COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE

Amendments

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), consideration (H. Res. 439), H8013 [15SE]

Appointments

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select), H8233 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: establish a select committee to oversee, investigate, and maximize the necessarily significant appropriations expended to win the war on terrorism, especially within Afghanistan and Iraq (see H. Res. 589), H11220 [7DE]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 437), H7949 [14SE]

———establish (H. Res. 437), consideration (see H. Res. 439), H7947 [14SE]

Commitee on Energy and Commerce (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 513), H9276 [26OC]

Commitee on Ways and Means (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 264), H3055 [5MY]

Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H12289 [18DE]

Committee on Administrative Procedures (Joint): establish (see H.R. 3148), H5600 [30JN]

Committee on Agency Rule Review (Joint): establish (see H.R. 576), H351 [2FE]

Committee on Agriculture (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 94), H630 [15FE]

Committee on Armed Services (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 129), H847 [1MR]

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 110), H719 [16FE]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 88), H587 [14FE]

Committee on Financial Services (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 100), H630 [15FE]

Committee on Government Reform (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 92), H630 [15FE]

Committee on Homeland Security (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 104), H630 [15FE]

———authorizing expenditures for interim expenses (see H. Res. 10), H79 [4JA]

———majority party appointments (see H. Res. 73), H419 [9FE]

Committee on House Administration (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 159), H1622 [16MR]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): extend (see S. Con. Res. 2), S29 [4JA]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 138), H1024 [8MR]

Committee on International Relations (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 107), H719 [16FE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 123), H797 [17FE]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see S. Res. 72), S2083 [4MR] (see H. Res. 147), H1371 [10MR]

Committee on Resources (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 87), H587 [14FE]

———majority party appointments (see H. Res. 112), H719 [16FE]

Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 106), H719 [16FE]

———majority party appointments (see H. Res. 6), H79 [4JA]

———minority party appointments (see H. Res. 161), H1622 [16MR]

Committee on Science (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 105), H719 [16FE]

Committee on Small Business (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 109), H719 [16FE]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): appoint non-partisan staff (see H. Res. 310), H4318 [9JN]

———authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 165), H1622 [16MR]

———majority party appointments (see H. Res. 65), H353 [2FE]

Committee on the Budget (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 117), H719 [16FE]

———majority party appointments (see H. Res. 64), H353 [2FE] (see H. Res. 68), H412 [8FE] (see H. Res. 281), H3435 [17MY]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 118), H719 [16FE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see S. Res. 72), S2083 [4MR] (see H. Res. 147), H1371 [10MR]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 93), H630 [15FE]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 113), H719 [16FE]

———majority party appointments (see H. Res. 139), H1024 [8MR]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 102), H630 [15FE]

Contracts: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 116), H719 [16FE]

Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 133), H941 [2MR] (see H. Res. 224), H2472 [21AP]

GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 75), H74 [4JA]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H847 [1MR] (see H. Res. 240), H2648 [27AP]

———amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 131), consideration (see H. Res. 234), H2550 [26AP]

———amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 240), adoption (see H. Res. 241), H2645 [27AP]

———establish standing Committees on Homeland Security and Intelligence and increase the number of Committee on Appropriations subcommittees to include a Subcommittee on Intelligence (see H. Res. 25), H80 [4JA]

Hurricanes: create a select committee to investigate awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina (see H. Res. 432, 435), H7814 [8SE] (see H. Res. 449), H8088 [15SE]

Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 32), H138 [6JA] (see H. Res. 48), H236 [26JA] (see H. Res. 66), H353 [2FE] (see H. Res. 445), H8088 [15SE]

———minority party appointments (see H. Res. 33), H138 [6JA] (see H. Res. 49), H236 [26JA] (see H. Res. 62), H353 [2FE] (see H. Res. 74), H422 [9FE] (see H. Res. 111), H719 [16FE] (see H. Res. 307), H4296 [8JN]

POW: transmit to congressional committees certain reports on international human rights law or related laws in connection with military detainees (see H.R. 2901), H4485 [14JN]

Sanders, Representative: appointment (see H. Res. 50), H236 [26JA]

Explanations

Proposed House Rule Change Requiring a Supermajority Vote To Waive the 3-Day Layover of Committee Reported Legislation or Conference Reports, H29 [4JA]

Histories

House Rule X Relative to Homeland Security Jurisdiction of Several Committees of the House, H25 [4JA]

Letters

House Rule X relative to jursidiction of several committees of the House during consideration of Dept. of State appropriations legislation: Representative Cox, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H5984 [19JY]

———Representative Hoekstra, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H5983 [19JY]

———Representative Hunter, Committee on Armed Services (House), H5983 [19JY]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H5983, H5984 [19JY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Commitee on the Judiciary (House), H5984 [19JY]

