[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 38 (Monday, March 1, 2021)]
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[Pages H874-H878]
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                     PUBLICATION OF COMMITTEE RULES


  RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR FOR THE 117TH CONGRESS



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COMMITTEE RULES RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR FOR 
THE 117TH CONGRESS


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         Committee on Education and Labor, House of 
           Representatives,
                                    Washington, DC, March 1, 2021.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker: Pursuant to clause (2) of Rule XI of 
     the Rules of the House of Representatives, I hereby submit 
     the Rules of the Committee on Education and Labor for the 
     117th Congress for publication in the Congressional Record. 
     These Committee Rules were adopted in an open meeting of the 
     Committee on February 8, 2021, by voice vote.
       Thank you for your attention to this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                        Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott,
                                                         Chairman.


           RULE 1. REGULAR, ADDITIONAL, AND SPECIAL MEETINGS

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


                            RULE 2. DECORUM

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


            RULE 3. STANDING SUBCOMMITTEES AND JURISDICTION

       (a) There shall be five standing subcommittees. In addition 
     to conducting oversight in the area of their respective 
     jurisdictions as required in clause 2 of Rule X of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives, each subcommittee shall have 
     the following jurisdiction:
       Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary 
     Education.--Education from early learning through the high 
     school level, including but not limited to early care and 
     education programs such as the Head Start Act and the Child 
     Care and Development Block Grant Act, special education, and 
     homeless and migrant education; overseas dependent schools; 
     career and technical education; school climate and safety, 
     including alcohol and drug abuse prevention; educational 
     equity, including facilities; educational research and 
     improvement, including the Institute of Education Sciences; 
     and pre-service and in-service teacher professional 
     development, including Title II of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act and Title II of the Higher Education 
     Act.
       Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce 
     Investment.--Education and workforce development beyond the 
     high school level, including but not limited to higher 
     education generally, postsecondary student assistance and 
     employment services, and the Higher Education Act, including 
     campus safety and climate; adult education; postsecondary 
     career and technical education, apprenticeship programs, and 
     workforce development, including but not limited to the 
     Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, vocational 
     rehabilitation, and workforce development programs from 
     immigration fees; programs related to the arts and 
     humanities, museum and library services, and arts and 
     artifacts indemnity; science and technology programs; and 
     domestic volunteer programs and national service programs, 
     including the Corporation for National and Community Service.
       Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.--Wages and hours of 
     workers, including but not limited to the Davis-Bacon Act, 
     the Walsh-Healey Act, the Service Contract Act, and the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act; workers' compensation, including but not 
     limited to the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, the 
     Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, and the Black 
     Lung Benefits Act; the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural 
     Worker Protection Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the 
     Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; the 
     Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988; trade, 
     international labor rights, and immigration issues as they 
     affect employers and workers; and workers' safety and health, 
     including but not limited to occupational safety and health, 
     mine safety and health, and migrant and agricultural worker 
     safety and health.
       Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.--
     Matters dealing with relationships between employers and 
     employees, including but not limited to the National

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     Labor Relations Act, the Labor-Management Relations Act, and 
     the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; the Bureau 
     of Labor Statistics; and employment-related health and 
     retirement security, including but not limited to pension, 
     health, other employee benefits, and the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act.
       Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services.--Matters 
     relating to equal employment opportunities and civil rights 
     generally; welfare reform programs, including but not limited 
     to work incentive programs and welfare-to-work requirements; 
     poverty and human services programs, including but not 
     limited to the Community Services Block Grant Act and the Low 
     Income Home Energy Assistance Program; the Native American 
     Programs Act; school lunch and child nutrition programs; 
     matters dealing with programs and services for the elderly, 
     including but not limited to nutrition programs and the Older 
     Americans Act; adolescent development programs, including but 
     not limited to those providing for the care and treatment of 
     certain at-risk youth such as the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act and the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
     Act; and matters dealing with child abuse and domestic 
     violence, including but not limited to the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act and child adoption.
       (b) The majority party members of the Committee may provide 
     for such temporary, ad hoc subcommittees as determined to be 
     appropriate.


