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                            COMMITTEE RULES

                               2023-2024

                       (Adopted February 1, 2023)

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                            PREPARED BY THE

                              COMMITTEE ON
                   TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

                     U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                     
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             COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

  SAM GRAVES, Missouri, Chairman
RICK LARSEN, Washington,             ERIC A. ``RICK'' CRAWFORD, 
  Ranking Member                     Arkansas
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON,               DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida
  District of Columbia               THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky
GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California      SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania
STEVE COHEN, Tennessee               BRIAN BABIN, Texas
JOHN GARAMENDI, California           GARRET GRAVES, Louisiana
HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, Jr., GeorgiaVID ROUZER, North Carolina
ANDRE CARSON, Indiana                MIKE BOST, Illinois
DINA TITUS, Nevada                   DOUG LaMALFA, California
JARED HUFFMAN, California            BRUCE WESTERMAN, Arkansas
JULIA BROWNLEY, California           BRIAN J. MAST, Florida
FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida         JENNIFFER GONZALEZ-COLON,
DONALD M. PAYNE, Jr., New Jersey       Puerto Rico
MARK DeSAULNIER, California          PETE STAUBER, Minnesota
SALUD O. CARBAJAL, California        TIM BURCHETT, Tennessee
GREG STANTON, Arizona,               DUSTY JOHNSON, South Dakota
  Vice Ranking Member                JEFFERSON VAN DREW, New Jersey,
COLIN Z. ALLRED, Texas                 Vice Chairman
SHARICE DAVIDS, Kansas               TROY E. NEHLS, Texas
JESUS G. ``CHUY'' GARCIA, Illinois   LANCE GOODEN, Texas
CHRIS PAPPAS, New Hampshire          TRACEY MANN, Kansas
SETH MOULTON, Massachusetts          BURGESS OWENS, Utah
JAKE AUCHINCLOSS, Massachusetts      RUDY YAKYM III, Indiana
MARILYN STRICKLAND, Washington       LORI CHAVEZ-DeREMER, Oregon
TROY A. CARTER, Louisiana            CHUCK EDWARDS, North Carolina
PATRICK RYAN, New York               THOMAS H. KEAN, Jr., New Jersey
MARY SATTLER PELTOLA, Alaska         ANTHONY D'ESPOSITO, New York
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey          ERIC BURLISON, Missouri
VAL T. HOYLE, Oregon                 JOHN JAMES, Michigan
EMILIA STRONG SYKES, Ohio            DERRICK VAN ORDEN, Wisconsin
HILLARY J. SCHOLTEN, Michigan        BRANDON WILLIAMS, New York
VALERIE P. FOUSHEE, North Carolina   MARCUS J. MOLINARO, New York
                                     MIKE COLLINS, Georgia
                                     MIKE EZELL, Mississippi
                                     JOHN S. DUARTE, California
                                     AARON BEAN, Florida

                                CONTENTS

Membership of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
  February 2023..................................................    ii
Rules of the House of Representatives: Rule X. Organization of 
  Committees, clause 1(r) Committee on Transportation and 
  Infrastructure.................................................    iv
Rule I. General Provisions.......................................     1
Rule II. Regular, Additional, and Special Meetings...............     1
Rule III. Meetings and Hearings Generally........................     3
Rule IV. Hearing Procedures......................................     4
Rule V. Procedures for Reporting Bills, Resolutions, and Reports.     7
Rule VI. Quorums and Record Votes; Postponement of Votes.........     8
Rule VII. Establishment of Subcommittees; Size and Party Ratios..    10
Rule VIII. Powers and Duties of Subcommittees....................    10
Rule IX. Referral of Legislation to Subcommittees................    10
Rule X. Recommendation of Conferees..............................    11
Rule XI. Oversight...............................................    11
Rule XII. Power to Sit and Act; Power to Conduct Investigations; 
  Oaths; Subpoena Power..........................................    12
Rule XIII. Review of Continuing Programs; Budget Act Provisions..    13
Rule XIV. Records................................................    14
Rule XV. Committee Budgets.......................................    14
Rule XVI. Committee Staff........................................    15
Rule XVII. Travel of Members and Staff...........................    15
Rule XVIII. Committee Panels.....................................    17
                 RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                   Rule X. Organization of Committees

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

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    (r) Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
    (1) Coast Guard, including lifesaving service, lighthouses, 
lightships, ocean derelicts, and the Coast Guard Academy.
    (2) Federal management of emergencies and natural 
disasters.
    (3) Flood control and improvement of rivers and harbors.
    (4) Inland waterways.
    (5) Inspection of merchant marine vessels, lights and 
signals, lifesaving equipment, and fire protection on such 
vessels.
    (6) Navigation and laws relating thereto, including 
pilotage.
    (7) Registering and licensing of vessels and small boats.
    (8) Rules and international arrangements to prevent 
collisions at sea.
    (9) The Capitol Building and the Senate and House Office 
Buildings.
    (10) Construction or maintenance of roads and post roads 
(other than appropriations therefor).
    (11) Construction or reconstruction, maintenance, and care 
of buildings and grounds of the Botanic Garden, the Library of 
Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution.
    (12) Merchant marine (except for national security aspects 
thereof).
    (13) Purchase of sites and construction of post offices, 
customhouses, Federal courthouses, and Government buildings 
within the District of Columbia.
    (14) Oil and other pollution of navigable waters, including 
inland, coastal, and ocean waters.
    (15) Marine affairs, including coastal zone management, as 
they relate to oil and other pollution of navigable waters.
    (16) Public buildings and occupied or improved grounds of 
the United States generally.
    (17) Public works for the benefit of navigation, including 
bridges and dams (other than international bridges and dams).
    (18) Related transportation regulatory agencies (except the 
Transportation Security Administration).
    (19) Roads and the safety thereof.
    (20) Transportation, including civil aviation, railroads, 
water transportation, transportation safety (except automobile 
safety and transportation security functions of the Department 
of Homeland Security), transportation infrastructure, 
transportation labor, and railroad retirement and unemployment 
(except revenue measures related thereto).
    (21) Water power.
      
      RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

                       (Adopted February 1, 2023)

Rule I. General Provisions

    (a) Applicability of House Rules.----
          (1) In general.--The Rules of the House are the rules 
        of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (hereinafter referred to in these as rules 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 non-debatable privileged motions in 
        the Committee and its subcommittees.
          (2) Subcommittees.--Each subcommittee is part of the 
        Committee, and is subject to the authority and 
        direction of the Committee and its rules so far as 
        applicable.
          (3) Incorporation of House Rule on Committee 
        procedure.--Rule XI of the Rules of the House, which 
        pertains entirely to Committee procedure, is 
        incorporated and made a part of the rules of the 
        Committee to the extent applicable. Pursuant to clause 
        2(a)(3) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House, the 
        Chairman of the Committee is authorized to offer a 
        motion under clause 1 of Rule XXII of the Rules of the 
        House whenever the Chairman considers it appropriate.
  (b) Publication of Rules.--Pursuant to clause 2(a) of Rule XI 
of the Rules of the House, the Committee's rules shall be 
publicly available in electronic form and published in the 
Congressional Record not later than 60 days after the Chairman 
is elected in each odd-numbered year.
  (c) Vice Chair.--The Chairman shall appoint a Vice Chair of 
the Committee and of each subcommittee. If the Chairman of the 
Committee or subcommittee is not present at any meeting of the 
Committee or subcommittee, as the case may be, the Vice Chair 
shall preside. If the Vice Chair is not present, the ranking 
majority member who is present shall preside at that meeting.

Rule II. Regular, Additional, and Special Meetings

  (a) Regular Meetings.--Regular meetings of the Committee 
shall be held on the last Wednesday of every month to transact 
its business unless such day is a holiday, or the House is in 
recess or is adjourned, in which case the Chairman shall 
determine the regular meeting day of the Committee for that 
month. A regular meeting of the Committee may be dispensed with 
if, in the judgment of the Chairman, there is no need for the 
meeting. This paragraph shall not apply to meetings of any 
subcommittee.
    (b) Additional Meetings.--The Chairman may call and 
convene, if the Chairman considers necessary, additional 
meetings of the Committee for the consideration of any bill or 
resolution pending before the Committee or for the conduct of 
other Committee business. The Committee shall meet for such 
purpose pursuant to the call of the Chairman.
    (c) Special Meetings.--If at least three members of the 
Committee desire that a special meeting of the Committee be 
called by the Chairman, those members may file with the Clerk 
of the Committee their written request to the Chairman for that 
special meeting. Such request shall specify the measure or 
matter to be considered. Immediately upon the filing of the 
request, the Clerk of the Committee shall notify the Chairman 
of the filing of the request. If, within three calendar days 
after the filing of the request, the Chairman 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 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. The Committee shall 
meet on that date and hour. Immediately upon the filing of the 
notice, the Clerk 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; 
and only the measure or matter specified in that notice may be 
considered at that special meeting. Such notice shall also be 
made publicly available in electronic form and shall be deemed 
to satisfy paragraph (d)(1).
    (d) Notice.----
          (1) Minimum notice period.--Pursuant to clause 
        2(g)(3) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House, the 
        Chairman shall make a public announcement of the date, 
        place, and subject matter of a Committee or 
        subcommittee 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.
          (2) Changes in meeting times.--A meeting may commence 
        sooner than announced if the Chairman, with concurrence 
        of the ranking minority member, determines there is 
        good cause to begin the meeting sooner or the Committee 
        or subcommittee so determines by majority vote, a 
        quorum being present for the transaction of business. 
        The Chairman shall make a public announcement of the 
        meeting time change at the earliest possible 
        opportunity.
          (3) Notification of Daily Digest Clerk.--The Clerk of 
        the Committee shall notify the Daily Digest Clerk of 
        the Congressional Record promptly and make publicly 
        available in electronic form a time change for a 
        Committee or subcommittee meeting made under this 
        paragraph.
    (e) Prohibition on Sitting During Joint Session.--The 
Committee may not sit during a joint session of the House and 
Senate or during a recess when a joint meeting of the House and 
Senate is in progress.