Memorandums

Clarification of Homeland Security Jurisdiction Between the Depts. of the Treasury and Homeland Security: John W. Snow, Sec. of the Treasury, H26 [4JA]

Motions

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): appoint non-partisan staff (H. Res. 310), H4319 [9JN]

Iraq: improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9567 [3NO]

Proposals

Improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9566 [3NO]

Remarks in House

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), H7871 [14SE], H7962, H8022-H8031, H8079-H8084 [15SE], H8168 [21SE], H8637 [29SE], E1907 [21SE]

———establish (H. Res. 437), consideration (H. Res. 439), H7965-H8014 [15SE]

Commitee on Energy and Commerce (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 513), H9189 [26OC]

Committee on Homeland Security (House): authorizing expenditures for interim expenses (H. Res. 10), H35-H37 [4JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 73), H419 [9FE]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): extend (S. Con. Res. 2), E23 [4JA]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 147), H1514 [16MR]

Committee on Resources (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 112), H673 [16FE]

Committee on Rules (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 6), H31 [4JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 161), H1547 [16MR]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): appoint non-partisan staff, H4902 [22JN]

———appoint non-partisan staff (H. Res. 310), H4318 [9JN]

———disband, H4301 [9JN]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 65), H339 [2FE]

Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 64), H339 [2FE]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 68), H369 [8FE]

———tribute to staff, H12277 [18DE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 147), H1514 [16MR]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 139), H1002 [8MR]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): amend rules to allow minority party to conduct oversight hearings on the administration, E157 [2FE]

Congress: reform intelligence community oversight, H3061 [10MY], H5244-H5250 [27JN]

Contracts: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism, H1453-H1457, H1463 [15MR], H1512, H1519 [16MR], H2985, H2988, H2990-H2995, H3019 [5MY], H4928-H4932 [22JN]

———establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (H. Res. 116), H1207 [9MR]

Expenditures: authorizing (H. Res. 133), H996, H997 [8MR]

———authorizing (H. Res. 224), H2573-H2576 [27AP]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H496 [9FE], H1606 [16MR], H2942 [4MY], H3898 [25MY], H4707, H4718 [17JN], H6310 [21JY], H10138 [9NO], H11310, H11317 [8DE], H11753 [15DE], H12154 [17DE]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H2478 [26AP], E731 [21AP]

———amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 131), H830-H832 [1MR], H1513 [16MR], H1875 [12AP], H1900, H1902 [13AP], H2556 [27AP]

———amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 131), consideration (H. Res. 234), H2534 [26AP]

———amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 240), H2625 [27AP]

———amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 240), adoption (H. Res. 241), H2557, H2616-H2625 [27AP]

———Committee on Homeland Security (House) jurisdiction, H19, H21, H25-H27 [4JA]

Iraq: improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9562-H9567 [3NO], H10216, H10217 [15NO], H11204, H11205 [7DE]

Members of Congress: majority party appointments (H. Res. 32), H81 [6JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 48), H200 [26JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 66), H339 [2FE]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 445), H8060 [15SE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 33), H82 [6JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 49), H203 [26JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 49), correction in engrossment, H219 [26JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 62), H317 [2FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 74), H422 [9FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 111), H665 [16FE]

Sanders, Representative: appointment (H. Res. 50), H203 [26JA]

Smith, Representative Christopher H.: removal from Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) chairmanship, H201 [26JA], H290, H338 [2FE], H514, H515 [9FE], H10125, H10126 [9NO]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): extend (S. Con. Res. 2), S7 [4JA]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (S. Res. 72), S2098 [4MR]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (S. Res. 72), S2098 [4MR]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 240), adoption (H. Res. 241), S4436 [27AP]

Iraq: improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, S12879 [16NO]

Reports

Committee Oversight of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act From October 2001 to November 2005, H11525 [14DE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 108th Congress: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H. Rept. 108-804), H71 [4JA]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 108-801), H71 [4JA]

———Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Rept. 108-807), H71 [4JA]

———Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H. Rept. 108-813), H71 [4JA]

———Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Rept. 108-803), H71 [4JA]

———Committee on Financial Services (House) (H. Rept. 108-802), H71 [4JA]

———Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 108-815), H141 [20JA]

———Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select) (H. Rept. 108-812), H71 [4JA]

———Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Rept. 108-816), H141 [20JA]

———Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Rept. 108-809), H71 [4JA]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H. Rept. 108-811), H71 [4JA]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Rept. 108-814), H71 [4JA]

———Committee on Science (House) (H. Rept. 108-817), H141 [20JA]

———Committee on Small Business (House) (H. Rept. 108-800), H71 [4JA]

———Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 108-806), H71 [4JA]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Rept. 108-818), H141 [20JA]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Rept. 108-805), H71 [4JA]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Rept. 108-799), H71 [4JA]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 108-808), H71 [4JA]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Rept. 108-810), H71 [4JA]

Adoption of H. Res. 240, House Rules Amendment on Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) Procedures: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 241) (H. Rept. 109-59), H2645 [27AP]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 437) (H. Rept. 109-220), H7947 [14SE]

Committees of the House Expenditures: Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Res. 224) (H. Rept. 109-54), H2548 [26AP]

Committees of the House Oversight Plans: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 109-29), H1776 [5AP]

Consideration of H. Res. 437, Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 439) (H. Rept. 109-221), H7947 [14SE]

Rules

Committee on Agriculture (House), H759-H765 [17FE]

Committee on Appropriations (House), H679-H682 [16FE]

Committee on Armed Services (House), H330-H332 [2FE]

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H490-H494 [9FE]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H607, H609 [15FE]

Committee on Financial Services (House), H765-H768 [17FE]

Committee on Government Reform (House), H612, H614 [15FE]

Committee on Homeland Security (House), H675-H679 [16FE]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H375-H380 [8FE]

Committee on International Relations (House), H485-H490 [9FE]

Committee on Printing (Joint), S4178 [25AP]

Committee on Resources (House), H380-H383 [8FE]

Committee on Rules (House), H254-H256 [1FE]

Committee on Science (House), H571-H575 [10FE]

Committee on Small Business (House), H682-H684 [16FE]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H7583-H7590 [29JY]

Committee on the Budget (House), H822-H824 [1MR]

Committee on the Judiciary (House), H259 [1FE]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H332-H336 [2FE]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H817-H819 [1MR]

Committee on Ways and Means (House), H370-H373 [8FE]

Rulings of the Chair

Iraq: improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9566 [3NO]

Statements

Return to the Rules of the 108th Congress: House Republican Conference, H2620 [27AP]

Tables

Committee franked mail expenditures, H2575 [27AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 6, majority party appointments to the Committee on Rules (House), H31 [4JA]

H. Res. 10, Committee on Homeland Security (House) expenditures for interim expenses, H36 [4JA]

H. Res. 32, majority party appointments, H81 [6JA]

H. Res. 33, minority party appointments, H82 [6JA]

H. Res. 48, majority party appointments, H200 [26JA]

H. Res. 49, minority party appointments, H203 [26JA]

H. Res. 50, appointment of Representative Sanders to certain committees of the House, H203 [26JA]

H. Res. 62, minority party appointments, H317 [2FE]

H. Res. 64, majority party appointments to Committee on the Budget (House), H339 [2FE]

H. Res. 65, majority party appointments to Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H339 [2FE]

H. Res. 66, majority party appointments, H339 [2FE]

H. Res. 68, majority party appointments to the Committee on the Budget (House), H369 [8FE]

H. Res. 73, majority party appointments to the Committee on Homeland Security (House), H419 [9FE]

H. Res. 74, minority party appointments, H422 [9FE]

H. Res. 111, minority party appointments, H665 [16FE]

H. Res. 112, majority party appointments to the Committee on Resources (House), H673 [16FE]

H. Res. 133, expenditures, H996 [8MR]

H. Res. 139, majority party appointments to Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H1002 [8MR]

H. Res. 147, election of members to the Committee on Printing (Joint) and the Committee on the Library (Joint), H1514 [16MR]

H. Res. 161, minority party appointments to the Committee on Rules (House), H1547 [16MR]

H. Res. 224, committees of the House expenditures, H2573 [27AP]

H. Res. 240, House Rules amendment on Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) procedures, H2625 [27AP]

H. Res. 241, adoption of H. Res. 240, House Rules amendment on Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) procedures, H2616 [27AP]

H. Res. 264, majority party appointments to the Commitee on Ways and Means (House), H3043 [5MY]

H. Res. 281, majority party appointments to the Committee on the Budget (House), H3406 [17MY]

H. Res. 307, minority party appointments, H4208 [8JN]

H. Res. 310, appoint non-partisan staff for the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H4318 [9JN]

H. Res. 437, Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select), H8022 [15SE]

H. Res. 439, consideration of H. Res. 437, Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select), H7965 [15SE]

H. Res. 445, majority party appointments, H8061 [15SE]

H. Res. 513, majority party appointments to the Commitee on Energy and Commerce (House), H9189 [26OC]

S. Con. Res. 2, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) extension and use of Capitol rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies, S7, S30 [4JA], H32 [4JA]

S. Res. 72, election of members to the Committee on Printing (Joint) and the Committee on the Library (Joint), S2085, S2098 [4MR]