                     RULE 4. EX OFFICIO MEMBERSHIP

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


                    RULE 5. SUBCOMMITTEE SCHEDULING

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


                       RULE 6. SUBCOMMITTEE RULES

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


                 RULE 7. SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERS

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


                       RULE 8. HEARING PROCEDURE

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


                RULE 9. QUESTIONING OF HEARING WITNESSES

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


                      RULE 10. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY

       The power to authorize and issue subpoenas is delegated to 
     the Chair of the full Committee, as provided for under clause 
     2(m)(3)(A)(i) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives. The Chair shall notify the Ranking Member 
     prior to issuing any subpoena under such authority. To the 
     extent practicable, the Chair shall consult with the Ranking 
     Member at least 24 hours in advance of a subpoena being 
     issued under such authority, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, 
     and federal holidays. As soon as practicable after issuing 
     any subpoena under such authority, the Chair shall notify in 
     writing all members of the Committee of the issuance of the 
     subpoena.


                     RULE 11. DEPOSITION PROCEDURE

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

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       (2) A deposition shall be taken under oath or affirmation 
     administered by a member or a person otherwise authorized to 
     administer oaths and affirmations.
       (e) A deponent may be accompanied at a deposition by 
     counsel to advise the deponent of the deponent's rights. Only 
     members and Committee counsel, however, may examine the 
     deponent. No one may be present at a deposition other than 
     members, Committee staff designated by the Chair or Ranking 
     Member, such individuals as may be required to administer the 
     oath or affirmation and transcribe or record the proceedings, 
     the deponent, and the deponent's counsel (including personal 
     counsel and counsel for the entity employing the deponent if 
     the scope of the deposition is expected to cover actions 
     taken as part of the deponent's employment). Observers or 
     counsel for other persons or entities may not attend.
       (f)
       (1) Unless the majority, minority, and deponent agree 
     otherwise, questions in a deposition shall be propounded in 
     rounds, alternating between the majority and minority. A 
     single round shall not exceed 60 minutes per side, unless the 
     members or counsel conducting the deposition agree to a 
     different length of questioning. In each round, a member or 
     Committee counsel designated by the Chair shall ask questions 
     first, and the member or Committee counsel designated by the 
     Ranking Member shall ask questions second.
       (2) Any objection made during a deposition must be stated 
     concisely and in a nonargumentative and non-suggestive 
     manner. Deponent may refuse to answer a question only to 
     preserve a privilege. When the deponent has objected and 
     refused to answer a question to preserve a privilege, the 
     Chair may rule on any such objection after the deposition has 
     adjourned. If the Chair overrules any such objection and 
     thereby orders a deponent to answer any question to which a 
     privilege objection was lodged, such ruling shall be filed 
     with the clerk of the Committee and shall be provided to 
     members and the deponent no less than three days before the 
     ruling is enforced at a reconvened deposition. If a member of 
     the Committee appeals in writing the ruling of the Chair, the 
     appeal shall be preserved for Committee consideration. A 
     deponent who refuses to answer a question after being 
     directed to answer by the Chair in writing may be subject to 
     sanction, except that no sanctions may be imposed if the 
     ruling of the Chair is reversed on appeal. In all cases, when 
     deposition testimony for which an objection has been made is 
     offered for admission in evidence before the Committee, all 
     properly lodged objections then made shall be timely and 
     shall be considered by the Committee prior to admission in 
     evidence before the Committee.
       (g) Deposition testimony shall be transcribed by 
     stenographic means and may also be video recorded. The clerk 
     of the Committee shall receive the transcript and any video 
     recording and promptly forward such to minority staff at the 
     same time the clerk distributes such to other majority staff.
       (h) The individual administering the oath shall certify on 
     the transcript that the deponent was duly sworn. The 
     transcriber shall certify that the transcript is a true, 
     verbatim record of the testimony, and the transcript and any 
     exhibits shall be filed, as shall any video recording, with 
     the clerk of the Committee. In no case shall any video 
     recording be considered the official transcript of a 
     deposition or otherwise supersede the certified written 
     transcript.
       (i) After receiving the transcript, majority staff shall 
     make available the transcript for review by the deponent or 
     deponent's counsel. No later than ten business days 
     thereafter, the deponent may submit suggested changes to the 
     Chair. Committee majority staff may direct the clerk of the 
     Committee to note any typographical errors, including any 
     requested by the deponent or minority staff, via an errata 
     sheet appended to the transcript. Any proposed substantive 
     changes, modifications, clarifications, or amendments to the 
     deposition testimony must be submitted by the deponent as an 
     affidavit that includes the deponent's reasons therefore. Any 
     substantive changes, modifications, clarifications, or 
     amendments shall be included as an appendix to the 
     transcript, a copy of which shall be promptly forwarded to 
     minority staff.
       (j) The Chair and Ranking Member shall consult regarding 
     the release of deposition transcript or electronic 
     recordings. If either objects in writing to a proposed 
     release of a deposition transcript or electronic recording or 
     a portion thereof, the matter shall be promptly referred to 
     the Committee for resolution.


