[House Report 113-726]
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113th Congress     }                                {       House Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES              
 2d Session        }                                {        113-726
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                                                 Union Calendar No. 557

                      SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE

                        HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES

                         FOR THE 113TH CONGRESS

                               __________

                              R E P O R T

                                 of the

                           COMMITTEE ON RULES

                     U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             together with

                             MINORITY VIEWS






January 2, 2015.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed
              
            
 

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                           COMMITTEE ON RULES

                     Pete Sessions, Texas, Chairman
Virginia Foxx, North Carolina        Louise McIntosh Slaughter, New 
                                         York
Rob Bishop, Utah                       Ranking Member
Tom Cole, Oklahoma                   James P. McGovern, Massachusetts
Rob Woodall, Georgia                 Alcee L. Hastings, Florida
Richard B. Nugent, Florida           Jared Polis, Colorado
Daniel Webster, Florida
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida
Michael C. Burgess, Texas

                 Hugh Nathanial Halpern, Staff Director
                Miles M. Lackey, Minority Staff Director
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             subcommittee on legislative and budget process

                     Rob Woodall, Georgia, Chairman
Virginia Foxx, North Carolina        Alcee L. Hastings, Florida
Richard B. Nugent, Florida             Ranking Member
Daniel Webster, Florida              Jared Polis, Colorado
Michael C. Burgess, Texas

                      Janet Rossi, Staff Director
                 Lale Morrison, Minority Staff Director
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          subcommittee on rules and organization of the house

                  Richard B. Nugent, Florida, Chairman
Rob Bishop, Utah                     James P. McGovern, Massachusetts
Daniel Webster, Florida                Ranking Member
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida         Louise McIntosh Slaughter, New 
                                         York
Pete Sessions, Texas

                     Harrison Lewis, Staff Director
                  Keith Stern, Minority Staff Director
                  
                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                          House of Representatives,
                                        Committee on Rules,
                                   Washington, DC, January 2, 2015.
Hon. Karen Haas,
Clerk, United States House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Madam Clerk: Pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives for the 113th Congress, I 
transmit herewith a report entitled ``Survey of Activities of 
the House Committee on Rules for the 113th Congress.''
            Sincerely,
                                             Pete Sessions,
                                                          Chairman.
                            C O N T E N T S

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  I. History, Function, and Organization of the Committee on Rules....1

          A. Introduction........................................     1
          B. History and Function................................     2
          C. Committee Organization During the 113th Congress....     4
          D. Information Transparency for the Rules Committee....     6
          E. Rules of the Committee on Rules for the 113th 
              Congress...........................................     7

 II. House Rules Changes Adopted at the Beginning of the 113th Congre13

          A. Introduction........................................    13
          B. Summary of Substantive Changes Contained in H. Res. 
              5, Adopting House Rules for the 113th Congress.....    14

III. Committee Oversight Plan........................................19

 IV. Committee Jurisdiction and Activities...........................20

          A. Introduction........................................    20
          B. Special Orders or Rules.............................    21
            1. Rule Requests.....................................    21
            2. Hearings..........................................    21
            3. Special Orders or Rules...........................    22
              a. Background......................................    22
              b. Categories of Rules Granted with Amendment 
                  Structures.....................................    23
              c. Categories of Rules Granted with Certain Floor 
                  Management Tools...............................    24
              d. Categories of Rules Granted to Resolve 
                  Differences Among and Responding to the 
                  Legislative Activities of Committees...........    25
              e. Categories of Rules Granted Dealing with House-
                  Senate Relations...............................    25
              f. Categories of Rules Granted with Certain 
                  Housekeeping Tools.............................    27
            4. Floor Consideration of a Special Rule.............    27
            5. Rules Rejected, Tabled, or Pending................    28
            6. Explanation of Waivers of All Points of Order.....    28
            7. Waivers of House Rules............................    29
            8. Waivers of Budget Enforcement.....................    36
          C. Original Jurisdiction Matter........................    40
            1. Committee Consideration of Original Jurisdiction 
                Measures.........................................    40
            2. Original Jurisdiction Full Committee Hearings.....    40
              a. Legislative hearing on a Committee Discussion 
                  Draft of H. Res. __............................    40
            3. Original Jurisdiction Measures Reported...........    41
              a. H. Res. 567.....................................    41
              b. H. Res. 676.....................................    43

  V. Activities of the Subcommittees.................................47

          A. Activities of the Subcommittee on Legislative and 
              Budget Process.....................................    47
            1. Jurisdiction and Purpose..........................    47
            2. Summary of Activities in the 113th Congress.......    47
              a. Legislative hearing on H.R. 1869................    47
            3. Legislation Referred to the Subcommittee on 
                Legislative and Budget Process...................    47
          B. Activities of the Subcommittee on Rules and 
              Organization of the House..........................    48
            1. Jurisdiction and Purpose..........................    48
            2. Summary of Activities in the 113th Congress.......    48
              a. Members' Day Hearing on Proposed Rules Changes 
                  for the 114th Congress.........................    48
            3. Legislation Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules 
                and Organization of the House....................    49
 VI. Statistical Profile of the Committee on Rules in the 113th 
     Congress........................................................50
          A. Statistics on Special Orders or Rules...............    50
          B. Statistics on Original Jurisdiction Measures........    51
VII. Publications....................................................53
VIII.Appendices......................................................56

          A. Table 1--Types of Rules Granted.....................    56
          B. Table 2--Resolutions Reported.......................    78
          C. Table 3--Resolutions Discharged.....................    95
          D. Table 4--Resolutions Laid on the Table..............    95
          E. Table 5--Resolutions Amended........................    95
          F. Table 6--List of Original Jurisdiction Referrals....    96
 IX. Minority Views.................................................106
 
 
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 2d Session        }                                 {         113-726

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  SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES FOR THE 113TH 
                                CONGRESS

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January 2, 2015.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
             State of the Union and Ordered to be Printed.

                                _______
                                

  Mr. Sessions, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following,

                              R E P O R T

                             together with

                             MINORITY VIEWS

    Pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules transmits 
herewith its Survey of Activities for the 113th Congress.

    I. HISTORY, FUNCTION, AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES


                            A. Introduction

    In the 113th Congress, the Committee on Rules has retained 
its traditional structure and purpose in the House of 
Representatives. Its size and super majority party ratio remain 
the same as it has in previous Congresses under both Republican 
and Democratic control. Its central function continues to be 
setting the conditions under which major legislation is 
considered on the House floor, including the terms of debate 
and the consideration of amendments.
    The Committee has been described by various scholars and 
Members as a ``legislative traffic cop,'' ``gatekeeper,'' 
``field commander,'' as well as ``the Speaker's Committee.'' 
All of these terms underscore the critical role the Committee 
plays in the conduct of legislative business in the House. 
While the primary responsibility of the Committee is to be the 
scheduling arm of the majority leadership, it also exercises 
``original jurisdiction'' over the rules of the House, joint 
rules of the House and Senate, the order of business in the 
House, and the budget process. Although the principal purpose 
of this report is to summarize the activities of the Rules 
Committee during the 113th Congress, its secondary purpose is 
to view these activities in the context of the evolution of the 
Committee and the House of Representatives since the First 
Congress in 1789.

                        B. History and Function

     The history of the Committee on Rules roughly parallels 
the evolution of the House over the past 225 years. The first 
Rules Committee was established as a select committee of the 
House on the second day of the First Congress, April 2, 1789, 
pursuant to the Constitutional mandate in Article I, section 5, 
clause 2 that, ``Each House may determine the rules of its 
proceedings . . .''. The House order creating the Committee 
stated that ``a committee be appointed to prepare and report 
such standing rules and order of proceeding as may be proper to 
be observed in this House . . .''.
    The Members serving on the Rules Committee have included 
some of the most prominent Members of the House. Of the first 
11 Members on the Committee, several were Founding Fathers of 
the nation. These included: (1) Representative James Madison of 
Virginia, the ``Father of the Constitution'' and future 
President of the United States; (2) Representative Roger 
Sherman of Connecticut, the only one of the Founding Fathers to 
help prepare and sign all four of the most important documents 
of the early nation: the Articles of Association, the Articles 
of Confederation, the Declaration of Independence, and the 
Constitution; (3) Representative Elias Boudinot of New Jersey, 
President of the Continental Congress from November 1782 to 
November 1783; and (4) Representative Elbridge Gerry of 
Massachusetts, a future Vice President of the United States and 
a signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the 
Articles of Confederation.
    Five days after its appointment, the first Select Committee 
on Rules reported back a set of four rules promulgating (1) the 
duties of the Speaker, (2) decorum and debate, (3) the 
disposition of bills, and (4) the operations of the Committee 
of the Whole. Six days later, on April 13th, the Select 
Committee reported an additional eight rules dealing with such 
matters as the service of Members on committees, Members' 
attendance during floor proceedings, the creation of a standing 
Committee on Elections, the duties of the Clerk, and the duties 
of the Sergeant at Arms. Following the adoption of these rules 
by the House, the Select Committee was dissolved.
    During the first 90 years of the House, this pattern 
continued. At the beginning of a Congress the House would 
establish a Select Committee on Rules, which would report any 
recommended revisions in the standing rules of the House from 
those of the previous, and then dissolve. In some Congresses, 
the House did not appoint a Select Committee on Rules, and 
operated under the rules recommended by the Committee and 
adopted in the preceding Congress.
    Although in its early years the House relied primarily on 
select committees to draft legislation, by the mid-nineteenth 
century this system evolved to include 34 standing committees, 
which assumed such responsibilities. The House briefly 
converted the Rules Committee into a standing committee between 
1849 and 1853. In 1880, the House permanently converted the 
Rules Committee into a standing committee chaired by the 
Speaker of the House. It was this Speaker-Chair position, 
combined with the newly-emerging role of the Committee to 
report rules managing consideration of legislation on the 
floor, that cement the Committee's place in legislative 
history.
    In 1883, the modern Rules Committee began to emerge when 
the House upheld the right of the Committee to issue ``special 
orders of business'' or ``special rules'' providing for the 
consideration of legislation from other committees. By 1890, 
this new role was accepted as the exclusive prerogative of the 
Rules Committee.
    Special rules, which were and are House resolutions, also 
known as simple resolutions reported from the Rules Committee, 
were important because they only required a majority vote of 
the House to provide for the consideration of bills out of the 
order in which they appeared on the floor Calendar. This is 
notable because, until the use of special rules, a two-thirds 
vote was required to suspend the rules and consider a bill out 
of order. A simple majority could now accomplish what 
previously required a super-majority. Special rules gained 
importance because they gave the House flexibility in its 
legislative agenda, which in turn, allowed for House leadership 
to respond to changing judgments about the nation's needs at 
any given time.
    The individual most responsible for recognizing and 
utilizing the full potential of the combined powers of the 
Speaker and Rules Committee chair was Representative Thomas 
Brackett Reed of Maine, who served in those two roles between 
1889-91 and l895-99. Not only did he use his authority as 
Speaker to make rulings from the Chair that outlawed certain 
dilatory and obstructionist tactics on the House floor, but 
also proceeded to codify these rulings, known as ``Reed's 
Rules,'' in the standing rules of the House through his 
capacity as Rules Committee chair. Speaker Reed also made 
regular use of the Rules Committee to report special rules, 
enabling him to schedule bills to be considered on the floor 
when he wished and under his terms of debate and amendment.
    It was not until 1910 that this powerful Speaker-Chair 
combination was broken up by a revolt against Speaker Joseph 
Cannon of Illinois, who had served as Speaker and Rules 
Committee chair since 1903. A group of progressive Republican 
insurgents joined with the Democratic minority to bypass the 
Rules Committee and directly amend the House Rules from the 
floor. When Speaker Cannon upheld a point of order that only 
the Rules Committee could recommend changes in House Rules, the 
group voted to overturn the ruling. They were then able to 
amend the rules of the House, stripping the Speaker of his 
chairmanship and membership on the Rules Committee, as well as 
his power to appoint Members to the Committee. They also voted 
to enlarge the Committee from five to 10 Members, elected by 
the House. The following year, the new Democratic majority in 
the House completed the revolution by taking away the Speaker's 
power to appoint Members to all the other committees of the 
House. Since then, the House has elected all Members of 
standing committees.
    This revolt had far-reaching and long-lasting consequences. 
The standing committees became independent power centers, no 
longer directly accountable to the Speaker. While the Rules 
Committee continued to serve as the scheduling arm of the 
Leadership, it illustrated its independence when reaction set 
in against the New Deal in 1937. From that time until 1961, the 
Committee was dominated by a conservative coalition of Southern 
Democrats and Republicans who would sometimes refuse to report 
rules on bills the majority leadership wanted on the floor, or 
would only report such rules under their terms and timing. A 
successful effort by Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas and President 
John F. Kennedy in 1961 to enlarge the Committee from 12 to 15 
Members, including two more liberal Democrats, did not resolve 
this problem. It was not until the mid-1970s, with a large 
influx of new Democrats, that the Rules Committee was fully 
restored as an arm of the majority leadership.
    This reform movement, with the emergence of more 
independent Members and the proliferation of semi-autonomous 
subcommittees furthered the decentralization of power in the 
House. This decentralization soon led to pressures to give the 
majority leadership, particularly the Speaker acting through 
the Rules Committee, more authority to direct the business of 
the House.
    In 1975, the Democratic Speaker was given authority under 
Caucus rules to appoint all Rules Committee Democrats, subject 
to Caucus ratification. In 1989, the Republican Conference gave 
the minority leader the same authority to appoint all Rules 
Committee Republicans. The slates of appointees recommended by 
both Leaders are still subject to approval by the whole House 
in the form of a simple resolution. This practice continues 
today. In the 113th Congress, all of the Republican Members 
were appointed to the Rules Committee through the adoption of 
H. Res. 6 and H. Res. 7. The Democratic Members of the 
Committee were appointed through the adoption of H. Res. 7. 
Overall, the Rules Committee continues its role of facilitating 
the deliberation and amendment of major legislation in the 
House.
    While the most high-profile role of the Rules Committee is 
to direct legislative traffic to the House floor, the Committee 
is also responsible for other important business. For instance, 
as part of its gate-keeping work, the Committee must help 
resolve jurisdictional disputes between other standing 
committees. As is often the case, committees will report 
legislation with amendments that impact the jurisdiction of 
other committees. When legislation with such cross-
jurisdictional language comes to the Rules Committee, the 
Committee must resolve these disputes to ensure that 
legislation reaches the floor without controversy between House 
committees.
    Finally, with the aid of the Office of the Parliamentarian, 
the Committee plays a role in ensuring compliance with the 
House Rules. Authorizing and appropriating committees often 
seek guidance in how to conduct their oversight and legislative 
responsibilities in accordance with the Rules, and when 
questions arise regarding the propriety of certain courses of 
action, they turn to the Rules Committee or the Parliamentarian 
for the answer.
    Overall, and notwithstanding changes in majority control, 
the Rules Committee continues its role of facilitating the 
deliberation and amending of legislation in the House.

          C. Committee Organization During the 113th Congress

    At the beginning of the 94th Congress, the Committee 
membership was increased from 15 Members (10 Democrats and five 
Republicans) to 16 Members (11 Democrats and five Republicans). 
This ratio remained until the 98th Congress, when the 
membership was reduced to 13 Members (nine Democrats and four 
Republicans). The membership has remained at 13 for the 113th 
Congress. The ratio of majority party Members to minority party 
Members also has remained the same. As in the 104th through the 
109th Congresses, Republicans are currently serving in the 
majority, with Democrats in the minority. During the 110th and 
111th Congresses, Democrats were in the majority.
    Ten of the 13 Members of the Rules Committee served on the 
Committee during the 112th Congress. The returning Republican 
Representatives are Pete Sessions of Texas, Virginia Foxx of 
North Carolina, Rob Bishop of Utah, Rob Woodall of Georgia, 
Richard B. Nugent of Florida, and Daniel Webster of Florida. 
The new Republican Representatives appointed to serve on the 
Rules Committee for the 113th Congress are Tom Cole of 
Oklahoma, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, and Michael C. 
Burgess of Texas. The returning Democratic Representatives are 
Louise McIntosh Slaughter of New York, James P. McGovern of 
Massachusetts, Alcee L. Hastings of Florida, and Jared Polis of 
Colorado.
    The Committee held its organizational meeting on January 4, 
2013. Chair Pete Sessions of Texas opened the meeting, welcomed 
members, and introduced new members.
    Ms. Foxx offered a motion that the Rules Committee adopt 
the proposed Committee rules for the 113th Congress. Chair 
Sessions announced that the proposed Committee rules would be 
considered as read and open for amendment at any point. The 
Chair explained that the proposal called for the adoption of 
the Committee's rules from the 112th Congress with the 
following changes: (1) clarifying the intent of certain 
requirements related to the availability of certain documents 
and the ``emergency meeting'' designation; (2) clarifying the 
intent of the rule with respect to the distribution of rules 
prior to any vote on a motion in committee; and (3) conforming 
the committee rules to several longstanding practices of the 
Committee. One amendment, Amendment #1, offered by Mr. Polis of 
Colorado, which requires that any bill or substitute amendment 
considered by the Committee on Rules be accompanied by a cost 
estimate from the Congressional Budget Office, failed by record 
vote of 9-3. The motion by Ms. Foxx to adopt the Committee 
rules for the 113th Congress was adopted by voice vote.
    Pursuant to Clause 2(d) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House, Chair Sessions designated Virginia Foxx as the Vice 
Chair of the Rules Committee to act on the Chair's behalf 
during a temporary absence of the Chair.
    Ms. Foxx offered a motion that pursuant to rule 5(c) of the 
Committee on Rules, the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization 
of the House and the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget 
Process would each be composed of five majority and two 
minority Members, identical to the ratio used in recent 
Congresses. Ms. Foxx's motion was adopted by voice vote. Chair 
Sessions asked unanimous consent that any appointments to the 
subcommittees be postponed until the chair and ranking member 
had time to consult with members and each other.
    Finally, the majority and minority staff of the Committee 
on Rules was approved and the committee staff was authorized to 
make technical and conforming changes to rules reported by the 
Committee for the duration of the 113th Congress.
    On February 26, 2013, Chair Sessions appointed Mr. Nugent 
as Chair of the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the 
House and Mr. Woodall as Chair of the Subcommittee on 
Legislative and Budget Process. Chair Sessions also appointed 
the majority and minority Members to the two subcommittees as 
follows:
    Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House: Mr. 
Nugent (Chair), Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Webster, Ms. Ros-
Lehtinen, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McGovern (Ranking Member), and Ms. 
Slaughter.
    Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process: Mr. Woodall 
(Chair), Ms. Foxx, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Webster, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
Hastings of Florida (Ranking Member), and Mr. Polis.

          D. Information Transparency for the Rules Committee

    Due to its unique role in the legislative process, the 
Committee on Rules has traditionally assumed the role as the 
portal through which Members and the public access major 
legislation in the House. Whether it is early access to 
legislation or conference reports, or the text of amendments 
submitted to the Committee or made in order for the floor, the 
Rules Committee has always served as the central repository for 
those documents.
    H. Res. 5 of the 112th Congress dictated the establishment 
of an official central location for the posting of electronic 
legislative documents. This electronic repository was launched 
at docs.house.gov on January 13, 2012 (beginning of the 112th 
Congress, Second Session). Along with the Majority Leader's 
office, the Committee on Rules still maintains its data.
    The Committee's focus of emphasizing transparency can 
further be seen in the redesign of the Rules Committee website 
(http://www.rules.house.gov). The ability to follow legislation 
and amendments through the Committee's internal process to the 
House floor can be done so with more ease and detail. Among the 
new features for the site--
      Enhanced search functionality, including the 
ability to filter results by bill type, rule type, manager, 
congress, and committee of jurisdiction;
      A more accessible homepage, featuring active 
bills pending with the Committee or on the House floor, access 
to the new search features, and a log of the most recent 
meeting announcements, amendment processes for specific bills, 
and press releases;
      An ability to sort amendments submitted to 
individual bills by attributes including sponsor name, 
amendment number, status, or version; and
      A comprehensive legislation landing page, which 
lists all bills considered in the Committee, with ``at-a-
glance'' information including hearing date and time, amendment 
process, managers when assigned, and status of the bill through 
the committee and House floor process.
    Additionally, the website also maintains links to much of 
the historical and educational material that Members, staff, 
citizens, and academics find useful in understanding the 
legislative process in the House. Accordingly, throughout this 
Congress, the Committee's website has averaged over 80,000 hits 
per month with visitors from over 175 countries.
    The Committee continues to update and modernize those 
materials and plans on adding more in the months to come.
    In addition to the Committee's public website, the 
Committee also operates the Committee on Rules Electronic 
Database (CORED), an internal tracking and workflow system. 
Originally developed in the 109th Congress as a statistical 
repository, majorities of both parties have made significant 
investments to turn it into the backbone of the Committee's 
operation it is today.
    This system serves as the interface through which Member 
offices submit amendments to the Committee. Once submitted, 
CORED allows the Committee to quickly process amendments, as 
well as track them throughout the Rules Committee process. 
Ultimately, CORED is responsible for producing the templates of 
each resolution and report needed for filing with the House. 
CORED also streamlines the posting of amendments and other 
information on the Committee's public website. CORED allows the 
Committee to simultaneously increase its efficiency and improve 
its transparency by closely linking the production of committee 
work product to its public disclosure responsibilities.

       E. Rules of the Committee on Rules for the 113th Congress


                      Rule 1.--General Provisions

  (a) The Rules of the House are the rules of the Committee and its 
subcommittees so far as applicable, except that a motion to recess from 
day to day, and a motion to dispense with the first reading (in full) 
of a bill or resolution, if printed copies are available, are non-
debatable privileged motions in the Committee. A proposed investigative 
or oversight report shall be considered as read if it has been 
available to the members of the Committee for at least 24 hours 
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House 
is in session on such day).
  (b) Each subcommittee is a part of the Committee, and is subject to 
the authority and direction of the Committee and to its rules so far as 
applicable.
  (c) The provisions of clause 2 of rule XI of the Rules of the House 
are incorporated by reference as the rules of the Committee to the 
extent applicable.
  (d) The Committee's rules shall be published in the Congressional 
Record not later than 30 days after the Committee is elected in each 
odd-numbered year.

           Rule 2.--Regular, Additional, and Special Meetings

                            regular meetings

  (a)(1) The Committee shall regularly meet at 5:00 p.m. on the first 
day on which votes are scheduled of each week when the House is in 
session.
  (2) A regular meeting of the Committee may be dispensed with if, in 
the judgment of the Chairman of the Committee (hereafter in these rules 
referred to as the ``Chair''), there is no need for the meeting.
  (3) Additional regular meetings and hearings of the Committee may be 
called by the Chair.

                      notice for regular meetings

  (b) The Chair shall notify in electronic or written form each member 
of the Committee of the agenda of each regular meeting of the Committee 
at least 48 hours before the time of the meeting and shall provide to 
each member of the Committee, at least 24 hours before the time of each 
regular meeting:
          (1) for each bill or resolution scheduled on the agenda for 
        consideration of a rule, a copy of--
                  (A) the bill or resolution;
                  (B) any committee reports thereon; and
                  (C) any available letter requesting a rule for the 
                bill or resolution; and
          (2) for each other bill, resolution, report, or other matter 
        on the agenda a copy of--
                  (A) the bill, resolution, report, or materials 
                relating to the other matter in question; and
                  (B) any report on the bill, resolution, report, or 
                any other matter made by any subcommittee of the 
                Committee.

                           emergency meetings

  (c)(1) The Chair may call an emergency meeting of the Committee at 
any time on any measure or matter which the Chair determines to be of 
an emergency nature; provided, however, that the Chair has made an 
effort to consult the ranking minority member, or, in such member's 
absence, the next ranking minority party member of the Committee.
  (2) As soon as possible after calling an emergency meeting of the 
Committee, the Chair shall notify each member of the Committee of the 
time and location of the meeting.
  (3) To the extent feasible, the notice provided under paragraph (2) 
shall include the agenda for the emergency meeting and copies of 
available materials which would otherwise have been provided under 
subsection (b) if the emergency meeting was a regular meeting.

                            special meetings

  (d) Special meetings shall be called and convened as provided in 
clause 2(c)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the House.

                Rule 3.--Meeting and Hearing Procedures

                               in general

  (a)(1) Meetings and hearings of the Committee shall be called to 
order and presided over by the Chair or, in the Chair's absence, by the 
member designated by the Chair as the Vice Chair of the Committee, or 
by the ranking majority member of the Committee present as Acting 
Chair.
  (2) Meetings and hearings of the Committee shall be open to the 
public unless closed in accordance with clause 2(g) of rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives.
  (3) Any meeting or hearing of the Committee that is open to the 
public shall be open to coverage by television, radio, and still 
photography in accordance with the provisions of clause 4 of rule XI of 
the Rules of the House (which are incorporated by reference as part of 
these rules).
  (4) Before a motion to report a rule is offered, a copy of the 
language recommended shall be furnished to each member of the 
Committee.

                                 quorum

  (b)(1) For the purpose of hearing testimony on requests for rules, 
five members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.
  (2) For the purpose of taking testimony and receiving evidence on 
measures or matters of original jurisdiction before the Committee, 
three members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.
  (3) A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a 
quorum for the purposes of: reporting any measure or matter; 
authorizing a subpoena; closing a meeting or hearing pursuant to clause 
2(g) of rule XI of the Rules of the House (except as provided in clause 
2(g)(2)(A) and (B)); or taking any other action.

                                 voting

  (c)(1) No vote may be conducted on any measure or motion pending 
before the Committee unless a majority of the members of the Committee 
is actually present for such purpose.
  (2) A record vote of the Committee shall be provided on any question 
before the Committee upon the request of any member.
  (3) No vote by any member of the Committee on any measure or matter 
may be cast by proxy.
  (4) A record of the vote of each member of the Committee on each 
record vote on any measure or matter before the Committee shall be made 
publicly available in electronic form within 48 hours, and with respect 
to any record vote on any motion to amend or report, shall be included 
in the report of the Committee showing the total number of votes cast 
for and against and the names of those members voting for and against.

                           hearing procedures

  (d)(1) With regard to hearings on matters of original jurisdiction, 
to the greatest extent practicable:
          (A) each witness who is to appear before the Committee shall 
        file with the Committee at least 24 hours in advance of the 
        appearance a statement of proposed testimony in written and 
        electronic form and shall limit the oral presentation to the 
        Committee to a brief summary thereof; and
          (B) each witness appearing in a non-governmental capacity 
        shall include with the statement of proposed testimony provided 
        in written and electronic form a curriculum vitae and a 
        disclosure of the amount and source (by agency and program) of 
        any Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or 
        subcontract thereof) received during the current fiscal year or 
        either of the two preceding fiscal years.
  (2) The five-minute rule shall be observed in the interrogation of 
each witness before the Committee until each member of the Committee 
has had an opportunity to question the witness.
  (3) The provisions of clause 2(k) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House shall apply to any hearing conducted by the Committee.

                          subpoenas and oaths

  (e)(1) Pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule XI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, a subpoena may be authorized and issued by the 
Committee or a subcommittee in the conduct of any investigation or 
series of investigations or activities, only when authorized by a 
majority of the members voting, a majority being present.
  (2) The Chair may authorize and issue subpoenas under such clause 
during any period in which the House has adjourned for a period of 
longer than three days.
  (3) Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the Chair or by any 
member designated by the Committee, and may be served by any person 
designated by the Chair or such member.
  (4) The Chair, or any member of the Committee designated by the 
Chair, may administer oaths to witnesses before the Committee.

              Rule 4.--General Oversight Responsibilities

  (a) The Committee shall review and study, on a continuing basis, the 
application, administration, execution, and effectiveness of those 
laws, or parts of laws, the subject matter of which is within its 
jurisdiction.
  (b) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a Congress, 
the Committee shall meet in open session, with a quorum present, to 
adopt its oversight plans for that Congress for submission to the 
Committee on House Administration and the Committee on Government 
Reform, in accordance with the provisions of clause 2(d) of House rule 
X.

                         Rule 5.--Subcommittees

          establishment and responsibilities of subcommittees

  (a)(1) There shall be two subcommittees of the Committee as follows:
          (A) Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, which 
        shall have general responsibility for measures or matters 
        related to relations between the Congress and the Executive 
        Branch.
          (B) Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House, 
        which shall have general responsibility for measures or matters 
        related to process and procedures of the House, relations 
        between the two Houses of Congress, relations between the 
        Congress and the Judiciary, and internal operations of the 
        House.
  (2) In addition, each such subcommittee shall have specific 
responsibility for such other measures or matters as the Chair refers 
to it.
  (3) Each subcommittee of the Committee shall review and study, on a 
continuing basis, the application, administration, execution, and 
effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws, the subject matter of 
which is within its general responsibility.

           referral of measures and matters to subcommittees

  (b)(1) No special order providing for the consideration of any bill 
or resolution shall be referred to a subcommittee of the Committee.
  (2) The Chair shall refer to a subcommittee such measures or matters 
of original jurisdiction as the Chair deems appropriate given its 
jurisdiction and responsibilities.
  (3) All other measures or matters of original jurisdiction shall be 
subject to consideration by the full Committee.
  (4) In referring any measure or matter of original jurisdiction to a 
subcommittee, the Chair may specify a date by which the subcommittee 
shall report thereon to the Committee.
  (5) The Committee by motion may discharge a subcommittee from 
consideration of any measure or matter referred to a subcommittee of 
the Committee.

                      composition of subcommittees

  (c) The size and ratio of each subcommittee shall be determined by 
the Committee and members shall be elected to each subcommittee, and to 
the positions of chairman and ranking minority member thereof, in 
accordance with the rules of the respective party caucuses. The Chair 
of the full committee shall designate a member of the majority party on 
each subcommittee as its vice chairman.

                   subcommittee meetings and hearings

  (d)(1) Each subcommittee of the Committee is authorized to meet, hold 
hearings, receive testimony, mark up legislation, and report to the 
full Committee on any measure or matter referred to it.
  (2) No subcommittee of the Committee may meet or hold a hearing at 
the same time as a meeting or hearing of the full Committee is being 
held.
  (3) The chairman of each subcommittee shall schedule meetings and 
hearings of the subcommittee only after consultation with the Chair.

                                 quorum

  (e)(1) For the purpose of taking testimony, two members of the 
subcommittee shall constitute a quorum.
  (2) For all other purposes, a quorum shall consist of a majority of 
the members of a subcommittee.

                          effect of a vacancy

  (f) Any vacancy in the membership of a subcommittee shall not affect 
the power of the remaining members to execute the functions of the 
subcommittee.

                                records

  (g) Each subcommittee of the Committee shall provide the full 
Committee with copies of such records of votes taken in the 
subcommittee and such other records with respect to the subcommittee 
necessary for the Committee to comply with all rules and regulations of 
the House.

                             Rule 6.--Staff

                               in general

  (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the professional 
and other staff of the Committee shall be appointed, by the Chair, and 
shall work under the general supervision and direction of the Chair.
  (2) All professional, and other staff provided to the minority party 
members of the Committee shall be appointed, by the ranking minority 
member of the Committee, and shall work under the general supervision 
and direction of such member.
  (3) The appointment of all professional staff shall be subject to the 
approval of the Committee as provided by, and subject to the provisions 
of, clause 9 of rule X of the Rules of the House.

                            associate staff

  (b) Associate staff for members of the Committee may be appointed 
only at the discretion of the Chair (in consultation with the ranking 
minority member regarding any minority party associate staff), after 
taking into account any staff ceilings and budgetary constraints in 
effect at the time, and any terms, limits, or conditions established by 
the Committee on House Administration under clause 9 of rule X of the 
Rules of the House.

                           subcommittee staff

  (c) From funds made available for the appointment of staff, the Chair 
of the Committee shall, pursuant to clause 6(d) of rule X of the Rules 
of the House, ensure that sufficient staff is made available to each 
subcommittee to carry out its responsibilities under the rules of the 
Committee, and, after consultation with the ranking minority member of 
the Committee, that the minority party of the Committee is treated 
fairly in the appointment of such staff.

                         compensation of staff

  (d) The Chair shall fix the compensation of all professional and 
other staff of the Committee, after consultation with the ranking 
minority member regarding any minority party staff.

                         certification of staff

  (e)(1) To the extent any staff member of the Committee or any of its 
subcommittees does not work under the direct supervision and direction 
of the Chair, the member of the Committee who supervises and directs 
the staff member's work shall file with the Chief of Staff of the 
Committee (not later than the tenth day of each month) a certification 
regarding the staff member's work for that member for the preceding 
calendar month.
  (2) The certification required by paragraph (1) shall be in such form 
as the Chair may prescribe, shall identify each staff member by name, 
and shall state that the work engaged in by the staff member and the 
duties assigned to the staff member for the member of the Committee 
with respect to the month in question met the requirements of clause 9 
of rule X of the rules of the House.
  (3) Any certification of staff of the Committee, or any of its 
subcommittees, made by the Chair in compliance with any provision of 
law or regulation shall be made--
          (A) on the basis of the certifications filed under paragraph 
        (1) to the extent the staff is not under the Chair's 
        supervision and direction, and
          (B) on his own responsibility to the extent the staff is 
        under the Chair's direct supervision and direction.

