[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 38 (Monday, March 1, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S950]
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SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGING THREATS AND SPENDING OVERSIGHT RULES OF 
                               PROCEDURE

  Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, Senate Standing Rule XXVI requires each 
committee to adopt rules to govern the procedure of the committee and 
to publish those rules in the Congressional Record not later than March 
1 of the first year of each Congress. On February 26, 2021, a majority 
of the members of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs' Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight 
adopted subcommittee rules of procedure.
  Consistent with Standing Rule XXVI, today I ask unanimous consent to 
have printed in the Record a copy of the rules of procedure of the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                             117th Congress

Rules of Procedure for the Senate Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
     Spending Oversight of the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                    Governmental Affairs as Adopted

                           February 26, 2021

       1. Subcommittee rules. The Subcommittee shall be governed, 
     where applicable, by the rules of the full Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Government Affairs and the Standing 
     Rules of the Senate.
       2. Quorums.
       A. Transaction of routine business. One-third of the 
     membership of the Subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for 
     the transaction of routine business, provided that one Member 
     of the Minority is present. For the purpose of this 
     paragraph, the term ``routine business'' includes the 
     convening of a meeting and the consideration of any business 
     of the Subcommittee other than reporting to the full 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs any 
     measures, matters, or recommendations.
       B. Taking testimony. One Member of the Subcommittee shall 
     constitute a quorum for taking sworn or unsworn testimony.
       C. Proxies prohibited in establishment of quorum. Proxies 
     shall not be considered for the establishment of a quorum.
       3. Subcommittee subpoenas. The Chair of the Subcommittee, 
     with the approval of the Ranking Minority Member of the 
     Subcommittee, is authorized to subpoena the attendance of 
     witnesses or the production of memoranda, documents, records, 
     or any other materials at a hearing, provided that the Chair 
     may subpoena attendance or production without the approval of 
     the Ranking Minority Member where the Chair or a staff 
     officer designated by the Chair has not received notification 
     from the Ranking Minority Member or a staff officer 
     designated by the Chair of disapproval of the subpoena within 
     2 calendar days, excluding Saturdays and Sundays and legal 
     holidays in which the Senate is not in session, of being 
     notified of the subpoena. If a subpoena is disapproved by the 
     Ranking Minority Member as provided herein, the subpoena may 
     be authorized by vote of the Members of the Subcommittee.
       Immediately upon authorization of the issuance of a 
     subpoena under these rules, a written notice of intent to 
     issue the subpoena shall be provided to the Chair and Ranking 
     Minority Member of the full Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Government Affairs, or staff officers designated by the 
     Chair and Ranking Minority Member for the full Committee, by 
     the Subcommittee Chair or a staff officer designated by the 
     Chair, and no subpoena shall be issued for at least 2 
     calendar days, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, from delivery 
     to the appropriate offices, unless the Chair and Ranking 
     Minority Member of the full Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Government Affairs waive the 2-calendar day waiting 
     period or unless the Subcommittee Chair certifies in writing 
     to the Chair and Ranking Minority Member of the full 
     Committee that, in the opinion of the Chair, it is necessary 
     to issue a subpoena immediately.
       When the Subcommittee or its Chair authorizes subpoenas, 
     subpoenas may be issued upon the signature of the Chair or 
     any other Member of the Subcommittee designated by the Chair.

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