the Chair's authorization for any travel, the 
Ranking Member shall be given a copy of the written request 
therefor.

                  RULE 23. BUDGET AND EXPENSES

    (a) The Chair, in consultation with the majority party 
members of the Committee, shall prepare a preliminary budget. 
Such budget shall include necessary amounts for staff 
personnel, for necessary travel, investigation, and other 
expenses of the Committee; and, after consultation with the 
minority party membership, the Chair shall include amounts 
budgeted to the minority party members for staff personnel to 
be under the direction and supervision of the minority party, 
travel expenses of minority party members and staff, and 
minority party office expenses. All travel expenses of minority 
party members and staff shall be paid for out of the amounts so 
set aside and budgeted. The Chair shall take whatever action is 
necessary to have the budget as finally approved by the 
Committee duly authorized by the House of Representatives. 
After such budget shall have been adopted, no change shall be 
made in such budget unless approved by the Committee. The Chair 
or the chair of any standing subcommittee may initiate 
necessary travel requests as provided in Committee Rule 21 
within the limits of their portion of the consolidated budget 
as approved by the House, and the Chair may execute necessary 
vouchers therefor.
    (b) Subject to the Rules of the House of Representatives 
and procedures prescribed by the Committee on House 
Administration, and with the prior authorization of the Chair 
of the Committee in each case, there may be expended in any one 
session of Congress for necessary travel expenses of witnesses 
attending hearings in Washington, D.C.:

          (1) Out of funds budgeted and set aside for each 
        subcommittee, not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of 
        witnesses attending hearings of each such subcommittee;
          (2) Out of funds budgeted for the full Committee 
        majority, not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of 
        witnesses attending full Committee hearings; and
          (3) Out of funds set aside to the minority party 
        members:

                  (A) Not to exceed, for each of the 
                subcommittees, $5,000 for expenses of witnesses 
                attending subcommittee hearings, and

                  (B) Not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of 
                witnesses attending full Committee hearings.

    (c) A full and detailed monthly report accounting for all 
expenditures of Committee funds shall be maintained by the 
Committee, and it shall be available to each member of the 
Committee. Such report shall show the amount and purpose of 
each expenditure, and the budget to which such expenditure is 
attributed.

              RULE 24. CHANGES IN COMMITTEE RULES

    The Committee shall not consider a proposed change in these 
rules unless the text of such change has been delivered or 
electronically sent to all members and notice of its prior 
transmission has been in the hands of all members at least 48 
hours prior to such consideration.