               Rule 7.--Budget, Travel, Pay of Witnesses

                                 budget

  (a) The Chair, in consultation with other members of the Committee, 
shall prepare for each Congress a budget providing amounts for staff, 
necessary travel, investigation, and other expenses of the Committee 
and its subcommittees.

                                 travel

  (b)(1) The Chair may authorize travel for any member and any staff 
member of the Committee in connection with activities or subject 
matters under the general jurisdiction of the Committee. Before such 
authorization is granted, there shall be submitted to the Chair in 
writing the following:
          (A) The purpose of the travel.
          (B) The dates during which the travel is to occur.
          (C) The names of the States or countries to be visited and 
        the length of time to be spent in each.
          (D) The names of members and staff of the Committee for whom 
        the authorization is sought.
  (2) Members and staff of the Committee shall make a written report to 
the Chair on any travel they have conducted under this subsection, 
including a description of their itinerary, expenses, and activities, 
and of pertinent information gained as a result of such travel.
  (3) Members and staff of the Committee performing authorized travel 
on official business shall be governed by applicable laws, resolutions, 
and regulations of the House and of the Committee on House 
Administration.

                            pay of witnesses

  (c) Witnesses may be paid from funds made available to the Committee 
in its expense resolution subject to the provisions of clause 5 of rule 
XI of the Rules of the House.

                   Rule 8.--Committee Administration

                               Reporting

  (a) Whenever the Committee authorizes the favorable reporting of a 
bill or resolution from the Committee--
          (1) The Chair or acting Chair shall report it to the House or 
        designate a member of the Committee to do so.
          (2) In the case of a bill or resolution in which the 
        Committee has original jurisdiction, the Chair shall allow, to 
        the extent that the anticipated floor schedule permits, any 
        member of the Committee a reasonable amount of time to submit 
        views for inclusion in the Committee report on the bill or 
        resolution. Any such report shall contain all matters required 
        by the Rules of the House of Representatives (or by any 
        provision of law enacted as an exercise of the rulemaking power 
        of the House) and such other information as the Chair deems 
        appropriate.
          (3) In the case of a resolution providing for consideration 
        of a measure, the Committee report accompanying such resolution 
        shall include an accurate explanation of any waivers of points 
        of order, including a detailed explanation of all points of 
        order.

                                records

  (b)(1) There shall be a transcript made of each regular meeting and 
hearing of the Committee, and the transcript may be printed if the 
Chair decides it is appropriate or if a majority of the members of the 
Committee requests such printing. Any such transcripts shall be a 
substantially verbatim account of remarks actually made during the 
proceedings, subject only to technical, grammatical, and typographical 
corrections authorized by the person making the remarks. Nothing in 
this paragraph shall be construed to require that all such transcripts 
be subject to correction and publication.
  (2) The Committee shall keep a record of all actions of the Committee 
and of its subcommittees. The record shall contain all information 
required by clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and shall be available for public inspection at 
reasonable times in the offices of the Committee.
  (3) All Committee hearings, records, data, charts, and files shall be 
kept separate and distinct from the congressional office records of the 
Chair, shall be the property of the House, and all Members of the House 
shall have access thereto as provided in clause 2(e)(2) of rule XI of 
the Rules of the House.
  (4) The records of the Committee at the National Archives and Records 
Administration shall be made available for public use in accordance 
with rule VII of the Rules of the House. The Chair shall notify the 
ranking minority member of any decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or 
clause 4(b) of the rule, to withhold a record otherwise available, and 
the matter shall be presented to the Committee for a determination on 
written request of any member of the Committee.

                        audio and video coverage

  (c) The Chair shall provide, to the maximum extent practicable--
          (1) complete and unedited audio and video broadcasts of all 
        committee hearings and meetings; and
          (2) for distribution of such broadcasts and unedited 
        recordings thereof to the public and for the storage of audio 
        and video recordings of the proceedings. Proceedings shall be 
        broadcast live on the Majority Committee website and recordings 
        shall be made available on such website within one calendar day 
        of the proceeding.

                 committee publications on the internet

  (d) To the maximum extent feasible, the Committee shall make its 
publications available in electronic form.

                                journal

  (e)(1) The Committee shall maintain a Committee Journal, which shall 
include all bills, resolutions, and other matters referred to or 
reported by the Committee and all bills, resolutions, and other matters 
reported by any other committee on which a rule has been granted or 
formally requested, and such other matters as the Chair shall direct. 
The Journal shall be published periodically, but in no case less often 
than once in each session of Congress.
  (2) A rule is considered as formally requested when the Chairman of a 
committee of primary jurisdiction which has reported a bill or 
resolution (or a member of such committee authorized to act on the 
Chairman's behalf):
          (A) has requested, in writing to the Chair, that a hearing be 
        scheduled on a rule for the consideration of the bill or 
        resolution; and
          (B) has supplied the Committee with the bill or resolution, 
        as reported, together with the final committee report thereon.

                            other procedures

  (f) The Chair may establish such other Committee procedures and take 
such actions as may be necessary to carry out these rules or to 
facilitate the effective operation of the Committee and its 
subcommittees in a manner consistent with these rules.

                 rule 9.--amendments to committee rules

  The rules of the Committee may be modified, amended or repealed, in 
the same manner and method as prescribed for the adoption of committee 
rules in clause 2 of rule XI of the Rules of the House, but only if 
written notice of the proposed change has been provided to each Member 
at least 48 hours before the time of the meeting at which the vote on 
the change occurs. Any such change in the rules of the Committee shall 
be published in the Congressional Record within 30 calendar days after 
their approval.

 II. HOUSE RULES CHANGES ADOPTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 113TH CONGRESS


                            A. Introduction

    The resolution proposing the rules of a new Congress is 
usually called up by the chair of the Rules Committee from the 
prior Congress or the Majority Leader, debated for one hour, 
and given an up-or-down vote. Traditionally, the minority 
attempts to bring up an alternative by defeating the previous 
question on the resolution.
    On January 3, 2013, Majority Leader Eric Cantor called up 
the opening day rules package (H. Res. 5). The Delegate from 
the District of Columbia, Ms. Eleanor Holmes Norton, moved to 
refer the resolution to a select committee of five Members, 
appointed by the Speaker and of which not more than three could 
be from the same political party, to consider the 
constitutionality of not including provisions in the rules from 
the 111th Congress permitting the delegates and the Resident 
Commissioner to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole. That 
motion was tabled by a record vote of 224 to 187. The previous 
question was ordered by a record vote of 227 to 191. A motion 
to commit the resolution with instructions failed by a record 
vote of 194 to 229 and the resolution was adopted by a record 
vote of 228 to 196.
    The rules package for the 113th Congress contains many of 
the successful provisions from the 112th Congress, including 
the continuation of the CUTGO rule and the requirement for 
spending reduction accounts in appropriations bills. Major 
changes contained in the rules package for the 113th Congress 
include:
     A requirement that committee reports include a 
statement indicating whether any provision of the measure 
establishes or reauthorizes a program of the Federal Government 
known to be duplicative of another Federal Program;
     A requirement that committee reports on bills or 
joint resolutions include a statement estimating the number of 
directed rule makings required by the measure;
     A prohibition against the consideration of a 
concurrent resolution on the budget, or any proposed amendment 
to or conference report on, unless it includes specified 
information and estimates related to direct spending, including 
means-tested direct spending and non-means-tested direct 
spending; and
     A requirement to improve the readability of 
comparative prints (Ramseyer) by including other contiguous 
portions of law if they will be useful in understanding the 
change made by the amendment.

  B. Summary of Substantive Changes Contained in H. Res. 5, Adopting 
                   House Rules for the 113th Congress


Committee Activity Reports.

     Subsection (a) reduces the frequency of committee activity 
reports from four times per Congress to two times per Congress 
(once per Session). The process for filing end of session 
committee reports is also modified to allow filings through 
January 2nd of each year.

Voting.

    Subsection (b) streamlines the voting process for several 
specific instances in the House and the Committee of the Whole. 
Paragraph (1) authorizes the Chair to reduce the time from 5 
minutes to not less than 2 minutes for a vote after a quorum 
call in the Committee of the Whole, which is similar to the 
Speaker's current authority in the House to shorten votes 
following a quorum call. It also authorizes the Chair to reduce 
the time for voting on the first question arising without 
intervening debate or motion after the Committee of the Whole 
resumes its sitting. Paragraph (2) authorizes the Speaker to 
reduce the time for voting on the first question arising 
without intervening debate or motion after the Committee of the 
Whole rises and to reduce the time for voting on motions to 
recommit to not less than 5 minutes. The Rules Committee 
intends that these parallel authorities will be used following 
a vote stack in the Committee of the Whole or the House, 
respectively, where the Chamber is still full, and hence it 
would be likely that the Presiding Officer would determine that 
an adequate opportunity for Members to vote exists.

Clarifications in Rule X.

    Subsection (c) makes two clarifications with respect to 
clause 1 of rule X. Paragraph (1) clarifies that the Committee 
on Homeland Security's jurisdiction includes the general 
management of the Department of Homeland Security. This change 
is intended to clarify the Committee's existing jurisdiction 
over the organization and administration of the department, and 
is not intended to alter the pattern of bill referrals to the 
Committee on Homeland Security, nor is it intended to alter the 
existing oversight jurisdiction of the Committee on Homeland 
Security. Paragraph (2) conforms terminology used in the 
Committee on Natural Resources jurisdiction to terminology 
recognized by the Departments of State and Interior.

Modifications of the Ramseyer Rule.

    Subsection (d) is intended to improve the readability of 
the comparative print required by clause 3(e) of rule XIII--
commonly known as a ``Ramseyer''--by including other contiguous 
portions of law if they will be useful in understanding the 
change made by the amendment. The chair of each committee will 
determine the portions of the amended law that will be useful 
to improve readability.

Changes to the Code of Conduct and the Committee on Ethics.

    Subsection (e) makes several improvements and 
clarifications to the Code of Conduct. Paragraph (1) clarifies 
the circumstances under which the Committee on Ethics or its 
chair must make a public statement following action whereby 
time for consideration of a certain recommendation from the 
Office of Congressional Ethics is extended. Currently, the rule 
could be read to require a public statement when the time is 
extended by joint action of the chair and ranking minority 
member, but not when the time is extended by committee vote. 
Paragraph (2) amends clause 8(c) of rule XXIII to expand the 
current nepotism rule to conform to current law and adds 
grandchildren to the rule, who are not currently covered under 
House Rules or current law. The provision permits grandchildren 
who were employed by a relative prior to the 113th Congress to 
retain their employment subject to the same restrictions 
applied to spouses employed prior to the 107th Congress. 
Paragraph (3) transfers the responsibility to maintain copies 
of the executed classified oath, in the case of an officer or 
employee of the House, to the Sergeant-at-Arms. The Clerk of 
the House will continue to maintain the executed oaths for 
Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners. Paragraph (4) 
amends the restrictions on the use of private aircraft 
contained in the Code of Conduct so as to conform the House 
rule to the existing rule in the Senate. The changes allow 
Members to pay their pro rata share for a charter flight based 
upon the fair market value of the flight, divided by the number 
of Members, officers, or employees of the House on the flight. 
It also increases the flexibility of Members with regard to 
which aircraft may be used. Members may pay for a charter 
flight authorized under this provision with either personal or 
official funds. The amended rule would allow House Members to 
use their campaign funds, in addition to official or personal 
funds. However, a statute still prohibits House candidates (but 
not Senate candidates) from using campaign funds for that 
purpose. Therefore, the rule change only affects personal and 
official funds unless 2 USC 439a(c)(2) is amended by future 
legislation. This paragraph also provides that the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Ethics may jointly 
waive this rule, subject to such conditions as they may 
prescribe. This provision is intended to facilitate the use of 
private aircraft in extraordinary circumstances, such as in an 
emergency or in the aftermath of a natural disaster.

Technical and Clarifying Changes.

    Subsection (f) corrects several typographic and other 
simple errors in the standing rules. Paragraph (1) corrects a 
typographic error. Paragraph (2) amends rule II (relating to 
House Officers) to add the Committee on Appropriations to the 
list of recipients of audit reports prepared by the Inspector 
General of the House. Paragraph (3) amends rule V (relating to 
Broadcasting of House proceedings) to address new technology 
and clarify acceptable uses of coverage of the floor 
proceedings. Paragraph (4) conforms the process for regular 
meeting notices to committee practice, which will eliminate the 
need to cancel the regular meeting if it was never noticed. 
Paragraph (5) clarifies the process for noticing a special 
meeting called pursuant to clause 2(c)(2) of rule XI. 
Paragraphs (6) and (7) are technical changes. Paragraph (8) 
amends rule XI to clarify that if any Member notifies a 
committee of the intention to file views, all Members are 
entitled to file views. Paragraph (9) makes a typographic 
change and related conforming changes. Paragraph (10) conforms 
clause 6(g) of rule XIII to the Rules Committee practice of 
specifying waivers in committee reports rather than 
resolutions. Paragraph (11) amends rule XV to clarify that 
motions to discharge a committee apply to all committees, 
including select committees. Paragraph (12) clarifies that 
precedents related to Calendar Wednesday business in effect 
before the 111th Congress will be applied only to the extent 
consistent with clause 6 of rule XV. Paragraph (13) clarifies 
that with respect to a call of the House in the event of a 
catastrophic circumstance, the Speaker may consult with the 
Majority Leader and Minority Leader or their designees. 
Paragraph (14) conforms rules related to conference reports to 
existing electronic availability for bills and other measures. 
Paragraph (15) is a technical change to conform to current 
House practices. Paragraph (16) eliminates the requirement for 
physical printing of Member Financial Disclosures in light of 
online disclosure under the STOCK Act.

Independent Payment Advisory Board.

    Subsection (a) eliminates provisions contained in the 
Affordable Care Act that limit the ability of the House to 
determine the method of consideration for a recommendation from 
the Independent Payment Advisory Board or to repeal the 
provision in its entirety.

Budget Matters.

    Subsection (b)(1) clarifies that section 306 of the Budget 
Act (prohibiting consideration of legislation within the Budget 
Committee's jurisdiction, unless referred to or reported by the 
Budget Committee) only applies to bills and joint resolutions 
and not to simple or concurrent resolutions. Paragraph (2) 
makes a section 303 point of order (requiring adoption of 
budget resolution before consideration of budget-related 
legislation) applicable to text made in order as an original 
bill by a special rule. Paragraph (3) provides that specified 
or minimum levels of compensation for a Federal office will not 
be considered as providing new entitlement authority. Paragraph 
(4) prevents the Committee of the Whole from rising to report a 
bill to the House that exceeds an applicable allocation of new 
budget authority under section 302(b) (Appropriations 
subcommittee allocations) as estimated by the Budget Committee 
and creates a point of order. Paragraph (5) provides that the 
provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 112 (112th Congress), 
as adopted by the House, and the allocations of spending 
authority printed in tables 11 and 12 of House Report 112-421 
(112th Congress) will be in effect until a budget resolution 
for fiscal year 2014 is adopted.

Determinations for PAYGO Acts.

    Subsection (c) allows the chair of the Budget Committee to 
take into account the exemptions provided under 503(b)(1) of H. 
Con. Res. 112 (112th Congress) for the purpose of complying 
with Statutory PAYGO.

Spending Reduction Amendments in Appropriations Bills.

    Subsection (d) carries forward the requirement from the 
112th Congress that in each general appropriations bill there 
be a ``spending reduction'' account, the contents of which is a 
recitation of the amount by which, through the amendment 
process, the House has reduced spending in other portions of 
the bill and indicated that such savings should be counted 
towards spending reduction. It provides that other amendments 
that propose to increase spending in accounts in a general 
appropriations bill must include an offset of equal or greater 
value.

Estimates of Direct Spending.

    Subsection (e) prohibits the consideration of a concurrent 
resolution on the budget, or any proposed amendment to or 
conference report on, unless it includes specified information 
and estimates related to direct spending, including means-
tested direct spending and nonmeans-tested direct spending. The 
subsection also requires the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget to publish a description in the Congressional Record of 
covered programs.

Certain Subcommittees.

    Subsection (f) waives clause 5(d) of rule X to allow the 
Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs up to seven 
subcommittees each, and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure up to six subcommittees. This is a standard 
provision carried in the rules package during the last several 
congresses.

Exercise Facilities for Former Members.

    Subsection (g) continues the prohibition on access to any 
exercise facility which is made available exclusively to 
Members, former Members, officers and former officers of the 
House and their spouses to any former member, former officer, 
or spouse who is a lobbyist registered under the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995.

Numbering of Bills.

    Subsection (h) reserves the first 10 numbers for bills 
(H.R. 1 through H.R. 10) for assignment by the Speaker and the 
second 10 numbers (H.R. 11 through H.R. 20) for assignment by 
the Minority Leader.

Inclusion of United States Code Citations.

    Subsection (i) requires the sponsor of a bill or joint 
resolution to include, if available and to the maximum extent 
practicable, the applicable United States Code citation when 
the legislation proposes to repeal or amend in full or in part 
any uncodified law.

Duplication of Federal Programs.

    Subsection (j) authorizes the chair of a committee to 
request that the Government Accountability Office perform a 
duplication analysis of any bill or joint resolution referred 
to that committee. The subsection also requires committee 
reports to include a statement indicating whether any provision 
of the measure establishes or reauthorizes a program of the 
Federal Government known to be duplicative of another Federal 
Program.

Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings.

    Subsection (k) requires committee reports on bills or joint 
resolutions to include a statement estimating the number of 
directed rule makings required by the measure. The subsection 
defines ``directed rule making'' to include those rule makings 
specifically directed to be completed by a provision in the 
legislation, but does not include a grant of discretionary rule 
making authority.

Litigation Matters.

    Subsection (a) carries forward the authority of the House, 
and certain constituent entities on its behalf, to litigate 
ongoing matters. Paragraph (1) particularly relates to the 
House's litigation through the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, 
the entity that speaks for, and articulates the litigation 
position of, the House in all litigation matters in which it 
appears. Paragraph (1) is intended to clarify the role of the 
Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group generally, and in the Windsor 
litigation particularly. Paragraph (2) authorizes the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform, through the House Office of 
the General Counsel, to continue litigation to enforce a 
subpoena against the Attorney General related to the ``Fast and 
Furious'' investigation. This lawsuit was authorized by H. Res. 
706 (112th Congress). It also authorizes the chair of the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (when elected) to 
take certain actions necessary to continue the litigation. 
Parallel authority was contained in H. Res. 5 (111th Congress) 
on a similar contempt matter.

House Democracy Partnership.

    Subsection (b) reauthorizes the House Democracy 
Partnership.

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.

    Subsection (c) reauthorizes the Tom Lantos Human Rights 
Commission.

Office of Congressional Ethics.

    Subsection (d) reauthorizes the Office of Congressional 
Ethics (OCE) for the 113th Congress and clarifies that term 
limits do not apply to members of the OCE.

Empanelling Investigative Subcommittee of the Committee on Standards 
        and Official Conduct.

    Subsection (e) continues House Resolution 451 (110th 
Congress) directing the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct (now Ethics) to empanel investigative subcommittees 
within 30 days after the date a Member is indicted or criminal 
charges are filed.

Reading of the Constitution.

    Subsection (a) allows the Speaker to recognize Members for 
the reading of the Constitution on any legislative day through 
January 15, 2013.

Motions to Suspend the Rules.

    Subsection (b) authorizes the Speaker to entertain motions 
that the House suspend the rules relating to a measure 
addressing flood insurance at any time on the legislative day 
of January 4, 2013.

                     III. COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT PLAN

    Pursuant to clause 2(d)(1) of rule X, the Committee met in 
public session on February 13, 2013 and adopted by voice vote 
the Committee's Oversight Plan for the 113th Congress. Pursuant 
to clause 1(d) of rule XI, the Committee is required to include 
within this activity report a separate section summarizing that 
plan and the actions taken throughout the Congress to implement 
that plan, as well as any additional oversight activities that 
were conducted.
    The Nation, and by extension the taxpayers, are facing 
record deficits and record levels of public debt. Congress must 
ensure that its processes are best structured to allow for 
comprehensive oversight and informed decision-making. In its 
oversight plan for the 113th Congress, the Committee 
highlighted a need to conduct more effective oversight of the 
Congressional budget process, dynamic scoring, and committee 
jurisdiction in order to ensure that Congress has effective 
processes in place, has the best available information when 
making decisions, and is organized in the most effective and 
efficient manner.
    In recent years, the House has adapted and upgraded its 
technological capabilities to improve efficiency, 
accessibility, and transparency. Members are communicating more 
effectively with their constituents through the use of 
websites, blogs, and tele-townhalls. Technology is also 
affecting the way Congress considers legislation. The 112th 
Congress took the landmark step of recognizing electronic 
availability as an alternative to physical printing by the 
Government Printing Office. Members and the public may now view 
legislation that is expected to be considered on the House 
floor at the central online repository (docs.house.gov). Like 
any major change, this one will require oversight and 
adjustment as the House gains experience with the new rule and 
its implementation.
    The Committee also highlighted the need to review specific 
Congressional procedures, including the expedited procedures 
contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
passed in the 111th Congress (P.L. 111-148; P.L. 111-152), the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, and the Congressional 
Review Act of 1996. The Committee strongly believes that 
focusing its attention on the procedures associated with these 
laws will ensure that Congress has the best possible tools at 
its disposal.

               IV. COMMITTEE JURISDICTION AND ACTIVITIES


                            A. Introduction

    The jurisdictional mandate of the Committee on Rules is set 
forth in clause 1(o) of rule X as follows:
    (o) Committee on Rules.
    (1) Rules and joint rules (other than those relating to the 
Code of Official Conduct) and order of business of the House.
    (2) Recesses and final adjournments of Congress.
    The special oversight function of the Committee is outlined 
in clause 3(j) of rule X as follows:
    (j) The Committee on Rules shall review and study on a 
continuing basis the congressional budget process, and the 
committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the 
House from time to time.
    The jurisdictional mandate of the Committee for the 
purposes of this survey of activities is broken down into two 
subcategories: original jurisdiction matters and special rules 
(order of business resolutions). In practice, these subgroups 
are intertwined in a manner that greatly affects the way in 
which the House conducts its business. Original jurisdiction 
matters include all measures pertaining to the rules of the 
House, the budget process, and joint rules. These measures are 
either referred directly to the Committee by the Speaker or 
originate in the Committee itself. They not only pertain to 
changes in House procedure, but also cover the Committee's 
power to establish select committees, authorize certain 
investigations, provide enforcement procedures for the budget 
process, and to establish congressional procedures for 
considering certain executive branch proposals.
    The other subgroup of the Committee's jurisdictional 
mandate, referred to as order of business resolutions or 
``special rules,'' is used by the Committee to direct the 
manner in which a bill or resolution will be considered by the 
House. ``Special rules,'' in the form of House resolutions, 
tailor the time allotted for debate and the process by which a 
bill can be amended. This is done to allow the House to 
consider the subject matter in a way that best suits the bill's 
individual issues and/or controversies. These rules may also 
contain waivers of specific House rules or provisions of the 
Congressional Budget Act. It is sometimes necessary to waive 
the rules of the House in order to allow the chamber to 
consider all the facets of the particular issue or to 
facilitate resolving differences with the Senate. Special rules 
also allow the House to consider measures according to the 
majority leadership's legislative scheduling priorities rather 
than in the numerical order in which they were reported.
    During the 113th Congress, the Committee held 102 days of 
hearings pursuant to the 92 written requests received from 
committee chairs seeking rules. These formal requests do not 
reflect additional requests of an emergency nature made in 
person by the chairs of the various legislative committees. The 
Committee reported 105 special orders providing for the 
consideration of 176 bills and resolutions and 11 Senate 
amendments.
    The Committee granted eight open rules, five modified open 
rule, 66 structured rules, and 83 closed rules for the 
consideration of bills and resolutions. In summary, of the 105 
special orders reported by the Committee on Rules, the House 
adopted 104, amended nine, tabled one, and rejected none.
    At the close of the 113th Congress, no Rules Committee 
matters remained on the House Calendar. The Committee on Rules 
reported two original jurisdiction measures. The Subcommittee 
on Legislative and Budget Process held one original 
jurisdiction hearing during the 113th Congress, as did the 
Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House.

                       B. Special Orders or Rules


                            1. rule requests

    The process of considering requests for special orders or 
``rules'' usually begins when the Committee on Rules receives a 
letter from a committee requesting that it hold a hearing and 
consider a rule for a particular measure. The letter is signed 
by the full committee chair and most often makes a specific 
request for the type of rule desired by the committee. In some 
cases, the emergency nature of legislation does not allow 
adequate time for a formal request to be registered. In these 
cases, the requests are traditionally made in person by the 
chair of the committee with jurisdiction. Once a hearing has 
been scheduled, the Committee on Rules allows any House Member 
who has an interest in testifying to do so. Under normal 
circumstances, and pursuant to Committee rules, printed copies 
of the legislation and accompanying committee report or 
conference report are provided to the Committee members at 
least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.
    The Committee gives written notice to its members and 
notifies the pertinent committee of the scheduled hearing date 
at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of the hearing, 
unless an emergency situation exists. If Budget Act violations 
are present, the Budget Committee Chair often advises the 
Committee on Rules whether the Budget Committee objects to or 
supports the granting of specific waivers. The position of the 
Budget Committee on these matters is merely advisory in nature; 
the Committee on Rules has sole jurisdiction over waivers of 
the Budget Act, subject to House approval of the special rule 
containing such waivers.

                              2. hearings

    The Rules Committee Chair controls the order in which 
witnesses appear and also initiates the questioning. Typically, 
the chair of the committee of jurisdiction or a designee 
requesting the rule makes a short statement. The chair is 
followed by the ranking minority member. Sometimes the 
subcommittee chair and subcommittee ranking minority member 
appear on behalf of their full committee counterparts on the 
rule request. It is often the case that Members wishing to 
testify in favor of or in opposition to a bill, an amendment, 
or type of procedure may do so as part of a panel of witnesses.
    In many cases, the components of the proposed special order 
form the basis for the dialogue between substantive committee 
leaders asking for the rule and the Rules Committee members. 
More often than not, the questioning escalates into discussions 
about the merits of the bill itself. If the legislation is 
particularly wide-ranging or controversial, Representatives who 
do not sit on the relevant legislative committee seek to 
testify. (Except in the most unusual circumstances, only House 
Members are allowed to testify during a rule request hearing). 
Questioning of each witness takes place under the five-minute 
rule until each Committee member has had an opportunity to 
question the witness. Questioning is rather informal. The chair 
rarely enforces the five-minute rule, and Committee members 
yield to one another to allow their colleagues to make a 
specific point or follow up on a line of questioning.
    A quorum, which exists when at least seven Rules Committee 
members of the 13 are in attendance, must be present before a 
recommendation on a rule can be ordered reported, postponed, or 
tabled.
    After the Committee votes to approve a rule, the chair and 
ranking minority member each assign one of their members to 
manage the rule on the floor. The majority manager's name 
appears on the rule and report, and that Member usually files 
the rule from the House floor, at which time the resolution and 
report are assigned a number.
    Any member may ask for a record or a division vote. In the 
past, most decisions of the Committee were made by voice vote, 
but in the last several Congresses the number of record votes 
demanded has increased. For the entire 100th Congress there 
were 18 roll call votes demanded; in the 101st Congress there 
were 26; in the 102nd there were 193; in the 103rd there were 
533; in the 104th there were 327; in the 105th there were 104; 
in the 106th there were 119; in the 107th there were 176; in 
the 108th there were 326; and in the 109th there were 254; in 
the 110th there were 620; in the 111th there were 517; and in 
the 112th, 366 recorded votes were taken. During the 113th 
Congress, 213 recorded votes were requested.
    Once a special rule has been reported, the Majority Leader-
working closely with the Speaker, the Rules Committee chair, 
and the substantive committee chair--decides upon an 
appropriate date and time for the consideration of the rule on 
the floor. Rules can be considered on the same day they are 
reported, if the House agrees to consideration of the rule by a 
two-thirds vote. After a one-day layover, rules may be 
considered at any time without being subject to a question of 
consideration. The Committee may occasionally report a rule 
waiving this requirement with respect to another rule.