Rule III. Meetings and Hearings Generally

    (a) Minimum Period For Availability of Committee Markup 
Text.--Pursuant to clause 2(g)(4) of Rule XI of the Rules of 
the House, the Chairman shall make publicly available, in 
electronic form, the text of any legislation to be marked up at 
least 24 hours prior to the commencement of a meeting for the 
markup of legislation, or at the time of a meeting announcement 
under paragraph (d)(2) of Committee Rule II if made within 24 
hours before such meeting.
    (b) Open Meetings.--Each meeting for the transaction of 
business, including the markup of legislation, and each hearing 
of the Committee or a subcommittee shall be open to the public, 
except as provided by clause 2(g) of Rule XI of the Rules of 
the House or clause 2(k) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House.
    (c) Meetings To Begin Promptly.--Each meeting or hearing of 
the Committee shall begin promptly at the time so stipulated in 
the public announcement of the meeting or hearing.
    (d) Addressing the Committee.--Except as provided under 
paragraph (e) of Committee Rule IV, a Committee member may 
address the Committee or a subcommittee on any bill, motion, or 
other matter under consideration----
          (1) only when recognized by the Chairman for that 
        purpose; and
          (2) only for five minutes until such time as each 
        member of the Committee or subcommittee who so desires 
        has had an opportunity to address the Committee or 
        subcommittee.
    A member's remarks shall be limited to the subject matter 
under consideration. The Chairman shall enforce this paragraph.
    (e) Participation of Members in Subcommittee Meetings and 
Hearings.--All members of the Committee who are not members of 
a particular subcommittee may, by unanimous consent of the 
members of such subcommittee, participate in any subcommittee 
meeting or hearing. However, a member who is not a member of 
the subcommittee may not vote on any matter before the 
subcommittee, be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum, 
or raise points of order.
    (f) Member Day Hearing.--Pursuant to section 3(h) of House 
Resolution 5, the Committee shall hold a hearing at which it 
receives testimony from Members, Delegates, and the Resident 
Commissioner on proposed legislation within the Committee's 
jurisdiction during the first session of the 118th Congress.
    (g) Broadcasting.--Whenever a meeting for the transaction 
of business, including the markup of legislation, or a hearing 
is open to the public, that meeting or hearing shall be open to 
coverage by television, radio, and still photography in 
accordance with clause 4 of Rule XI of the Rules of the House. 
Operation and use of any Committee internet broadcast system 
shall be fair and nonpartisan and in accordance with clause 
4(b) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House and all other 
applicable rules of the Committee and the House. Further, 
pursuant to clause 2(e)(5) of Rule XI of the Rules of the 
House, 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. The Committee shall also maintain the recordings 
of such coverage in a manner that is easily accessible to the 
public.
    (h) Access to the Dais and Lounges.--Access to the hearing 
rooms' daises and to the lounges adjacent to the Committee 
hearing rooms shall be limited to Members of Congress and 
employees of Congress during a meeting or hearing of the 
Committee unless specifically permitted by the Chairman or 
ranking minority member.
    (i) Use of Electronic Devices.--During a hearing, mark-up, 
or other meeting of the Committee, audible sounds or vocal use 
of cellular telephones or other electronic devices is 
prohibited in the Committee room.
    (j) Availability of Text of Amendments in Electronic 
Form.--Pursuant to clause 2(e) of Rule XI of the Rules of the 
House, not later than 24 hours after the adoption of any 
amendment, or 48 hours after the disposition or withdrawal of 
any other amendment, to a measure or matter considered by the 
Committee, the Chairman shall cause the text of the amendment 
to be made publicly available in electronic form.