                            RULE 12. QUORUMS

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


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

       (a) The Chair shall consult with subcommittee chair 
     regarding referral to the appropriate subcommittees of such 
     bills, resolutions, and other matters that have been referred 
     to the Committee. Once copies of a bill, resolution, or other 
     matter are available to the Committee, the Chair shall, 
     within three weeks of such availability, provide notice of 
     referral, if any, to the appropriate subcommittee.
       (b) Referral to a subcommittee shall not be made until 
     three days have elapsed after written notification of such 
     proposed referral to all subcommittee chair, at which time 
     such proposed referral shall be made unless one or more 
     subcommittee chair shall have given written notice to the 
     Chair of the full Committee and to the chair of each 
     subcommittee that he or she intends to question such proposed 
     referral at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the 
     Committee, or at a special meeting of the Committee called 
     for that purpose, at which time referral shall be made by the 
     majority members of the Committee. All bills shall be 
     referred under this rule to the subcommittee of proper 
     jurisdiction without regard to whether the author is or is 
     not a member of the subcommittee. Upon a majority vote of the 
     Committee, a bill, resolution, or other matter referred to a 
     subcommittee in accordance with this rule may be recalled at 
     any time for the Committee's direct consideration or for 
     reference to another subcommittee.
       (c) The Chair shall announce the date, place, and subject 
     matter of a Committee meeting, which may not commence earlier 
     than the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or 
     legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a 
     day) on which members have notice thereof; but this 
     requirement may be waived if the Chair of the Committee, with 
     the concurrence of the Ranking Member, determines that there 
     is good cause or the Committee so determines by majority vote 
     in the presence of the number of members required under the 
     rules of the Committee for the transaction of such business.
       (d) When a bill or resolution is being considered by the 
     Committee or a subcommittee, members shall provide the clerk 
     in a timely manner a sufficient number of written copies of 
     any amendment offered, so as to enable each member present to 
     receive a copy thereof prior to taking action. However, if 
     directed by the Chair or majority staff, an electronic 
     submission to the clerk in a timely manner, in the manner 
     prescribed by the Chair or majority staff, shall satisfy the 
     requirement to provide the clerk in a timely manner a 
     sufficient number of written copies of any amendment offered. 
     A point of order may be made against any amendment not 
     reduced to writing. A copy of each such amendment shall be 
     maintained in the public records of the Committee or 
     subcommittee, as the case may be.
       (e) In determining the order in which amendments to a 
     matter pending before the Committee or a subcommittee will be 
     considered, the Chair may give priority to:
       (1) The Chair's mark, and
       (2) Amendments, otherwise in order, that have been filed 
     with the Committee at least 24 hours prior to the Committee 
     or subcommittee business meeting on said measure or matter.
       (f) The Chair shall provide, in a timely manner, 
     electronically or in paper form to the Ranking Member a copy 
     of each report received by the Chair that is authorized by 
     statute to be transmitted to Congress and addressed by clause 
     2(b) of Rule II of the Rules of the House of Representative, 
     unless such report has been specifically marked as already 
     having been sent to the Ranking Member or Minority Committee 
     staff.
       (g) The Chair or majority staff shall consult with the 
     Ranking Member or minority staff before waiving Committee 
     consideration of a bill referred to the Committee. The Chair 
     shall provide to the Ranking Member a copy of any Committee 
     letter exchanged with another committee waiving Committee 
     consideration of a bill referred to the Committee within 24 
     hours of issuing such a letter.