                       3. special orders or rules


 a. Background

    Table 1 in the Appendix categorizes all special rules 
granted by the Committee. These special rules are broken down 
into 19 different categories dealing with all stages of the 
legislative process in the House.
    The Rules Committee has granted special rules that provided 
for specified amendment and debate structures, which assist 
floor managers in managing the schedule. The Committee has also 
granted special rules for the consideration of legislation that 
resolved differences among, and responded to, the legislative 
actions of committees. Some of these rules also addressed 
House-Senate relations. The explanations of these types of 
special rules and their methods of categorization are outlined 
below.

b. Categories of Rules Granted with Amendment Structures

    In categorizing special rules that specified an amendment 
structure, this report focuses only on those rules that both 
provided for the initial consideration of bills, joint 
resolutions, or budget resolutions, and which provided for an 
amending process. Therefore, rules providing for general debate 
only, stopping short of consideration of the measure for 
amendment, or providing for consideration of a conference 
report (which are otherwise privileged and, under regular order 
are non amendable) are not included in these categories. The 
amendment structure categories are as follows: (1) open rules, 
(2) modified open rules, (3) structured rules, and (4) closed 
rules.
            (1) Open Rules
    Under an open rule, any Member may offer an amendment that 
complies with the standing rules of the House and the Budget 
Act. The rule itself places no restrictions or prohibitions on 
amendments and provides an equal opportunity for all Members to 
offer amendments.
            (2) Modified Open Rules (Time cap on consideration of 
                    amendments/Required amendment preprinting in the 
                    Congressional Record)
     This type of rule permits the offering of only those 
amendments preprinted in the Congressional Record and/or places 
an overall time cap for the consideration of amendments. A 
modified open rule with a preprinting requirement could require 
that amendments be printed in the Congressional Record by a 
specific date (in some cases the amendment must be printed 
before its consideration); in other cases, printing must occur 
before the consideration of the bill. In most cases these rules 
do not prohibit second degree amendments. Requiring that 
amendments be printed in advance of their consideration affords 
Members a better idea of the range of issues to be debated and 
voted on during consideration of the bill. This can 
particularly be true of bills or joint resolutions involving 
complex matters.
            (3) Structured Rules
    Under a structured rule, the Rules Committee limits the 
amendments that may be offered to only those amendments 
designated in the special rule or in the Rules Committee report 
to accompany the rule, or which precludes amendments to a 
particular portion of a bill, even though the rest of the bill 
may be completely open to amendment. In the case of a 
structured rule, the Chair will announce through an one-minute 
speech on the floor of the House and/or through a ``Dear 
Colleague'' letter the intention of the Committee to hold a 
hearing on a measure and to review all amendments. The Chair 
requests that Members provide the Rules Committee with copies 
of their proposed amendments in advance of the Committee 
meeting. In some instances, the amendments made in order 
represent all of the amendments submitted to the Committee.
            (4) Closed Rules
    This type of rule is one under which no amendments may be 
offered from the House floor. Accordant with the rules of the 
House, however, the Rules Committee is prohibited from 
reporting a special rule providing for consideration of a bill 
or joint resolution that denies the minority the right to offer 
amendatory instructions in a motion to recommit if offered by 
the minority leader or a designee.

c. Categories of Rules Granted with Certain Floor Management Tools

    Special rules are often utilized to assist the Majority 
Leader in setting the Floor schedule of the House, as well as 
to equip committee chairmen and ranking minority members with 
the special procedural tools necessary to efficiently manage 
the floor consideration of a bill. These categories include (1) 
expedited procedure rules, (2) suspension day rules, and (3) 
chair's en bloc authority rules.
            (1) Expedited Procedure Rules
    This type of rule waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
(requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a special rule on the 
same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against 
certain resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. These 
rules generally specify the measures or object to which the 
waiver applies, as well as a defined time period for its 
application. These rules are commonly referred to as ``same-
day'' rules. In some cases the rule will not specify the object 
of the waiver. These rules are referred to as ``blanket same-
day'' rules.
            (2) Suspension Day Rules
    Under House rule XV, it is in order on Monday, Tuesday, and 
Wednesday of each week, and during the last six days of a 
session, for the Speaker to entertain motions to suspend the 
rules and pass legislation. This category of rule authorizes 
the Speaker to entertain motions to suspend the rules on days 
other than Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Generally, these 
rules specify the object that is to be considered under 
suspension of the rules. In some cases the object may not be 
identified, but the rule may provide that the Speaker or their 
designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or their 
designee on the object of any suspension considered under the 
rule.
            (3) Chair's En Bloc Authority Rules
    This category of rule authorizes the chair of a committee 
(usually the majority floor manager of the bill under 
consideration) or his designee to offer amendments en bloc 
consisting of amendments made in order by the special rule that 
have not earlier been disposed of. In most cases, the rule also 
allows germane modifications to any such amendments included in 
the en bloc amendment only by unanimous consent. With the 
exception of rules on appropriations bills (which permit en 
bloc amendments that do not increase budget authority or 
outlays in the bill), a Member seeking to offer amendments en 
bloc must obtain unanimous consent if they amend portions of 
the bill not yet open to amendment, unless a special rule 
authorizes several amendments to be offered and considered as a 
group. There is usually a specified time for divided debate on 
the en bloc amendment and a prohibition on amendments to and 
demands for a division of the question on the en bloc 
amendment. Generally, the original sponsor of the amendment 
must agree to having the amendment considered en bloc, and 
these rules generally provide that the original proponent of an 
amendment included in such an en bloc amendment may insert a 
statement in the Congressional Record immediately before the 
disposition of the en bloc amendment. Such a rule enables the 
floor manager to maximize efficiency and consensus while 
minimizing duplicative floor time and consideration.

d. Categories of Rules Granted to Resolve Differences Among and 
        Responding to the Legislative Actions of Committees

    As the nexus of the legislative process in the House, the 
Rules Committee is often the institutional mechanism used to 
reconcile differences in legislative recommendations among 
multiple committees. Two often used, and often misunderstood, 
special rule features utilized to achieve these goals are (1) 
self-executing rules and (2) original text rules.
            (1) Self-Executing Rules
    This type of rule provides that, upon the adoption of the 
special rule, the text of a measure is modified or amended in 
some specified manner. Therefore, the House's adoption of the 
rule itself has the effect of amending the underlying measure. 
Occasionally, a self-executing rule may also provide for the 
adoption of other unrelated measures or actions, such as 
adopting another simple resolution, bill, joint resolution or 
conference report. Self-executing rules may be utilized by the 
Rules Committee for a variety of reasons, including but not 
limited to: the correction of rule or Budget Act violations; 
providing for the adoption of the committee-recommended 
amendment; the reconciling of multiple committee legislative 
recommendations; the elimination of procedural votes; the 
separation of policy issues; or, the complete redrafting of the 
legislation.
            (2) Original Text Rules
    When a committee reports a measure, it will often favorably 
report the measure with a recommendation that an amendment or 
amendments be adopted by the full House. These amendments 
reflect the collegial action of the committee on that measure. 
This type of rule generally provides that the committee-
recommended amendment be considered by the House and become the 
base text for the purpose of further amendment to the bill. 
This is often done to acknowledge the actions of the committee 
at the beginning of the consideration of a bill, and also to 
simplify the amendment process.

e. Categories of Rules Granted Dealing with House-Senate Relations

    While resolving differences with the Senate often involves 
privileged motions in the House, the Rules Committee is often 
called upon to expedite such procedural situations or to 
address unique procedural circumstances. The categories of such 
special rules are (1) Senate hook-up rules, (2) motion to go to 
conference rules, (3) disposition of Senate amendments rules, 
(4) conference report rules, and (5) engrossment of multiple 
measures rules.
            (1) Senate Hook-up Rules
    The Rules of the House provide for three methods of getting 
to conference with the Senate: (1) agreeing to a motion to go 
to conference by unanimous consent; (2) obtaining a special 
rule from the Rules Committee; or (3) receiving specific 
authorization from each committee that received an initial 
referral of and reported the bill (clause 1 of rule XX). Most 
often chairmen obtain conference authority from their committee 
at the time a bill is ordered reported. Most special rules 
allowing for a Senate hook-up provide that after passage of a 
House bill, it shall be in order to take a specific Senate bill 
from the Speaker's table, consider it in the House, and to move 
to strike all after the enacting clause and insert the text of 
the House bill as passed by the House. These special rules 
further provide that if the motion is adopted and the Senate 
bill, as amended, is passed, then it shall be in order to move 
that the House insist on its amendment and request a conference 
with the Senate. These hook-up provisions can either be 
included in the original rule providing for consideration of 
the House bill or in a separate special rule.
            (2) Disposition of Senate Amendment Rules
    This type of rule generally provides for the consideration 
of a Senate amendment or amendments in the House and for a 
motion to concur in the Senate amendment with or without an 
amendment. These rules also usually specify a period of time 
for debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the committee of 
jurisdiction, as well as any necessary waivers against 
consideration of either the Senate amendment or against the 
motion to concur.
            (3) Motion to go to Conference Rules
    These special rules are those separate rules that provide 
for the motion to go to conference with the Senate, by either 
disagreeing with the Senate position and requesting a 
conference or insisting on the House position and agreeing to a 
conference.
            (4) Conference Report Rules
    Under the standing rules of the House, conference reports 
are privileged matters. Unless the requirement is waived, House 
rules require that a conference report be available for at 
least three calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and 
legal holidays) before it can be called up for consideration. 
After that time, because it is privileged, it can be called up 
at any time without a rule from the Rules Committee. If, 
however, a conference report is in violation of a rule of the 
House or some extraordinary procedure for consideration of the 
report is desired, a special rule may be necessary for the 
conference report to be considered. Consequently, conference 
report rules generally provide waivers of all points of order 
against consideration of the conference report and provide that 
the conference report be considered as read, which effectively 
waives the three-day availability requirement.
    It should be noted that points of order against a 
conference report lie against its consideration, not against 
individual provisions contained within the report. A conference 
report represents the collective agreement of the House and the 
Senate. Changing individual components of the agreement 
violates the sanctity of the agreement itself. Consequently, 
agreeing to a conference report is an all-or-nothing question. 
This is also the reason why, even as privileged matters, 
conference reports are not amendable on the Floor of the House.
            (5) Engrossment of Multiple Measures Rules
    These types of special rules generally provide for separate 
consideration and final passage votes on multiple bills, 
generally relating to a similar issue. The rule then instructs 
the House Clerk to engross the individually passed bills into 
one bill before transmitting them to the Senate for 
consideration.
            (6) Instructing the Clerk Regarding the Transmittal of 
                    Papers
    These types of special rules instruct the Clerk to withhold 
the transmittal of papers until the Clerk is notified of 
certain actions taken by the other body. This is done to 
address timing issues related to the passage or consideration 
of measures by the Senate.

f. Categories of Rules Granted With Certain Housekeeping Tools

    Special rules are often utilized to assist House Leadership 
and committees with housekeeping elements to ensure the smooth 
running of House floor operations generally during constituent 
work breaks.
            (1) Providing procedures for Pro Forma sessions
    During periods when the House is unable to adjourn pursuant 
to a concurrent resolution, the Rules Committee will sometimes 
provide the chair with additional authority to manage required 
pro forma sessions. This authority may include allowing the 
chair to adjourn on his or her own, to toll periods for 
consideration of certain privileged matters, and other similar 
tools to provide for the orderly conduct of pro forma sessions 
during district work periods.
            (2) Report Filing Authority
    When a committee favorably reports a measure, it must file 
an accompanying report describing the purpose and scope of the 
legislation and the reasons for recommended approval. This tool 
allows for the filing of these reports from specific committees 
on days when the House is not otherwise in session.

                4. floor consideration of a special rule

    When the time comes to call up a special rule, the majority 
member who filed the rule (a privileged House resolution), or 
another majority member of the Rules Committee designated by 
the chair, is recognized by the Speaker. That member stands at 
the majority committee table on the House Floor. Once 
recognized, the member States:
    ``Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I 
call up House Resolution ______, and ask for its immediate 
consideration.''
    (Any member of the Committee on Rules may be recognized to 
call up a rule that has been on the House Calendar for at least 
seven legislative days, and the Speaker is required to 
recognize the Rules Committee member as rules are privileged 
items, so long as the member has given one day's notice of an 
intent to seek recognition for that purpose.)
    Once the Clerk has read the resolution, the Speaker 
recognizes the majority Rules Committee member handling the 
rule for one hour. The majority floor manager then customarily 
yields 30 minutes to a minority counterpart for the purposes of 
debate only. The length of debate on the rule varies according 
to the complexity of the rule and the degree of controversy 
over the bill.
    Since a rule is considered in the House under the hour 
rule, no amendments are in order unless the majority floor 
manager offers an amendment or yields to another Member for 
that purpose. At the conclusion of debate on the rule, the 
floor manager moves the previous question. If no objection is 
heard, the House proceeds to vote on the rule. If objection is 
heard, a vote occurs on the previous question. If the previous 
question is rejected, however, a Member who opposed the 
previous question (usually the Rules Committee minority floor 
manager) is recognized. That Member then controls one hour of 
debate time. The Member controlling the time may offer an 
amendment to the rule and then move the previous question on 
the amendment and on the rule when debate has concluded. Once 
the rule is adopted (with or without amendments), the 
legislation it concerns is eligible for consideration under the 
terms of the rule.

                 5. rules rejected, tabled, or pending

    During the 113th Congress, the Committee on Rules reported 
105 rules. The House adopted 104 of these rules, and tabled 
one. At the close of the Congress, no rules remain pending on 
the House Calendar, nor were any rules rejected.

 a. Rules Rejected by the House during the113th Congress

    No rules were rejected by the House during the 113th 
Congress.

b. Rules Tabled by the House during the 113th Congress

    One rule was tabled by the Committee on Rules: H. Res. 292, 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 761) to require 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals 
and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to 
United States economic and national security and manufacturing 
competitiveness. It was tabled pursuant to H. Res. 322.

c. Rules Pending At the Close of the 113th Congress

    No rules were pending at the close of the 113th Congress.

            6. explanation of waivers of all points of order

    The Committee on Rules customarily provides waivers of all 
points of order when constructing special rules for the 
consideration of measures. This is commonly referred to as a 
``blanket waiver'' or ``prophylactic waiver'' because in most 
cases there are no applicable points of order against the 
measure. Just because a special rule includes a blanket waiver 
does not mean that points of order lie against any of the 
measures made in order or provisions contained in those 
measures; rather, blanket waivers ensure the immediate 
consideration of the underlying measure by providing the Chair 
with the ability to easily dispense with dilatory or specious 
points of order by asserting that, ``pursuant to the previous 
order of the House, all points of order are waived.''
    Also, as part of the Committee's role as scheduler for the 
House, it is the Committee's responsibility to ensure that when 
a majority of the House votes in favor of considering a measure 
notwithstanding any technical or substantive violations of the 
rules, a point of order would not prevent that measure's 
consideration.
    It is important to note that any specific waivers contained 
in a waiver of all points of order are required under clause 
7(g) of rule XIII to be specified in the Rules Committee report 
accompanying the resolution and are also compiled in this 
report.

                       7. waivers of house rules

    The following compilation identifies the Rules of the House 
that were waived in specific resolutions and the legislation 
that required the waiver. There is also an indication whether 
the rule was waived against the bill (B), original text (OT), 
amendments (A), the number of which is indicated in [ ], a 
motion (M), a conference report (CR), or provisions (P); items 
accompanied by an asterisk (*) denote measures that the waiver 
with which they were granted in the committee report 
accompanying the resolution was not applied.

                    Rule XIII, clause 3(c)(4)--Requiring inclusion of general performance goals and objectives in a committee report
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                Resolution                             Bill                                             Title                                   Object
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H. Res. 487..............................  H.R. 2804...................  All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2013                         B
H. Res. 492..............................  H.R. 899....................  Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013                   B
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                             Rule XIII, clause 3(d)(1)--Requiring inclusion of committee cost estimate in a committee report
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                Resolution                             Bill                                             Title                                   Object
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H. Res. 266..............................  H.R. 1797...................  District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act                B
H. Res. 511..............................  H.R. 4138...................  ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014                                                  B
H. Res. 511..............................  H.R. 3973...................  Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014                                    B
H. Res. 717..............................  H.R. 3522...................  Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013                                  B
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     Rule XIII, clause 3(e)(1)--Requiring the inclusion of a comparative print for a bill or joint resolution proposing to repeal or amend a statute
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                Resolution                             Bill                                             Title                                   Object
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H. Res. 256..............................  H.R. 1960...................  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014                      B
H. Res. 585..............................  H.R. 4435...................  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015                      B
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                 Rule XIII, clause 4(a)--Requiring the three-day layover of the committee report
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             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
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H. Res. 256........................  H.R. 1960.............  National Defense Authorization Act for           B
                                                              Fiscal Year 2014.
H. Res. 385........................  H.R. 3080.............  Water Resources Reform and Development           B
                                                              Act of 2013.
H. Res. 585........................  H.R. 4435.............  National Defense Authorization Act for           B
                                                              Fiscal Year 2015.
H. Res. 669........................  H.R. 5021.............  Highway and Transportation Funding Act           B
                                                              of 2014.
H. Res. 715........................  H.R. 5078.............  Waters of the United States Regulatory           B
                                                              Overreach Protection Act of 2014.
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  Rule XIII, clause 4(c)--Requiring the three-day availability of printed hearings on a general appropriations
                                                      bill
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             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
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H. Res. 243........................  H.R. 2216.............  Military Construction and Veterans               B
                                                              Affairs, and Related Agencies
                                                              Appropriations Act, 2014.
H. Res. 243........................  H.R. 2217.............  Department of Homeland Security                  B
                                                              Appropriations Act, 2014.
H. Res. 274........................  H.R. 2410.............  Agriculture, Rural Development, Food             B
                                                              and Drug Administration, and Related
                                                              Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.
H. Res. 288........................  H.R. 2609.............  Energy and Water Development and                 B
                                                              Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
                                                              2014.
H. Res. 312........................  H.R. 2397.............  Department of Defense Appropriations             B
                                                              Act, 2014.
H. Res. 312........................  H.R. 2610.............  Transportation, Housing and Urban                B
                                                              Development, and Related Agencies
                                                              Appropriations Act, 2014.
H. Res. 557........................  H.R. 4486.............  Military Construction and Veterans               B
                                                              Affairs and Related Agencies
                                                              Appropriations Act, 2015.
H. Res. 585........................  H.R. 4660.............  Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related          B
                                                              Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.
H. Res. 604........................  H.R. 4745.............  Transportation, Housing and Urban                B
                                                              Development, and Related Agencies
                                                              Appropriations Act, 2015.
H. Res. 616........................  H.R. 4800.............  Agriculture, Rural Development, Food             B
                                                              and Drug Administration, and Related
                                                              Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.
H. Res. 628........................  H.R. 4870.............  Department of Defense Appropriations             B
                                                              Act, 2015.
H. Res. 641........................  H.R. 4923.............  Energy and Water Development and                 B
                                                              Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
                                                              2015.
H. Res. 661........................  H.R. 5016.............  Financial Services and General                   B
                                                              Government Appropriations Act, 2015.
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 Rule XIII, clause 6(a)--Requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the
                                               Committee on Rules
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  .....................  ..........................................................
                                            see VII., A., Table 1b.
                  .....................  ..........................................................
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Rule XVI, clause 7--Requiring that no motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration
                                   shall be admitted under color of amendment
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 260........................  H.R. 1960.............  National Defense Authorization Act for          OT
                                                              Fiscal Year 2014.
H. Res. 455........................  H.R. 2279.............  Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations         OT
                                                              Act of 2013.
H. Res. 458........................  H.R. 3547.............   A bill to extend Government liability,          M
                                                              subject to appropriation, for certain
                                                              third-party claims arising from
                                                              commercial space launches. [Senate
                                                              amendment].
H. Res. 472........................  H.R. 2954.............  To authorize Escambia County, Florida,          OT
                                                              to convey certain property that was
                                                              formerly part of Santa Rosa Island
                                                              National Monument and that was
                                                              conveyed to Escambia County subject to
                                                              restrictions on use and reconveyance.
H. Res. 475........................  H.R. 3193.............  Consumer Financial Protection Safety            OT
                                                              and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013.
H. Res. 487........................  H.R. 2804.............  All Economic Regulations are                    OT
                                                              Transparent Act of 2013.
H. Res. 604........................  H.R. 4681.............  Intelligence Authorization Act for              OT
                                                              Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015.
H. Res. 629........................  H.R. 4413.............  Customer Protection and End User Relief         OT
                                                              Act.
H. Res. 636........................  H.R. 6................  Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom          OT
                                                              Act.
H. Res. 677........................  H.R. 3136.............  Advancing Competency-Based Education            OT
                                                              Demonstration Project Act of 2013.
H. Res. 693........................  H.R. 4315.............  21st Century Endangered Species                 OT
                                                              Transparency Act.
H. Res. 770........................  H.R. 3979.............  Emergency Unemployment Compensation              M
                                                              Extension Act of 2014 [National
                                                              Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
                                                              Year 2015] [Senate amendment].
H. Res. 776........................   H.R. 83..............  To require the Secretary of the                  M
                                                              Interior to assemble a team of
                                                              technical, policy, and financial
                                                              experts to address the energy needs of
                                                              the insular areas of the United States
                                                              and the Freely Associated States
                                                              through the development of energy
                                                              action plans aimed at promoting access
                                                              to affordable, reliable energy,
                                                              including increasing use of indigenous
                                                              clean-energy resources, and for other
                                                              purposes. [Consolidated and Further
                                                              Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015]
                                                              [Senate amendment].
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 Rule XVIII, clause 10(c)--Requiring amendments to the concurrent resolution on the budget to be mathematically
consistent and prohibiting amendments from proposing to change the appropriate level of public debt set forth in
                                     the concurrent resolution, as reported
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 122........................  H. Con. Res. 25.......  Establishing the budget for the United       A [5]
                                                              States Government for fiscal year 2014
                                                              and setting forth appropriate
                                                              budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015
                                                              through 2023.
H. Res. 544........................  H. Con. Res. 96.......  Establishing the budget for the United       A [5]
                                                              States Government for fiscal year 2015
                                                              and setting forth appropriate
                                                              budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016
                                                              through 2024.
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  Rule XXI, clause 2--Prohibiting unauthorized appropriations, reappropriations, or legislative provisions in a
                                           general appropriations bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 23                           H.R. 152..............  Disaster Relief Appropriations Act,          A [3]
                                                              2013.
H. Res. 243........................  H.R. 2216.............  Military Construction and Veterans               P
                                                              Affairs, and Related Agencies
                                                              Appropriations Act, 2014.
H. Res. 243........................  H.R. 2217.............  Department of Homeland Security                  P
                                                              Appropriations Act, 2014.
H. Res. 274........................  H.R. 2410.............  Agriculture, Rural Development, Food             P
                                                              and Drug Administration, and Related
                                                              Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.
H. Res. 288........................  H.R. 2609.............  Energy and Water Development and                 P
                                                              Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
                                                              2014.
H. Res. 312........................  H.R. 2397.............  Department of Defense Appropriations             P
                                                              Act, 2014.
H. Res. 312........................  H.R. 2610.............  Transportation, Housing and Urban                P
                                                              Development, and Related Agencies
                                                              Appropriations Act, 2014.
H. Res. 557........................  H.R. 4486.............  Military Construction and Veterans               P
                                                              Affairs and Related Agencies
                                                              Appropriations Act, 2015.
H. Res. 557........................  H.R. 4487.............  Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,           P
                                                              2015.
H. Res. 585........................  H.R. 4660.............  Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related          P
                                                              Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.
H. Res. 604........................  H.R. 4745.............  Transportation, Housing and Urban                P
                                                              Development, and Related Agencies
                                                              Appropriations Act, 2015.
H. Res. 616........................  H.R. 4800.............  Agriculture, Rural Development, Food             P
                                                              and Drug Administration, and Related
                                                              Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.
H. Res. 628........................  H.R. 4870.............  Department of Defense Appropriations             P
                                                              Act, 2015.
H. Res. 641........................  H.R. 4923.............  Energy and Water Development and                 P
                                                              Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
                                                              2015.
H. Res. 661........................  H.R. 5016.............  Financial Services and General                   P
                                                              Government Appropriations Act, 2015.
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 Rule XXI, clause 4--A bill or joint resolution carrying an appropriation may not be reported by a committee not
 having jurisdiction to report appropriations, and an amendment proposing an appropriation shall not be in order
   during the consideration of a bill or joint resolution reported by a committee not having that jurisdiction
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 107........................  H.R. 890..............  Preserving Work Requirements for                 P
                                                              Welfare Programs Act of 2013.
H. Res. 175........................  H.R. 1549.............  Helping Sick Americans Now Act.........         OT
H. Res. 178........................  H.R. 527..............  Responsible Helium Administration and           OT
                                                              Stewardship Act.
H. Res. 260........................  H.R. 1960.............  National Defense Authorization Act for          OT
                                                              Fiscal Year 2014.
H. Res. 274........................  H.R. 2231.............  Offshore Energy and Jobs Act...........         OT
H. Res. 351........................  H.R. 1526.............  Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy            P
                                                              Communities Act.
H. Res. 585........................  H.R. 4435.............  National Defense Authorization Act for           P
                                                              Fiscal Year 2015.
H. Res. 770........................  H.R. 3979.............  Emergency Unemployment Compensation              M
                                                              Extension Act of 2014 [National
                                                              Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
                                                              Year 2015] [Senate amendment].
H. Res. 776........................   H.R. 83..............  To require the Secretary of the                  M
                                                              Interior to assemble a team of
                                                              technical, policy, and financial
                                                              experts to address the energy needs of
                                                              the insular areas of the United States
                                                              and the Freely Associated States
                                                              through the development of energy
                                                              action plans aimed at promoting access
                                                              to affordable, reliable energy,
                                                              including increasing use of indigenous
                                                              clean-energy resources, and for other
                                                              purposes. [Consolidated and Further
                                                              Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015]
                                                              [Senate amendment].
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   Rule XXI, clause 5(a)--A bill or joint resolution carrying a tax or tariff measure may not be reported by a
committee not having jurisdiction to report tax or tariff measures, and an amendment in the House or proposed by
  the Senate carrying a tax or tariff measure shall not be in order during the consideration of a bill or joint
                         resolution reported by a committee not having that jurisdiction
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 271........................  H.R. 1947.............  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk             OT
                                                              Management Act of 2013.
H. Res. 465........................  H.R. 7................  No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act...          P
H. Res. 661........................  H.R. 5016.............  Financial Services and General                   P
                                                              Government Appropriations Act, 2015.
H. Res. 717........................  H.R. 3522.............  Employee Health Care Protection Act of           P
                                                              2013.
H. Res. 776........................   H.R. 83..............  To require the Secretary of the                  M
                                                              Interior to assemble a team of
                                                              technical, policy, and financial
                                                              experts to address the energy needs of
                                                              the insular areas of the United States
                                                              and the Freely Associated States
                                                              through the development of energy
                                                              action plans aimed at promoting access
                                                              to affordable, reliable energy,
                                                              including increasing use of indigenous
                                                              clean-energy resources, and for other
                                                              purposes. [Consolidated and Further
                                                              Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015]
                                                              [Senate amendment].
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 Rule XXI, clause 9(a)(2)--Prohibiting consideration of a bill or joint resolution not reported by a committee,
 unless the chair of each committee of initial referral has caused a list of congressional earmarks, limited tax
 benefits, and limited tariff benefits in the bill or a statement that the proposition contains no congressional
  earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits to be printed in the Congressional Record prior to
                                                its consideration
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 366........................  H.R. 3210.............  Pay Our Military Act...................          B
H. Res. 370........................  H.J. Res. 73..........  National Institutes of Health                    B
                                                              Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
                                                              2014.
                                     H.R. 3230*............  Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act..........          B
H. Res. 373........................  H.J. Res. 89..........  Excepted Employees' Pay Continuing               B
                                                              Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                     H.J. Res. 90*.........  Federal Aviation Administration                  B
                                                              Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
                                                              2014.
                                     H.R. 3273.............  To establish a bicameral working group           B
                                                              on deficit reduction and economic
                                                              growth.
H. Res. 696                          H.R. 5272.............  To prohibit certain actions with                 B
                                                              respect to deferred action for aliens
                                                              not lawfully present in the United
                                                              States, and for other purposes.
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  Rule XXI, clause 10--Prohibiting the consideration of a bill if it has the net effect of increasing mandatory
                                   spending over the five- or ten-year period
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 458........................  H.R. 3547.............   A bill to extend Government liability,          M
                                                              subject to appropriation, for certain
                                                              third-party claims arising from
                                                              commercial space launches. [Senate
                                                              amendment].
H. Res. 475........................  H.R. 3193.............  Consumer Financial Protection Safety             B
                                                              and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013.
H. Res. 530........................  H.R. 2575.............  Save American Workers Act of 2014......          B
H. Res. 669........................  H.R. 5021.............  Highway and Transportation Funding Act           B
                                                              of 2014.
H. Res. 680........................  H.R. 3393.............  Student and Family Tax Simplification            B
                                                              Act.
H. Res. 727........................  H.R. 4................  Jobs for America Act...................          B
H. Res. 766........................  H.R. 5771.............  Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014....          B
H. Res. 775........................  S. 2244...............  Terrorism Risk Insurance Program                 B
                                                              Reauthorization Act of 2014.
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 Rule XXI, clause 11--Prohibiting the consideration of a bill or joint resolution which has not been reported by
 a committee until the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House
  is in session on such a day) on which such measure has been available to members, Delegates, and the Resident
                                                  Commissioner
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 295........................  H.R. 2642.............  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk              B
                                                              Management Act of 2013.
H. Res. 366........................  H.R. 3210.............  Pay Our Military Act...................          B
H. Res. 370........................  H.J. Res. 70..........  National Park Service Operations,                B
                                                              Smithsonian Institution, National
                                                              Gallery of Art, and United States
                                                              Holocaust Memorial Museum Continuing
                                                              Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                     H.J. Res. 71..........  District of Columbia Continuing                  B
                                                              Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                     H.J. Res. 72*.........  Veterans Benefits Continuing                     B
                                                              Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                     H.J. Res. 73..........  National Institutes of Health                    B
                                                              Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
                                                              2014.
                                     H.R. 3230.............  Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act..........          B
H. Res. 371........................  H.J. Res. 75..........  Special Supplemental Nutrition Program           B
                                                              for Women, Infants, and Children
                                                              Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
                                                              2014.
                                     H.J. Res. 76*.........  National Nuclear Security                        B
                                                              Administration Continuing
                                                              Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                     H.J. Res. 77*.........  Food and Drug Administration Continuing          B
                                                              Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                     H.J. Res. 78*.........  National Intelligence Program                    B
                                                              Operations Continuing Appropriations
                                                              Resolution, 2014.
                                     H.J. Res. 79*.........  Border Security and Enforcement                  B
                                                              Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
                                                              2014.
                                     H.J. Res. 80*.........  Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of              B
                                                              Indian Education, and Indian Health
                                                              Service Continuing Appropriations
                                                              Resolution, 2014.
                                     H.J. Res. 82*.........  National Weather Service Continuing              B
                                                              Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                     H.J. Res. 83*.........  Impact Aid Continuing Appropriations             B
                                                              Resolution, 2014.
                                     H.J. Res. 84*.........  Head Start Continuing Appropriations             B
                                                              Resolution, 2014.
                                     H.J. Res. 85..........   Federal Emergency Management Agency             B
                                                              Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
                                                              2014.
                                     H.R. 3223*............  Federal Employee Retroactive Pay                 B
                                                              Fairness Act.
H. Res. 373........................  H.J. Res. 89..........  Excepted Employees' Pay Continuing               B
                                                              Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                     H.J. Res. 90..........  Federal Aviation Administration                  B
                                                              Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
                                                              2014.
                                     H.R. 3273.............  To establish a bicameral working group           B
                                                              on deficit reduction and economic
                                                              growth.
H. Res. 696                          H.R. 5272.............  To prohibit certain actions with                 B
                                                              respect to deferred action for aliens
                                                              not lawfully present in the United
                                                              States, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 748                          H.R. 5682.............  To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline....          B
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Rule XXII, clause 9--Prohibiting the inclusion of matter in a conference report not committeed to the conference
                                             committee by eith House
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 465                          H.R. 2642.............  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk               CR
                                                              Management Act of 2013.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  Section 3(d)(5) of H. Res. 5 of the 113th Congress--Prohibiting the consideration of a general appropriation
                              bill, unless it includes a spending reduction account
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 23                           H.R. 152..............   Disaster Relief Appropriations Act,             B
                                                              2013.
H. Res. 557                          H.R. 4487.............  Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,           B
                                                              2015.
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  Section 3(j)(2) of H. Res. 5 of the 113th Congress--Requiring that a report of a committee on a bill or joint
  resolution include a statement, as though under clause 3(c) of rule XIII, indicating whether any provision of
 the measure establishes or reauthorizes a program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of another
                                                 Federal program
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 216........................  H.R. 1062.............  SEC Regulatory Accountability Act......          B
H. Res. 303........................  H.R. 5................  Student Success Act....................          B
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 Section 601 of H. Con. Res. 25 of the 113th Congress--Providing that any bill or joint resolution, or amendment
thereto or conference report thereon, making a general appropriation or continuing appropriation may not provide
                                           for advance appropriations.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 776........................   H.R. 83..............  To require the Secretary of the                  M
                                                              Interior to assemble a team of
                                                              technical, policy, and financial
                                                              experts to address the energy needs of
                                                              the insular areas of the United States
                                                              and the Freely Associated States
                                                              through the development of energy
                                                              action plans aimed at promoting access
                                                              to affordable, reliable energy,
                                                              including increasing use of indigenous
                                                              clean-energy resources, and for other
                                                              purposes. [Consolidated and Further
                                                              Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015]
                                                              [Senate amendment].
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Section 604 of H. Con. Res. 25 of the 113th Congress--Prohibiting the consideration of legislation reported by a
 committee (other than the Committee on Appropriations) if the provisions of such measure have the net effect of
   increasing direct spending in excess of $5 billion for any of the four consecutive ten fiscal-year periods
                                        beginning with fiscal year 2024.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 530........................  H.R. 2575.............  Save American Workers Act of 2014......          B
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                    8. waivers of budget enforcement

    The following compilation identifies the sections of the 
Budget Act that were waived in specific resolutions and the 
legislation that required the waiver. There is also an 
indication whether the rule was waived against the bill (B), 
the original text (OT), amendments (A), a motion (M), a 
conference report (CR), or provisions (P).