Rule IV. Hearing Procedures

    (a) Announcement of Hearing.----
          (1) Minimum notice period.--Pursuant to clause 
        2(g)(3) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House, the 
        Chairman shall make a public announcement of the date, 
        place, and subject matter of a Committee or 
        subcommittee hearing, which may not commence earlier 
        than the one week after such notice.
          (2) Changes in hearing times.--A hearing may commence 
        sooner than announced if the Chairman, with concurrence 
        of the ranking minority member, determines there is 
        good cause to begin the hearing sooner or the Committee 
        so determines by majority vote, a quorum being present 
        for the transaction of business. The Chairman shall 
        make a public announcement of the hearing time change 
        at the earliest possible opportunity.
          (3) Notification of Daily Digest Clerk.--The Clerk of 
        the Committee shall notify the Daily Digest Clerk of 
        the Congressional Record promptly and make publicly 
        available in electronic form a time change for a 
        Committee or subcommittee hearing made under this 
        paragraph.
    (b) Written Statement of Proposed Testimony; Oral 
Statement.----
          (1) Filing of statement.--So far as practicable, each 
        witness who is to appear before the Committee or a 
        Subcommittee shall file with the Clerk of the Committee 
        or subcommittee, at least two calendar days (excluding 
        Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays except when the 
        House is in session on such a day) before the day of 
        the witness' appearance, a written statement of 
        proposed testimony. The Chairman, with the concurrence 
        of the ranking minority member, may take the following 
        actions for failure to comply with this requirement: 
        (A) exclude such witness' written testimony from the 
        hearing record; (B) bar such witness' oral presentation 
        of the testimony; or (C) both (A) and (B). Each 
        witness' oral presentation shall be limited to a 
        summary of the written statement.
          (2) Truth in testimony information.--Pursuant to 
        clause 2(g)(5) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House, in 
        the case of a witness appearing in a nongovernmental 
        capacity, a written statement of proposed testimony 
        shall include a curriculum vitae, a disclosure of any 
        Federal grants or contracts, or payments originating 
        with a foreign government, received during the past 36 
        months by the witness or by an entity represented by 
        the witness and related to the subject matter of the 
        hearing, and a disclosure of whether the witness is a 
        fiduciary (including but not limited to, a director, 
        officer, advisor, or resident agent) of any 
        organization or entity that has an interest in the 
        subject matter of the hearing.
          (3) Availability of information in electronic form.--
        Statements filed under this paragraph, with appropriate 
        redactions to protect the privacy of the witness, shall 
        be made publicly available in electronic form 24 hours 
        before the witness appears, to the extent practicable, 
        but not later than one day after the witness appears.
    (c) Minority Witnesses.--When any hearing is conducted by 
the Committee or any subcommittee upon any measure or matter, 
the minority party members on the Committee or subcommittee 
shall be entitled, upon request to the Chairman by a majority 
of those minority 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.
    (d) Summary of Subject Matter.--Upon announcement of a 
hearing, to the extent practicable, the Committee shall make 
available to all members of the Committee a concise summary of 
the subject matter (including legislative reports and other 
materials) under consideration. In addition, upon announcement 
of a hearing and subsequently as they are received, the 
Chairman shall make available to the members of the Committee 
any official reports from departments and agencies on such 
matter.
    (e) Opening Statements; Questioning of Witnesses.----
          (1) Opening Statements.----
                  (A) Chairman and Ranking Member.--At a 
                hearing of the Full Committee, the Chairman and 
                ranking minority member of the Committee shall 
                each be entitled to present an oral opening 
                statement of five minutes. At a hearing of a 
                subcommittee, the Chairman and ranking minority 
                member of the Committee and the Chairman and 
                ranking minority member of the subcommittee 
                shall each be entitled to present an opening 
                statement for five minutes.
                  (B) Other Members.--At a hearing of the Full 
                Committee or a subcommittee, other members of 
                the Committee or subcommittee, as appropriate, 
                may submit written opening statements for the 
                record. The Chairman presiding over the hearing 
                may permit oral opening statements by other 
                members of the Committee or subcommittee, as 
                appropriate, with the concurrence of the 
                ranking minority member.
          (2) Questioning of Witnesses.--The questioning of 
        witnesses in Committee and subcommittee hearings shall 
        be initiated by the Chairman, followed by the ranking 
        minority member and all other members alternating 
        between the majority and minority parties. In 
        recognizing members to question witnesses in this 
        fashion, the Chairman shall take into consideration the 
        ratio of the majority to minority members present and 
        shall establish the order of recognition for 
        questioning in such a manner as not to disadvantage the 
        members of the majority nor the members of the 
        minority. The Chairman may accomplish this by 
        recognizing two majority members for each minority 
        member recognized.
    (f) Procedures for Questions.----
          (1) In general.--A Committee member may question a 
        witness at a hearing----
                  (A) only when recognized by the Chairman for 
                that purpose; and
                  (B) subject to subparagraphs (2) and (3), 
                only for five minutes until such time as each 
                member of the Committee or subcommittee who so 
                desires has had an opportunity to question the 
                witness.
          A member's remarks shall be limited to the subject 
        matter under consideration. The Chairman shall enforce 
        this subparagraph.
          (2) Extended questioning of witnesses by members.--
        The Chairman of the Committee or a subcommittee, with 
        the concurrence of the ranking minority member, or the 
        Committee or subcommittee by motion, may permit a 
        specified number of its members to question a witness 
        for longer than five minutes. The time for extended 
        questioning of a witness under this subdivision shall 
        be equal for the majority party and minority party and 
        may not exceed one hour in the aggregate.
          (3) Extended questioning of witnesses by staff.--The 
        Chairman of the Committee or a subcommittee, with the 
        concurrence of the ranking minority member, or the 
        Committee or subcommittee by motion, may permit 
        Committee staff for its majority and minority party 
        members to question a witness for equal specified 
        periods. The time for extended questioning of a witness 
        under this subdivision shall be equal for the majority 
        party and minority party and may not exceed one hour in 
        the aggregate.
          (4) Right to question witnesses following extended 
        questioning.--Nothing in subparagraph (2) or (3) 
        affects the right of a member (other than a member 
        designated under subparagraph (2)) to question a 
        witness for five minutes in accordance with 
        subparagraph (1)(B) after the questioning permitted 
        under subparagraph (2) or (3).
    (g) Additional Hearing Procedures.----
          (1) In general.--Clause 2(k) of Rule XI of the Rules 
        of the House (relating to additional rules for 
        hearings) applies to hearings of the Committee and its 
        subcommittees.
          (2) Non-governmental Witness.--Pursuant to section 
        3(j) of House Resolution 5 and subject to the 
        regulations issued by the Chairman of the Committee on 
        Rules and printed in the Congressional Record, the 
        Chairman of the Committee may allow for the remote 
        appearance of witnesses appearing in a non-governmental 
        capacity.

Rule V. Procedures for Reporting Bills, Resolutions, and
                    Reports

    (a) Filing of Reports.----
          (1) In general.--The Chairman of the Committee shall 
        report promptly to the House any measure or matter 
        approved by the Committee and take necessary steps to 
        bring the measure or matter to a vote.
          (2) Requests for reporting.--The report of the 
        Committee on a measure or matter 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 or matter. 
        Upon the filing of any such request, the Clerk of the 
        Committee shall transmit immediately to the Chairman of 
        the Committee notice of the filing of that request.
    (b) Quorum; Record Votes.----
          (1) Quorum.--Pursuant to clause 2(h)(1) of Rule XI of 
        the Rules of the House, a measure or recommendation may 
        not be reported from the Committee unless a majority of 
        the Committee is actually present.
          (2) Record votes.--Pursuant to clause 3(b) of Rule 
        XIII of the Rules of the House, with respect to each 
        record vote on a motion to report a measure or matter 
        of a public nature, and on any amendment offered to the 
        measure or matter, the total number of votes cast for 
        and against, and the names of members voting for and 
        against, shall be included in the Committee report on 
        the measure or matter.
    (c) Required Matters.--The report of the Committee on a 
measure or matter which has been approved by the Committee 
shall include the items required to be included by the rules 
and orders of the House applicable in the One Hundred 
Eighteenth Congress.
    (d) Additional Views.--If, at the time of approval of any 
measure or matter by the Committee, any member of the Committee 
gives notice of intention to file supplemental, minority, 
additional, or dissenting views, all members shall be entitled 
to not less than two additional calendar days after the day of 
such notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, 
except when the House is in session on such a day) in which to 
file such written and signed views in accordance with clause 
2(l) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House.
    (e) Activities Report.----
          (1) In general.--Not later than January 2nd of each 
        odd numbered year, the Committee shall submit to the 
        House a report on the activities of the Committee.
          (2) Contents.--The report shall include----
                  (A) separate sections summarizing the 
                legislative and oversight activities of the 
                Committee under Rules X and XI of the Rules of 
                the House during the Congress;
                  (B) a summary of the oversight plan submitted 
                by the Committee under clause 2(d) of Rule X of 
                the Rules of the House;
                  (C) a summary of the actions taken and 
                recommendations made with respect to the 
                oversight plan specified in subdivision (B);
                  (D) a summary of any additional oversight 
                activities undertaken by the Committee and any 
                recommendations made or actions taken thereon; 
                and
                  (E) a delineation of any hearings held 
                pursuant to clauses 2(n), (o), or (p) of Rule 
                XI of the Rules of the House.
          (3) Filing.--After an adjournment sine die of the 
        last regular session of a Congress, or after December 
        15 of an even numbered year, whichever occurs first, 
        the Chairman may file the report described in 
        subparagraph (1) with the Clerk of the House at any 
        time and without approval of the Committee, provided 
        that----
                  (A) a copy of the report has been available 
                to each member of the Committee for at least 
                seven calendar days; and
                  (B) the report includes any supplemental, 
                minority, additional, or dissenting views 
                submitted by a member of the Committee.
    (f) Other Committee Materials.----
          (1) In general.--All Committee and subcommittee 
        prints, reports, documents, or other materials, not 
        otherwise provided for under this rule, that purport to 
        express publicly the views of the Committee or any of 
        its subcommittees or members of the Committee or its 
        subcommittees shall be approved by the Committee or the 
        subcommittee prior to printing and distribution and any 
        member shall be given an opportunity to have views 
        included as part of such material prior to printing, 
        release, and distribution in accordance with paragraph 
        (d) of this rule.
          (2) Documents containing views other than member 
        views.--A Committee or subcommittee document containing 
        views other than those of members of the Committee or 
        subcommittee shall not be published without approval of 
        the Committee or subcommittee.
          (3) Disclaimer.--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 Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (or pertinent subcommittee thereof) and may not 
        therefore necessarily reflect the views of its 
        members.''.
    (g) Availability of Publications.--Pursuant to clause 
2(e)(4) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House, the Committee 
shall make its publications available in electronic form to the 
maximum extent feasible.