                             RULE 14. VOTES

       (a) With respect to each roll call vote on a motion to 
     report any bill, resolution, or matter of a public character, 
     and on any amendment offered thereto, the total number of 
     votes cast for and against, and the names of those members 
     voting for and against, shall be included in the Committee 
     report on the measure or matter.
       (b) In accordance with clause 2(h)(4) of Rule XI of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives, the Chair of the 
     Committee or a subcommittee is authorized to postpone further 
     proceedings when a record vote is ordered on the question of 
     approving a measure or matter or on adopting an amendment. 
     Such Chair may resume proceedings on a postponed request at 
     any time after reasonable notice. When proceedings resume on 
     a postponed question, notwithstanding any intervening order 
     for the previous question, an underlying proposition shall 
     remain subject to further debate or amendment to the same 
     extent as when the question was postponed.


                     RULE 15. RECORDS AND 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 and shall be made available on the 
     Committee's website within 48 hours of such record vote. 
     Information so available for public inspection and on the 
     Committee's website shall include a description of the 
     amendment, motion, order,

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     or other proposition; the name of each member voting for and 
     each member voting against such amendment, motion, order, or 
     proposition; and the names of those members present but not 
     voting. The text of an amendment offered to a measure or 
     matter considered in Committee shall be made publicly 
     available in electronic form not later than 24 hours after 
     its final disposition in Committee. A record vote may be 
     demanded by one-fifth of the members present or, in the 
     apparent absence of a quorum, by any one member.
       (b) In accordance with Rule VII of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives, any official permanent record of the 
     Committee (including any record of a legislative, oversight, 
     or other activity of the Committee or any subcommittee) shall 
     be made available for public use if such record has been in 
     existence for 30 years, except that--
       (1) any record that the Committee (or a subcommittee) makes 
     available for public use before such record is delivered to 
     the Archivist under clause 2 of Rule VII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives shall be made available immediately, 
     including any record described in subsection (a) of this 
     Rule;
       (2) any investigative record that contains personal data 
     relating to a specific living individual (the disclosure of 
     which would be an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy), 
     any administrative record with respect to personnel, and any 
     record with respect to a hearing closed pursuant to clause 
     2(g)(2) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives shall be available if such record has been in 
     existence for 50 years; or
       (3) except as otherwise provided by order of the House of 
     Representatives, any record of the Committee for which a 
     time, schedule, or condition for availability is specified by 
     order of the Committee (entered during the Congress in which 
     the record is made or acquired by the Committee) shall be 
     made available in accordance with the order of the Committee.
       (c) The official permanent records of the Committee include 
     noncurrent records of the Committee (including subcommittees) 
     delivered by the Clerk of the House of Representatives to the 
     Archivist of the United States for preservation at the 
     National Archives and Records Administration, which are the 
     property of and remain subject to the rules and orders of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (d)
       (1) Any order of the Committee with respect to any matter 
     described in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be 
     adopted only if the notice requirements of Committee Rule 
     13(c) have been met, a quorum consisting of a majority of the 
     members of the Committee is present at the time of the vote, 
     and a majority of those present and voting approve the 
     adoption of the order, which shall be submitted to the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives, together with any 
     accompanying report.
       (2) This subsection applies to any order of the Committee 
     which--
       (A) provides for the non-availability of any record subject 
     to subsection (b) of this rule for a period longer than the 
     period otherwise applicable; or
       (B) is subsequent to, and constitutes a later order under 
     clause 4(b) of Rule VII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, regarding a determination of the Clerk of 
     the House of Representatives with respect to authorizing the 
     Archivist of the United States to make available for public 
     use the records delivered to the Archivist under clause 2 of 
     Rule VII of the Rules of the House of Representatives; or
       (C) specifies a time, schedule, or condition for 
     availability pursuant to subsection (b)(3) of this rule.