  Section 302(c) of the Budget Enforcement Act--Prohibiting consideration of a bill if it has the net effect of increasing mandatory spending over the
                                                                five- or ten-year period
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Resolution                             Bill                                             Title                                   Object
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 458                                H.R. 3547...................  A bill to extend Government liability, subject to appropriation,             M
                                                                          for certain third-party claims arising from commercial space
                                                                          launches. [Senate amendment]
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  Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act--Prohibiting consideration of legislation providing new budget
                     authority in excess of a 302(a) or 302(b) allocation of such authority
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 23                           H.R. 152..............  Disaster Relief Appropriations Act,           B, A
                                                              2013.
H. Res. 99                           H.R. 933..............  Department of Defense, Military                  B
                                                              Construction and Veterans Affairs, and
                                                              Full-Year Continuing Appropriations
                                                              Act, 2013.
H. Res. 175........................  H.R. 1549.............  Helping Sick Americans Now Act.........          B
H. Res. 232........................  H.R. 1911.............  Smarter Solutions for Students Act.....          B
H. Res. 266........................  H.R. 1947.............  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk              B
                                                              Management Act of 2013.
H. Res. 295........................  H.R. 2642.............  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk              B
                                                              Management Act of 2013.
H. Res. 352........................  H.J. Res. 59..........  Continuing Appropriations Resolution,            B
                                                              2014.
H. Res. 438........................  H.J. Res. 59..........  Continuing Appropriations Resolution,            M
                                                              2014 [Senate amendment].
H. Res. 530........................  H.R. 2575.............  Save American Workers Act of 2014......          B
H. Res. 669........................  H.R. 5021.............  Highway and Transportation Funding Act           B
                                                              of 2014.
H. Res. 680........................  H.R. 3393.............  Student and Family Tax Simplification            B
                                                              Act.
H. Res. 727........................  H.R. 4................  Jobs for America Act...................          B
H. Res. 766........................  H.R. 5771.............  Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014....          B
H. Res. 770........................  H.R. 3979.............   Emergency Unemployment Compensation             M
                                                              Extension Act of 2014 [National
                                                              Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
                                                              Year 2015] [Senate amendment].
H. Res. 775........................  S. 2244...............  Terrorism Risk Insurance Program                 B
                                                              Reauthorization Act of 2014.
H. Res. 776........................  H.R. 83...............  To require the Secretary of the                  M
                                                              Interior to assemble a team of
                                                              technical, policy, and financial
                                                              experts to address the energy needs of
                                                              the insular areas of the United States
                                                              and the Freely Associated States
                                                              through the development of energy
                                                              action plans aimed at promoting access
                                                              to affordable, reliable energy,
                                                              including increasing use of indigenous
                                                              clean-energy resources, and for other
                                                              purposes. [Consolidated and Further
                                                              Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015]
                                                              [Senate amendment].
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Section 303(a) of the Budget Enforcement Act--Prohibiting consideration of legislation, as reported, providing new budget authority, change in revenues,
 change in public debt, new entitlement authority or new credit authority for a fiscal year until the budget resolution for that year has been agreed to
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Resolution                             Bill                                             Title                                   Object
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 274                                H.R. 2231...................  Offshore Energy and Jobs Act                                                 A
H. Res. 472                                H.R. 3964...................  Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act                   B
H. Res. 530                                H.R. 2575...................  Save American Workers Act of 2014                                            B
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act--Prohibiting consideration of legislation within the jurisdiction of
               the Committee on the Budget unless referred to or reported by the Budget Committee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Resolution                       Bill                            Title                     Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 243........................  H.R. 2217.............  Department of Homeland Security                  B
                                                              Appropriations Act, 2014.
H. Res. 260........................  H.R. 1960.............  National Defense Authorization Act for          OT
                                                              Fiscal Year 2014.
H. Res. 312........................  H.R. 2397.............  Department of Defense Appropriations             B
                                                              Act, 2014.
H. Res. 458........................  H.R. 3547.............  A bill to extend Government liability,           M
                                                              subject to appropriation, for certain
                                                              third-party claims arising from
                                                              commercial space launches. [Senate
                                                              amendment].
H. Res. 585........................  H.R. 4435.............  National Defense Authorization Act for           B
                                                              Fiscal Year 2015.
H. Res. 616........................  H.R. 4457.............  America's Small Business Tax Relief Act          B
                                                              of 2014.
H. Res. 616........................  H.R. 4453.............  Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains           B
                                                              Recognition Period Act of 2014.
H. Res. 628........................  H.R. 4870.............  Department of Defense Appropriations             B
                                                              Act, 2015.
H. Res. 661........................  H.R. 4718.............  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of            B
                                                              1986 to modify and make permanent
                                                              bonus depreciation.
H. Res. 670........................  H.R. 4719.............  Fighting Hunger Incentive Act of 2014..          B
H. Res. 680........................  H.R. 3393.............  Student and Family Tax Simplification            B
                                                              Act.
H. Res. 680........................  H.R. 4935.............  Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of              B
                                                              2014.
H. Res. 770........................  H.R. 3979.............   Emergency Unemployment Compensation             M
                                                              Extension Act of 2014 [National
                                                              Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
                                                              Year 2015] [Senate amendment].
H. Res. 776........................  H.R. 83...............  To require the Secretary of the                  M
                                                              Interior to assemble a team of
                                                              technical, policy, and financial
                                                              experts to address the energy needs of
                                                              the insular areas of the United States
                                                              and the Freely Associated States
                                                              through the development of energy
                                                              action plans aimed at promoting access
                                                              to affordable, reliable energy,
                                                              including increasing use of indigenous
                                                              clean-energy resources, and for other
                                                              purposes. [Consolidated and Further
                                                              Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015]
                                                              [Senate amendment].
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 Section 309 of the Congressional Budget Act--Prohibiting the House of Representatives from adjourning for more than three days in July unless the House
                                                    has completed all action on appropriations bills.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Resolution                             Bill                                             Title                                   Object
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 274..............................  ............................  Special rule reported on the legislative day of June 25, 2013        ..........
                                                                          providing for adjournment during the month of July to be in order
                                                                          without intervention of any point of order.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  Section 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act--Prohibiting consideration of legislation that would cause the
level of total new budget authority for the first fiscal year to be exceeded, or would cause revenues to be less
  than the level of total revenues for the first fiscal year or for the total of that first fiscal year and the
 ensuing fiscal years for which allocations are provided, except when a declaration of war by the Congress is in
                                                     effect
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Resolution                     Bill                                 Title                        Object
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 23                H.R. 152...................  Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013.....       B, A
H. Res. 175               H.R. 1549..................  Helping Sick Americans Now Act...............          B
H. Res. 232               H.R. 1911..................  Smarter Solutions for Students Act...........          B
H. Res. 271               H.R. 1947..................  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk                    A
                                                        Management Act of 2013.
H. Res. 352               H.J. Res. 59...............  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014...          B
H. Res. 438               H.J. Res. 59...............  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014             M
                                                        [Senate amendment].
H. Res. 472               H.R. 3964..................  Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water          B
                                                        Delivery Act.
H. Res. 497               H.R. 4118..................  Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law          B
                                                        Equals Fairness Act.
H. Res. 530               H.R. 2575..................  Save American Workers Act of 2014............          B
H. Res. 555               H.R. 4414..................  Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act           B
                                                        of 2014.
H. Res. 569               H.R. 4438..................  American Research and Competitiveness Act of           B
                                                        2014.
H. Res. 616               H.R. 4457..................  America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of             B
                                                        2014.
H. Res. 616               H.R. 4453..................  Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains                 B
                                                        Recognition Period Act of 2014.
H. Res. 661               H.R. 5016..................  Financial Services and General Government              B
                                                        Appropriations Act, 2015.
H. Res. 661               H.R. 4718..................  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to          B
                                                        modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
H. Res. 670               H.R. 4719..................  Fighting Hunger Incentive Act of 2014........          B
H. Res. 680               H.R. 3393..................  Student and Family Tax Simplification Act....          B
H. Res. 680               H.R. 4935..................  Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014.....          B
H. Res. 727               H.R. 4.....................  Jobs for America Act.........................          B
H. Res. 766               H.R. 5771..................  Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014..........          B
H. Res. 766               H.R. 647...................  ABLE Act of 2014.............................          B
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 Section 314 of the Congressional Budget Act--Prohibiting the consideration of legislation that provides budget authority for a fiscal year that exceeds
                                                  either of the discretionary statutory spending limits
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                Resolution                             Bill                                             Title                                   Object
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H. Res. 352..............................  H.J. Res. 59................  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014                                   B
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 Section 401 of the Congressional Budget Act--Prohibiting the consideration of a measure providing new authority to enter into contracts under which the
                                       United States is obligated to make outlays, incur debt, or credit authority
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                Resolution                             Bill                                             Title                                   Object
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H. Res. 669..............................  H.R. 5021...................  Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014                               B
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                    C. Original Jurisdiction Matter


      1. committee consideration of original jurisdiction measures

    The following is a list of original jurisdiction measures 
that were considered by the Committee during the 113th 
Congress. The list identifies the measures by number and title 
or subject and includes the action and date the action was 
taken by the Committee and the House.

                            Committee Consideration of Original Jurisdiction Measures
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                                                                           Date
          Bill                               Title                       Reported              Status
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H. Res. 567              Providing for the Establishment of the           5/7/2014  Passed House
                          Select Committee on the Events Surrounding                 5/8/2014
                          the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi..
H. Res. 676              Providing for authority to initiate             7/28/2014  Passed House
                          litigation for actions by the President or                 7/30/2014
                          other executive branch officials
                          inconsistent with their duties under the
                          Constitution of the United States..
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            2. original jurisdiction full committee hearings


a. Legislative hearing on a Committee Discussion Draft of H. Res. __, 
        providing for authority to initiate litigation for actions by 
        the President inconsistent with his duties under the 
        Constitution of the United States.

    On July 16, 2014, the Committee on Rules held a legislative 
hearing on a draft committee print of H. Res. __, providing for 
authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President 
inconsistent with his duties under the Constitution of the 
United States. The purpose of the hearing was to receive 
testimony from outside experts on the separation of powers 
under the Constitution and the operation of the proposed 
resolution. The following witnesses testified: Walter E. 
Dellinger III, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP; Elizabeth Price 
Foley, Professor of Law, FIU College of Law; Simon Lazarus, 
Senior Counsel, Constitutional Accountability Center; and 
Jonathan Turley, J.B. & Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public 
Interest Law, George Washington University Law School. A 
modified version of the resolution was later introduced by 
Chairman Sessions on July 22, 2014 as H. Res. 676.

               3. original jurisdiction measures reported


a. H. Res. 567, Providing for the Establishment of the Select Committee 
        on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in 
        Benghazi.

    On May 6, 2014, Chairman Sessions introduced H. Res. 567, 
providing for the Establishment of the Select Committee on the 
Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi.
    After the terrorist attack on United States facilities in 
Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012, the Committee on Rules 
believed the most prudent course of action was to utilize the 
full weight of Congressional oversight by using existing 
committees. The standing committees in the House of 
Representatives have resources and expertise that can be 
quickly tapped, which has led to important and significant work 
on the Benghazi investigation. However, one issue that the 
Rules Committee highlighted early in the process of this 
investigation was the need for enhanced coordination between 
committees. The Rules Committee has worked directly with 
committees to ensure an unsurpassed level of coordination. 
However, the Rules Committee has always been open to the 
establishment of a select committee if it became apparent that 
a select committee was necessary. Unfortunately, committees 
have had to pursue this investigation with an unwilling partner 
in the Obama Administration.
    While many documents have been provided to committees, it 
has taken far too long. On August 1, 2013, Chairman Darrell 
Issa issued a subpoena for records previously made available 
for in camera review in response to repeated committee requests 
for documents. After nearly one year there were still documents 
covered by that subpoena that had not been turned over.
    On April 17, 2014, an additional 276 documents, consisting 
of 779 pages were delivered to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform--many of which were heavily redacted. This is 
the same day that the State Department complied with a Freedom 
of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted by Judicial Watch. 
The Committee believes that the timing of the two productions 
was deliberately coordinated and questions if Congress would 
have received these documents absent the FOIA request from 
Judicial Watch.
    The actions by the executive branch in the wake of the 
Benghazi terrorist attack on United States facilities have 
expanded the scope of the congressional investigation that must 
occur. In addition to getting answers about what happened in 
Benghazi on September 11, 2012 and the Administration's 
response to the attack, Congress must review how the 
Administration has responded to congressional inquiries, 
subpoenas, and requests for information. Congress must also 
look at the checks and balances between the legislative and 
executive branches that our Founding Fathers envisioned. The 
Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 terrorist 
Attack in Benghazi will be an effective tool to raise the level 
of public attention on the attack and the Administration's 
response to Congress.
    On May 7, 2014, the Rules Committee met in open session to 
markup H. Res. 567. The Committee ordered the bill favorably 
reported by a vote of 7 to 4 and filed its report (H. Rept. 
113-442) with the House the same day.
    The following amendments were offered during the 
Committee's markup:
          1. Rep. Slaughter amendment makes membership on the 
        Committee equally divided between Republicans and 
        Democrats; guarantees minority sign-off on subpoenas 
        and depositions; guarantees equal distribution of 
        money, staffing, and other resources of the Committee; 
        requires the Committee to establish written rules, 
        specifically including rules concerning how documents 
        and other information may be obtained, used, or 
        released; guarantees equal access to evidence and 
        materials of the Committee; provides for transparency 
        of the Committee's expenditures and budgeting; ensures 
        that a quorum for taking testimony or receiving 
        evidence includes at least one minority Member; and, 
        finally, ensures that the minority has a say in 
        decisions about extended questioning and staff 
        questioning of witnesses. Failed 4-7.
          2. Rep. Polis amendment amends the resolution to 
        provide for separate consideration of H.R. 15. Failed 
        5-6.
    A section-by-section analysis of H. Res. 567 as reported by 
the Committee is as follows:
    Section 1. Establishment. This section provides for the 
establishment of the Select Committee.
    Section 2. Composition. This section provides that the 
Speaker will appoint 12 Members to the Select Committee, five 
of whom will be appointed after consultation with the minority 
leader, that the Speaker will appoint the chair of the Select 
Committee, and that any vacancies are to be filled in the same 
manner as the original appointment.
    Section 3. Investigation and Report on the Events 
Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi. This section 
establishes the scope of the Select Committee's investigation 
and provides that the Select Committee must report its findings 
to the House. This section also provides that the Select 
Committee may issue interim reports and that any report issued 
by the Select Committee may contain a classified annex. The 
scope of the Select Committee's investigation includes, but is 
not limited to: security decisions and military posture prior 
to the attack, the terrorist attack that occurred in Benghazi 
on September 11, 2012, the Executive Branch's response to the 
attack, the Executive Branch's efforts to identify and bring to 
justice the perpetrators of the attack on U.S. facilities in 
Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012, the Executive Branch's 
response to congressional inquiries and subpoenas, 
recommendations for improving executive branch cooperation and 
compliance with congressional oversight, and lessons learned 
from the attacks and efforts to protect United States 
facilities and personnel abroad.
    Section 4. Procedure. Subsection (a) authorizes the Select 
Committee to study sources and methods of entities related to 
the scope of the investigation provided for in section 3. The 
covered entities are limited to the Central Intelligence 
Agency, the Director of National Intelligence, and the National 
Intelligence Program as defined in section 3(6) of the National 
Security Act of 1947.
    Subsection (b) provides the Select Committee with access to 
classified information and provides that the Select Committee, 
including all staff and contractors, must properly handle 
classified information to prevent unauthorized disclosures.
    Subsection (c) establishes how certain provisions of House 
rule XI (relating to the procedure of committees) will apply to 
the Select Committee. Specifically, the Rules Committee intends 
that section 4 of the resolution, in conjunction with the 
standing rules of the House, shall comprise the Select 
Committee's rules and the adoption of separate written rules is 
not necessary. However, nothing in the resolution prohibits the 
Select Committee, should it deem it necessary, from adopting 
additional rules not inconsistent with the provisions of H. 
Res. 567. This subsection provides the chair of the Select 
Committee with subpoena and deposition authority consistent 
with the authorities provided to the chair of the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform. This subsection also provides 
that the Select Committee must use the same procedures to close 
a hearing as is required of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence. Finally, this subsection establishes quorums for 
certain orders of business and provides that the chair may 
recognize Members to question witnesses for longer than five 
minutes and recognize committee staff to question a witness.
    Section 5. Records; Staff; Funding. This section provides 
that any committee of the House of Representatives having 
custody of records in any form relating to the matters 
described in section 3 must transfer such records to the Select 
Committee within 14 days of the adoption of this resolution. 
Such records shall become the records of the Select Committee. 
This section also authorizes committee funding and staff for 
the Select Committee.
    Section 6. Dissolution and Disposition of Records. This 
section provides that the Select Committee will cease to exist 
30 days after filing its final report and that the Speaker will 
designate which committee(s) will take possession of Select 
Committee's records.

b. H. Res. 676, Providing for authority to initiate litigation for 
        actions by the President or other executive branch officials 
        inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution of the 
        United States.

    On July 22, 2014, Chairman Sessions introduced H. Res. 676, 
Providing for authority to initiate litigation for actions by 
the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent 
with their duties under the Constitution of the United States.
    The evidence gathered during the Committee's hearing 
process demonstrates that the President has failed on numerous 
occasions to fulfill his duty under Article II, section 3 of 
the Constitution of the United States to faithfully execute the 
laws passed by Congress. He has ignored certain statutes 
completely, selectively enforced others, and bypassed the 
legislative process to create his own laws by executive fiat. 
These unilateral actions have led to a shift in the balance of 
power in favor of the presidency, challenging Congress' ability 
to effectively represent the American people.
    Such a shift in power should alarm Members of both 
political parties because it threatens the very institution of 
the Congress. On July 16, 2014, in his testimony before the 
Committee on Rules, Professor Jonathan Turley warned the 
Committee that ``. . . the arguments that are being made today 
[by this Administration] could be used [by the next President] 
to nullify or suspend or change environmental laws . . . That 
is what happens when you have an uber-presidency.'' A lawsuit 
on behalf the House of Representatives is a direct and 
proportionate response to the alarming increase in executive 
actions that have usurped the House's lawmaking authority under 
Article I of the Constitution. Critics of the litigation have 
argued that the House could attempt to use tools otherwise 
available to the legislative branch to remedy executive 
encroachment into legislative powers. However, those options 
are inappropriate remedies to address the President's 
unilateral actions, as none of them force the President to 
reverse course. One suggestion was to defund agencies or 
legislate again ``for emphasis''. However, the Founders never 
intended that Congress legislate twice just to ensure its laws 
have meaning.
    Much has been made of whether the House would be granted 
standing by the court to litigate the merits of the case. The 
minority has pointed to a few cases in which one Member of 
Congress or a small group of Members have not been granted 
standing. Those cases can be distinguished from the litigation 
contemplated by H. Res. 676. The resolution, if adopted, 
signifies that the House has, by an affirmative vote by a 
majority of its Members, explicitly authorized the litigation 
to defend its role in our tripartite system.
    The courts have recognized and utilized their 
constitutional role in upholding the separation of powers 
between the legislative branch and the executive branch since 
Marbury v. Madison. A House of Congress is the natural and 
appropriate plaintiff to urge the courts to enforce the 
separation of powers. If the courts were to deny standing, the 
President's power would go unchecked. Such a ruling would 
invite this President and his successors to seize even more 
congressional authority at the expense of the Constitution that 
all Members of Congress--and the President--took an oath to 
defend.
    H. Res. 676 authorizes the Speaker to initiate or intervene 
in one or more civil actions to seek any appropriate relief 
regarding the failure of the President or any other official of 
the executive branch to act in a manner consistent with that 
official's duties under the Constitution and laws of the United 
States with respect to implementation of the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act and related statutes.
    On July 24, 2014, the Rules Committee met in open session 
to markup H. Res. 676. The Committee ordered the bill favorably 
reported, as amended, by a vote of 7 to 4 and filed its report 
(H. Rept. 113-561 Part 1) with the House on July 28, 2014.
    The following amendments were offered during the 
Committee's markup:
          1. Rep. Nugent amendment requiring that the chair of 
        the Committee on House Administration on a quarterly 
        basis place a statement in the Congressional Record 
        setting forth the aggregate amounts expended by the 
        Office of General Counsel on outside counsel and other 
        experts. Agreed to by voice vote.
          2. Rep. Slaughter amendment requiring the House's 
        General Counsel to disclose how much has been spent on 
        the lawsuit every week. Failed 4-7.
          3. Rep. Slaughter amendment prohibiting the hiring of 
        any law firms or consultants who lobby Congress. Failed 
        4-7.
          4. Rep. Slaughter amendment prohibiting the hiring of 
        any law firm or consultant who lobbies on Affordable 
        Care Act implementation or has any financial stake in 
        implementation of the Affordable Care Act to avoid a 
        conflict of interest. Failed 4-7.
          5. Rep. Slaughter amendment requiring the lawsuit to 
        be paid for using money from the budget of the Benghazi 
        Select Committee. Failed 4-7.
          6. Rep. Hastings amendment requiring that the House's 
        lawyers explain to BLAG the likelihood of success in 
        this lawsuit, and how they think they will overcome the 
        legal obstacles presented by Supreme Court precedent. 
        Failed 4-7.
          7. Rep. Hastings amendment ensuring that the lawsuit 
        does not seek to prevent implementation of the 
        Affordable Care Act's provisions relating to: (1) young 
        adult coverage; (2) benefits for women; (3) protections 
        for pre-existing conditions; (4) small business tax 
        credits; or, (5) prescription discounts for seniors 
        that close the ``donut hole'' in Medicare. Failed 4-7.
          8. Rep. McGovern amendment requiring disclosure of 
        all contracts with lawyers and consultants 10 days 
        before they are approved. Failed 4-7.
          9. Rep. McGovern amendment ensuring that the lawsuit 
        does not target people in the military, veterans, or 
        civil servants. Failed 4-7.
          10. Rep. Polis amendment requiring disclosure of 
        where the taxpayer money paying for the lawsuit is 
        coming from, and which programs and offices' budgets 
        are being reduced to pay for it. Failed 4-7.
          11. Rep. Polis amendment requiring the House to bring 
        up, debate, and vote on bipartisan comprehensive 
        immigration reform. Failed 4-7.
          12. Rep. Slaughter amendment striking language 
        regarding ``any other related provision of law''. 
        Failed 4-7.
    A section-by-section analysis of H. Res. 676 as reported by 
the Committee is as follows:
    Section 1. This section provides independent authority for 
the Speaker, on behalf of the House of Representatives, to 
initiate or intervene in one or more civil actions alleging 
that the President or other senior executive branch official 
failed to faithfully execute the law with respect to his or her 
implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act or any related provision of law. Any such suit may be filed 
in the appropriate Federal court and may seek any appropriate 
relief including declaratory relief under 28 U.S.C. 2201-2202, 
equitable relief, or injunctive relief. The use of the term 
``other related provision of law'' is intended to capture those 
provisions of law which, while not part of the Affordable Care 
Act, were used by the executive branch in its administration or 
implementation, such as provisions appearing in appropriations 
Acts, the Internal Revenue Code, or other similar provisions of 
law. It is not intended to include provisions that are wholly 
unrelated to implementation or administration of the Affordable 
Care Act.
    Sec. 2. This section requires that the Speaker notify the 
House of his decision to undertake a civil action pursuant to 
this resolution.
    Sec. 3. Subsection (a) provides that the Office of General 
Counsel, acting at the direction of the Speaker, will represent 
the House and is authorized to employ outside counsel and other 
experts to assist with any legal action taken pursuant to this 
resolution, if needed. Subsection (b) requires that the chair 
of the Committee on House Administration submit reports for 
printing in the Congressional Record on the aggregate amounts 
of expenditures of the Office of General Counsel for outside 
counsel or other experts not more than 30 days after the end of 
each quarter.

                   V. ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES


  A. Activities of the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process


                      1. jurisdiction and purpose

    The Committee on Rules first established the Subcommittee 
on Legislative Process in 1979 at the beginning of the 96th 
Congress; it has been reestablished at the start of each 
Congress since. In early 1995, the Committee changed the name 
of this body to the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget 
Process to better reflect its jurisdiction.
    In the 113th Congress, the Subcommittee retained its 
traditional makeup of seven Members, with the majority holding 
five of the spots, and the minority holding the remaining two. 
Chaired by Mr. Woodall, the Subcommittee also claims Ms. Foxx, 
Mr. Nugent, Mr. Webster, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Hastings of Florida 
(Ranking Member), and Mr. Polis.
    Committee Rule 5(a)(1)(A) assigns to the Subcommittee the 
general responsibility for measures or matters related to 
relations between the Congress and the Executive Branch. The 
legislation falling within the panel's jurisdiction includes 
resolutions and bills, with the primary statute within the 
Subcommittee's jurisdiction being the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344 as amended). 
The Subcommittee also continues to exercise jurisdiction over 
budget process-related provisions found in Part C of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
(Public Law 99-177 as amended by Public Laws 100-119, 101-508 
and 103-44) and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (Title XIII 
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 
103-44). Legislation is referred to the Subcommittee at the 
discretion of the Chair of the Committee on Rules.

             2. summary of activities in the 113th congress


a. Legislative hearing on H.R. 1869, the Biennial Budgeting and 
        Enhanced Oversight Act.

    On June 25, 2014 the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget 
Process held an original jurisdiction hearing on H.R. 1869, the 
Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2014. The bill 
was introduced by Rep. Reid Ribble of Wisconsin on May 8, 2013. 
The hearing, which focused on the need for reform of the 
Congressional budgeting process, specifically the budgeting 
timetable, included testimony from four members: Reps. Reid J. 
Ribble (R-WI), David E. Price (D-NC), Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and 
Tom Cole (R-OK). Other witnesses included Maya C. MacGuineas, 
President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, 
Scott Lilly, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, 
and Robert Bixby, Executive Director, The Concord Coalition.

 3. legislation referred to the subcommittee on legislative and budget 
                                process

    Legislation was not referred to the Subcommittee on 
Legislative and Budget Process during the 113th Congress.

  B. Activities of the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the 
                                 House


                      1. jurisdiction and purpose

    The Subcommittee was first established at the beginning of 
the 96th Congress as the Subcommittee on Rules of the House. At 
the beginning of the 104th Congress, its name was changed to 
the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House to more 
accurately reflect the Subcommittee's mission and jurisdiction. 
In the 107th Congress, the Subcommittee's name was modified to 
the Subcommittee on Technology and the House, and at the 
beginning of the 109th Congress, the name reverted back to the 
Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House. The 
Subcommittee's jurisdiction remains unchanged and it maintains 
its previous membership of seven Representatives, with five 
serving from the majority and two from the minority. Chaired by 
Mr. Nugent, the Subcommittee roster also includes Mr. Bishop, 
Mr. Webster, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McGovern 
(Ranking Member), and Ms. Slaughter.
    Committee rule 5(a)(1)(B) assigns to the Subcommittee the 
general responsibility for measures or matters related to 
process and procedures of the House, relations between the two 
Houses of Congress, relations between Congress and the 
Judiciary, and internal operations of the House. The 
Subcommittee is primarily responsible for the continuing 
examination of the committee structure and jurisdictional 
issues of all House committees. It remains committed to a 
continuing study of the organization and operations of the 
House. Legislation is referred to the Subcommittee at the 
discretion of the Chair of the Committee on Rules. Legislation 
was not referred to the Subcommittee during the 113th Congress.

             2. summary of activities in the 113th congress


a. Members' Day Hearing on Proposed Rules Changes for the 114th 
        Congress.

    On September 17, 2014, the Committee on Rules held an open 
hearing to receive Member testimony on proposed changes to the 
Rules of the House of Representatives for the 114th Congress. 
The subcommittee received statements from the following Members 
of Congress: Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Bob Goodlatte 
(R-VA); Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Michael T. 
McCaul; Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI); Rep. David N. Cicilline (D-
RI); Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN); Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC); Rep. 
Scott Garrett (R-NJ); Rep. H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA); Rep. 
Michael Honda, (D-CA); Rep. David W. Jolly (R-FL); Rep. Peter 
T. King (R-NY); Rep. Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY); Rep. Tom 
McClintock (R-CA); Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH); Rep. Richard M. 
Nolan (D-MN); Rep. John B. Larson (D-CT); Del. Eleanor Holmes 
Norton (D-DC); Rep. Steven M. Palazzo (R-MS); Res. Comm. Pedro 
R. Pierluisi (D-PR); Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX); Rep. Jackie Speier 
(D-CA); Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA); Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA); 
Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS); Rep. Don Young (R-AK).

 3. legislation referred to the subcommittee on rules and organization 
                              of the house

    Legislation was not referred to the Subcommittee on Rules 
and Organization of the House during the 113th Congress.-

VI. STATISTICAL PROFILE OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES IN THE 113TH CONGRESS


                A. Statistics on Special Orders or Rules
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1. Number of formal requests for Rules Committee hearings..           92
  (a). Number of rules requested for original consideration           91
   of measures, rules for further consideration, rules for
   disposition of Senate amendments........................
  (b). Number of rules requested on conference reports.....            1
  (c). Number of rules requested on procedural matters.....            0
  (d). Number of formal rules requested otherwise disposed             0
   of by procedures other than the Rules Committee.........
2. Number of formal requests pending.......................            0
3. Number of hearing days --...............................
  (a) 1st Session:.........................................           51
    (1) Regular meetings...................................           33
    (2) Emergency meetings.................................           17
    (3) Regular meetings with added emergency measures.....            2
  (b) 2nd Session:.........................................           51
    (1) Regular meetings...................................           35
    (2) Emergency meetings.................................           10
    (3) Regular meetings with added emergency measures.....            5
4. Number of special orders or ``rules'' reported from the           105
 Rules Committee...........................................
  (a) Number of bills and resolutions provided                       176
   consideration pursuant to a rule........................
    (1) Bills..............................................          142
    (2) Joint Resolutions..................................           22
    (3) Concurrent Resolutions.............................            2
    (4) Simple Resolutions.................................           10
   (b) Types of amendment structures for consideration of
   bills and resolutions--.................................
    (1) Open...............................................            8
    (2) Modified Open......................................            5
    (3) Structured.........................................           66
    (4) Closed.............................................           83
  (c) Categories of Rules Granted with Certain Floor
   Management Tools--......................................
    (1) General Debate only................................            2
    (2) Providing for the Consideration of Multiple                   49
     Measures..............................................
    (3) Expedited Procedures Rules (waiving 2/3                        8
     requirement)..........................................
    (4) Suspension Day Rules...............................           14
    (5) Chair's en bloc authority..........................            6
  (d) Categories of Rules Granted to Resolve Differences
   Among and Responding to the Legislative Actions of
   Committees--............................................
    (1) Self-Executing Rules...............................           53
    (2) Original Text Rules................................           40
  (e) Categories of Rules Granted Dealing with House-Senate
   Relations--.............................................
    (1) Senate Hook-up Rules...............................            1
    (2) Disposition of Senate Amendments...................           11
    (3) Conference Report Rules............................            1
    (4) Engrossment of Multiple Measures Rules.............            6
    (5) Motions to go to conference........................            3
    (6) Instructing the Clerk regarding the transmittal of             0
     papers................................................
  (f) Disposition of the 105 special orders or ``rules''
   reported from the Rules Committee--.....................
    (1) Adopted by the House...............................          104
    (2) Rejected by the House..............................            0
    (3) Resolutions Amended................................            9
    (4) Laid on the Table..................................            1
    (5) Pending on the House Calendar at the close of the              0
     113th Congress........................................
5. Waivers of House rules, standing orders, and the
 Congressional Budget Act granted (waivers may apply to
 underlying measures, matter made in order as original
 text, motions, or amendments)--...........................
  (a) Waivers of rules of the House:.......................
    (1) Rule XIII, clause 3(c)(4)..........................            2
    (2) Rule XIII, clause 3(d)(1)..........................            4
    (3) Rule XIII, clause 3(e).............................            2
    (4) Rule XIII, clause 4(a).............................            5
    (4) Rule XIII, clause 4(c).............................           13
    (5) Rule XIII, clause 6(a).............................            8
    (6) Rule XVI, clause 7.................................           13
    (7) Rule XVIII, clause 10(c)...........................       2 [10]
    (8) Rule XXI, clause 2.................................      15 [17]
    (9) Rule XXI, clause 4.................................            9
    (10) Rule XXI, clause 5(a).............................            5
    (11) Rule XXI, clause 9(a)(2)..........................         7(5)
    (12) Rule XXI, clause 10...............................            8
    (13) Rule XXI, clause 11...............................       23(13)
    (14) Rule XXII, clause 9...............................            1
    (15) Section 3(d)(5) of H. Res. 5 of the 113th Congress            2
    (16) Section 3(j)(2) of H. Res. 5 of the 113th Congress            2
    (17) Section 601 of H. Con. Res. 25 of the 113th                   1
     Congress..............................................
    (18) Section 604 of H. Con. Res. 25 of the 113th                   1
     Congress..............................................
  (b) Waivers of Budget Enforcement:.......................
    (1) Section 302(c) of the Budget Enforcement Act.......            1
    (2) Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act.....           17
    (3) Section 303(a) of the Budget Enforcement Act.......            3
    (4) Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act........           14
    (5) Section 309 of the Congressional Budget Act........            1
    (6) Section 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act.....           22
    (7) Section 314 of the Congressional Budget Act........            1
    (8) Section 401 of the Congressional Budget Act........            1
 *Quantities appearing within parenthesis indicate the number of times a
 granted waiver was actually applied; quantities appearing within
 brackets indicate the number of times a waiver was granted, including
 individual amendments.
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             B. Statistics on Original Jurisdiction Measures
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1. Full Committee--
  (a) Number of bills and resolutions referred.............        151
  (b) Number of measures referred to the subcommittees:....          0
    (1) Exclusive Referrals to the Subcommittee on the               0
     Legislative and Budget Process........................
    (2) Exclusive Referrals to the Subcommittee on Rules             0
     and Organization of the House.........................
    (3) Joint Referrals....................................          0
  (c) Number of hearings and markups held by the full                3
   committee...............................................
  (d) Number of measures reported by the full committee:...          2
    (1) Disposition of measures reported--
      (a) Measures adopted by the House....................          0
      (b) Measures reported and pending floor action at the          0
       close of the 113th Congress.........................
      (c) Measures rejected by the House...................          2
      (d) Measures tabled by the House.....................          0
2. Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process:.....
  (a) Measures referred....................................          0
  (b) Days of hearings and markups.........................          1
  (c) Measures reported....................................          0
3. Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House:....
  (a) Measures referred....................................          0
  (b) Days of hearings and markups.........................          1
  (c) Measures reported....................................          0
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                           VII. PUBLICATIONS



 
 