Rule VI. Quorums and Record Votes; Postponement of Votes

    (a) Working Quorum.--One-third of the members of the 
Committee or a subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for 
taking any action other than the closing of a meeting pursuant 
to clauses 2(g) and 2(k)(5) of Rule XI of the Rules of the 
House, the authorizing of a subpoena pursuant to paragraph (d) 
of Committee Rule XII, the reporting of a measure or 
recommendation pursuant to paragraph (b)(1) of Committee Rule 
V, and the actions described in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of 
this rule.
    (b) Quorum for Reporting.--A majority of the members of the 
Committee or a subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for the 
reporting of a measure or recommendation.
    (c) Approval of Certain Matters.--A majority of the members 
of the Committee or a subcommittee shall constitute a quorum 
for approval of a resolution concerning any of the following 
actions:
          (1) A prospectus for construction, alteration, 
        purchase or acquisition of a public building or the 
        lease of space as required by section 3307 of title 40, 
        United States Code.
          (2) Survey investigation of a proposed project for 
        navigation, flood control, and other purposes by the 
        Corps of Engineers (section 4 of the Rivers and Harbors 
        Act of March 4, 1913, 33 U.S.C. 542).
          (3) Construction of a water resources development 
        project by the Corps of Engineers with an estimated 
        Federal cost not exceeding $15,000,000 (section 201 of 
        the Flood Control Act of 1965).
          (4) Deletion of water quality storage in a Federal 
        reservoir project where the benefits attributable to 
        water quality are 15 percent or more but not greater 
        than 25 percent of the total project benefits (section 
        65 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974).
          (5) Authorization of a Natural Resources Conservation 
        Service watershed project involving any single 
        structure of more than 4,000 acre feet of total 
        capacity (section 2 of P.L. 566, 83rd Congress).
    (d) Quorum for Taking Testimony.--Two members of the 
Committee or subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for the 
purpose of taking testimony and receiving evidence.
    (e) Record Votes.--A record vote may be demanded by one-
fifth of the members present.
    (f) Postponement of Votes.----
          (1) In general.--In accordance with clause 2(h)(4) of 
        Rule XI of the Rules of the House, the Chairman of the 
        Committee or a subcommittee, after consultation with 
        the ranking minority member of the Committee or 
        subcommittee, may----
                  (A) postpone further proceedings when a 
                record vote is ordered on the question of 
                approving a measure or matter or on adopting an 
                amendment; and
                  (B) resume proceedings on a postponed 
                question at any time after reasonable notice.
          (2) Resumption of proceedings.--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.
    (g) Availability of Record Votes in Electronic Form.--
Pursuant to clause 2(e)(1)(B)(i) of Rule XI of the Rules of the 
House, the Chairman shall make the result of any record vote 
publicly available in electronic form within 48 hours of such 
record vote.

Rule VII. Establishment of Subcommittees; Size and Party Ratios

    (a) Establishment.--There shall be six standing 
subcommittees. These subcommittees, with the following sizes 
(including delegates) and majority/minority ratios, are:
          (1) Subcommittee on Aviation (41 Members: 22 Majority 
        and 19 Minority).
          (2) Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime 
        Transportation (15 Members: 8 Majority and 7 Minority).
          (3) Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
        Buildings, and Emergency Management (17 Members: 9 
        Majority and 8 Minority).
          (4) Subcommittee on Highways and Transit (49 Members: 
        26 Majority and 23 Minority).
          (5) Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and 
        Hazardous Materials (33 Members: 18 Majority and 15 
        Minority).
          (6) Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment 
        (35 Members: 19 Majority and 16 Minority).
    (b) Ex Officio Members.--The Chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee shall serve as ex officio voting 
members on each subcommittee.
    (c) Ratios.--On each subcommittee there shall be a ratio of 
majority party members to minority party members which shall be 
no less favorable to the majority party than the ratio for the 
Full Committee. In calculating the ratio of majority party 
members to minority party members, there shall be included the 
ex officio members of the subcommittees.