                            RULE 16. REPORTS

       (a) Reports of the Committee. All Committee reports on 
     bills or resolutions shall comply with the provisions of 
     clause 2(1) of Rule XI and clauses 2, 3, and 4 of Rule XIII 
     of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
       (1) No such report shall be filed until copies of the 
     proposed report have been available to all members at least 
     36 hours prior to such filing in the House of 
     Representatives. No material change shall be made in the 
     report distributed to members unless agreed to by the Ranking 
     Member; but any member or members of the Committee may file, 
     as part of the printed report, individual, minority, or 
     dissenting views, without regard to the preceding provisions 
     of this rule.
       (2) Such 36-hour period shall not conclude earlier than the 
     end of the period provided under clause 2(l) of Rule XI of 
     the Rules of the House of Representatives after the Committee 
     approves a measure or matter if a member, at the time of such 
     approval, gives notice of intention to file supplemental, 
     minority, or additional views for inclusion as part of the 
     printed report.
       (3) To the extent practicable, any report prepared pursuant 
     to a Committee or subcommittee study or investigation shall 
     be available to members no later than 48 hours prior to 
     consideration of any such report by the Committee or 
     subcommittee, as the case may be.
       (b) Disclaimers.
       (1) A report on activities of the Committee required under 
     clause 1(d) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives shall include the following disclaimer in the 
     document transmitting the report to the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives:
       This report has not been officially adopted by the 
     Committee on Education and Labor or any subcommittee thereof 
     and therefore may not necessarily reflect the views of its 
     members.
       Such disclaimer need not be included if the report was 
     circulated to all members of the Committee at least seven 
     days prior to its submission to the House of Representatives 
     and provision is made for the filing by any member, as part 
     of the printed report, of individual, minority, or dissenting 
     views.
       (2) All Committee or subcommittee reports printed pursuant 
     to legislative study or investigation and not approved by a 
     majority vote of the Committee or subcommittee, as 
     appropriate, shall contain the following disclaimer on the 
     cover of such report:
       This report has not been officially adopted by the 
     Committee on Education and Labor (or pertinent subcommittee 
     thereof) and therefore may not necessarily reflect the views 
     of its members.
       The minority party members of the Committee or subcommittee 
     shall have three calendar days, excluding weekends and 
     holidays, to file, as part of the printed report, 
     supplemental, minority, or additional views.
       (c) Reports of Subcommittees. Whenever a subcommittee has 
     ordered a bill, resolution, or other matter to be reported to 
     the Committee, the chair of the subcommittee reporting the 
     bill, resolution, or matter to the Committee, or any member 
     authorized by the subcommittee to do so, may report such 
     bill, resolution, or matter to the Committee. It shall be the 
     duty of the chair of the subcommittee to report or cause to 
     be reported promptly such bill, resolution, or matter, and to 
     take or cause to be taken the necessary steps to bring such 
     bill, resolution, or matter to a vote.
       (1) In any event, the report, described in the proviso in 
     subsection (c)(2) of this rule, of any subcommittee on a 
     measure which has been approved by the subcommittee shall be 
     filed within seven calendar days (exclusive of days on which 
     the House is not in session) after the day on which there has 
     been filed with the staff director of the Committee a written 
     request, signed by a majority of the members of the 
     subcommittee, for the reporting of that measure. Upon the 
     filing of any such request, the staff director of the 
     Committee shall transmit immediately to the chair of the 
     subcommittee a notice of the filing of that request.
       (2) Bills, resolutions, or other matters favorably reported 
     by a subcommittee shall automatically be placed upon the 
     agenda of the Committee as of the time they are reported. No 
     bill or resolution or other matter reported by a subcommittee 
     shall be considered by the full Committee unless it has been 
     delivered or electronically sent to all members and notice of 
     its prior transmission has been in the hands of all members 
     at least 48 hours prior to such consideration. When a bill is 
     reported from a subcommittee, such measure shall be 
     accompanied by a section-by-section analysis; and, if the 
     Chair of the Committee so requires (in response to a request 
     from the Ranking Member of the Committee or for other 
     reasons), a comparison showing proposed changes in existing 
     law.


