[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 25 (Friday, February 9, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H1419-H1423]
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PUBLICATION OF THE RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, 110TH 
                                CONGRESS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller) is recognized for 5 
minutes.
                                                  February 9, 2007
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Rule XI, 
Clause 2(a)(2) of Rules of the House of Representatives, I respectfully 
submit the rules for the 110th Congress for the Committee on Education 
and Labor for publication in the Congressional Record. The Committee 
adopted these rules by voice vote, with a quorum being present, at our 
organizational meeting on January 24, 2007.

    The Rules of the Committee on Education and Labor for the 110th 
                                Congress


    rule 1. regular, additional, and special meetings: vice chairman

       (a) Regular meetings of the Committee shall be held on the 
     second Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m., while the House 
     is in session. When the Chairman believes that the Committee 
     will not be considering any bill or resolution before the 
     Committee and that there is no other business to be 
     transacted at a regular meeting, he will give each member of 
     the Committee, as far in advance of the day of the regular 
     meeting as the circumstances make practicable, a written 
     notice to that effect; and no regular Committee meeting shall 
     be held on that day.
       (b) The Chairman may call and convene, as he 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 purposes pursuant to that call 
     of the Chairman.
       (c) 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 in the offices of the Committee their 
     written request to the Chairman for that special meeting. 
     Immediately upon the filing of the request, the staff 
     director 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 in the offices 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. The Committee shall meet on that date and hour. 
     Immediately upon the filing of the notice, the staff director 
     of the

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     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.
       (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 House 
     Rules. No business meeting of the Committee, other than 
     regularly scheduled meetings, may be held without each member 
     being given reasonable notice.
       (e) The Chairman of the Committee or of a subcommittee, as 
     appropriate, shall preside at meetings or hearings, or, in 
     the absence of the Chairman, the vice chairman, or the 
     Chairman's designee shall preside.


                    rule 2. questioning of witnesses

       (a) Subject to clauses (b) and (c), Committee members may 
     question witnesses only when they have been recognized by the 
     Chairman for that purpose, and only for a 5-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 Chairman, 
     followed by the ranking minority party member and all other 
     members alternating between the majority and minority party. 
     The Chairman shall exercise discretion in determining the 
     order in which members will be recognized. In recognizing 
     members to question witnesses in this fashion, the Chairman 
     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 Chairman 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 Chairman 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.


                     rule 3. records and rollcalls

       (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 in the offices of the Committee or 
     subcommittee. Information so available for public inspection 
     shall include a description of the amendment, motion, order, 
     or other proposition and the name of each member voting for 
     and each member voting against such amendment, motion, order, 
     or proposition, and the names of those members present but 
     not voting. 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, 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)(l) 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 
     17(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 4. standing subcommittees and jurisdiction

       (a) There shall be five standing subcommittees. In addition 
     to the conducting oversight in the area of their respective 
     jurisdictions as required in clause 2 of House Rule X, each 
     subcommittee shall have the following jurisdictions:
       Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary 
     Education.--Including education from early learning through 
     the high school level including, but not limited to, 
     elementary and secondary education, education of the 
     disabled, the homeless and migrant and agricultural labor. 
     Also including school construction, overseas dependent 
     schools, career and technical training, school safety and 
     alcohol and drug abuse prevention, educational research and 
     improvement, including the Institute of Education Sciences; 
     and early care and education programs and early learning 
     programs, including the Head Start Act and the Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act.
       Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and 
     Competitiveness.--Education and training beyond the high 
     school level including, but not limited to higher education 
     generally, postsecondary student assistance and employment 
     services, the Higher Education Act; postsecondary career and 
     technical education, training and apprenticeship including 
     the Workforce Investment Act, displaced homemakers, adult 
     basic education (family literacy), rehabilitation, 
     professional development, and training programs from 
     immigration funding; pre-service and in-service teacher 
     training, including Title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act and Title II of the Higher Education Act; 
     science and technology programs; affirmative action in higher 
     education; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; all 
     welfare reform programs including, work incentive programs, 
     welfare-to-work requirements; the Native American Programs 
     Act, the Robert A. Taft Institute, and Institute for Peace.
       Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.--
     Adolescent development and training programs, including but 
     not limited to those providing for the care and treatment of 
     certain at risk youth, including the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act and the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
     Act; all matters dealing with child abuse and domestic 
     violence, including the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act, and child adoption; school lunch and child nutrition, 
     poverty programs including the Community Services Block Grant 
     Act, and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program 
     (LIHEAP); all matters dealing with programs and services for 
     the elderly, including nutrition programs and the Older 
     Americans Act; environmental education; all domestic 
     volunteer programs; library services and construction, and 
     programs related to the arts and humanities, museum services, 
     and arts and artifacts indemnity.
       Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.--Wages and hours of 
     labor including, but not limited to, Davis-Bacon Act, Walsh-
     Healey Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, workers' compensation 
     including, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 
     Federal Employees' Compensation Act, Migrant and Seasonal 
     Agricultural Worker Protection Act, Service Contract Act, 
     Family and Medical Leave Act, Worker Adjustment and 
     Retraining Notification Act, including training for 
     dislocated workers, Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 
     1988, trade and immigration issues as they impact employers 
     and workers, and workers' health and safety including, but 
     not limited to, occupational safety and health, mine health 
     and safety, youth camp safety, and migrant and agricultural 
     labor health and safety.
       Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions.--
     All matters dealing with relationships between employers and 
     workers generally including, but not limited to, the National 
     Labor Relations Act, Labor Management Relations Act, Labor-
     Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics, employment-related retirement security, including 
     pension, health and other employee benefits, the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); all matters related 
     to equal employment opportunity and civil rights in 
     employment, including affirmative action.
       (b) The majority party members of the Committee may provide 
     for such temporary, ad hoc subcommittees as determined to be 
     appropriate.