Rule VIII. Powers and Duties of Subcommittees

    (a) Authority To Sit.--Each subcommittee is authorized to 
meet, hold hearings, receive evidence, and report to the Full 
Committee on all matters referred to it or under its 
jurisdiction. Subcommittee Chair shall set dates for hearings 
and meetings of their respective subcommittees after 
consultation with the Chairman and other subcommittee chairs 
with a view toward avoiding simultaneous scheduling of Full 
Committee and subcommittee meetings or hearings whenever 
possible.
    (b) Consideration by Committee.--Each bill, resolution, or 
other matter favorably reported by a subcommittee shall 
automatically be placed upon the agenda of the Committee. Any 
such matter reported by a subcommittee shall not be considered 
by the Committee unless it has been delivered to the offices of 
all members of the Committee at least 48 hours before the 
meeting, unless the Chairman determines that the matter is of 
such urgency that it should be given early consideration.

Rule IX. Referral of Legislation to Subcommittees

    (a) General Requirement.--Except where the Chairman of the 
Committee determines, in consultation with the majority members 
of the Committee, that consideration is to be by the Full 
Committee, each bill, resolution, investigation, or other 
matter which relates to a subject listed under the jurisdiction 
of any subcommittee established in Committee Rule VII referred 
to or initiated by the Full Committee shall be referred by the 
Chairman to all subcommittees of appropriate jurisdiction 
within two weeks. All bills shall be referred to the 
subcommittee of proper jurisdiction without regard to whether 
the author is or is not a member of the subcommittee.
    (b) Recall from Subcommittee.--A bill, resolution, or other 
matter referred to a subcommittee in accordance with this rule 
may be recalled therefrom at any time by a vote of a majority 
of the members of the Committee voting, a quorum being present, 
for the Committee's direct consideration or for reference to 
another subcommittee.
    (c) Multiple Referrals.--In carrying out this rule with 
respect to any matter, the Chairman may refer the matter 
simultaneously to two or more subcommittees for concurrent 
consideration or for consideration in sequence (subject to 
appropriate time limitations in the case of any subcommittee 
after the first), or divide the matter into two or more parts 
(reflecting different subjects and jurisdictions) and refer 
each such part to a different subcommittee, or make such other 
provisions as he or she considers appropriate.

Rule X. Recommendation of Conferees

    The Chairman of the Committee shall recommend to the 
Speaker as conferees the names of those members (1) of the 
majority party selected by the Chairman, and (2) of the 
minority party selected by the ranking minority member of the 
Committee. Recommendations of conferees to the Speaker shall 
provide a ratio of majority party members to minority party 
members which shall be no less favorable to the majority party 
than the ratio for the Committee.

Rule XI. Oversight

    (a) Purpose.--The Committee shall carry out oversight 
responsibilities as provided in this rule in order to assist 
the House in----
          (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of----
                  (A) the application, administration, 
                execution, and effectiveness of the laws 
                enacted by the Congress; or
                  (B) conditions and circumstances which may 
                indicate the necessity or desirability of 
                enacting new or additional legislation; and
          (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of 
        such modifications or changes in those laws, and of 
        such additional legislation, as may be necessary or 
        appropriate.
    (b) Authorization and Oversight Plan.--Not later than March 
1st of the first session of each Congress, the Chairman shall 
submit to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the 
Committee on House Administration its authorization and 
oversight plan for that Congress in accordance with clause 2(d) 
of Rule X of the Rules of the House.
    (c) Review of Laws and Programs.--The Committee and the 
appropriate subcommittees shall cooperatively 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 the jurisdiction of the 
Committee, and the organization and operation of the Federal 
agencies and entities having responsibilities in or for the 
administration and execution thereof, in order to determine 
whether such laws and the programs thereunder are being 
implemented and carried out in accordance with the intent of 
the Congress and whether such programs should be continued, 
curtailed, or eliminated. In addition, the Committee and the 
appropriate subcommittees shall cooperatively review and study 
any conditions or circumstances which may indicate the 
necessity or desirability of enacting new or additional 
legislation within the jurisdiction of the Committee (whether 
or not any bill or resolution has been introduced with respect 
thereto), and shall on a continuing basis undertake future 
research and forecasting on matters within the jurisdiction of 
the Committee.
    (d) Review of Tax Policies.--The Committee and the 
appropriate subcommittees shall cooperatively review and study 
on a continuing basis the impact or probable impact of tax 
policies affecting subjects within the jurisdiction of the 
Committee.

Rule XII. Power to Sit and Act; Power to Conduct
                    Investigations; Oaths; Subpoena Power