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1.               Oversight Plan of the Committee on Rules for the 113th Congress. Rules Committee Print 113-1.
2.              S. 47--Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. Rules Committee Print 113-2.
3.              H.R. 890--Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2013. Rules Committee Print
                 113-3.
4.              H.R. 809--SKILLS Act. Rules Committee Print 113-4.
5.              Rules of the Committee on Rules for the 113th Congress. Rules Committee Print 113-5.
6.              H.R. 1120--Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act. Rules Committee
                 Print 113-6.
7.              H.R. 624--Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. Rules Committee Print 113-7.
8.              H.R. 1549--Helping Sick Americans Now Act. Rules Committee Print 113-8.
9.              H.R. 527--Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act. Rules Committee Print 113-9.
10.             H.R. 1062--SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. Rules Committee Print 113-10.
11.              H.R. 3--Northern Route Approval Act. Rules Committee Print 113-11.
12.             H.R. 1911--Smarter Solutions for Students Act. Rules Committee Print 113-12.
13.              H.R. 1960--National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. Rules Committee Print 113-
                 13.
14.              H.R. 1947--Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. Rules Committee Print
                 113-14.
15.             H.R. 1797--District of Columbia Pain-Capable unborn Child Protection Act. Rules Committee Print
                 113-15.
16.              H.R. 2231--Offshore Energy and Jobs Act. Rules Committee Print 113-16.
17.              H.R. 761--National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013. Rules Committee
                 Print 113-17.
18.             H.R. 5--Student Success Act. Rules Committee Print 113-18.
19.             H.R. 1582--Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. Rules Committee Print 113-19.
20.              Rules of the Committees of the House of Representatives for the 113th Congress. Rules Committee
                 Print 113-20.
21.              H.R. 1526--Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act. Rules Committee Print 113-21.
22.             H.R. 992--Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act. Rules Committee Print 113-22.
23.             H.R. 2374--Retail Investor Protection Act. Rules Committee Print 113-23.
24.             H.R. 3080--Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013. Rules Committee Print 113-24.
25.              H.R. 1900--Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act. Rules Committee Print 113-25.
26.             H.R. 19650--Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act. Rules Committee Print 113-26.
27.             H.R. 2728--Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act. Rules Committee
                 Print 113-27.
28.             H.R. 3309--Innovation Act. Rules Committee Print 113-28.
29.             H.R. 1105--Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act. Rules Committee Print 113-29.
30.             H.R. 2279--Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013. Rules Committee Print 113-30.
31.              Journal and History of Legislation for the First Session of the 113th Congress. Rules Committee
                 Print 113-31.
32.             House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3547--A bill to extend Government liability,
                 subject to appropriation, for certain third-party claims arising from commercial space
                 launches. Rules Committee Print 113-32.
33.             H.R. 7--No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. Rules Committee Print 113-33.
34.              H.R. 3964--Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act. Rules Committee Print
                 113-34.
35.              H.R. 2954--To authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain property that was formerly
                 part of Santa Rosa Island National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia County subject to
                 restrictions on use and reconveyance. Rules Committee Print 113-35.
36.             H.R. 3193--Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013. Rules
                 Committee Print 113-36.
37.             S. 540--A bill to designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New
                 Hampshire, as the ``Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center''. Rules Committee
                 Print 113-37.
38.             H.R. 2804--All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2014. Rules Committee Print 113-38.
39.             H.R. 2641--Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013. Rules Committee
                 Print 113-39.
40.              H.R. 3826--Electricity Security and Affordability Act. Rules Committee Print 113-40.
41.              H.R. 2824--Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America. Rules
                 Committee Print 113-41.
42.             H.R. 3973--Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014. Rules Committee Print 113-42.
43.             H.R. 4138--ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014. Rules Committee 113-43.
44.             H.R. 4435--National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. Rules Committee Print 113-
                 44.
45.             H.R. 4681--Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015. Rules Committee Print
                 113-45.
46.             H.R. 4453--Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains Recognition Period Act of 2014. Rules
                 Committee Print 113-46.
47.             H.R. 4413--Customer Protection and End User Relief Act. Rules Committee Print 113-47.
48.             H.R. 6--Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act. Rules Committee Print 113-48.
49.             H.R. 3301--North American Energy Infrastructure Act. Rules Committee Print 113-49.
50.             H.R. 4899--Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014. Rules Committee
                 Print 113-50.
51.             H.R. 4719--Fighting Hunger Incentive Act of 2014. Rules Committee Print 113-51.
52.             H.R. 3136--Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2013. Rules
                 Committee Print 113-52.
53.             H.R. 4984--Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act. Rules Committee Print
                 113-53.
54.             H.R. 4935--Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014. Rules Committee Print 113-54.
55.             H.R. 4315--21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act. Rules Committee Print 113-55.
56.             H.R. 3522--Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013. Rules Committee Print 113-56.
57.             H.R. 4012--Secret Science Reform Act of 2014. Rules Committee Print 113-57.
58.             House Amendment to the text of S. 1847. Rules Committee Print 113-58.
59.             House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 83. Rules Committee Print 113-59.
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                            VIII. APPENDICES


