[Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and the Rules of the House of Representatives, 105th Congress]
[105th Congress]
[House Document 104-272]
[Rules of the House of Representatives]
[Page 801]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 

                              Rule XXXVII.


                          withdrawal of papers.




Sec. 933. Custody of papers in the files of the 
House.

  No memorial  or other paper presented to the House shall be withdrawn from 
its files without its leave, and if withdrawn therefrom certified copies 
thereof shall be left in the office of the Clerk; but when an act may 
pass for the settlement of a claim, the Clerk is authorized to transmit 
to the officer in charge with the settlement thereof the papers on file 
in his office relating to such claim, or may loan temporarily to an 
officer or bureau of the executive departments any papers on file in his 
office relating to any matter pending before such officer or bureau, 
taking proper receipt therefor.


  This rule was adopted in 1873 and amended in 1880 (V, 7256). It was 
renumbered January 3, 1953, p. 24.

  The House usually allows the withdrawal of papers only in cases where 
there has been no adverse report. As the rules for the order of business 
give no place to the motion to withdraw, it is made by unanimous consent 
(V, 7259). The House formerly adopted a privileged resolution at the 
beginning of each Congress authorizing the Clerk to furnish certified 
copies of certain types of House papers subpoenaed by courts upon 
determination of relevancy by the court, but not permitting production 
of executive session papers or transfer of original papers (Jan. 3, 
1973, pp. 30-31).




  See rule L, infra for current procedure for response to subpoenas for 
papers of the House.