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

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


          RULE 18. MEASURES TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER SUSPENSION

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


        RULE 19. BROADCASTING OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND MEETINGS

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

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       (1) Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by the 
     Committee or any subcommittee is open to the public, those 
     proceedings shall be open to coverage by television, radio, 
     and still photography subject to the requirements of clause 4 
     of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
     except when the hearing or meeting is closed pursuant to the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives and of the Committee. 
     The coverage of any hearing or meeting of the Committee or 
     any subcommittee thereof by television, radio, or still 
     photography shall be under the direct supervision of the 
     Chair of the Committee, the subcommittee chair, or other 
     member of the Committee presiding at such hearing or meeting 
     and may be terminated by such member in accordance with the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Personnel providing coverage by the television and 
     radio media shall be then currently accredited to the Radio 
     and Television Correspondents' Galleries.
       (3) Personnel providing coverage by still photography shall 
     be then accredited to the Press Photographers' Gallery.
       (b) Audio and Video Coverage of Committee Hearings and 
     Meetings.--To the maximum extent practicable, the Committee 
     shall provide audio and video coverage of each hearing or 
     meeting for the transaction of business in a manner that 
     allows the public to easily listen to and view the 
     proceedings and shall maintain the recordings of such 
     coverage in a manner that is easily accessible to the public, 
     unless such hearing or meeting is closed pursuant to the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives and of the Committee. 
     Such coverage shall be fair and nonpartisan in accordance 
     with clause 4(b) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives and other applicable rules of the House of 
     Representatives and of the Committee. Personnel providing 
     such coverage shall be employees of the House of 
     Representatives or currently accredited to the Radio and 
     Television Correspondents' Galleries.


                        RULE 20. COMMITTEE STAFF

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


           RULE 21. SUPERVISION AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEE STAFF