                     RULE 5. EX OFFICIO MEMBERSHIP

       The Chairman of the Committee and the ranking minority 
     party member shall be ex

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     officio members, but not voting members, of each subcommittee 
     to which such Chairman or ranking minority party member has 
     not been assigned.


                 RULE 6. SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERS

       To facilitate the oversight and other legislative and 
     investigative activities of the Committee, the Chairman of 
     the Committee may, at the request of a subcommittee chairman, 
     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, DC. 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 Chairman for that purpose.


                    RULE 7. SUBCOMMITTEE SCHEDULING

       Subcommittee chairmen shall set meeting dates after 
     consultation with the Chairman and other subcommittee 
     chairmen with a view toward avoiding simultaneous scheduling 
     of Committee and subcommittee meetings or hearings, wherever 
     possible. Available dates for subcommittee meetings during 
     the session shall be assigned by the Chairman to the 
     subcommittees as nearly as practicable in rotation and in 
     accordance with their workloads. As far as practicable, the 
     Chairman shall not schedule simultaneous subcommittee 
     markups, a subcommittee markup during a full Committee 
     markup, or any hearing during a markup.


                       RULE 8. SUBCOMMITTEE RULES

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


                        RULE 9. COMMITTEE STAFF

       (a) The employees of the Committee shall be appointed by 
     the Chairman in consultation with subcommittee chairmen 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 10. SUPERVISION AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEE STAFF

       The staff of the Committee 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 authority as he 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 11. HEARINGS PROCEDURE

       (a) The Chairman, in the case of hearings to be conducted 
     by the Committee, and the appropriate subcommittee chairman, 
     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 Committee or subcommittee determines that 
     there is good cause to begin such hearing at an earlier date. 
     In the latter event, the Chairman or the subcommittee 
     chairman, as the case may be, shall make such public 
     announcement at the earliest possible date. To the extent 
     practicable, the Chairman or the subcommittee chairman 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 possible after such public 
     announcement is made.
       (b) 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 Chairman of the Committee 
     or any subcommittee determines that one statement from the 
     Chairman or a designee will be presented, in which case the 
     ranking minority party 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 introduce such witness at the hearing.
       (c) 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.
       (d) 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 Chairman 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.


                  RULE 12. MEETINGS--HEARINGS--QUORUMS

       (a) 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. No such meetings or 
     hearings, however, shall be held outside of Washington, DC, 
     or during a recess or adjournment of the House without the 
     prior authorization of the Committee Chairman. Where feasible 
     and practicable, 14 days' notice will be given of such 
     meeting or hearing.
       (b) 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.
       (c) 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. 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.
       (d) 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.
       (e) 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 Chairman.


                      RULE 13. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY

       The power to authorize and issue subpoenas is delegated to 
     the Chairman 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 Chairman shall notify the ranking 
     minority member prior to issuing any subpoena under such 
     authority. To the extent practicable, the Chairman shall 
     consult with the ranking minority 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 Chairman shall notify 
     in writing all members of the Committee of the issuance of 
     the subpoena.


                   RULE 14. REPORTS OF SUBCOMMITTEES

       (a) Whenever a subcommittee has ordered a bill, resolution, 
     or other matter to be reported to the Committee, the chairman 
     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 chairman 
     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.
       (b) In any event, the report, described in the proviso in 
     subsection (d) 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 chairman of the 
     subcommittee a notice of the filing of that request.
       (c) 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.
       (d) 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; a member

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     of the Committee shall receive, upon his or her request, a 
     paper copy of such bill, resolution, or other matter 
     reported. When a bill is reported from a subcommittee, such 
     measure shall be accompanied by a section-by-section 
     analysis; and, if the Chairman of the Committee so requires 
     (in response to a request from the ranking minority member of 
     the Committee or for other reasons), a comparison showing 
     proposed changes in existing law.
       (e) 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.