    (a) Authority To Sit and Act.--For the purpose of carrying 
out any of its functions and duties under Rules X and XI of the 
Rules of the House, the Committee and each of its 
subcommittees, is authorized (subject to paragraph (d)(1))----
          (1) to sit and act at such times and places within 
        the United States whether the House is in session, has 
        recessed, or has adjourned and to hold such hearings; 
        and
          (2) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the 
        attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
        production of such books, records, correspondence, 
        memorandums, papers, and documents, as it deems 
        necessary.
    (b) Authority To Conduct Investigations.----
          (1) In general.--The Committee is authorized at any 
        time to conduct such investigations and studies as it 
        may consider necessary or appropriate in the exercise 
        of its responsibilities under Rule X of the Rules of 
        the House and (subject to the adoption of expense 
        resolutions as required by Rule X, clause 6 of the 
        Rules of the House) to incur expenses (including travel 
        expenses) in connection therewith.
    (c) Oaths.--The Chairman, or any member designated by the 
Chairman, may administer oaths to any witness.
    (d) Issuance of Subpoenas.----
          (1) In general.--A subpoena may be issued by the 
        Committee or subcommittee under paragraph (a)(2) in the 
        conduct of any investigation or activity or series of 
        investigations or activities, only when authorized by a 
        majority of the members voting, a majority being 
        present. Such authorized subpoenas shall be signed by 
        the Chairman of the Committee or by any member 
        designated by the Committee. If a specific request for 
        a subpoena has not been previously rejected by either 
        the Committee or subcommittee, the Chairman of the 
        Committee, after consultation with the ranking minority 
        member of the Committee, may authorize and issue a 
        subpoena under paragraph (a)(2) in the conduct of any 
        investigation or activity or series of investigations 
        or activities, and such subpoena shall for all purposes 
        be deemed a subpoena issued by the Committee. As soon 
        as practicable after a subpoena is issued under this 
        rule, the Chairman shall notify all members of the 
        Committee of such action.
          (2) Enforcement.--Compliance with any subpoena issued 
        by the Committee or subcommittee under paragraph (a)(2) 
        may be enforced only as authorized or directed by the 
        House.
    (e) Expenses of Subpoenaed Witnesses.--Each witness who has 
been subpoenaed, upon the completion of the witness' testimony 
before the Committee or any subcommittee, may report to the 
offices of the Committee, and there sign appropriate vouchers 
for travel allowances and attendance fees. If hearings are held 
in cities other than Washington, D.C., the witness or the 
witness' representative may contact the counsel of the 
Committee, before leaving the hearing room.
    (f) Deposition Authority.--Pursuant to section 3(k) of 
House Resolution 5 and subject to the regulations issued by the 
Chairman of the Committee on Rules and printed in the 
Congressional Record, the Chairman of the Committee, upon 
consultation with the ranking minority member, may order the 
taking of depositions, including pursuant to a subpoena, by a 
member or counsel of such committee.

Rule XIII. Review of Continuing Programs; Budget Act
                    Provisions

    (a) Ensuring Annual Appropriations.--The Committee shall, 
in its consideration of all bills and joint resolutions of a 
public character within its jurisdiction, ensure that 
appropriations for continuing programs and activities of the 
Federal government and the District of Columbia government will 
be made annually to the maximum extent feasible and consistent 
with the nature, requirements, and objectives of the programs 
and activities involved.
    (b) Review of Multi-Year Appropriations.--The Committee 
shall review, from time to time, each continuing program within 
its jurisdiction for which appropriations are not made annually 
in order to ascertain whether such program could be modified so 
that appropriations therefore would be made annually.
    (c) Views and Estimates.--In accordance with clause 4(f)(1) 
of Rule X of the Rules of the House, the Committee shall submit 
to the Committee on the Budget----
          (1) its views and estimates with respect to all 
        matters to be set forth in the concurrent resolution on 
        the budget for the ensuing fiscal year which are within 
        its jurisdiction or functions; and
          (2) an estimate of the total amount of new budget 
        authority, and budget outlays resulting therefrom, to 
        be provided or authorized in all bills and resolutions 
        within its jurisdiction which it intends to be 
        effective during that fiscal year.
    (d) Budget Allocations.--As soon as practicable after a 
concurrent resolution on the budget for any fiscal year is 
agreed to, the Committee (after consulting with the appropriate 
committee or committees of the Senate) shall subdivide any 
allocations made to it in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying the conference report on such resolution, and 
promptly report such subdivisions to the House, in the manner 
provided by section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974.
    (e) Reconciliation.--Whenever the Committee is directed in 
a concurrent resolution on the budget to determine and 
recommend changes in laws, bills, or resolutions under the 
reconciliation process, it shall promptly make such 
determination and recommendations, and report a reconciliation 
bill or resolution (or both) to the House or submit such 
recommendations to the Committee on the Budget, in accordance 
with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

Rule XIV. Records

    (a) Keeping of Records.--The Committee shall keep a 
complete record of all Committee action which shall include----
          (1) in the case of any meeting or hearing 
        transcripts, a substantially verbatim account of 
        remarks actually made during the proceedings, subject 
        only to technical, grammatical, and typographical 
        corrections authorized by the person making the remarks 
        involved; and
          (2) a record of the votes on any question on which a 
        record vote is taken.
    (b) Public Inspection.--Pursuant to clause 2(e) of Rule XI 
of the Rules of the House, the result of each such record vote 
shall be made publicly available by the Committee in electronic 
form within 48 hours of such record vote. Information so 
available shall include a description of the amendment, motion, 
order, or other proposition and the name of each member voting 
for and each member voting against such amendment, motion, 
order, or proposition, and the names of those members present 
but not voting.
    (c) Property of the House.--All Committee records 
(including hearings, data, charts, and files) shall be kept 
separate and distinct from the congressional office records of 
the member serving as Chairman of the Committee; and such 
records shall be the property of the House and all members of 
the House shall have access thereto.
    (d) Availability of Archived Records.--The records of the 
Committee at the National Archives and Records Administration 
shall be made available for public use in accordance with Rule 
VII of the Rules of the House. The Chairman shall notify the 
ranking minority member of the Committee of any decision, 
pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of such 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.
    (e) Authority To Print.--The Committee is authorized to 
have printed and bound testimony and other data presented at 
hearings held by the Committee. All costs of stenographic 
services and transcripts in connection with any meeting or 
hearing of the Committee shall be paid as provided in clause 
1(c) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House.