                              A. Table 1a.--Types of Rules Granted (Consideration)
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                    Resolution            Bill                                   Title
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General Debate:                                        .........................................................
                 H. Res. 256       H.R. 1960.........  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
                 H. Res. 266       H.R. 1947.........  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of
                                                        2013
Open:            ................                      .........................................................
                 H. Res. 243       H.R. 2216.........  Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related
                                                        Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014
                 H. Res. 243       H.R. 2217.........  Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014
                 H. Res. 274       H.R. 2410.........  Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
                                                        Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
                                                        2014
                 H. Res. 288       H.R. 2609.........  Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
                                                        Appropriations Act, 2014
                 H. Res. 312       H.R. 2610.........  Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
                                                        Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014
                 H. Res. 557       H.R. 4486.........  Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related
                                                        Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
                 H. Res. 585       H.R. 4660.........  Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
                                                        Appropriations Act, 2015
                 H. Res. 604       H.R. 4745.........  Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related
                                                        Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Modified Open:                                         .........................................................
                 H. Res. 140       H.R. 678..........  Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower
                                                        Development and Rural Jobs Act
                 H. Res. 616       H.R. 4800.........  Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
                                                        Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
                                                        2015
                 H. Res. 628       H.R. 4870.........  Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015
                 H. Res. 641       H.R. 4923.........  Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
                                                        Appropriations Act, 2015
                 H. Res. 661       H.R. 5016.........  Financial Services and General Government Appropriations
                                                        Act, 2015
Structured:                                            .........................................................
                 H. Res. 23        H.R. 152..........  Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
                 H. Res. 48        H.R. 444..........  Require a PLAN Act
                 H. Res. 83        S. 47.............  Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 113       H.R. 803..........  SKILLS Act
                 H. Res. 122       H. Con. Res. 25...  Establishing the budget for the United States Government
                                                        for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate
                                                        budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.
                 H. Res. 164       H.R. 624..........  Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
                 H. Res. 175       H.R. 1549.........  Helping Sick Americans Now Act
                 H. Res. 178       H.R. 527..........  Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act
                 H. Res. 198       H.R. 1406.........  Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 202       H.R. 807..........  Full Faith and Credit Act
                 H. Res. 216       H.R. 1062.........  SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
                 H. Res. 228       H.R. 3............  Northern Route Approval Act
                 H. Res. 260       H.R. 1960.........  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
                 H. Res. 271       H.R. 1947.........  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 274       H.R. 1613.........  Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon
                                                        Agreements Authorization Act
                 H. Res. 274       H.R. 2231.........  Offshore Energy and Jobs Act
                 H. Res. 292       H.R. 761..........  National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act
                                                        of 2013
                 H. Res. 303       H.R. 5............  Student Success Act
                 H. Res. 312       H.R. 2397.........  Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014
                 H. Res. 315       H.R. 1582.........  Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 315       H.R. 2218.........  Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 322       H.R. 367..........  Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 347       H.R. 761..........  National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act
                                                        of 2013
                 H. Res. 351       H.R. 687..........  Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 351       H.R. 1526.........  Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act
                 H. Res. 385       H.R. 3080.........  Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 391       H.R. 2374.........  Retail Investor Protection Act
                 H. Res. 403       H.R. 982..........  Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 419       H.R. 1965.........  Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act
                 H. Res. 419       H.R. 2728.........  Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy
                                                        Security Act
                 H. Res. 420       H.R. 1900.........  Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
                 H. Res. 429       H.R. 3309.........  Innovation Act
                 H. Res. 429       H.R. 1105.........  Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act
                 H. Res. 455       H.R. 2279.........  Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 470       H.R. 3590.........  Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act of
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 472       H.R. 2954.........  To authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain
                                                        property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa Island
                                                        National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia
                                                        County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance.
                 H. Res. 472       H.R. 3964.........  Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery
                                                        Act
                 H. Res. 475       H.R. 3193.........  Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness
                                                        Improvement Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 487       H.R. 2804.........  All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 492       H.R. 899..........  Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 497       H.R. 3826.........  Electricity Security Affordability Act
                 H. Res. 501       H.R. 2824.........  Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining
                                                        Jobs in America
                 H. Res. 501       H.R. 2641.........  Responsibility and Professionally Invigorating
                                                        Development Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 511       H.R. 4138.........  ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 511       H.R. 3973.........  Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 515       H.R. 3189.........  Water Rights Protection Act
                 H. Res. 524       H.R. 1459.........  Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National
                                                        Monuments Act
                 H. Res. 539       H.R. 1874.........  Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 544       H. Con. Res. 96...  Establishing the budget for the United States Government
                                                        for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate
                                                        budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024.
                 H. Res. 557       H.R. 4487.........  Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015
                 H. Res. 576       H.R. 10...........  Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools
                                                        Act
                 H. Res. 585       H.R. 4435.........  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
                 H. Res. 590       H.R. 4435.........  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
                 H. Res. 604       H.R. 4681.........  Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and
                                                        2015
                 H. Res. 629       H.R. 4413.........  Customer Protection and End User Relief Act
                 H. Res. 636       H.R. 6............  Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act
                 H. Res. 636       H.R. 3301.........  North American Energy Infrastructure Act
                 H. Res. 641       H.R. 4899.........  Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works
                                                        Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 677       H.R. 3136.........  Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration
                                                        Project Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 677       H.R. 4984.........  Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling
                                                        Act.
                 H. Res. 693       H.R. 4315.........  21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
                 H. Res. 715       H.R. 5078.........  Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach
                                                        Protection Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 722       H.J. Res. 124.....  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
                 H. Res. 756       H.R. 1422.........  EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 756       H.R. 4012.........  Secret Science Reform Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 756       H.R. 4795.........  Promoting New Manufacturing Act
Closed:          ................                      .........................................................
                 H. Res. 39        H.R. 325..........  No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 66        H.R. 273..........  To eliminate the 2013 statutory pay adjustment for
                                                        Federal employees.
                 H. Res. 99        H.R. 933..........  Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans
                                                        Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act,
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 107       H.R. 890..........  Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 122       H. Res. 115.......  Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the
                                                        House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth
                                                        Congress.
                 H. Res. 146       H.R. 1120.........  Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management
                                                        Relations Act
                 H. Res. 215       H.R. 45...........  To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
                                                        and health-care related provisions in the Health Care
                                                        and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
                 H. Res. 232       H.R. 1911.........  Smarter Solutions for Students Act
                 H. Res. 256       H.R. 1256.........  Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act
                 H. Res. 266       H.R. 1797.........  District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection
                                                        Act
                 H. Res. 295       H.R. 2642.........  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 300       H.R. 2667.........  Authority for Mandate Delay Act
                 H. Res. 300       H.R. 2668.........  Fairness for American Families Act
                 H. Res. 322       H.R. 2009.........  Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 322       H.R. 2879.........  Stop Government Abuse Act
                 H. Res. 339       H.R. 2775.........  To condition the provision of premium and cost-sharing
                                                        subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable
                                                        Care Act upon a certification that a program to verify
                                                        household income and other qualifications for such
                                                        subsidies is operational, and for other purposes.
                 H. Res. 351       H.R. 3102.........  Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 352       H.J. Res. 59......  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
                 H. Res. 366       H.R. 3210.........  Pay Our Military Act
                 H. Res. 370       H.J. Res. 70......  Open Our National Parks and Museums Act
                 H. Res. 370       H.J. Res. 71......  Provide Local Funding for the District of Columbia Act
                 H. Res. 370       H.J. Res. 72......  Honoring Our Promise to America's Veterans Act
                 H. Res. 370       H.J. Res. 73......  Research for Lifesaving Cures Act
                 H. Res. 370       H.R. 3230.........  Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act
                 H. Res. 371       H.J. Res. 75......  Nutrition Assistance for Low-Income Women and Children
                                                        Act
                 H. Res. 371       H.J. Res. 76......  Nuclear Weapon Security & Non-Proliferation Act
                 H. Res. 371       H.J. Res. 77......  Food and Drug Safety Act
                 H. Res. 371       H.J. Res. 78......  Preserving Our Intelligence Capabilities Act
                 H. Res. 371       H.J. Res. 79......  Border Safety & Security Act
                 H. Res. 371       H.J. Res. 80......  American Indian and Alaska Native, Health, Education, and
                                                        Safety Act
                 H. Res. 371       H.J. Res. 82......  National Weather Monitoring Act
                 H. Res. 371       H.J. Res. 83......  Impact Aid for Local Schools Act
                 H. Res. 371       H.J. Res. 84......  Head Start for Low-Income Children Act
                 H. Res. 371       H.J. Res. 85......  National Emergency and Disaster Recovery Act
                 H. Res. 371       H.R. 3223.........  Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
                 H. Res. 373       H.J. Res. 89......  Federal Worker Pay Fairness Act
                 H. Res. 373       H.J. Res. 90......  Flight Safety Act
                 H. Res. 373       H.R. 3273.........  Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act
                                                        of 2013
                 H. Res. 380       H. Res. 378.......  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives
                                                        regarding certain provisions of the Senate amendment to
                                                        H.R. 2642 relating to the Secretary of Agriculture's
                                                        administration of tariff-rate quotas for raw and refined
                                                        sugar.
                 H. Res. 380       H. Res. 379.......  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives
                                                        regarding certain provisions of the Senate amendment to
                                                        H.R. 2642 relating to crop insurance.
                 H. Res. 391       H.R. 992..........  Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act
                 H. Res. 403       H.R. 2655.........  Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 413       H.R. 3350.........  Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 438       H.R. 3695.........  To provide a temporary extension of the Food,
                                                        Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and amendments made
                                                        by that Act, as previously extended and amended and with
                                                        certain additional modifications and exceptions, to
                                                        suspend permanent price support authorities, and for
                                                        other purposes.
                 H. Res. 455       H.R. 3362.........  Exchange Information Disclosure Act
                 H. Res. 455       H.R. 3811.........  Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 465       H.R. 7............  No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
                 H. Res. 478       S. 540............  To designate the air route traffic control center located
                                                        in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the ``Patricia Clark Boston
                                                        Air Route Traffic Control Center''.
                 H. Res. 487       H.R. 3865.........  Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of
                                                        2014
                 H. Res. 497       H.R. 4118.........  Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals
                                                        Fairness Act
                 H. Res. 515       H.R. 4015.........  SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization
                                                        Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 530       H.R. 2575.........  Save American Workers Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 539       H.R. 1871.........  Baseline Reform Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 539       H.R. 1872.........  Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 555       H.R. 4414.........  Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 568       H. Res. 574.......  Resolution recommending that the House of Representatives
                                                        find Lois G. Lerner, Former Director, Exempt
                                                        Organizations, Internal Revenue Service, in contempt of
                                                        Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly
                                                        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government
                                                        Reform.
                 H. Res. 568       H. Res. 565.......  Calling on Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to
                                                        appoint a special counsel to investigate the targeting
                                                        of conservative non-profit groups by the Internal
                                                        Revenue Service.
                 H. Res. 569       H.R. 4438.........  American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 575       H. Res. 567.......  Providing for the Establishment of the Select Committee
                                                        on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in
                                                        Benghazi.
                 H. Res. 590       H.R. 3361.........  USA FREEDOM Act
                 H. Res. 616       H.R. 4457.........  America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 616       H.R. 4453.........  Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains Recognition Period
                                                        Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 661       H.R. 4718.........  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and
                                                        make permanent bonus depreciation.
                 H. Res. 669       H.R. 5021.........  Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 670       H.R. 4719.........  Fighting Hunger Incentive Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 680       H.R. 3393.........  Student and Family Tax Simplification Act
                 H. Res. 680       H.R. 4935.........  Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 694       H. Res. 676.......  Providing for authority to initiate litigation for
                                                        actions by the President or other executive branch
                                                        officials inconsistent with their duties under the
                                                        Constitution of the United States.
                 H. Res. 694       H.R. 935..........  Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 696       H.R. 5230.........  Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
                                                        ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.
                 H. Res. 696       H.R. 5272.........  To prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred
                                                        action for aliens not lawfully present in the United
                                                        States, and for other purposes.
                 H. Res. 710       H.R. 5230.........  Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
                                                        ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.
                 H. Res. 710       H.R. 5272.........  To prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred
                                                        action for aliens not lawfully present in the United
                                                        States, and for other purposes.
                 H. Res. 715       H. Res. 644.......  Condemning and disapproving of the Obama administration's
                                                        failure to comply with the lawful statutory requirement
                                                        to notify Congress before releasing individuals detained
                                                        at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
                                                        and expressing national security concerns over the
                                                        release of five Taliban leaders and the repercussions of
                                                        negotiating with terrorists.
                 H. Res. 717       H.R. 3522.........  Employee Healthcare Protection Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 727       H.R. 2............  American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More
                                                        American Jobs Act
                 H. Res. 727       H.R. 4............  Jobs for America Act
                 H. Res. 748       H.R. 5682.........  To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline
                 H. Res. 766       H.R. 5771.........  Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 766       H.R. 647..........  ABLE Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 770       H.R. 5759.........  Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 770       H.R. 5781.........  California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 775       S. 2244...........  Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of
                                                        2014
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                            A. Table 1b.--Types of Rules Granted (Special Procedures)
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                    Resolution            Bill                                   Title
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Waiving Rule XIII, clause 6(a), requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported
 from the Committee on Rules:
                 H. Res. 361       ..................  Special rule reported on the legislative day of September
                                                        26, 2013 through September 30, 2013, providing for the
                                                        consideration or disposition of any resolution reported
                                                        relating to any of the following: (1) A measure making
                                                        continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending
                                                        September 30, 2014. (2) A measure relating to the public
                                                        debt limit.
                 H. Res. 367       ..................  Special rule reported on the legislative day of September
                                                        30, 2013 through October 7, 2013 providing for the
                                                        consideration or disposition of any resolution reported
                                                        from the Rules Committee.
                 H. Res. 371       ..................  Special rule reported on the legislative day of October
                                                        3, 2013 through October 21, 2013 providing for the
                                                        consideration or disposition of any resolution reported
                                                        from the Rules Committee.
                 H. Res. 438       ..................  Special rule reported on the legislative day of December
                                                        11, 2013 through December 13, 2013 providing for the
                                                        consideration or disposition of any resolution reported
                                                        from the Rules Committee.
                 H. Res. 475       ..................  Special rule reported on the legislative day of February
                                                        10, 2014 through February 12, 2014 providing for the
                                                        consideration or disposition of a measure reported from
                                                        the Rules Committee relating to the public debt limit.
                 H. Res. 696       ..................  Special rule reported on the legislative day of July 30,
                                                        2014 through July 31, 2014 providing for the
                                                        consideration or disposition of any resolution reported
                                                        from the Rules Committee.
                 H. Res. 700       ..................  Special rule reported on the legislative day of July 31,
                                                        2014 through September 5, 2014 providing for the
                                                        consideration or disposition of any resolution reported
                                                        from the Rules Committee relating to the ongoing
                                                        humanitarian crisis on the U.S. southern border, border
                                                        security, and related immigration law.
                 H. Res. 776       ..................  Special rule reported on the legislative day of December
                                                        10, 2014 through December 12, 2014 providing for the
                                                        consideration or disposition of any resolution reported
                                                        from the Rules Committee.
Makes in order suspensions on special days:
                 H. Res. 66        ..................  Suspensions in order at any time through the legislative
                                                        day of February 15, 2013 relating to a measure
                                                        condemning the government of North Korea and its
                                                        February 12, 2013 test of a nuclear device.
                 H. Res. 178       ..................  Suspensions in order at any time through the legislative
                                                        day of April 26, 2013.
                 H. Res. 352       ..................  Suspensions are in order from the calendar day of
                                                        September 26, 2013 through the calendar day of September
                                                        29, 2013.
                 H. Res. 370       ..................  Suspensions are in order at any time through the calendar
                                                        day of October 6, 2013.
                 H. Res. 371       ..................  Suspensions are in order at any time through the calendar
                                                        day of October 20, 2013.
                 H. Res. 438       ..................  Suspensions are in order at any time on the legislative
                                                        day of December 12, 2013 or December 13, 2013.
                 H. Res. 487       ..................  Suspensions are in order at any time on the legislative
                                                        day of February 27, 2014 relating to H.R. 3370 the
                                                        Homeowners Flood Insurance.
                 H. Res. 501       ..................  Suspensions are in order at any time on the legislative
                                                        day of March 6, 2014 relating to a measure addressing
                                                        loan guarantees to Ukraine.
                 H. Res. 524       ..................  Suspensions are in order at any time on the legislative
                                                        day of March 27, 2014 relating to a measure addressing
                                                        the Medicare payment system for physicians and a measure
                                                        addressing Ukraine.
                 H. Res. 576       ..................  Suspensions are in order at any time on the legislative
                                                        day of May 8, 2014 relating to H.R. 4366, the
                                                        Strengthening Education through Research Act.
                 H. Res. 696       ..................  Suspensions are in order at any time on the legislative
                                                        day of July 31, 2014, for the Speaker to entertain
                                                        motions that the House suspend the rules and that the
                                                        Speaker or his designee shall consult with the Minority
                                                        Leader or her designee on the designation of any matter
                                                        for consideration pursuant to this section.
                 H. Res. 700       ..................  Suspensions are in order at any time through the
                                                        legislative day of September 5, 2014, for the Speaker to
                                                        entertain motions that the House suspend the rules for
                                                        measures relating to the ongoing humanitarian crisis on
                                                        the U.S. southern border, border security, and related
                                                        immigration law.
                 H. Res. 710       ..................  Suspensions are in order at any time on the legislative
                                                        day of August 1, 2014, for the Speaker to entertain
                                                        motions that the House suspend the rules, as though
                                                        under clause 1 of rule XV, relating to a measure
                                                        addressing missile defense of Israel.
                 H. Res. 775       ..................  Suspensions are in order at any time on the legislative
                                                        day of December 11, 2014, for the Speaker to entertain
                                                        motions that the House suspend the rules and that the
                                                        Speaker or his designee shall consult with the Minority
                                                        Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter
                                                        for consideration pursuant to this section.
Chair's en bloc authority:
                 H. Res. 260       H.R. 1960.........  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
                 H. Res. 271       H.R. 1947.........  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 312       H.R. 2397.........  Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014
                 H. Res. 385       H.R. 3080.........  Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 590       H.R. 4435.........  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
                 H. Res. 604       H.R. 4681.........  Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and
                                                        2015
Self-Executing Rules:                                  .........................................................
                 H. Res. 39        H.R. 325..........  No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 99        H.R. 933..........  Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans
                                                        Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act,
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 107       H.R. 890..........  Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 146       H.R. 1120.........  Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management
                                                        Relations Act
                 H. Res. 198       H.R. 1406.........  Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 202       H.R. 807..........  Full Faith and Credit Act
                 H. Res. 215       H.R. 45...........  To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
                                                        and health-care related provisions in the Health Care
                                                        and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
                 H. Res. 232       H.R. 1911.........  Smarter Solutions for Students Act
                 H. Res. 256       H.R. 1256.........  Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act
                 H. Res. 266       H.R. 1797.........  District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection
                                                        Act
                 H. Res. 274       H.R. 1613.........  Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon
                                                        Agreements Authorization Act
                 H. Res. 322       H.R. 367..........  Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 339       H.R. 2775.........  To condition the provision of premium and cost-sharing
                                                        subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable
                                                        Care Act upon a certification that a program to verify
                                                        household income and other qualifications for such
                                                        subsidies is operational, and for other purposes.
                 H. Res. 351       H.R. 1526.........  Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act
                 H. Res. 352       H.J. Res. 59......  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
                 H. Res. 391       H.R. 2374.........  Retail Investor Protection Act
                 H. Res. 419       H.R. 1965.........  Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act
                 H. Res. 419       H.R. 2728.........  Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy
                                                        Security Act
                 H. Res. 429       H.R. 1105.........  Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act
                 H. Res. 438       H.R. 3695.........  To provide a temporary extension of the Food,
                                                        Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and amendments made
                                                        by that Act, as previously extended and amended and with
                                                        certain additional modifications and exceptions, to
                                                        suspend permanent price support authorities, and for
                                                        other purposes.
                 H. Res. 455       H.R. 3362.........  Exchange Information Disclosure Act
                 H. Res. 465       H.R. 7............  No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
                 H. Res. 478       S. 540............  To designate the air route traffic control center located
                                                        in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the ``Patricia Clark Boston
                                                        Air Route Traffic Control Center''.
                 H. Res. 487       H.R. 3865.........  Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of
                                                        2014
                 H. Res. 511       H.R. 3973.........  Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 515       H.R. 4015.........  SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization
                                                        Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 530       H.R. 2575.........  Save American Workers Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 539       H.R. 1871.........  Baseline Reform Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 539       H.R. 1872.........  Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 539       H.R. 1874.........  Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 555       H.R. 4414.........  Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 569       H.R. 4438.........  American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 585       H.R. 4435.........  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
                 H. Res. 590       H.R. 3361.........  USA FREEDOM Act
                 H. Res. 616       H.R. 4457.........  America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 616       H.R. 4453.........  Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains Recognition Period
                                                        Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 661       H.R. 4718.........  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and
                                                        make permanent bonus depreciation.
                 H. Res. 669       H.R. 5021.........  Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 670       H.R. 4719.........  Fighting Hunger Incentive Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 680       H.R. 3393.........  Student and Family Tax Simplification Act
                 H. Res. 680       H.R. 4935.........  Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 694       H. Res. 676.......  Providing for authority to initiate litigation for
                                                        actions by the President or other executive branch
                                                        officials inconsistent with their duties under the
                                                        Constitution of the United States.
                 H. Res. 710       H.R. 5230.........  Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
                                                        ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.
                 H. Res. 710       H.R. 5272.........  To prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred
                                                        action for aliens not lawfully present in the United
                                                        States, and for other purposes.
                 H. Res. 715       H. Res. 644.......  Condemning and disapproving of the Obama administration's
                                                        failure to comply with the lawful statutory requirement
                                                        to notify Congress before releasing individuals detained
                                                        at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
                                                        and expressing national security concerns over the
                                                        release of five Taliban leaders and the repercussions of
                                                        negotiating with terrorists.
                 H. Res. 717       H.R. 3522.........  Employee Healthcare Protection Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 722       H.J. Res. 124.....  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
                 H. Res. 756       H.R. 1422.........  EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 766       H.R. 5771.........  Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 766       H.R. 647..........  ABLE Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 770       H.R. 5759.........  Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 770       H.R. 5781.........  California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 775       S. 2244...........  Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of
                                                        2014
Makes in order original text:                          .........................................................
                 H. Res. 23        H.R. 152..........  Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
                 H. Res. 113       H.R. 803..........  SKILLS Act
                 H. Res. 164       H.R. 624..........  Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
                 H. Res. 175       H.R. 1549.........  Helping Sick Americans Now Act
                 H. Res. 178       H.R. 527..........  Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act
                 H. Res. 216       H.R. 1062.........  SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
                 H. Res. 228       H.R. 3............  Northern Route Approval Act
                 H. Res. 260       H.R. 1960.........  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
                 H. Res. 271       H.R. 1947.........  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 274       H.R. 2231.........  Offshore Energy and Jobs Act
                 H. Res. 292       H.R. 761..........  National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act
                                                        of 2013
                 H. Res. 303       H.R. 5............  Student Success Act
                 H. Res. 315       H.R. 2218.........  Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 315       H.R. 1582.........  Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 322       H.R. 367..........  Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 347       H.R. 761..........  National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act
                                                        of 2013
                 H. Res. 351       H.R. 687..........  Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 385       H.R. 3080.........  Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 420       H.R. 1900.........  Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
                 H. Res. 429       H.R. 3309.........  Innovation Act
                 H. Res. 455       H.R. 2279.........  Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 472       H.R. 2954.........  To authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain
                                                        property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa Island
                                                        National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia
                                                        County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance.
                 H. Res. 472       H.R. 3964.........  Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery
                                                        Act
                 H. Res. 475       H.R. 3193.........  Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness
                                                        Improvement Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 487       H.R. 2804.........  All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 497       H.R. 3826.........  Electricity Security Affordability Act
                 H. Res. 501       H.R. 2641.........  Responsibility and Professionally Invigorating
                                                        Development Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 501       H.R. 2824.........  Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining
                                                        Jobs in America
                 H. Res. 511       H.R. 4138.........  ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 515       H.R. 3189.........  Water Rights Protection Act
                 H. Res. 576       H.R. 10...........  Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools
                                                        Act
                 H. Res. 604       H.R. 4681.........  Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and
                                                        2015
                 H. Res. 629       H.R. 4413.........  Customer Protection and End User Relief Act
                 H. Res. 636       H.R. 6............  Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act
                 H. Res. 636       H.R. 3301.........  North American Energy Infrastructure Act
                 H. Res. 641       H.R. 4899.........  Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works
                                                        Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 677       H.R. 3136.........  Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration
                                                        Project Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 677       H.R. 4984.........  Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling
                                                        Act.
                 H. Res. 693       H.R. 4315.........  21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
                 H. Res. 756       H.R. 4012.........  Secret Science Reform Act of 2014
Senate Hook-up:                                        .........................................................
                 H. Res. 361       H.R. 2642.........  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of
                                                        2013
Disposition of Senate Amendments:
                 H. Res. 361       H.R. 2642.........  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of
                                                        2013 [Senate amendment]
                 H. Res. 366       H.J. Res. 59......  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 [Senate
                                                        amendment]
                 H. Res. 367       H.J. Res. 59......  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (Meeting II)
                                                        [Senate amendment]
                 H. Res. 368       H.J. Res. 59......  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (Meeting III)
                                                        [Senate amendment]
                 H. Res. 380       H.R. 2642.........  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, 2013
                                                        [Senate amendment]
                 H. Res. 438       H.J. Res. 59......  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 [Senate
                                                        amendment]
                 H. Res. 458       H.R. 3547.........  Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 [Senate
                                                        amendment]
                 H. Res. 628       H.R. 3230.........   Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability,
                                                        and Transparency Act of 2014 [Senate amendment]
                 H. Res. 696       H.R. 5021.........  Highway Transportation Funding Act of 2014 [Senate
                                                        amendment]
                 H. Res. 770       H.R. 3979.........  Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014
                                                        [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
                                                        2015] [Senate amendment]
                 H. Res. 776       H.R. 83...........  To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a
                                                        team of technical, policy, and financial experts to
                                                        address the energy needs of the insular areas of the
                                                        United States and the Freely Associated States through
                                                        the development of energy action plans aimed at
                                                        promoting access to affordable, reliable energy,
                                                        including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy
                                                        resources, and for other purposes. [Consolidated and
                                                        Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015] [Senate
                                                        amendment]
Motions to go to conference:                           .........................................................
                 H. Res. 368       H.J. Res. 59......  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 [Senate
                                                        amendment]
                 H. Res. 380       H.R. 2642.........  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, 2013
                                                        [Senate amendment]
                 H. Res. 628       H.R. 3230.........   Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability,
                                                        and Transparency Act of 2014 [Senate amendment]
Conference Report:                                     .........................................................
                 H. Res. 465       H.R. 2642           Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of
                                                        2013 [Conference Report]
Providing for the Engrossment of Multiple Measures:
                 H. Res. 26        H.R. 152..........  Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
                 ................  H.R. 219..........  Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 232       H.R. 1911.........  Smarter Solutions for Students Act
                 ................  H.R. 1949.........  Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act
                 H. Res. 300       H.R. 2668.........  Fairness for American Families Act
                 ................  H.R. 2667.........  Authority for Mandate Delay Act
                 H. Res. 373       H.J. Res. 89......  Federal Worker Pay Fairness Act
                 ................  H.R. 3273.........  Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act
                                                        of 2013
                 H. Res. 680       H.R. 3393.........  Student and Family Tax Simplification Act
                 ................  H.R. 4935.........  Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 766       H.R. 5771.........  Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014
                 ................  H.R. 647..........  ABLE Act of 2014
 Instructing the Clerk Regarding the Transmittal of Papers:
                                              No transmittal instructions reported.
                 ................                      .........................................................
Providing for the Consideration of Multiple Measures:
                 H. Res. 122       H. Res. 115.......  Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the
                                                        House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth
                                                        Congress
                 ................  H. Con. Res. 25...  Establishing the budget for the United States Government
                                                        for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate
                                                        budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023
                 H. Res. 243       H.R. 2216.........  Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related
                                                        Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014
                 ................  H.R. 2217.........  Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014
                 H. Res. 256       H.R. 1960.........  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
                 ................  H.R. 1256.........  Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act
                 H. Res. 266       H.R. 1797.........  District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection
                                                        Act
                 ................  H.R. 1947.........  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of
                                                        2013
                 H. Res. 274       H.R. 1613.........  Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon
                                                        Agreements Authorization Act
                 ................  H.R. 2231.........  Offshore Energy and Jobs Act
                 ................  H.R. 2410.........  Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
                                                        Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
                                                        2014
                 H. Res. 300       H.R. 2667.........  Authority for Mandate Delay Act
                 ................  H.R. 2668.........  Fairness for American Families Act
                 H. Res. 312       H.R. 2397.........  Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014
                 ................  H.R. 2610.........  Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
                                                        Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014
                 H. Res. 315       H.R. 1582.........  Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013
                 ................  H.R. 2218.........  Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 322       H.R. 367..........  Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of
                                                        2013
                 ................  H.R. 2009.........  Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013
                 ................  H.R. 2879.........  Stop Government Abuse Act
                 H. Res. 351       H.R. 687..........  Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of
                                                        2013
                 ................  H.R. 1526.........  Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act
                 ................  H.R. 3102.........  Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 366       H.J. Res. 59......  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 [Senate
                                                        amendment]
                 ................  H.R. 3210.........  Pay Our Military Act
                 H. Res. 370       H.J. Res. 70......  Open Our National Parks and Museums Act
                 ................  H.J. Res. 71......  Provide Local Funding for the District of Columbia Act
                 ................  H.J. Res. 72......  Honoring Our Promise to America's Veterans Act
                 ................  H.J. Res. 73......  Research for Lifesaving Cures Act
                 ................  H.R. 3230.........  Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act
                 H. Res. 371       H.J. Res. 75......  Nutrition Assistance for Low-Income Women and Children
                                                        Act
                 ................  H.J. Res. 76......  Nuclear Weapon Security & Non-Proliferation Act
                 ................  H.J. Res. 77......  Food and Drug Safety Act
                 ................  H.J. Res. 78......  Preserving Our Intelligence Capabilities Act
                 ................  H.J. Res. 79......  Border Safety & Security Act
                 ................  H.J. Res. 80......  American Indian and Alaska Native, Health, Education, and
                                                        Safety Act
                 ................  H.J. Res. 82......  National Weather Monitoring Act
                 ................  H.J. Res. 83......  Impact Aid for Local Schools Act
                 ................  H.J. Res. 84......  Head Start for Low-Income Children Act
                 ................  H.J. Res. 85......  National Emergency and Disaster Recovery Act
                 ................  H.R. 3223.........  Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
                 H. Res. 373       H.J. Res. 89......  Federal Worker Pay Fairness Act
                 ................  H.J. Res. 90......  Flight Safety Act
                 ................  H.R. 3273.........  Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act
                                                        of 2013
                 H. Res. 380       H.R. 2642.........  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, 2013
                                                        [Senate amendment]
                 ................  H. Res. 378.......  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives
                                                        regarding certain provisions of the Senate amendment to
                                                        H.R. 2642 relating to the Secretary of Agriculture's
                                                        administration of tariff-rate quotas for raw and refined
                                                        sugar.
                 ................  H. Res. 379.......  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives
                                                        regarding certain provisions of the Senate amendment to
                                                        H.R. 2642 relating to crop insurance.
                 H. Res. 391       H.R. 992..........  Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act
                 ................  H.R. 2374.........  Retail Investor Protection Act
                 H. Res. 403       H.R. 2655.........  Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013
                 ................  H.R. 982..........  Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 419       H.R. 1965.........  Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act
                 ................  H.R. 2728.........  Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy
                                                        Security Act
                 H. Res. 429       H.R. 3309.........  Innovation Act
                 ................  H.R. 1105.........  Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act
                 H. Res. 438       H.J. Res. 59......  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 [Senate
                                                        amendment]
                 ................  H.R. 3695.........  To provide a temporary extension of the Food,
                                                        Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and amendments made
                                                        by that Act, as previously extended and amended and with
                                                        certain additional modifications and exceptions, to
                                                        suspend permanent price support authorities, and for
                                                        other purposes.
                 H. Res. 455       H.R. 2279.........  Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013
                 ................  H.R. 3362.........  Exchange Information Disclosure Act
                 ................  H.R. 3811.........  Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 465       H.R. 7............  No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
                 ................  H.R. 2642.........  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of
                                                        2013 [Conference Report]
                 H. Res. 472       H.R. 2954.........  To authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain
                                                        property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa Island
                                                        National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia
                                                        County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance.
                 ................  H.R. 3964.........  Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery
                                                        Act
                 H. Res. 487       H.R. 3865.........  Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of
                                                        2014
                 ................  H.R. 2804.........  All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 497       H.R. 3826.........  Electricity Security and Affordability Act
                 ................  H.R. 4118.........  Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals
                                                        Fairness Act
                 H. Res. 501       H.R. 2824.........  Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining
                                                        Jobs in America
                 ................  H.R. 2641.........  Responsibility and Professionally Invigorating
                                                        Development Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 511       H.R. 4138.........  ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014
                 ................  H.R. 3973.........  Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 515       H.R. 3189.........  Water Rights Protection Act
                 ................  H.R. 4015.........  SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization
                                                        Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 539       H.R. 1871.........  Baseline Reform Act of 2013
                 ................  H.R. 1872.........  Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014
                 ................  H.R. 1874.........  Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 557       H.R. 4486.........  Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related
                                                        Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
                 ................  H.R. 4487.........  Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015
                 H. Res. 568       H. Res. 574.......  Resolution recommending that the House of Representatives
                                                        find Lois G. Lerner, Former Director, Exempt
                                                        Organizations, Internal Revenue Service, in contempt of
                                                        Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly
                                                        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government
                                                        Reform.
                 ................  H. Res. 565 (H.     Calling on Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to
                                    Rept. 113-415).     appoint a special counsel to investigate the targeting
                                                        of conservative non-profit groups by the Internal
                                                        Revenue Service.
                 H. Res. 585       H.R. 4660.........  Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
                                                        Appropriations Act, 2015
                 ................  H.R. 4435.........  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
                 H. Res. 590       H.R. 4435.........  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
                 ................  H.R. 3361.........  USA FREEDOM Act
                 H. Res. 604       H.R. 4745.........  Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related
                                                        Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
                 ................  H.R. 4681.........  Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and
                                                        2015
                 H. Res. 616       H.R. 4800.........  Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
                                                        Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
                                                        2015
                 ................  H.R. 4457.........  America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014
                 ................  H.R. 4453.........  Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains Recognition Period
                                                        Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 628       H.R. 4870.........  Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015
                 ................  H.R. 3230.........  Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability,
                                                        and Transparency Act of 2014 [Senate amendment]
                 H. Res. 636       H.R. 6............  Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act
                 ................  H.R. 3301.........  North American Energy Infrastructure Act
                 H. Res. 641       H.R. 4899.........  Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works
                                                        Act of 2014
                 ................  H.R. 4923.........  Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
                                                        Appropriations Act, 2015
                 H. Res. 661       H.R. 5016.........  Financial Services and General Government Appropriations
                                                        Act, 2015
                 ................  H.R. 4718.........  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and
                                                        make permanent bonus depreciation.
                 H. Res. 677       H.R. 3136.........  Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration
                                                        Project Act of 2013
                 ................  H.R. 4984.........  Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling
                                                        Act.
                 H. Res. 680       H.R. 3393.........  Student and Family Tax Simplification Act
                 ................  H.R. 4935.........  Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 694       H. Res. 676.......  Providing for authority to initiate litigation for
                                                        actions by the President or other executive branch
                                                        officials inconsistent with their duties under the
                                                        Constitution of the United States.
                 ................  H.R. 935..........  Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013
                 H. Res. 696       H.R. 5230.........  Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
                                                        ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.
                 ................  H.R. 5272.........  To prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred
                                                        action for aliens not lawfully present in the United
                                                        States, and for other purposes.
                 ................  H.R. 5021.........  Highway Transportation Funding Act of 2014 [Senate
                                                        amendment]
                 H. Res. 710       H.R. 5230.........  Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
                                                        ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.
                 ................  H.R. 5272.........  To prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred
                                                        action for aliens not lawfully present in the United
                                                        States, and for other purposes.
                 H. Res. 715       H.R. 5078.........  Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach
                                                        Protection Act of 2014
                 ................  H. Res. 644.......  Condemning and disapproving of the Obama administration's
                                                        failure to comply with the lawful statutory requirement
                                                        to notify Congress before releasing individuals detained
                                                        at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
                                                        and expressing national security concerns over the
                                                        release of five Taliban leaders and the repercussions of
                                                        negotiating with terrorists.
                 H. Res. 727       H.R. 2............  American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More
                                                        American Jobs Act
                 ................  H.R. 4............  Jobs for America Act
                 H. Res. 756       H.R. 1422.........  EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013
                 ................  H.R. 4012.........  Secret Science Reform Act of 2014
                 ................  H.R. 4795.........  Promoting New Manufacturing Act
                 H. Res. 766       H.R. 5771.........  Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014
                 ................  H.R. 647..........  ABLE Act of 2014
                 H. Res. 770       H.R. 3979.........  Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014
                                                        [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
                                                        2015] [Senate amendment]
                 ................  H.R. 5759.........  Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014
                 ................  H.R. 5781.........  California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014
Providing procedures for Pro Forma sessions:
                 H. Res. 66        ..................  Allows for, on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        February 16, 2013, through February 22, 2013: the
                                                        Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be
                                                        considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time
                                                        declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time,
                                                        within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of
                                                        the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in
                                                        declaring the adjournment. The Speaker may appoint
                                                        Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the
                                                        duration of the period addressed by section 4 of this
                                                        resolution as though under clause 8(a) of rule I.
                 H. Res. 122       ..................  Allows for on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        March 22, 2013 through April 8, 2013: the Journal of the
                                                        proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as
                                                        approved; the Chair may at any time declare the House
                                                        adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits
                                                        of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution,
                                                        to be announced by the Chair in declaring the
                                                        adjournment; and bills and resolutions introduced during
                                                        the period addressed by this section shall be numbered,
                                                        listed in the Congressional Record, and when printed
                                                        shall bear the date of introduction, but may be referred
                                                        by the Speaker at a later time. The Speaker may appoint
                                                        Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the
                                                        duration of the period addressed by section 2 of this
                                                        resolution as though under clause 8(a) of rule I. Each
                                                        day during the period addressed by section 2 of this
                                                        resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for
                                                        purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50
                                                        U.S.C. 1546).
                 H. Res. 178       ..................  Allows for on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        April 27, 2013, through May 3, 2013: the Journal of the
                                                        proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as
                                                        approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the
                                                        House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the
                                                        limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the
                                                        Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring
                                                        the adjournment. The Speaker may appoint Members to
                                                        perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the
                                                        period addressed by section 2 of this resolution as
                                                        though under clause 8(a) of rule I.
                 H. Res. 232       ..................  Allows for, on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        May 24, 2013, through May 31, 2013: the Journal of the
                                                        proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as
                                                        approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the
                                                        House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the
                                                        limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the
                                                        Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring
                                                        the adjournment. The Speaker may appoint Members to
                                                        perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the
                                                        period addressed by section 3 of this resolution as
                                                        though under clause 8(a) of rule I.
                 H. Res. 274       ..................  Allows for on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        June 29, 2013, through July 5, 2013: the Journal of the
                                                        proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as
                                                        approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the
                                                        House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the
                                                        limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the
                                                        Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring
                                                        the adjournment. The Speaker may appoint Members to
                                                        perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the
                                                        period addressed by section 4 of this resolution as
                                                        though under clause 8(a) of rule I. It shall be in order
                                                        without intervention of any point of order to consider
                                                        concurrent resolutions providing for adjournment during
                                                        the month of July.
                 H. Res. 322       ..................  Allows for on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        August 3, 2013, through September 6, 2013: the Journal
                                                        of the proceedings of the previous day shall be
                                                        considered as approved; the Chair may at any time
                                                        declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time,
                                                        within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of
                                                        the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in
                                                        declaring the adjournment; and bills and resolutions
                                                        introduced during the period addressed by this section
                                                        shall be numbered, listed in the Congressional Record,
                                                        and when printed shall bear the date of introduction,
                                                        but may be referred by the Speaker at a later time. The
                                                        Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the
                                                        Chair for the duration of the period addressed by
                                                        section 4 of this resolution as though under clause 8(a)
                                                        of rule I. Each day during the period addressed by
                                                        section 4 of this resolution shall not constitute a
                                                        calendar day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers
                                                        Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). Each day during the period
                                                        addressed by section 4 of this resolution shall not
                                                        constitute a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of
                                                        rule XIII.
                 H. Res. 391       ..................  Allows for on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        October 31, 2013 through November 11, 2013: the Journal
                                                        of the proceedings of the previous day shall be
                                                        considered as approved; the Chair may at any time
                                                        declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time
                                                        to be announced by the Chair in declaring the
                                                        adjournment.
                 H. Res. 420       ..................  Allows for, on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        November 22, 2013 through November 29, 2013: the Journal
                                                        of the proceedings of the previous day shall be
                                                        considered as approved; the Chair may at any time
                                                        declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time
                                                        to be announced by the Chair in declaring the
                                                        adjournment.
                 H. Res. 438       ..................  Allows for, on any legislative day of the first session
                                                        of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress after December
                                                        13, 2013 the Journal of the proceedings of the previous
                                                        day shall be considered as approved; the Chair may at
                                                        any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date
                                                        and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5,
                                                        article I of the Constitution, to be announced by the
                                                        Chair in declaring the adjournment; On any legislative
                                                        day of the second session of the One Hundred Thirteenth
                                                        Congress before January 7, 2014; the Speaker may
                                                        dispense with organizational and legislative business;
                                                        the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall
                                                        be considered as approved if applicable; the Chair at
                                                        any time may declare the House adjourned to meet at a
                                                        date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5,
                                                        article I of the Constitution, to be announced by the
                                                        Chair in declaring the adjournment. The Speaker may
                                                        appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for
                                                        the duration of the period addressed by sections 6 and 7
                                                        as though under clause 8(a) of rule I. Each day during
                                                        the period addressed by sections 6 and 7 of this
                                                        resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for
                                                        purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50
                                                        U.S.C. 1546).
                 H. Res. 458       ..................  Allows for, on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        January 17, 2014, through January 24, 2014: the Journal
                                                        of the proceedings of the previous day shall be
                                                        considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time
                                                        declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time
                                                        to be announced by the Chair in declaring the
                                                        adjournment. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform
                                                        the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period
                                                        addressed by section 4 of this resolution as though
                                                        under clause 8(a) of rule I.
                 H. Res. 475       ..................  Allows for, on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        February 12, 2014, through February 24, 2014 the Journal
                                                        of the proceedings of the previous day shall be
                                                        considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time
                                                        declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time,
                                                        within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of
                                                        the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in
                                                        declaring the adjournment. The Speaker may appoint
                 H. Res. 515       ..................  Allows for, on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        March 17, 2014, through March 21, 2014 the Journal of
                                                        the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered
                                                        as approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the
                                                        House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the
                                                        limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the
                                                        Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring
                                                        the adjournment. The Speaker may appoint Members to
                                                        perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the
                                                        period addressed by section 3 of this resolution as
                                                        though under clause 8(a) of rule I.
                 H. Res. 544       ..................  Allows for, on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        April 11, 2014 through April 25, 2014: the Journal of
                                                        the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered
                                                        as approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the
                                                        House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be
                                                        announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. The
                                                        Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the
                                                        Chair for the duration of the period addressed by
                                                        section 2 of this resolution as though under clause 8(a)
                                                        of rule I. Each day during the period addressed by
                                                        section 2 of this resolution shall not constitute a
                                                        calendar day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers
                                                        Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546).
                 H. Res. 576       ..................  Allows for, on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        May 12, 2014, through May 16, 2014: the Journal of the
                                                        proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as
                                                        approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the
                                                        House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be
                                                        announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. The
                                                        Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the
                                                        Chair for the duration of the period addressed by
                                                        section 2 of this resolution as though under clause 8(a)
                                                        of rule I.
                 H. Res. 604       ..................  Allows for, on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        June 2, 2014, through June 6, 2014: the Journal of the
                                                        proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as
                                                        approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the
                                                        House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be
                                                        announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. The
                                                        Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the
                                                        Chair for the duration of the period addressed by
                                                        section 3 of this resolution as though under clause 8(a)
                                                        of rule I.
                 H. Res. 641       ..................  Allows for, on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        June 27, 2014, through July 7, 2014: the Journal of the
                                                        proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as
                                                        approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the
                                                        House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be
                                                        announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. The
                                                        Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the
                                                        Chair for the duration of the period addressed by
                                                        section 3 of this resolution as though under clause 8(a)
                                                        of rule I.
                 H. Res. 694       ..................  Allows for, on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        August 1, 2014, through September 5, 2014: the Journal
                                                        of the proceedings of the previous day shall be
                                                        considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time
                                                        declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time
                                                        to be announced by the Chair in declaring the
                                                        adjournment. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform
                                                        the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period
                                                        addressed by section 3 of this resolution as though
                                                        under clause 8(a) of rule I. Each day during the period
                                                        addressed by section 3 of this resolution shall not
                                                        constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 7 of
                                                        the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). Each day
                                                        during the period addressed by section 3 of this
                                                        resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for
                                                        purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII.
                 H. Res. 727       ..................  Allows for, on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        September 22, 2014 through November 11, 2014: the
                                                        Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be
                                                        considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time
                                                        declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time
                                                        to be announced by the Chair in declaring the
                                                        adjournment. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform
                                                        the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period
                                                        addressed by section 3 of this resolution as though
                                                        under clause 8(a) of rule I. Each day during the period
                                                        addressed by section 3 of this resolution shall not
                                                        constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 7 of
                                                        the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). Each day
                                                        during the period addressed by section 3 of this
                                                        resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for
                                                        purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII.
                 H. Res. 756       ..................  Allows for, on any legislative day during the period from
                                                        November 21, 2014 through November 28, 2014: the Journal
                                                        of the proceedings of the previous day shall be
                                                        considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time
                                                        declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time
                                                        to be announced by the Chair in declaring the
                                                        adjournment. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform
                                                        the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period
                                                        addressed by section 4 of this resolution as though
                                                        under clause 8(a) of rule I.
                 H. Res. 775       ..................  Allows for, on any legislative day of the second session
                                                        of the 113th Congress after December 11, 2014: the
                                                        Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be
                                                        considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time
                                                        declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time
                                                        to be announced by the Chair in declaring the
                                                        adjournment. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform
                                                        the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period
                                                        addressed by section 3 of this resolution as though
                                                        under clause 8(a) of rule I. Each day during the period
                                                        addressed by section 3 of this resolution shall not
                                                        constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 7 of
                                                        the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). Each day
                                                        during the period addressed by section 3 of this
                                                        resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for
                                                        purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII.
Report Filing Authority:
                 H. Res. 178       ..................  Allows the Committee on Education and the Workforce to,
                                                        at any time before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2013,
                                                        file a report to accompany H.R. 1406.
                 H. Res. 232       ..................  Allows the Committee on Appropriations to, at any time
                                                        before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, file
                                                        privileged reports to accompany measures making
                                                        appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,
                                                        2014; and for the Committee on Agriculture to, at any
                                                        time before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, file a
                                                        report to accompany H.R. 1947.
                 H. Res. 256       ..................  Allows the chair of the Committee on Agriculture, on
                                                        behalf of the committee, to file a supplemental report
                                                        to accompany H.R. 1947.
                 H. Res. 274       ..................  Allows the Committee on Appropriations to, at any time
                                                        before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, file
                                                        privileged reports to accompany measures making
                                                        appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,
                                                        2014.
                 H. Res. 544       ..................  Allows the Committee on Appropriations to, at any time
                                                        before 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2014, file
                                                        privileged reports to accompany measures making
                                                        appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,
                                                        2015.
                 H. Res. 576       ..................  Allows the Committee on Appropriations to, at any time
                                                        before 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2014, file privileged
                                                        reports to accompany measures making appropriations for
                                                        the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015.
                 H. Res. 590       ..................  Allows the Committee on Appropriations to, at any time
                                                        before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, file privileged
                                                        reports to accompany measures making appropriations for
                                                        the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015.
                 H. Res. 604       ..................  Allows the Committee on Appropriations, at any time
                                                        before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, to file
                                                        privileged reports to accompany measures making
                                                        appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,
                                                        2015.
                 H. Res. 641       ..................  Allows the Committee on Appropriations, at any time
                                                        before 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, 2014, to file
                                                        privileged reports to accompany measures making
                                                        appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,
                                                        2015.
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                                                            B. Table 2.--Resolutions Reported
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               Rule                          Bill                      Title and Floor Action                    Date                  Managers
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H. Res. 23, H. Rept. 113-1........  H.R. 152.............  Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013.....  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  1/14/2013          Cole/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 293-127.......  1/15/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 367-52...........  1/15/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 39, H. Rept. 113-2........  H.R. 325.............  To ensure the complete and timely payment of   .................  ...........................
                                                            the obligations of the United States
                                                            Government until May 19, 2013, and for other
                                                            purposes.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  1/22/2013          Sessions/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 232-193.......  1/23/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 234-190..........  1/23/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 48, H. Rept. 113-8........  H.R. 444.............  Require a PLAN Act...........................  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  2/4/2013           Woodall/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 229-188.......  2/5/2013           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 228-189..........  2/5/2013           ...........................
H. Res. 66, H. Rept. 113-9........  H.R. 273.............  To eliminate the 2013 statutory pay            .................  ...........................
                                                            adjustment for Federal employees..
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  2/13/2013          Woodall/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 229-194.......  2/14/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 227-192..........  2/14/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 83, H. Rept. 113-10.......  S. 47................  Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of  .................  ...........................
                                                            1994.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  2/26/2013          Nugent/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 229-196.......  2/27/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 414-9............  2/27/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 99, H. Rept. 113-12.......  H.R. 933.............  Department of Defense, Military Construction   .................  ...........................
                                                            and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year
                                                            Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  3/5/2013           Cole/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 227-188.......  3/6/2013           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 212-197..........  3/6/2013           ...........................
H. Res. 107, H. Rept. 113-15......  H.R. 890.............  Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare       .................  ...........................
                                                            Programs Act of 2013.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  3/12/2013          Cole/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 233-195.......  3/13/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 233-194..........  3/13/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 113, H. Rept. 113-16......  H.R. 803.............  SKILLS Act...................................  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  3/13/2013          Foxx/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 225-191.......  3/14/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 226-191..........  3/14/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 122, H. Rept. 113-21......  H. Con. Res. 25......  Establishing the budget for the United States  .................  ...........................
                                                            Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting
                                                            forth appropriate budgetary levels for
                                                            fiscal years 2015 through 2023.
                                    H. Res. 115..........  Providing for the expenses of certain          .................  ...........................
                                                            committees of the House of Representatives
                                                            in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  3/18/2013          Woodall/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 223-189.......  3/19/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 224-189..........  3/19/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 140, H. Rept. 113-31......  H.R. 678.............  Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit            .................  ...........................
                                                            Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  4/9/2013           Bishop (UT)/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 236-190.......  4/10/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted by voice vote................  4/10/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 146, H. Rept. 113-32......  H.R. 1120............  Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-       .................  ...........................
                                                            Management Relations Act.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  4/10/2013          Foxx/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 226-192.......  4/11/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 226-194..........  4/11/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 164, H. Rept. 113-41......  H.R. 624.............  Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  4/16/2013          Woodall/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Amendment agreed to by voice vote.........  4/17/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 227-192..........  4/17/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 175, H. Rept. 113-46......  H.R. 1549............  Helping Sick Americans Now Act...............  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  4/23/2013          Burgess/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 228-192.......  4/24/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 225-189..........  4/24/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 178, H. Rept. 113-47......  H.R. 527.............  Responsible Helium Administration and          .................  ...........................
                                                            Stewardship Act.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  4/24/2013          Bishop (UT)/McGovern
                                                              Amendment agreed to by voice vote.........  4/25/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 231-177..........  4/25/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 198, H. Rept. 113-51......  H.R. 1406............  Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013.....  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  5/6/2013           Foxx/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 230-198.......  5/7/2013           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 228-199..........  5/7/2013           ...........................
H. Res. 202, H. Rept. 113-52......  H.R. 807.............  Full Faith and Credit Act....................  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  5/7/2013           Sessions/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 227-199.......  5/8/2013           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 226-199..........  5/8/2013           ...........................
H. Res. 215, H. Rept. 113-59......  H.R. 45..............  To repeal the Patient Protection and           .................  ...........................
                                                            Affordable Care Act and health care-related
                                                            provisions in the Health Care and Education
                                                            Reconciliation Act of 2010.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  5/15/2013          Burgess/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 228-193.......  5/16/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 226-192..........  5/16/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 216, H. Rept. 113-60......  H.R. 1062............  SEC Regulatory Accountability Act............  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  5/15/2013          Sessions/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 222-181.......  5/17/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 223-180..........  5/17/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 228, H. Rept. 113-88......  H.R. 3...............  Northern Route Approval Act..................  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  5/21/2013          Webster/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 223-194.......  5/22/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 228-185..........  5/22/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 232, H. Rept. 113-89......  H.R. 1911............  Smarter Solutions for Students Act...........  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  5/22/2013          Foxx/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 224-195.......  5/23/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 224-193..........  5/23/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 243, H. Rept. 113-95......  H.R. 2216............  Military Construction and Veterans Affairs,    .................  ...........................
                                                            and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
                                                            2014.
                                    H.R. 2217............  Department of Homeland Security                .................  ...........................
                                                            Appropriations Act, 2014.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  6/3/2013           Webster/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 229-193.......  6/4/2013           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 227-194..........  6/4/2013           ...........................
H. Res. 256, H. Rept. 113-104.....  H.R. 1960............  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal  .................  ...........................
                                                            Year 2014 [General Debate].
                                    H.R. 1256............  Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act..............  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  6/11/2013          Nugent/McGovern
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 239-184..........  6/12/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 260, H. Rept. 113-108.....  H.R. 1960............  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal  .................  ...........................
                                                            Year 2014 [Amendment Consideration].
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  6/12/2013          Nugent/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 233-195.......  6/13/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 238-189..........  6/13/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 266, H. Rept. 113-114.....  H.R. 1947............  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk            .................  ...........................
                                                            Management Act of 2013 [General Debate].
                                    H.R. 1797............  District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn       .................  ...........................
                                                            Child Protection Act.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  6/17/2013          Foxx/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 229-196.......  6/18/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 232-193..........  6/18/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 271, H. Rept. 113-117.....  H.R. 1947............  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk            .................  ...........................
                                                            Management Act of 2013 [Amendment
                                                            Consideration].
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  6/18/2013          Sessions/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 233-187.......  6/19/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 239-177..........  6/19/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 274, H. Rept. 113-131.....  H.R. 1613............  Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary          .................  ...........................
                                                            Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act.
                                    H.R. 2231............  Offshore Energy and Jobs Act.................  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 2410............  Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug  .................  ...........................
                                                            Administration, and Related Agencies
                                                            Appropriations Act, 2014.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  6/25/2013          Bishop (UT)/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 228-194.......  6/26/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 235-187..........  6/26/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 288, H. Rept. 113-144.....  H.R. 2609............  Energy and Water Development and Related       .................  ...........................
                                                            Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/8/2013           Burgess/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 220-182.......  7/9/2013           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 226-178..........  7/9/2013           ...........................
H. Res. 292, H. Rept. 113-147.....  H.R. 761.............  National Strategic and Critical Minerals       .................  ...........................
                                                            Production Act of 2013.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/9/2013           Bishop (UT)/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Laid on the table (pursuant to H. Res.      8/1/2013           ...........................
                                                               322).
H. Res. 295, H. Rept. 113-149.....  H.R. 2642............  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk            .................  ...........................
                                                            Management Act of 2013.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/10/2013          Sessions/McGovern
                                                              Agreed to table the appeal of the ruling    7/11/2013          ...........................
                                                               of the chair 226-196.
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 223-195..........  7/11/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 300, H. Rept. 113-157.....  H.R. 2667............  Authority for Mandate Delay Act..............  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 2668............  Fairness for American Families Act...........  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/16/2013          Burgess/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 230-192.......  7/17/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 232-183..........  7/17/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 303, H. Rept. 113-158.....  H.R. 5...............  Student Success Act..........................  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/17/2013          Foxx/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 232-192.......  7/18/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 230-190..........  7/18/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 312, H. Rept. 113-170.....  H.R. 2397............  Department of Defense Appropriations Act,      .................  ...........................
                                                            2014.
                                    H.R. 2610............  Transportation, Housing and Urban              .................  ...........................
                                                            Development, and Related Agencies
                                                            Appropriations Act, 2014.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/22/2013          Nugent/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 229-190.......  7/23/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 226-194..........  7/23/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 315, H. Rept. 113-174.....  H.R. 2218............  Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of     .................  ...........................
                                                            2013.
                                    H.R. 1582............  Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013..........  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/23/2013          Burgess/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 224-191.......  7/24/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 232-188..........  7/24/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 322, H. Rept. 113-187.....  H.R. 367.............  Regulations From the Executive in Need of      .................  ...........................
                                                            Scrutiny Act of 2013.
                                    H.R. 2009............  Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 2879............  Stop Government Abuse Act....................  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/31/2013          Cole/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 222-191.......  8/1/2013           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 223-189..........  8/1/2013           ...........................
H. Res. 339, H. Rept. 113-206.....  H.R. 2775............  To condition the provision of premium and      .................  ...........................
                                                            cost-sharing subsidies under the Patient
                                                            Protection and Affordable Care Act upon a
                                                            certification that a program to verify
                                                            household income and other qualifications
                                                            for such subsidies is operational, and for
                                                            other purposes.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  9/10/2013          Burgess/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 227-196.......  9/11/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 228-195..........  9/11/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 347, H. Rept. 113-214.....  H.R. 761.............  National Strategic and Critical Minerals       .................  ...........................
                                                            Production Act of 2013.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  9/17/2013          Bishop (UT)/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 229-192.......  9/18/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 231-190..........  9/18/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 351, H. Rept. 113-215.....  H.R. 687.............  Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and            .................  ...........................
                                                            Conservation Act of 2013.
                                    H.R. 1526............  Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy          .................  ...........................
                                                            Communities Act.
                                    H.R. 3102............  Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of   .................  ...........................
                                                            2013.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  9/18/2013          Sessions/McGovern
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 231-193..........  9/19/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 352, H. Rept. 113-216 &...  H.J. Res. 59.........  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014...  .................  Cole/Slaughter
 H. Rept. 113-216 Part 2                                      Reported from Rules.......................  9/18/2013          ...........................
                                                              Supplemental report filed.................  9/19/2013          ...........................
                                                              Previous question agreed to 232-193.......  9/19/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 230-192..........  9/19/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 361, H. Rept. 113-231.....  H. Res. 361..........  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule   .................  ...........................
                                                            XIII with respect to consideration of
                                                            certain resolutions reported from the
                                                            Committee on Rules, and relating to
                                                            consideration of the Senate amendment to the
                                                            bill (H.R. 2642) to provide for the reform
                                                            and continuation of agricultural and other
                                                            programs of the Department of Agriculture
                                                            through fiscal year 2018, and for other
                                                            purposes.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  9/26/2013          Sessions/McGovern
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 226-191..........  9/28/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 366, H. Rept. 113-238.....  H.J. Res. 59.........  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014     .................  ...........................
                                                            [Senate amendment].
                                    H.R. 3210............  Pay Our Military Act.........................  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  9/28/2013          Sessions/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 229-192.......  9/28/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 231-191..........  9/28/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 367, H. Rept. 113-239.....  H.J. Res. 59.........  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014     .................  ...........................
                                                            (Meeting II) [Senate amendment].
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  9/30/2013          Sessions/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 229-198.......  9/30/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 225-204..........  9/30/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 368, H. Rept. 113-240.....  H.J. Res. 59.........  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014     .................  ...........................
                                                            (Meeting III) [Senate amendment].
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  9/30/2013          Sessions/Slaughter
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 228-199..........  10/1/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 370, H. Rept. 113-241.....  H.J. Res. 70.........  National Park Service Operations, Smithsonian  .................  ...........................
                                                            Institution, National Gallery of Art, and
                                                            United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
                                                            Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                    H.J. Res. 71.........  District of Columbia Continuing                .................  ...........................
                                                            Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                    H.J. Res. 72.........  Veterans Benefits Continuing Appropriations    .................  ...........................
                                                            Resolution, 2014.
                                    H.J. Res. 73.........  National Institutes of Health Continuing       .................  ...........................
                                                            Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                    H.R. 3230............  Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act................  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  10/2/2013          Woodall/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 227-197.......  10/2/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 228-198..........  10/2/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 371, H. Rept. 113-242.....  H.J. Res. 75.........  Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for     .................  ...........................
                                                            Women, Infants, and Children Continuing
                                                            Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                    H.J. Res. 76.........  National Nuclear Security Administration       .................  ...........................
                                                            Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                    H.J. Res. 77.........  Food and Drug Administration Continuing        .................  ...........................
                                                            Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                    H.J. Res. 78.........  National Intelligence Program Operations       .................  ...........................
                                                            Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                    H.J. Res. 79.........   Border Security and Enforcement Continuing    .................  ...........................
                                                            Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                    H.J. Res. 80.........  Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian     .................  ...........................
                                                            Education, and Indian Health Service
                                                            Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                    H.J. Res. 82.........  National Weather Service Continuing            .................  ...........................
                                                            Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                    H.J. Res. 83.........  Impact Aid Continuing Appropriations           .................  ...........................
                                                            Resolution, 2014.
                                    H.J. Res. 84.........  Head Start Continuing Appropriations           .................  ...........................
                                                            Resolution, 2014.
                                    H.J. Res. 85.........  Federal Emergency Management Agency            .................  ...........................
                                                            Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014.
                                    H.R. 3223............   Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness     .................  ...........................
                                                            Act.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  10/3/2013          Cole/Slaughter
                                                              Amendment agreed to by unanimous consent..  10/4/2013          ...........................
                                                              Previous question agreed to 223-184.......  10/4/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 222-183..........  10/4/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 373, H. Rept. 113-243.....  H.J. Res. 89.........  Federal Worker Pay Fairness Act..............  .................  ...........................
                                    H.J. Res. 90.........  Flight Safety Act............................  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 3273............  Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working  .................  ...........................
                                                            Group Act of 2013.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  10/8/13            Sessions/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 226-186.......  10/8/13            ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 227-186..........  10/8/13            ...........................
H. Res. 380, H. Rept. 113-244.....  H.R. 2642............  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk            .................  ...........................
                                                            Management Act of 2013 [Senate amendment].
                                    H. Res. 378..........  Expressing the sense of the House of           .................  ...........................
                                                            Representatives regarding certain provisions
                                                            of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2642
                                                            relating to the Secretary of Agriculture's
                                                            administration of tariff-rate quotas for raw
                                                            and refined sugar.
                                    H. Res. 379..........  Expressing the sense of the House of           .................  ...........................
                                                            Representatives regarding certain provisions
                                                            of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2642
                                                            relating to crop insurance..
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  10/11/2013         Foxx/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 219-193.......  10/11/2013         ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 223-189..........  10/11/2013         ...........................
H. Res. 385, H. Rept. 113-251.....  H.R. 3080............  Water Resources Reform and Development Act of  .................  ...........................
                                                            2013.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  10/22/2013         Webster/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 225-194.......  10/23/2013         ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 271-147..........  10/2320/13         ...........................
H. Res. 391, H. Rept. 113-253.....  H.R. 992.............  Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act.............  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 2374............  Retail Investor Protection Act...............  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  10/28/2013         Sessions/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 226-193.......  10/29/2013         ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 230-188..........  10/29/2013         ...........................
H. Res. 403, H. Rept. 113-264.....  H.R. 2655............  Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT)  .................  ...........................
                                                            Act of 2013.
                                    H.R. 982.............  Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013..........  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  11/12/2013         Woodall/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 224-195.......  11/13/2013         ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 223-194..........  11/13/2013         ...........................
H. Res. 413, H. Rept. 113-265.....  H.R. 3350............  Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013............  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  11/14/2013         Burgess/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 225-193.......  11/15/2013         ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 228-189..........  11/15/2013         ...........................
H. Res. 419, H. Rept. 113-271.....  H.R. 1965............  Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of  .................  ...........................
                                                            2013.
                                    H.R. 2728............  Protecting States' Rights to Promote American  .................  ...........................
                                                            Energy Security Act.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  11/18/2013         Bishop (UT)/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 223-194.......  11/19/2013         ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 222-196..........  11/19/2013         ...........................
H. Res. 420, H. Rept. 113-272.....  H.R. 1900............  Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act...  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  11/19/2013         Burgess/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 223-195.......  11/20/2013         ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 225-194..........  11/20/2013         ...........................
H. Res. 429, H. Rept. 113-283.....  H.R. 1105............  Small Business Capital Access and Job          .................  ...........................
                                                            Preservation Act.
                                    H.R. 3309............  Innovation Act...............................  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  12/3/2013          Nugent/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 220-194.......  12/4/2013          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 229-185..........  12/4/2013          ...........................
H. Res. 438, H. Rept. 113-290.....  H.J. Res. 59.........  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014     .................  ...........................
                                                            [Senate amendment].
                                    H.R. 3695............  To provide a temporary extension of the Food,  .................  ...........................
                                                            Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and
                                                            amendments made by that Act, as previously
                                                            extended and amended and with certain
                                                            additional modifications and exceptions, to
                                                            suspend permanent price support authorities,
                                                            and for other purposes..
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  12/11/2013         Woodall/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 227-195.......  12/12/2013         ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 226-195..........  12/12/2013         ...........................
H. Res. 455, H. Rept. 133-322.....  H.R. 2279............  Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act    .................  ...........................
                                                            of 2013.
                                    H.R. 3362............  Exchange Information Disclosure Act..........  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 3811............  Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act  .................  ...........................
                                                            of 2014.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  1/8/2014           Burgess/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 226-191.......  1/9/2014           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 223-186..........  1/9/2014           ...........................
H. Res. 458, H. Rept. 113-327.....   H.R. 3547...........  A bill to extend Government liability,         .................  ...........................
                                                            subject to appropriation, for certain third-
                                                            party claims arising from commercial space
                                                            launches. [Senate amendment].
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  1/14/2014          Cole/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 228-195.......  1/15/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 230-191..........  1/15/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 465, H. Rept. 113-334.....  H.R. 7...............  No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.........  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 2642............  Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk            .................  ...........................
                                                            Management Act of 2013 [CONFERENCE REPORT].
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  1/27/2014          Foxx/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 222-194.......  1/28/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 224-192..........  1/28/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 470, H. Rept. 113-339.....  H.R. 3590............  Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational          .................  ...........................
                                                            Enhancement Act of 2013 (SHARE Act of 2013).
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  2/3/2014           Sessions/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 225-193.......  2/4/2014           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 234-185..........  2/4/2014           ...........................
H. Res. 472, H. Rept. 113-340.....  H.R. 2954............  To authorize Escambia County, Florida, to      .................  ...........................
                                                            convey certain property that was formerly
                                                            part of Santa Rosa Island National Monument
                                                            and that was conveyed to Escambia County
                                                            subject to restrictions on use and
                                                            reconveyance.
                                    H.R. 3694............  Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water  .................  ...........................
                                                            Delivery Act.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  2/4/2014           Bishop (UT)/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 226-196.......  2/5/2014           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 229-190..........  2/5/2014           ...........................
H. Res. 475, H. Rept. 113-350.....  H.R. 3193............  Consumer Financial Protection Safety and       .................  ...........................
                                                            Soundness Improvement Act of 2013.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  2/10/2014          Sessions/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 222-195.......  2/11/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 223-193, 1         2/11/2014          ...........................
                                                               present.
H. Res. 478, H. Rept. 113-351.....  S. 540...............  A bill to designate the air route traffic      .................  ...........................
                                                            control center located in Nashua, New
                                                            Hampshire, as the ``Patricia Clark Boston
                                                            Air Route Traffic Control Center''.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  2/11/2014          Woodall/Slaughter
                                                              Rule adopted voice vote...................  2/11/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 487, H. Rept. 113-361.....  H.R. 2804............  All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act   .................  ...........................
                                                            of 2013.
                                    H.R. 3865............  Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the     .................  ...........................
                                                            IRS Act of 2014.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  2/25/2014          Woodall/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 224-192.......  2/26/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 231-185..........  2/26/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 492, H. Rept. 113-362.....  H.R. 899.............  Unfunded Mandates Information and              .................  ...........................
                                                            Transparency Act of 2013.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  2/26/2014          Foxx/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 225-192.......  2/27/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 227-190..........  2/27/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 497, H. Rept. 113-373.....  H.R. 3826............  Electricity Security and Affordability Act...  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 4118............  Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law  .................  ...........................
                                                            Equals Fairness Act.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  3/4/2014           Burgess/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 221-184.......  3/5/2014           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 228-182..........  3/5/2014           ...........................
H. Res. 501, H. Rept. 113-374.....  H.R. 2824............  Preventing Government Waste and Protecting     .................  ...........................
                                                            Coal Mining Jobs in America.
                                    H.R. 2641............  Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating    .................  ...........................
                                                            Development (RAPID) Act of 2013.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  3/5/2014           Webster/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 219-191.......  3/6/2014           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 225-190..........  3/6/2014           ...........................
H. Res. 511, H. Rept. 113-378.....  H.R. 4138............  ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014..................  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 3973............  Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014....  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  3/11/2014          Nugent/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 227-190.......  3/12/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 229-192..........  3/12/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 515, H. Rept. 113-379.....  H.R. 3189............  Water Rights Protection Act..................  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 4015............  SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment       .................  ...........................
                                                            Modernization Act of 2014.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  3/12/2014          Burgess/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 227-193.......  3/13/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 228-184..........  3/13/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 524, H. Rept. 113-385.....  H.R. 1459............  Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation    .................  ...........................
                                                            of National Monuments Act.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  3/25/2014          Bishop (UT)/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 230-187.......  3/26/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 227-190..........  3/26/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 530, H. Rept. 113-397.....  H.R. 2575............  Save American Workers Act of 2014............  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  4/1/2014           Burgess/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 229-194.......  4/2/2014           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 236-186..........  4/2/2014           ...........................
H. Res. 539, H. Rept. 113-400.....  H.R. 1874............  Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013.............  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 1871............  Baseline Reform Act of 2013..................  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 1872............  Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of      .................  ...........................
                                                            2014.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  4/3/2014           Woodall/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 222-193.......  4/4/2014           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 220-194..........  4/4/2014           ...........................
H. Res. 544, H. Rept. 113-405.....  H. Con. Res. 96......  Establishing the budget for the United States  .................  ...........................
                                                            Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting
                                                            forth appropriate budgetary levels for
                                                            fiscal years 2016 through 2024.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  4/7/2014           Woodall/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 219-190.......  4/8/2014           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 222-194..........  4/8/2014           ...........................
H. Res. 555, H. Rept. 113-422.....  H.R. 4414............  Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act   .................  ...........................
                                                            of 2014.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  4/28/2014          Burgess/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 226-189.......  4/29/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 238-181..........  4/29/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 557, H. Rept. 113-426.....  H.R. 4486............  Military Construction and Veterans Affairs     .................  ...........................
                                                            and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
                                                            2015.
                                    H.R. 4487............  Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015..  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  4/29/2014          Cole/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 227-189.......  4/30/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted voice vote...................  4/30/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 568, H. Rept. 113-439.....  H. Res. 565..........  Calling on Attorney General Eric H. Holder,    .................  ...........................
                                                            Jr., to appoint a special counsel to
                                                            investigate the targeting of conservative
                                                            non-profit groups by the Internal Revenue
                                                            Service.
                                    H. Res. 574 (H. Rept.  Resolution recommending that the House of      .................  ...........................
                                     113-415)               Representatives find Lois G. Lerner, Former
                                                            Director, Exempt Organizations, Internal
                                                            Revenue Service, in contempt of Congress for
                                                            refusal to comply with a subpoena duly
                                                            issued by the Committee on Oversight and
                                                            Government Reform.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  5/6/2014           Nugent/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 223-192.......  5/7/2014           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 224-187..........  5/7/2014           ...........................
H. Res. 569 H. Rept. 113-440......  H.R. 4438............  American Research and Competitiveness Act of   .................  ...........................
                                                            2014.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  5/6/2014           Cole/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 225-191.......  5/7/2014           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 230-188..........  5/7/2014           ...........................
H. Res. 575, H. Rept. 113-443.....  H. Res. 567..........  Providing for the Establishment of the Select  .................  ...........................
                                                            Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012
                                                            Terrorist Attack in Benghazi.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  5/7/2014           Sessions/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 223-192.......  5/8/2014           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 224-192..........  5/8/2014           ...........................
H. Res. 576, H. Rept. 113-444.....  H.R. 10..............  Success and Opportunity through Quality        .................  ...........................
                                                            Charter Schools Act.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  5/7/2014           Foxx/Polis
                                                              Amendment adopted by voice vote...........  5/8/2014           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 232-178..........  5/8/2014           ...........................
H. Res. 585, H. Rept. 113-455.....  H.R. 4660............  Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related        .................  ...........................
                                                            Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.
                                    H.R. 4435............  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal  .................  ...........................
                                                            Year 2015.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  5/19/2014          Woodall/McGovern
                                                              Rule adopted voice vote...................  5/20/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 590, H. Rept. 113-460.....  H.R. 4435............  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal  .................  ...........................
                                                            Year 2015.
                                    H.R. 3361............  USA FREEDOM Act..............................  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  5/20/2014          Nugent/Polis
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 231-190..........  5/21/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 604, H. Rept. 113-465.....  H.R. 4745............  Transportation, Housing and Urban              .................  ...........................
                                                            Development, and Related Agencies
                                                            Appropriations Act, 2015.
                                    H.R. 4681............  Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal      .................  ...........................
                                                            Years 2014 and 2015.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  5/29/2014          Bishop (UT)/McGovern
                                                              Rule adopted voice vote...................  5/30/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 616, H. Rept. 113-472.....  H.R. 4800............  Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug  .................  ...........................
                                                            Administration, and Related Agencies
                                                            Appropriations Act, 2015.
                                    H.R. 4457............  America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of     .................  ...........................
                                                            2014.
                                    H.R. 4453............  Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains         .................  ...........................
                                                            Recognition Period Act of 2014.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  6/10/2014          Burgess/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 224-194.......  6/11/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 227-189..........  6/11/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 628, H. Rept. 113-475.....  H.R. 4870............  Department of Defense Appropriations Act,      .................  ...........................
                                                            2015.
                                    H.R. 3230............  Veterans' Access to Care through Choice,       .................  ...........................
                                                            Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014
                                                            [Senate amendment].
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  6/17/2014          Nugent/McGovern
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 244-163..........  6/18/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 629, H. Rept. 113-476.....  H.R. 4413............  Customer Protection and End User Relief Act..  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  6/18/2014          Sessions/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 230-184..........  6/19/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 636, H. Rept. 113-492.....  H.R. 6...............  Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act...  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 3301............  North American Energy Infrastructure Act.....  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  6/23/2014          Burgess/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 219-184.......  6/24/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 221-186..........  6/24/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 641, H. Rept. 113-493.....  H.R. 4899............  Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America    .................  ...........................
                                                            That Works Act of 2014.
                                    H.R. 4923............  Energy and Water Development and Related       .................  ...........................
                                                            Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  6/24/2014          Bishop (UT)/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 238-180.......  6/25/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 228-189..........  6/25/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 661, H. Rept. 113-517.....  H.R. 5016............  Financial Services and General Government      .................  ...........................
                                                            Appropriations Act, 2015.
                                    H.R. 4718............  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to  .................  ...........................
                                                            modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/9/2014           Cole/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 229-192.......  7/10/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 234-188..........  7/10/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 669, H. Rept. 113-521.....  H.R. 5021............  Highway and Transportation Funding Act of      .................  ...........................
                                                            2014.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/14/2014          Webster/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 228-192.......  7/15/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 231-186..........  7/15/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 670, H. Rept. 113-522.....  H.R. 4719............  Fighting Hunger Incentive Act of 2014........  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/15/2014          Burgess/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Previous question agreed to 226-186.......  7/17/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 230-183..........  7/17/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 677, H. Rept. 113-546.....  H.R. 3136............  Advancing Competency-Based Education           .................  ...........................
                                                            Demonstration Project Act of 2013.
                                    H.R. 4984............  Empowering Students Through Enhanced           .................  ...........................
                                                            Financial Counseling Act.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/22/2014          Foxx/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 224-190.......  7/23/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 230-185..........  7/23/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 680, H. Rept. 113-552.....  H.R. 3393............  Student and Family Tax Simplification Act....  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 4935............  Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014.....  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/23/2014          Cole/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 226-191.......  7/24/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 226-189..........  7/24/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 693, H. Rept. 113-563.....  H.R. 4315............  21st Century Endangered Species Transparency   .................  ...........................
                                                            Act.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/28/2014          Bishop (UT)/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 224-192.......  7/29/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 225-192..........  7/29/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 694, H. Rept. 113-566.....  H. Res. 676..........  Providing for authority to initiate            .................  ...........................
                                                            litigation for actions by the President or
                                                            other executive branch officials
                                                            inconsistent with their duties under the
                                                            Constitution of the United States..
                                    H.R. 935.............  Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013......  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/29/2014          Nugent/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 227-195.......  7/30/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 227-196..........  7/30/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 696, H. Rept. 113-567.....  H.R. 5230............  Making supplemental appropriations for the     .................  ...........................
                                                            fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and
                                                            for other purposes.
                                    H.R. 5272............  To prohibit certain actions with respect to    .................  ...........................
                                                            deferred action for aliens not lawfully
                                                            present in the United States, and for other
                                                            purposes.
                                    H.R. 5021............  Highway and Transportation Funding Act of      .................  ...........................
                                                            2014 [Senate amendment].
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/30/2014          Cole/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 226-198.......  7/31/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 220-205..........  7/31/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 700, H. Rept. 113-570.....  H. Res. 700..........  Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule   .................  ...........................
                                                            XIII with respect to consideration of
                                                            certain resolutions reported from the
                                                            Committee on Rules.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  7/31/2014          Cole/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 226-184.......  8/1/2014           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 219-190..........  8/1/2014           ...........................
H. Res. 710, H. Rept. 113-571.....  H.R. 5230............  Making supplemental appropriations for the     .................  ...........................
                                                            fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and
                                                            for other purposes.
                                    H.R. 5272............  To prohibit certain actions with respect to    .................  ...........................
                                                            deferred action for aliens not lawfully
                                                            present in the United States, and for other
                                                            purposes.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  8/1/2014           Sessions/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 226-183.......  8/1/2014           ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 218-191..........  8/1/2014           ...........................
H. Res. 715, H. Rept. 113-581.....  H.R. 5078              Waters of the United States Regulatory         .................  ...........................
                                                            Overreach Protection Act of 2014.
                                    H. Res. 644            Condemning and disapproving of the Obama       .................  ...........................
                                                            administration's failure to comply with the
                                                            lawful statutory requirement to notify
                                                            Congress before releasing individuals
                                                            detained at United States Naval Station,
                                                            Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and expressing
                                                            national security concerns over the release
                                                            of five Taliban leaders and the
                                                            repercussions of negotiating with terrorists.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  9/8/2014           Bishop (UT)/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 229-179..........  9/9/2014           ...........................
H. Res. 717, H. Rept. 113-584.....  H.R. 3522............  Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013..  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  9/9/2014           Burgess/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 227-196.......  9/10/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 233-187..........  9/10/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 722, H. Rept. 113-600.....  H.J. Res. 124........  Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015...  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  9/15/2014          Cole/Slaughter
                                                              Previous question agreed to 224-188.......  9/16/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 221-192..........  9/16/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 727, H. Rept. 113-601.....  H.R. 2...............  American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and  .................  ...........................
                                                            More American Jobs Act.
                                    H.R. 4...............  Jobs for America Act.........................  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  9/16/2014          Sessions/Polis
                                                              Previous question agreed to 226-195.......  9/18/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 227-193..........  9/18/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 748, H. Rept. 113-617.....  H.R. 5682............  To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline..........  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  11/12/2014         Sessions/Polis
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 233-185..........  11/13/2014         ...........................
H. Res. 756, H. Rept. 113-626.....  H.R. 1422............  EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 4012............  Secret Science Reform Act of 2014............  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 4795............  Promoting New Manufacturing Act..............  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  11/17/2014         Burgess/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 225-190.......  11/18/2014         ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 227-192..........  11/18/2014         ...........................
H. Res. 766, H. Rept. 113-643.....  H.R. 5771............  Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014..........  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 647.............  ABLE Act of 2014.............................  .................  ...........................
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  12/2/2014          Sessions/Slaughter
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 231-192..........  12/3/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 770, H. Rept. 113-646.....  H.R. 3979............      Emergency Unemployment Compensation        .................  ...........................
                                                               Extension Act of 2014 [National Defense
                                                               Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015]
                                                               [Senate amendment].
                                    H.R. 5759............  Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014.....  .................  ...........................
                                    H.R. 5781............  California Emergency Drought Relief Act of     .................  ...........................
                                                            2014.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  12/3/2014          Nugent/McGovern
                                                              Previous question agreed to 227-191.......  12/4/2014          ...........................
                                                              Amendment adopted by voice vote...........  12/4/2014          ...........................
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 232-191..........  12/4/2014          ...........................
H. Res. 775, H. Rept. 113-654.....  S. 2244..............  Terrorism Risk Insurance Program               .................  ...........................
                                                            Reauthorization Act of 2014.
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  12/9/2014          Sessions/Hastings (FL)
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 231-189..........  12/10/2014         ...........................
H. Res. 776, H. Rept. 113-655.....  H.R. 83..............  To require the Secretary of the Interior to    .................  ...........................
                                                            assemble a team of technical, policy, and
                                                            financial experts to address the energy
                                                            needs of the insular areas of the United
                                                            States and the Freely Associated States
                                                            through the development of energy action
                                                            plans aimed at promoting access to
                                                            affordable, reliable energy, including
                                                            increasing use of indigenous clean-energy
                                                            resources, and for other purposes.
                                                            [Consolidated and Further Continuing
                                                            Appropriations Act, 2015] [Senate amendment].
                                                              Reported from Rules.......................  12/10/2014         Cole/Slaughter
                                                              Rule adopted record vote 214-212..........  12/11/2014         ...........................
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                                       C. Table 3.--Resolutions Discharged
The Committee was not discharged from the consideration of any resolution.
 