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


                   RULE 22. AUTHORIZATION FOR TRAVEL

       (a) Consistent with the primary expense resolution and such 
     additional expense resolutions as may have been approved, the 
     provisions of this rule shall govern travel of Committee 
     members and staff. Travel to be paid from funds set aside for 
     the full Committee for any member or any staff member shall 
     be paid only upon the prior authorization of the Chair. 
     Travel may be authorized by the Chair for any member and any 
     staff member in connection with the attendance of hearings 
     conducted by the Committee or any subcommittee thereof and 
     meetings, conferences, and investigations that involve 
     activities or subject matter under the general jurisdiction 
     of the Committee. The Chair shall review travel requests to 
     assure the validity to Committee business. Before such 
     authorization is given, there shall be submitted to the Chair 
     in writing the following:
       (1) The purpose of the travel;
       (2) The dates during which the travel is to be made and the 
     date or dates of the event for which the travel is being 
     made;
       (3) The location of the event for which the travel is to be 
     made; and
       (4) The names of members and staff seeking authorization.
       (b)
       (1) In the case of travel outside the United States of 
     members and staff of the Committee for the purpose of 
     conducting hearings, investigations, studies, or attending 
     meetings and conferences involving activities or subject 
     matter under the legislative assignment of the Committee or 
     pertinent subcommittees, prior authorization must be obtained 
     from the Chair, or, in the case of a subcommittee, from the 
     subcommittee chair and the Chair. Before such authorization 
     is given, there shall be submitted to the Chair, in writing, 
     a request for such authorization. Each request, which shall 
     be filed in a manner that allows for a reasonable period of 
     time for review before such travel is scheduled to begin, 
     shall include the following:
       (A) The purpose of travel;
       (B) The dates during which the travel will occur;
       (C) The names of the countries to be visited and the length 
     of time to be spent in each;
       (D) an agenda of anticipated activities for each country 
     for which travel is authorized together with a description of 
     the purpose to be served and the areas of Committee 
     jurisdiction involved; and
       (E) The names of members and staff for whom authorization 
     is sought.
       (2) Requests for travel outside the United States may be 
     initiated by the Chair or the chair of a subcommittee (except 
     that individuals may submit a request to the Chair for the 
     purpose of attending a conference or meeting) and shall be 
     limited to members and permanent employees of the Committee.
       (3) The Chair shall not approve a request involving travel 
     outside the United States while the House is in session 
     (except in the case of attendance at meetings and conferences 
     or where circumstances warrant an exception).
       (4) At the conclusion of any hearing, investigation, study, 
     meeting, or conference for which travel outside the United 
     States has been authorized pursuant to this rule, each 
     subcommittee (or members and staff attending meetings or 
     conferences) shall submit a written report to the Chair 
     covering the activities of the subcommittee and containing 
     the results of these activities and other pertinent 
     observations or information gained as a result of such 
     travel.
       (c) Members and staff of the Committee performing 
     authorized travel on official business shall be governed by 
     applicable laws, resolutions, or regulations of the House of 
     Representatives and of the Committee on House Administration 
     pertaining to such travel, including rules, procedures, and 
     limitations prescribed by the Committee on House 
     Administration with respect to domestic and foreign expense 
     allowances.
       (d) Prior to the Chair's authorization for any travel, the 
     Ranking Member shall be given a copy of the written request 
     therefor.


                      RULE 23. BUDGET AND EXPENSES

       (a) The Chair, in consultation with the majority party 
     members of the Committee, shall prepare a preliminary budget. 
     Such budget shall include necessary amounts for staff 
     personnel, for necessary travel, investigation, and other 
     expenses of the Committee; and, after consultation with the 
     minority party membership, the Chair shall include amounts 
     budgeted to the minority party members for staff personnel to 
     be under the direction and supervision of the minority party, 
     travel expenses of minority party members and staff, and 
     minority party office expenses. All travel expenses of 
     minority party members and staff shall be paid for out of the 
     amounts so set aside and budgeted. The Chair shall take 
     whatever action is necessary to have the budget as finally 
     approved by the Committee duly authorized by the House of 
     Representatives. After such budget shall have been adopted, 
     no change shall be made in such budget unless approved by the 
     Committee. The Chair or the chair of any standing 
     subcommittee may initiate necessary travel requests as 
     provided in Committee Rule 21 within the limits of their 
     portion of the consolidated budget as approved by the House, 
     and the Chair may execute necessary vouchers therefor.
       (b) Subject to the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     and procedures prescribed by the Committee on House 
     Administration, and with the prior authorization of the Chair 
     of the Committee in each case, there may be expended in any 
     one session of Congress for necessary travel expenses of 
     witnesses attending hearings in Washington, D.C.:
       (1) Out of funds budgeted and set aside for each 
     subcommittee, not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of witnesses 
     attending hearings of each such subcommittee;
       (2) Out of funds budgeted for the full Committee majority, 
     not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of witnesses attending full 
     Committee hearings; and
       (3) Out of funds set aside to the minority party members:
       (A) Not to exceed, for each of the subcommittees, $5,000 
     for expenses of witnesses attending subcommittee hearings, 
     and
       (B) Not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of witnesses 
     attending full Committee hearings.
       (c) A full and detailed monthly report accounting for all 
     expenditures of Committee funds shall be maintained by the 
     Committee, and it shall be available to each member of the 
     Committee. Such report shall show the amount and purpose of 
     each expenditure, and the budget to which such expenditure is 
     attributed.


                  RULE 24. CHANGES IN COMMITTEE RULES

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

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