Rule XV. Committee Budgets

    (a) Biennial Budget.--The Chairman, in consultation with 
the Chairman of each subcommittee, the majority members of the 
Committee, and the minority members of the Committee, shall, 
for each Congress, prepare a consolidated Committee budget. 
Such budget shall include necessary amounts for staff 
personnel, necessary travel, investigation, and other expenses 
of the Committee.
    (b) Additional Expenses.--Authorization for the payment of 
additional or unforeseen Committee expenses may be procured by 
one or more additional expense resolutions processed in the 
same manner as set out herein.
    (c) Travel Requests.--The Chairman or any Chairman of a 
subcommittee may initiate necessary travel requests as provided 
in Committee Rule XVII within the limits of the consolidated 
Committee budget as approved by the House and the Chairman may 
execute necessary vouchers thereof.
    (d) Monthly Reports.--Once monthly, the Chairman shall 
submit to the Committee on House Administration, in writing, a 
full and detailed accounting of all expenditures made during 
the period since the last such accounting from the amount 
budgeted to the Committee. Such report shall show the amount 
and purpose of such expenditure and the budget to which such 
expenditure is attributed. A copy of such monthly report shall 
be available in the Committee office for review by members of 
the Committee.

Rule XVI. Committee Staff

    (a) Appointment by Chairman.--The Chairman shall appoint 
and determine the remuneration of, and may remove, the 
employees of the Committee not assigned to the minority. The 
staff of the Committee not assigned to the minority shall be 
under the general supervision and direction of the Chairman, 
who shall establish and assign the duties and responsibilities 
of such staff members and delegate such authority as he or she 
determines appropriate.
    (b) Appointment by Ranking Minority Member.--The ranking 
minority member of the Committee shall appoint and determine 
the remuneration of, and may remove, the staff assigned to the 
minority within the budget approved for such purposes. The 
staff assigned to the minority shall be under the general 
supervision and direction of the ranking minority member of the 
Committee who may delegate such authority as he or she 
determines appropriate.
    (c) Intention Regarding Staff.--It is intended that the 
skills and experience of all members of the Committee staff 
shall be available to all members of the Committee.

Rule XVII. Travel of Members and Staff

    (a) Approval.--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 reimbursed from 
funds set aside for the Committee for any member or any staff 
member shall be paid only upon the prior authorization of the 
Chairman. Travel shall be authorized by the Chairman for any 
member and any staff member in connection with the attendance 
of hearings conducted by the Committee or any subcommittee and 
meetings, conferences, and investigations which involve 
activities or subject matter under the general jurisdiction of 
the Committee. Before such authorization is given there shall 
be submitted to the Chairman 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) Subcommittee Travel.--In the case of travel of members 
and staff of a subcommittee to hearings, meetings, conferences, 
and investigations involving activities or subject matter under 
the legislative assignment of such subcommittee, prior 
authorization must be obtained from the subcommittee Chairman 
and the Chairman. Such prior authorization shall be given by 
the Chairman only upon the representation by the Chairman of 
such subcommittee in writing setting forth those items 
enumerated in subparagraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of paragraph 
(a) and that there has been compliance where applicable with 
Committee Rule IV.
    (c) Travel Outside the United States.----
          (1) In general.--In the case of travel outside the 
        United States of members and staff of the Committee or 
        subcommittee 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 subcommittee, prior authorization must be 
        obtained from the Chairman, or, in the case of a 
        subcommittee from the subcommittee Chairman and the 
        Chairman. Before such authorization is given there 
        shall be submitted to the Chairman, 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 the 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) Initiation of requests.--Requests for travel 
        outside the United States may be initiated by the 
        Chairman or a subcommittee Chairman (except that 
        individuals may submit a request to the Chairman for 
        the purpose of attending a conference or meeting) and 
        shall be limited to members and permanent employees of 
        the Committee.
    (d) Reports by Members and Staff.--Within 15 legislative 
days from the conclusion of any hearing, investigation, study, 
meeting, or conference for which travel has been authorized 
pursuant to this rule, each member and staff member involved in 
such travel shall submit a written report to the Chairman 
covering the activities and other pertinent observations or 
information gained as a result of such travel.
    (e) Applicability of Laws, Rules, Policies.--Members and 
staff of the Committee performing authorized travel on official 
business shall be governed by applicable laws, resolutions, or 
regulations of the House and of the Committees on House 
Administration and Ethics pertaining to such travel, and by the 
travel policy of the Committee.

Rule XVIII. Committee Panels

    (a) Designation.--In accordance with clause 5(b)(2)(C) of 
Rule X of the Rules of the House, the Chairman of the 
Committee, with the concurrence of the ranking minority member, 
may designate a panel of the Committee consisting of members of 
the Committee to inquire into and take testimony on a matter or 
matters that fall within the jurisdiction of more than one 
subcommittee and to report to the Committee.
    (b) Duration.--No panel designated under paragraph (a) 
shall continue in existence for more than six months after the 
date of the designation.
    (c) Party Ratios and Appointment.--The ratio of majority 
members to minority members on a panel designated under 
paragraph (a) shall be as close as practicable to the ratio of 
the Full Committee. All majority members of the panels shall be 
appointed by the Chairman of the Committee, and all minority 
members shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of 
the Committee. The Chairman of the Committee shall choose one 
of the majority members so appointed to serve as Chairman of 
the panel. The ranking minority member of the Committee shall 
similarly choose the ranking minority member of the panel.
    (d) Ex Officio Members.--The Chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee may serve as ex officio members of a 
panel designated under paragraph (a). The Chairman and minority 
member are authorized to vote on matters that arise before the 
panel and shall be counted to satisfy the quorum requirement 
for any purpose.
    (e) Jurisdiction.--No panel designated under paragraph (a) 
shall have legislative jurisdiction.
    (f) Applicability of Committee Rules.--A panel designated 
under paragraph (a) shall be subject to all Committee Rules 
herein.

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