                                   D. Table 4.--Resolutions Laid on the Table
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          Resolution                 Bill                                     Title
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H. Res. 292..................  H.R. 761.......  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 761) to require
                                                 the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
                                                 to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals
                                                 and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to
                                                 United States economic and national security and manufacturing
                                                 competitiveness.
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                                        E. Table 5.--Resolutions Amended
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          Resolution                 Bill                                     Title
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H. Res. 164..................  H.R. 624.......  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 624) to provide
                                                 for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber
                                                 threat information between the intelligence community and
                                                 cybersecurity entities, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 178..................  H.R. 527.......  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 527) to amend the
                                                 Helium Act to complete the privatization of the Federal helium
                                                 reserve in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability
                                                 in the helium markets while protecting the interests of
                                                 American taxpayers, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 371..................  H.J. Res. 75,    Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res.
                                H.J.Res. 76,     75) making continuing appropriations for the Special
                                H.J. Res. 77,    Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
                                H.J. Res. 78,    for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes; providing for
                                H.J. Res. 79,    consideration of motions to suspend the rules; waiving a
                                H.J. Res. 80,    requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to
                                H.J. Res. 82,    consideration of certain resolutions reported from the
                                H.J. Res. 83,    Committee on Rules; and for other purposes.
                                H.J. Res. 84,
                                H.J. Res. 85,
                                H.R.3223.
H. Res. 458..................  Senate           Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill
                                amendments to    (H.R. 3547) to extend the application of certain space launch
                                H.R.3547.        liability provisions through 2014; providing for proceedings
                                                 during the period from January 17, 2014, through January 24,
                                                 2014; and for other purposes.
H. Res. 475..................  H.R. 3193......  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3193) to amend the
                                                 Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to strengthen the
                                                 review authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council
                                                 of regulations issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial
                                                 Protection, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings
                                                 during the period from February 13, 2014, through February 24,
                                                 2014; and for other purposes.
H. Res. 569..................  H.R. 4438......  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4438) to amend the
                                                 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and make permanent
                                                 the research credit.
H. Res. 576..................  H.R. 10, H.R.    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to amend the
                                4438.            charter school program under the Elementary and Secondary
                                                 Education Act of 1965; relating to consideration of the bill
                                                 (H.R. 4438) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
                                                 simplify and make permanent the research credit; and for other
                                                 purposes.
H. Res. 700..................  H.R. 5230,       Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5230)
                                H.R.5272.        making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending
                                                 September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; providing for
                                                 consideration of the bill (H.R. 5272) to prohibit certain
                                                 actions with respect to deferred action for aliens not lawfully
                                                 present in the United States, and for other purposes; and
                                                 providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
H. Res. 770..................  Senate           Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill
                                amendment to     (H.R. 3979) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
                                H.R. 3979,       ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into
                                H.R. 5759,       account as employees under the shared responsibility
                                H.R. 5781.       requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable
                                                 Care Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5759)
                                                 to establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations
                                                 on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration
                                                 relief; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5781)
                                                 to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken
                                                 California.
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                                          Table 6a.--List of Original Jurisdiction Referrals--House Resolutions
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H. Res. 11......................................  Representative Welch of Vermont, January 3, 2013. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
                                                   Representatives to reinstate the ``Gephardt rule''.
H. Res. 12......................................  Representative Welch of Vermont, January 3, 2013. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
                                                   Representatives to require that any extension of the public debt limit only be considered in a
                                                   standalone bill.
H. Res. 13......................................  Representative Gingrey of Georgia, January 3, 2013. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
                                                   Representatives to require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans'
                                                   affairs be considered as stand-alone measures.
H. Res. 14......................................  Representative Hoyer of Maryland, January 3, 2013. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
                                                   Representatives to permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in
                                                   the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
H. Res. 16......................................  Representative Schweikert of Arizona, January 3, 2013. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
                                                   Representatives to prohibit the consideration of any bill or joint resolution carrying more than one
                                                   subject.
H. Res. 36......................................  Representative Wolf of Virginia, January 18, 2013. A resolution establishing a select committee to
                                                   investigate and report on the attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
H. Res. 88......................................  Representative Poe of Texas, February 27, 2013. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
                                                   Representatives to prohibit the consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates
                                                   foreign assistance for more than one country.
H. Res. 119.....................................  Representative Duncan of South Carolina, March 15, 2013. A resolution amending the Rules of the House
                                                   of Representatives to establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs.
H. Res. 137.....................................  Representative Pearce of New Mexico, March 21, 2013. A resolution recognizing the security challenges
                                                   of convening government officials in one specific place and directing the House of Representatives to
                                                   take appropriate steps so that the House of Representatives can meet in a virtual setting.
H. Res. 160.....................................  Representative Gardner of Colorado, April 15, 2013. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
                                                   Representatives to require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative
                                                   reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs.
H. Res. 213.....................................  Representative McCollum of Minnesota, May 14, 2013. A resolution establishing the Special Committee on
                                                   Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces to conduct oversight, ensure accountability, and report
                                                   on the activities of the Department of Defense to prevent, reduce, prosecute, and provide victims'
                                                   services for cases of sexual assault and abuse in the Armed Forces.
H. Res. 225.....................................  Representative Grayson of Florida, May 20, 2013. A resolution raising a question of the privileges of
                                                   the House.
H. Res. 231.....................................  Representative Bachmann of Minnesota, May 22, 2013. A resolution establishing a Select Committee on
                                                   POW and MIA Affairs.
H. Res. 258.....................................  Representative Esty of Connecticut, June 12, 2013. A resolution providing for the consideration of the
                                                   bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be
                                                   prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System,
                                                   and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.
H. Res. 269.....................................  Representative Braley of Iowa, June 18, 2013. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill
                                                   (H.R. 1947) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the
                                                   Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 287.....................................  Representative Swalwell of California, June 28, 2013. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
                                                   Representatives to permit absent Members to participate in committee hearings using video
                                                   conferencing and related technologies and to establish a remote voting system under which absent
                                                   Members may cast votes in the House on motions to suspend the rules.
H. Res. 306.....................................  Representative Stockman of Texas, July 18, 2013. A resolution providing for the consideration of the
                                                   resolution (H. Res. 36) establishing a select committee to investigate and report on the attack on
                                                   the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
H. Res. 323.....................................  Representative Jones of North Carolina, August 1, 2013. A resolution amending the Rules of the House
                                                   of Representatives to observe a moment of silence in the House on the first legislative day of each
                                                   month for those killed or wounded in the United States engagement in Afghanistan.
H. Res. 330.....................................  Representative Gohmert of Texas, August 2, 2013. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of
                                                   Representatives that until the United States southern border is secured as confirmed by the governors
                                                   and the legislatures jointly of the four southern border states, the House of Representatives shall
                                                   not bring any legislation including any conference report regarding immigration to the floor of the
                                                   House for a vote.
H. Res. 350.....................................  Representative Rokita of Indiana, September 18, 2013. A resolution establishing a select committee to
                                                   investigate and report on the surveillance operations of the National Security Agency.
H. Res. 372.....................................  Representative Van Hollen of Maryland, October 4, 2013. A resolution providing for the consideration
                                                   of legislation to reopen the Government.
H. Res. 374.....................................  Delegate Pierluisi of Puerto Rico, October 8, 2013. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
                                                   Representatives to allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge
                                                   petitions.
H. Res. 376.....................................  Representative Honda of California, October 10, 2013. A resolution providing for the consideration of
                                                   the bill (H.R. 233) to amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly
                                                   process by which the debt ceiling is increased.
H. Res. 412.....................................  Representative Cartwright of Pennsylvania, November 14, 2013. A resolution amending the Rules of the
                                                   House of Representatives to require a reading of the names of members of the Armed Forces who died in
                                                   the previous month as a result of combat operations.
H. Res. 424.....................................  Representative Slaughter of New York, November 20, 2013. A resolution prohibiting the consideration of
                                                   a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on
                                                   the budget resolution.
H. Res. 442.....................................  Representative Rice of South Carolina, December 12, 2013. A resolution directing the House of
                                                   Representatives to bring a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain
                                                   policies and actions taken by the executive branch.
H. Res. 459.....................................  Representative Honda of California, January 14, 2014. A resolution providing for the consideration of
                                                   the bill (H.R. 3372) to provide a process for ensuring the United States does not default on its
                                                   obligations.
H. Res. 490.....................................  Representative Schneider of Illinois, February 25, 2014. A resolution providing for the consideration
                                                   of the bill (H.R. 3546) to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other
                                                   purposes.
H. Res. 548.....................................  Representative Speier of California, April 8, 2014. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
                                                   Representatives to require the mandatory annual ethics training offered to Members, officers, and
                                                   employees of the House to include a specific program of training in the prevention and deterrence of
                                                   sexual harassment in employment, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 567.....................................  Representative Sessions of Texas, May 6, 2014. A resolution providing for the Establishment of the
                                                   Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi.
H. Res. 639.....................................  Representative Polis of Colorado, June 23, 2014. A resolution providing for the consideration of the
                                                   bill (S. 815) to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender
                                                   identity.
H. Res. 654.....................................  Representative Issa of California, July 7, 2014. A resolution relating to the application of Article
                                                   II, section 3, clause 5, of the Constitution of the United States.
H. Res. 655.....................................  Representative Issa of California, July 7, 2014. A resolution relating to the application of Article
                                                   II, section 3, clause 5, of the Constitution of the United States.
H. Res. 656.....................................  Representative Issa of California, July 7, 2014. A resolution relating to the application of Article
                                                   II, section 3, clause 5, of the Constitution of the United States.
H. Res. 659.....................................  Representative Loebsack of Iowa, July 8, 2014. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of
                                                   Representatives to prohibit the Committee on Ethics from waiving any requirement that Members,
                                                   officers, and employees of the House include information on reimbursements for travel in the
                                                   financial disclosure reports such individuals are required to file under the Ethics in Government Act
                                                   of 1978.
H. Res. 664.....................................  Representative Stockman of Texas, July 10, 2014. A resolution providing for the arrest of Lois G.
                                                   Lerner to answer the charge of contempt of Congress.
H. Res. 672.....................................  Representative Lewis of Georgia, July 16, 2014. A resolution providing for the consideration of the
                                                   bill (H.R. 12) to modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with
                                                   disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for
                                                   Federal office, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 676.....................................  Representative Sessions of Texas, July 22, 2014. A resolution providing for authority to initiate
                                                   litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their
                                                   duties under the Constitution of the United States.
H. Res. 678.....................................  Representative Polis of Colorado, July 22, 2014. A resolution providing for the consideration of the
                                                   bill (S. 815) to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender
                                                   identity.
H. Res. 686.....................................  Representative Wilson of Florida, July 24, 2014. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill
                                                   (H.R. 2821) to provide tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put workers back on the job
                                                   while rebuilding and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking
                                                   for jobs.
H. Res. 695.....................................  Representative Nolan of Florida, July 30, 2014. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of
                                                   Representatives regarding steps that Congress should take to restore democracy and change the way we
                                                   do politics in the United States by reducing the influence of money and corporations and promoting
                                                   the participation of the people in politics and government.
H. Res. 706.....................................  Representative Jones of North Carolina, July 31, 2014. A resolution raising a question of the
                                                   privileges of the House.
H. Res. 757.....................................  Representative Brooks of Alabama, November 17, 2014. A resolution providing for authority to initiate
                                                   litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their
                                                   duties under the Constitution of the United States with respect to the implementation of the
                                                   immigration laws.
H. Res. 772.....................................  Representative Rice of South Carolina, December 8, 2014. A resolution Directing the House of
                                                   Representatives to bring a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain
                                                   policies and actions taken by the executive branch relating to immigration.
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H.R. 37.........................................  Representative Barrow of Georgia, January 3, 2013. A bill to repeal portions of the Patient Protection
                                                   and Affordable Care Act, to reduce Federal Government spending and to reduce the salaries of Members
                                                   of Congress, and for other purposes.
H.R. 45.........................................  Representative Bachmann of Minnesota, January 3, 2013. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and
                                                   Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education
                                                   Reconciliation Act of 2010.
H.R. 109........................................  Representative Gingrey of Georgia, January 3, 2013. A bill to require Congress to specify the source
                                                   of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.
H.R. 132........................................  Representative King of Iowa, January 3, 2013. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable
                                                   Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
H.R. 201........................................  Representative Lee of California, January 4, 2013. A bill to require poverty impact statements for
                                                   certain legislation.
H.R. 233........................................  Representative Honda of California, January 14, 2013. A bill to amend chapter 31 of title 31, United
                                                   States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased.
H.R. 243........................................  Representative Ross of Florida, January 14, 2013. A bill to adopt the seven immediate reforms
                                                   recommended by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to reduce spending and
                                                   make the Federal Government more efficient.
H.R. 292........................................  Representative Norton of the District of Columbia, January 15, 2013. A bill to provide for the
                                                   admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union.
H.R. 319........................................  Representative Issa of California, January 18, 2013. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of
                                                   1974 to provide for an expedited process for increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
H.R. 326........................................  Representative Lamborn of Colorado, January 22, 2013. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of
                                                   1974 to establish a point of order to prohibit the extension of the public debt limit unless a
                                                   concurrent resolution on the budget has been agreed to and is in effect.
H.R. 335........................................  Representative Boustany of Louisiana, January 22, 2013. A bill to ensure that amounts credited to the
                                                   Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance.
H.R. 351........................................  Representative Roe of Tennessee, January 23, 2013. A bill to repeal the provisions of the Patient
                                                   Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
H.R. 352........................................  Representative Goodlatte of Virginia, January 23, 2013. A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code
                                                   of 1986.
H.R. 367........................................  Representative Young of Indiana, January 23, 2013. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States
                                                   Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a
                                                   joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.
H.R. 372........................................  Representative Broun of Georgia, January 23, 2013. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to
                                                   eliminate the requirement that the President submit a budget to the Congress each year, and for other
                                                   purposes.
H.R. 381........................................  Representative Fattah of Pennsylvania, January 23, 2013. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act
                                                   of 1974 to require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced bills.
H.R. 383........................................  Representative Gibson of New York, January 23, 2013. A bill to amend the War Powers Resolution to
                                                   limit the use of funds for introduction of the Armed Forces into hostilities, and for other purposes.
H.R. 530........................................  Representative Bustos of Illinois, February 6, 2013. A bill to establish the Independent Government
                                                   Waste Reduction Board.
H.R. 567........................................  Representative Rokita of Indiana, February 6, 2013. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to replace
                                                   the Medicaid program and the Children's Health Insurance program with a block grant to the States,
                                                   and for other purposes.
H.R. 607........................................  Representative Thornberry of Texas, February 8, 2013. A bill to delay until 2016 provisions of the
                                                   Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act scheduled to take effect in 2014 or 2015 and to delay the
                                                   application of sequestration until 2014.
H.R. 695........................................  Representative Denham of Texas, February 14, 2013. A bill to decrease the deficit by realigning,
                                                   consolidating, selling, disposing, and improving the efficiency of Federal buildings and other
                                                   civilian real property, and for other purposes.
H.R. 779........................................  Representative Issa of California, February 15, 2013. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and
                                                   Affordable Care Act and the health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education
                                                   Reconciliation Act of 2010 and to amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a national health
                                                   program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer Federal employee health benefits
                                                   plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.
H.R. 787........................................  Representative Murphy of Pennsylvania, February 15, 2013. A bill to greatly enhance America's path
                                                   toward energy independence and economic and national security, to rebuild our Nation's aging roads,
                                                   bridges, locks, and dams, and for other purposes.
H.R. 879........................................  Representative Wilson of South Carolina, February 28, 2013. A bill to provide for a biennial budget
                                                   process and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight and the performance of the
                                                   Federal Government.
H.R. 884........................................  Representative Chaffetz of Utah, February 28, 2013. A bill to require Members of Congress to disclose
                                                   delinquent tax liability and to require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of,
                                                   a Member with Federal tax liability.
H.R. 899........................................  Representative Foxx of North Carolina, February 28, 2013. A bill to provide for additional safeguards
                                                   with respect to imposing Federal mandates, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1040.......................................  Representative Burgess of Texas, March 11, 2013. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
                                                   provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system.
H.R. 1165.......................................  Representative Calvert of California, March 14, 2013. A bill to greatly enhance the Nation's
                                                   environmental, energy, economic, and national security by terminating long-standing Federal
                                                   prohibitions on the domestic production of abundant offshore supplies of oil and natural gas, and for
                                                   other purposes.
H.R. 1202.......................................  Representative Scott of Georgia, March 14, 2013. A bill to prevent a fiscal crisis by enacting
                                                   legislation to balance the Federal budget through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending.
H.R. 1270.......................................  Representative Roby of Alabama, March 19, 2013. A bill to provide for greater transparency and honesty
                                                   in the Federal budget process.
H.R. 1475.......................................  Representative Jenkins of Kansas, April 10, 2013. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
                                                   to provide for supplemental estimates of certain revenue bills or joint resolutions that incorporates
                                                   the macroeconomic effects of that measure.
H.R. 1624.......................................  Representative Poe of Texas, April 18, 2013. A bill to safeguard the Crime Victims Fund.
H.R. 1654.......................................  Representative Renacci of Ohio, April 18, 2013. A bill to improve the accuracy and transparency of the
                                                   Federal budget process.
H.R. 1713.......................................  Representative Murphy of Pennsylvania, April 24, 2013. A bill to establish a procedure to safeguard
                                                   the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare hospital insurance trust funds.
H.R. 1715.......................................  Representative Peters of Michigan, April 24, 2013. A bill to establish procedures for the expedited
                                                   consideration by Congress of the recommendations set forth in the Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings
                                                   report prepared by the Office of Management and Budget.
H.R. 1762.......................................  Representative Thornberry of Texas, April 25, 2013. A bill to provide a biennial budget for the United
                                                   States Government.
H.R. 1793.......................................  Representative Connolly of Virginia, April 26, 2013. A bill to establish a framework for effective,
                                                   transparent, and accountable United States foreign assistance, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1831.......................................  Representative Bentivolio of Michigan, May 6, 2013. A bill to preserve the constitutional authority of
                                                   Congress and ensure accountability and transparency in legislation.
H.R. 1868.......................................  Representative Black of Tennessee, May 8, 2013. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
                                                   to establish joint resolutions on the budget, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1869.......................................  Representative Ribble of Wisconsin, May 8, 2013. A bill to establish biennial budgets for the United
                                                   States Government.
H.R. 1870.......................................  Representative Ryan of Wisconsin, May 8, 2013. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and
                                                   Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for a legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration
                                                   of rescissions, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1873.......................................  Representative Chaffetz of Utah, May 8, 2013. A bill to require greater accountability in
                                                   discretionary and direct spending programs, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1874.......................................  Representative Price of Georgia, May 8, 2013. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
                                                   provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation.
H.R. 1922.......................................  Representative Gosar of Arizona, May 9, 2013. A bill to limit assistance to Iran, North Korea, Syria,
                                                   Egypt, and Pakistan, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1954.......................................  Representative Hudson of North Carolina, May 13, 2013. A bill to amend chapter 7 of title 31, United
                                                   States Code, to require the Comptroller General to assist Congress and the President in eliminating
                                                   agencies and programs in Executive departments that no longer serve a public need, and for other
                                                   purposes.
H.R. 2220.......................................  Representative Poe of Texas, June 3, 2013. A bill to provide for operational control of the
                                                   international border of the United States, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2250.......................................  Representative Owens of New York, June 4, 2013. A bill to require the head of each executive agency to
                                                   submit a report on the implementation of Government Accountability Office reports on reducing
                                                   duplication, achieving savings, and enhancing revenue within the Federal Government.
H.R. 2300.......................................  Representative Price of Georgia, June 4, 2013. A bill to provide for incentives to encourage health
                                                   insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2506.......................................  Representative Dent of Pennsylvania, June 26, 2013. A bill to amend the Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010 to
                                                   create an expedited procedure to enact recommendations of the Government Accountability Office for
                                                   consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication.
H.R. 2518.......................................  Representative Kinzinger of Illinois, June 26, 2013. A bill to increase the long-term fiscal
                                                   accountability of direct spending legislation.
H.R. 2675.......................................  Representative Bustos of Illinois, July 11, 2013. A bill to establish the Commission on Government
                                                   Transformation to make recommendations to improve the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, of
                                                   Federal programs, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2809.......................................  Representative Blackburn Tennessee, July 24, 2013. A bill to delay the application of the Patient
                                                   Protection and Affordable Care Act.
H.R. 2900.......................................  Representative Broun of Georgia, August 1, 2013. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and
                                                   Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; to amend the
                                                   Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the percentage floor on medical expense deductions, expand
                                                   the use of tax-preferred health care accounts, and establish a charity care credit; to amend the
                                                   Social Security Act to create a Medicare Premium Assistance Program, reform EMTALA requirements, and
                                                   to replace the Medicaid program and the Children's Health Insurance program with a block grant to the
                                                   States; to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual and
                                                   group health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; and for other purposes.
H.R. 2916.......................................  Representative Shuster of Pennsylvania, August 1, 2013. A bill to require congressional review of
                                                   certain rules promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency.
H.R. 3059.......................................  Representative Whitfield of Kentucky, August 2, 2013. A bill to provide a biennial budget for the
                                                   United States Government.
H.R. 3065.......................................  Representative Garrett of New Jersey, September 9, 2013. A bill to repeal the War Powers Resolution.
H.R. 3121.......................................  Representative Roe of Tennessee, September 18, 2013. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and
                                                   Affordable Care Act and related reconciliation provisions, to promote patient-centered health care,
                                                   and for other purposes.
H.R. 3146.......................................  Representative Murphy of Florida, September 19, 2013. A bill to take steps to reduce the deficit of
                                                   the Federal Government.
H.R. 3149.......................................  Representative Peters of California, September 19, 2013. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act
                                                   of 1974 to provide for a debt stabilization process, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3165.......................................  Representative Latham of Iowa, September 20, 2013. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and
                                                   Affordable Care Act and to take meaningful steps to lower health care costs and increase access to
                                                   health insurance coverage without raising taxes, cutting Medicare benefits for seniors, adding to the
                                                   national deficit, intervening in the doctor-patient relationship, or instituting a government
                                                   takeover of health care.
H.R. 3218.......................................  Representative Nugent of Florida, September 28, 2013. A bill to delay increases in flood insurance
                                                   premium rates under the national flood insurance program until completion of the pending study
                                                   regarding the affordability of such rates and congressional consideration of reforms to make such
                                                   rates affordable, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3273.......................................  Representative Sessions of Texas, October 8, 2013. A bill to establish a bicameral working group on
                                                   deficit reduction and economic growth.
H.R. 3355.......................................  Representative Guthrie of Kentucky, October 28, 2013. A bill to increase the competitiveness of
                                                   American manufacturing by reducing regulatory and other burdens, encouraging greater innovation and
                                                   investment, and developing a stronger workforce for the twenty-first century, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3370.......................................  Representative Grimm of New York, October 29, 2013. A bill to delay the implementation of certain
                                                   provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3372.......................................  Representative Honda of California, October 29, 2013. A bill to provide a process for ensuring the
                                                   United States does not default on its obligations.
H.R. 3412.......................................  Representative Gowdy of South Carolina, October 30, 2013. A bill to establish the Higher Education
                                                   Regulatory Reform Task Force, to expand the experimental sites initiative under the Higher Education
                                                   Act of 1965 to reduce college costs for students, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3417.......................................  Representative Johnson of Texas, October 30, 2013. A bill to prohibit the consideration of any bill by
                                                   Congress unless a statement on tax transparency is provided in the bill.
H.R. 3511.......................................  Representative Capuano of Massachusetts, November 15, 2013. A bill to delay the implementation of
                                                   certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3592.......................................  Representative Cicilline of Rhode Island, November 21, 2013. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget
                                                   Act of 1974 to require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in Congress.
H.R. 3622.......................................  Representative Duffy of Wisconsin, November 22, 2013. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and
                                                   Affordable Care Act and provide for comprehensive health reform, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3645.......................................  Representative Kuster of New Hampshire, December 3, 2013. A bill to require the Comptroller General of
                                                   the United States to submit a legislative proposal to Congress to reorganize executive branch
                                                   agencies, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3766.......................................  Representative Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, December 12, 2013. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of
                                                   1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign
                                                   countries, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3784.......................................  Representative Yoho of Florida, December 16, 2013. A bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act unless the
                                                   initial enrollment target for Exchanges has been met, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3816.......................................  Representative Norton of the District of Columbia, January 7, 2014. A bill to amend the District of
                                                   Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed District laws.
H.R. 3830.......................................  Representative Camp of Michigan, January 9, 2014. A bill to establish congressional trade negotiating
                                                   objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations, to provide for
                                                   consideration of trade agreements, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3849.......................................  Representative Cassidy of Louisiana , January 10, 2014. A bill to provide for the repeal of the
                                                   Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if it is determined that the Act has resulted in
                                                   increasing the number of uninsured individuals.
H.R. 3857.......................................  Representative Gerlach of Pennsylvania, January 13, 2014. A bill to authorize the House of
                                                   Representatives and the Senate to bring an action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in
                                                   response to the failure of the President to meet the requirement of the Constitution to faithfully
                                                   execute the law, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4027.......................................  Representative Crawford of Arkansas, February 10, 2014. A bill to increase the statutory limit on the
                                                   public debt and to require House and Senate votes on constitutional amendments to balance the Federal
                                                   budget and to restrict new entitlement spending.
H.R. 4158.......................................  Representative Roskam of Illinois, March 6, 2014. A bill to establish the Office of the Special
                                                   Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4245.......................................  Representative Quigley of Illinois, March 13,2014. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of
                                                   1978, the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, and the Federal
                                                   Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to improve access to information in the
                                                   legislative and executive branches of the Government, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4304.......................................  Representative Scalise of Louisiana, March 26, 2014. A bill to make certain repeals and revisions to
                                                   Federal labor laws, to decrease the regulatory burdens on small businesses, to provide for
                                                   comprehensive energy reform, and to amend the securities laws to streamline access to capital.
H.R. 4349.......................................  Representative McCaul of Texas, April 1, 2014. A bill to repeal the crude oil export ban under the
                                                   Energy Policy and Conservation Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4444.......................................  Representative Ribble of Wisconsin, April 9, 2014. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of
                                                   1974 to require that the Congressional Budget Office prepare long-term scoring estimates for reported
                                                   bills and joint resolutions that could have significant economic and fiscal effects outside of the
                                                   normal scoring periods.
H.R. 4566.......................................  Representative Collins of Georgia, May 6, 2014. A bill to establish a commission to conduct a
                                                   comprehensive review over 6 years of Federal agencies and programs and to recommend the elimination
                                                   or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4608.......................................  Representative Lee of California, May 8, 2014. A bill to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military
                                                   Force, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4646.......................................  Representative Murphy of Florida, May 9, 2014. A bill to establish an independent advisory committee
                                                   to review certain regulations, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4655.......................................  Representative Yoder of Kansas, May 9, 2014. A bill to amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
                                                   to provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules, consideration of the least burdensome
                                                   regulatory alternative, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4728.......................................  Representative Fincher of Tennessee, May 22, 2014. A bill to direct the Office of the Actuary of the
                                                   Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Comptroller General of the United States to study
                                                   the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on small businesses.
H.R. 4731.......................................  Representative Jordan of Ohio, May 22, 2014. A bill to help individuals receiving assistance under
                                                   means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency, to provide information on total spending on
                                                   means-tested welfare programs, to provide an overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs,
                                                   and for other purposes.
H.R. 4786.......................................  Representative Delaney of Maryland, May 30, 2014. A bill to establish the Commission on Long Term
                                                   Social Security Solvency, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4834.......................................  Representative Petri of Wisconsin, June 11, 2014. A bill to authorize highway infrastructure and
                                                   safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs, and for other
                                                   purposes.
H.R. 4896.......................................  Representative Ribble of Wisconsin, June 18, 2014. A bill to prohibit congressional recesses until
                                                   Congress adopts a concurrent resolution on the budget that results in a balanced Federal budget by
                                                   fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4956.......................................  Representative Walz of Minnesota, June 24, 2014. A bill to greatly enhance America's path toward
                                                   energy independence and economic and national security, to conserve energy use, to promote
                                                   innovation, to achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land, to rebuild our
                                                   Nation's aging roads, bridges, locks, and dams, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4967.......................................  Representative Franks of Arizona, June 25, 2014. A bill to provide congressional review of nuclear
                                                   agreements with Iran.
H.R. 5034.......................................  Representative Graves of Missouri, July 9, 2014. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to
                                                   provide for certain special congressional review procedures for EPA rulemakings.
H.R. 5184.......................................  Representative Scalise of Louisiana, July 24, 2014. A bill to establish a National Regulatory Budget,
                                                   and for other purposes.
H.R. 5196.......................................  Representative Coffman of Colorado, July 24, 2014. A bill to reduce waste and implement cost savings
                                                   and revenue enhancement for the Federal Government.
H.R. 5322.......................................  Representative Blackburn of Tennessee, July 31, 2014. A bill to establish the Department of Energy and
                                                   the Environment, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5352.......................................  Representative Lee of California, July 31, 2014. A bill to strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty
                                                   programs and initiatives.
H.R. 5360.......................................  Representative Mulvaney of South Carolina, July 31, 2014. A bill enhance the competitiveness of
                                                   American manufacturers and exports in the global marketplace by providing tax relief, regulatory
                                                   relief, liability relief, and ensuring access to abundant and affordable supplies of energy, and for
                                                   other purposes.
H.R. 5416.......................................  Representative Wolf of Virginia, September 8, 2014. A bill to repeal the War Powers Resolution and to
                                                   provide for proper war powers consultation, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5733.......................................  Representative Huffman of California, November 18, 2014. A bill to require the Director of the
                                                   Congressional Budget Office to calculate a carbon score for each bill or resolution.
H.R. 5799.......................................  Representative Fleming of Louisiana, December 4, 2014. A bill to establish a commission to conduct a
                                                   comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs and to recommend the elimination or realignment
                                                   of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and for other purposes.
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                                    Table 6c.--Original Jurisdiction Measures Referred--House Concurrent Resolutions
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H. Con. Res. 9..................................  Representative Rigell of Virginia, January 22, 2013. A resolution prohibiting the House or Senate from
                                                   adjourning for a period of more than 5 days during a fiscal year unless the House involved has
                                                   adopted a concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal year and has approved legislation to
                                                   provide funding for the operations of the government for the entire fiscal year.
H. Con. Res. 45.................................  Representative Garrett of New Jersey, July 10, 2013. A resolution expressing the sense of Congress
                                                   that President Barack Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to
                                                   enforce the employer mandate provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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                                       Table 6d.--Original Jurisdiction Measures Referred--House Joint Resolutions
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H.J. Res. 60....................................  Representative DeFazio of Oregon, September 11, 2013. A joint resolution to amend the War Powers
                                                   Resolution.
H.J. Res. 128...................................  Representative Larson of Connecticut, September 19, 2014. A joint resolution to authorize the use of
                                                   United State Armed Forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
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                           IX. MINORITY VIEWS