                             RULE 15. 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) of House Rule XI, the 
     Chairman 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 Chairman 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.
       (c) In determining the order in which amendments to a 
     matter pending before the committee will be considered, the 
     Chairman may give priority to:
       (1) The Chairman'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.


                   RULE 16. 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 Chairman. 
     Travel may 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 
     thereof and meetings, conferences, and investigations which 
     involve activities or subject matter under the general 
     jurisdiction of the Committee. The Chairman shall review 
     travel requests to assure the validity to Committee business. 
     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)(l) 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 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 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 Chairman or the chairman of a subcommittee 
     (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.
       (3) The Chairman 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 Chairman 
     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 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 Chairman's authorization for any travel, 
     the ranking minority party member shall be given a copy of 
     the written request therefor.


       RULE 17. REFERRAL OF BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, AND OTHER MATTERS

       (a) The Chairman shall consult with subcommittee chairmen 
     regarding referral, to the appropriate subcommittees, of such 
     bills, resolutions, and other matters, which have been 
     referred to the Committee. Once printed copies of a bill, 
     resolution, or other matter are available to the Committee, 
     the Chairman 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 shall have elapsed after written notification of 
     such proposed referral to all subcommittee chairmen, at which 
     time such proposed referral shall be made unless one or more 
     subcommittee chairmen shall have given written notice to the 
     Chairman of the full Committee and to the chairman 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. 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 
     the majority members of the Committee for the Committee's 
     direct consideration or for reference to another 
     subcommittee.
       (c) All members of the Committee shall be given at least 24 
     hours' notice prior to the direct consideration of any bill, 
     resolution, or other matter by the Committee; but this 
     requirement may be waived upon determination, by a majority 
     of the members voting, that emergency or urgent circumstances 
     require immediate consideration thereof.


                       RULE 18. COMMITTEE REPORTS

       (a) All Committee reports on bills or resolutions shall 
     comply with the provisions of clause 2 of Rule Xl and clauses 
     2, 3, and 4 of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) 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. No material 
     change shall be made in the report distributed to members 
     unless agreed to by majority vote; 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.
       (c) Such 36-hour period shall not conclude earlier than the 
     end of the period provided under clause 4 of Rule XIII 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.
       (d) The report on activities of the Committee required 
     under clause 1 of Rule Xl 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:
       ``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 7 days 
     prior to its submission to the House and provision is made 
     for the filing by any member, as part of the printed report, 
     of individual, minority, or dissenting views.


          RULE 19. MEASURES TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER SUSPENSION

       A member of the Committee may not seek to suspend the Rules 
     of the House 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 Chairman 
     and ranking minority member of the full Committee.


                      RULE 20. BUDGET AND EXPENSES

       (a) The Chairman 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 Chairman shall include amounts 
     budgeted to the minority party members for staff personnel to

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     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 Chairman shall take 
     whatever action is necessary to have the budget as finally 
     approved by the Committee duly authorized by the House. After 
     such budget shall have been adopted, no change shall be made 
     in such budget unless approved by the Committee. The Chairman 
     or the chairman of any standing subcommittee may initiate 
     necessary travel requests as provided in Rule 16 within the 
     limits of their portion of the consolidated budget as 
     approved by the House, and the Chairman 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 
     Chairman 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, DC:
       (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 in the 
     Committee office, where 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 21. APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES, NOTICE OF CONFERENCE MEETINGS AND 
                           CONFERENCE MOTION

       (a) Whenever in the legislative process it becomes 
     necessary to appoint conferees, the Chairman 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 Chairman may designate with the 
     approval of the majority party members. Recommendations of 
     the Chairman 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 
     Chairman shall consult with the ranking minority party 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 
     Chairman 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 Chairman is directed to offer a motion under clause 
     1 of Rule XXII of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     whenever the Chairman considers it appropriate.


        RULE 22. 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 
     Chairman of the Committee, the subcommittee chairman, 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.
       (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 currently accredited to the Press Photographers' 
     Gallery.
       (b) Internet Broadcast. An open meeting or hearing of the 
     Committee or subcommittee may be covered and recorded, in 
     whole or in part, by Internet broadcast, unless such meeting 
     or hearing is closed pursuant to the Rules of the House and 
     of the Committee. Such coverage shall be fair and nonpartisan 
     and in accordance with clause 4(b) of House Rule XI and other 
     applicable rules of the House of Representatives and of the 
     Committee. Members of the Committee shall have prompt access 
     to any recording of such coverage to the extent that such 
     coverage is maintained. Personnel providing such coverage 
     shall be employees of the House of Representatives or 
     currently accredited to the Radio and Television 
     Correspondents' Galleries.


                  RULE 23. 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; a member of the Committee 
     shall receive, upon his or her request, a paper copy of the 
     proposed change.

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