    The 113th Congress has been one of broken promises and 
broken records. After pledging openness, transparency, and 
bipartisanship, the Majority has delivered none of these 
things. The many lists and statistics in this Survey of 
Activities tell an important story; they document the Majority 
leadership's use of this committee to shut out dissenting 
voices and close down potential avenues for bipartisan 
compromise and accomplishment.

                      Broken Promises of Openness

    On January 5, 2011, newly-elected Speaker John Boehner made 
a promise:

          To my friends in the minority, I offer a commitment: 
        openness, once a tradition of this institution, but 
        increasingly scarce in recent decades, will be the new 
        standard. . . . You will always have the right to a 
        robust debate in an open process that allows you to 
        represent your constituents, to make your case, offer 
        alternatives and be heard.\1\
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    \1\157 Cong. Rec. H5, (daily ed. Jan. 5, 2011) (statement of Rep. 
Boehner).

    House Republicans have not only broken this promise of 
openness, but they have broken all previous records as the most 
closed Congress in history. While closing down the legislative 
process has become more common under the leadership of both 
parties over the last two decades, the current Majority has 
dramatically accelerated this trend. In the 113th Congress, 
Republicans approved 83 entirely closed rules, where no Member 
had the opportunity to offer an amendment. That is more than 
twice the 37 closed rules approved during the last Democratic-
controlled Congress. In fact, the House GOP passed as many 
closed rules in a single week in October 2013 as during the 
entire final year of Democratic control.

                    Broken Promises of Transparency

    House Republicans also made a very specific pledge 
regarding transparency in the legislative process. Writing in 
The Dallas Morning News on October 28, 2009, Speaker Boehner 
said that he had ``listened to the American people, and we're 
united in our support for common-sense changes such as ``read 
the bill'' reform that would require all bills to be posted 
online for a minimum of 72 hours before they are brought to a 
vote.''\2\ He reiterated this pledge on Fox News on July 22, 
2010, saying that ``I will not bring a bill to the floor that 
hasn't been posted online for at least 72 hours.''\3\
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    \2\Hon. John Boehner, Let America Read the Bill, Dallas Morning 
News, Oct. 28, 2009, http://www.speaker.gov/op-ed/let-america-read-
bill-boehner-op-ed-dallas-morning-news.
    \3\Hon. John Boehner, GOP Leader Discusses Transparency Initiative, 
America Speaking Out, and Better Solutions to Get People Working Again, 
July 21, 2010, http://www.speaker.gov/general/boehner-fox-congress-
needs-read-bill-reform-now.
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    Upon taking over the House, Republicans immediately began 
to backtrack. Just during this Congress, they violated their 
72-hour pledge nearly 50 times. The reason for this heavy-
handed practice is obvious; it has allowed them to bypass the 
normal legislative process, skip vital committee hearings and 
markups, and instead draft legislation behind closed doors with 
only Republicans and special interest lobbyists.
    This partisan rush has also required them to constantly 
convene ``emergency meetings'' of the Rules Committee, where 
the normal requirements of two business days' notice and one 
day's availability of the bill's text are waived. By conducting 
so much of our business on an ``emergency'' basis, they make 
bipartisan cooperation exceedingly difficult; only Republicans 
know what is in the bill before it comes to the Rules 
Committee, and Democrats often barely know the bill is coming. 
All told, the Rules Committee held 34 emergency meetings this 
Congress, more than a third of the total meetings during the 
last two years.

                   Broken Promises of Bipartisanship

    On November 4, 2010, Speaker Boehner said on ABC News that 
he wanted ``an opportunity to heal the House and restore the 
institution of the Congress for the American people, because if 
we're serious about taking on the big challenges that face our 
country, I think it's important that we have a healthy 
institution where parties really can work together, where 
people can work together across the aisle.''\4\
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    \4\Devin Dwyer, Rep. John Boehner Says Partisanship Got Worse' 
Under Pelosi, ABC News, Nov. 4, 2010, http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/
rep-john-boehner-partisanship-worse-pelosi/story?id=12058152.
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    Republicans have consistently fallen short of that promise. 
The House has voted over 50 times to repeal the Affordable Care 
Act; filed a partisan, taxpayer-funded lawsuit against the 
president for doing his job; launched multiple, duplicative, 
taxpayer-funded witch hunts aiming to place blame on the Obama 
Administration for the attack in Benghazi. House Republicans 
have undermined traditional bipartisanship in areas such as the 
farm bill, disaster relief, and the Violence Against Women Act. 
And they have squandered historic opportunities for cooperation 
on tax reform and the bipartisan, Senate-passed immigration 
bill.
    The Rules Committee, which is empowered to grant waivers of 
the various rules of the House that enforce budget discipline, 
guarantee availability of legislative language, and generally 
protect the integrity of the legislative process, approved 181 
waivers in the 113th Congress. One hundred seventy five of them 
were for Republican proposals. In other words, the partisanship 
in the Committee's selective enforcement of the Rules of the 
House is so pronounced that nearly 97 percent of the waivers 
are given to Republican Members of the House.
    But perhaps nothing demonstrates the Majority's willingness 
to engage in partisan warfare better than the series of 
manufactured crises and near-disasters we experienced with the 
debt ceiling crisis of 2011, the ``fiscal cliff'' of 2012, the 
government shutdown of 2013 (which Standard & Poor's estimated 
cost the U.S. economy $24 billion), and the threatened shutdown 
of the Department of Homeland Security in 2015. We have reached 
a point where many Americans consider it a ``success'' if 
Congress is able to avert economic suicide at least one day 
before the deadline. The Majority has objected to calling their 
behavior ``hostage-taking,'' but that is truly the right name 
for threatening to shut down the government, default on the 
national debt, or raise everyone's taxes if they are not given 
political and legislative concessions.

                     Concern for the 114th Congress


    It is not a coincidence that this heavy-handed legislative 
process--made possible by the Rules Committee--has led to poor 
legislating and governing, institutional dysfunction, a record 
lack of productivity, record low approval for Congress, and 
less trust in government generally.\5\
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    \5\See, e.g., Appendix, Dana Milbank, Good Riddance to the Worst 
Congress Ever, Wash. Post, Dec. 19, 2014.
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    The Majority in the next Congress has a chance to reverse 
course and deliver on the promises of openness, transparency, 
and bipartisanship they made to the American people. We could 
return to a more open process on the House floor where Members 
have the opportunity to negotiate, compromise, put forward 
serious alternatives, and attempt to persuade their colleagues 
to support them when it comes time for a vote.
    But while we remain hopeful, we have reason for great 
concern. On November 5, 2014, Speaker Boehner and incoming 
Majority Leader McConnell wrote in The Wall Street Journal that 
they were ``renewing [their] commitment to repeal 
Obamacare,''\6\ which will mean more taxpayer money and more 
legislative days wasted in a partisan attempt to deny health 
care coverage to millions of Americans. And Republicans have 
announced their intention to manipulate the basic economic data 
underlying the budget process itself, replacing honest, non-
partisan budget rules with ``dynamic scoring''--a rigged system 
that will favor Republican policies to provide tax breaks for 
the wealthy, increase the deficit, and slash investments in our 
nation's economy. Republicans want to require the scorekeepers 
to use exaggerated and unscientific assumptions about the 
impact of conservative policies.
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    \6\Hon. John Boehner and Hon. Mitch McConnell, Now We Can Get 
Congress Going, Wall St. J., Nov. 5, 2014, http://www.wsj.com/articles/
john-boehner-and-mitch-mcconnell-now-we-can-get-congress-going-
1415232759.
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    Former Reagan economic policy advisor Bruce Bartlett 
described it best, saying that ``dynamic scoring . . . is not 
about honest revenue-estimating; it's about using smoke and 
mirrors to institutionalize Republican ideology into the budget 
process.''\7\ If the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office 
and Joint Committee on Taxation are forced by Republicans to 
employ what the first President Bush famously called ``Voodoo 
Economics''--whether through rule changes or by installing 
partisan staff--the result will be a historic and possibly 
irreversible injection of partisanship into even the 
mathematics underlying our public policy.
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    \7\Bruce Bartlett, Dynamic Scoring Once Again, N.Y. Times Economix 
blog, Apr. 2, 2013, http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/
dynamic-scoring-once-again/?_r=0.
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                               Conclusion

    The Majority has once again expressed a desire to bring 
some measure of bipartisanship back to Congress. We share this 
desire to focus on finding common-sense solutions to the 
nation's problems, and we have a proposal for how to start 
making this happen: change course on the way the Majority has 
managed the House of Representatives over the past four years.

                                   Louise M. Slaughter.
                                   James P. McGovern.
                                   Alcee L. Hastings.
                                   Jared Polis.

                       Appendix to Minority Views


                  [The Washington Post, Dec. 19, 2014]

                Good Riddance to the Worst Congress Ever


                           (By Dana Milbank)

    The 113th Congress this week went the way of the dodo--
literally.
    The lawmakers of the 2013-2014 legislative session finally 
put themselves out of their misery but not before Harry Reid's 
Senate passed one final piece of legislation: S. Res. 564, 
marking ``the centennial of the passenger pigeon extinction.''
    This bipartisan legislation recalled the Sept. 1, 1914, 
death at the Cincinnati Zoo of Martha, the last of a population 
of ectopistes migratorius, once 3 billion-strong in North 
America. It hailed the work of Project Passenger Pigeon, 
devoted to making sure Martha did not die in vain.
    This commemoration of extinction was a perfect end to what 
was, by just about every measure, the worst Congress ever.
    According to a tally by the Library of Congress, 296 bills 
were presented to the president by this Congress--nearly the 
same as the 284 presented by the previous Congress, the fewest 
of any Congress since the counts began in the 1940s. (The ``do 
nothing'' Congress of 1948 passed about 900.) More than 10 
percent of the bills presented were about naming or renaming 
things and awarding medals.
    House Speaker John Boehner said last year that Congress 
should be judged not by laws passed but by ``how many laws we 
repeal.'' To calculate that, you add the ones column, the tens 
and the hundreds, and you get--let's see here--zero.
    Here is what Congress did achieve:
    The 113th Congress was responsible for the 16-day 
government shutdown in 2013, preceded and inspired by the 
``Green Eggs and Ham'' filibuster by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.). 
The legislative term also saw the criminal indictment of one 
House Republican on tax-evasion charges (he was reelected), the 
resignation of another after a cocaine arrest and the defeat of 
a third who was caught on film kissing a staffer. Perhaps 
that's because they had so little work to do: A Politico count 
found that the Senate was in session 141 days per year on 
average in this Congress, and the House 147 days.
    Lawmakers passed into law not a single one of the 12 annual 
appropriations bills this year and no budget resolution. The 
House voted on seven of the spending bills, and the Senate 
didn't vote on a single one. Instead, they passed a series of 
continuing resolutions that left government spending on 
autopilot--further squeezing domestic programs and the military 
while doing little to curb entitlement programs that threaten 
the nation's finances.
    House Republicans set a record for the number of ``closed 
rules''--those blocking amendments--at 83, compared with a 
previous record of 61. Rep. Louise Slaughter (N.Y.), the top 
Democrat on the House Rules Committee, said this blocked 
compromise and created ``the least productive Congress in 
history.''
    In the Senate, meanwhile, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-
Nev.) used a legislative maneuver to block amendments more 
times in his tenure than under the last five majority leaders 
combined, Republicans point out. Reid also detonated the 
``nuclear option'' during this Congress, stripping decades of 
tradition that gave the minority the right to filibuster 
judicial nominations. He was so successful at bottling up 
legislation passed by the House that President Obama didn't 
have to issue a single veto.
    Congress failed to take meaningful action on immigration, 
the economy, the tax code and the fight against Islamic State. 
But the House continued to hold votes to repeal Obamacare (more 
than 50 since 2011) and it spent $1.5 million to form a new 
``select committee'' on the Benghazi, Libya, terrorist 
attacks--even though several congressional investigations led 
by Republicans and Democrats alike have found no scandal in the 
administration's handling of the incident. House Republicans 
are also suing Obama over the Affordable Care Act.
    The gushing sewer of money into politics--some $4 billion 
spent on this year's midterm elections, a record--further 
undermined Americans' trust. Gallup found that Americans' 
approval of Congress averaged 15 percent in 2014 and a record 
low 14 percent in 2013. Disdain was shared equally by 
Republican, Democratic and independent respondents.
    It's no coincidence that this worst Congress was also the 
one that saw the departure of its last three World War II 
veterans: One died, one retired and one was defeated. Less than 
20 percent of lawmakers now are veterans--compared with about 
75 percent a generation ago--and fewer are able to grasp that 
their political opponents are patriotic Americans and not the 
enemy.
    In January, eight years of Democratic control of the Senate 
come to an end and Republicans will have sole responsibility 
for Congress. There's little prospect of improvement, but at 
least Republicans will benefit from low expectations: Americans 
assume Congress can fly no better than a passenger pigeon.