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111TH CONGRESS1ST SESSION H. RES. 5
Adopting rules for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
RESOLUTION
Adopting rules for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.
Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representa-1
tives of the One Hundred Tenth Congress, including appli-2
cable provisions of law or concurrent resolution that con-3
stituted rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred4
Tenth Congress, are adopted as the Rules of the House5
of Representatives of the One Hundred Eleventh Con-6
gress, with amendments to the standing rules as provided7
in section 2, and with other orders as provided in sections8
3, 4, and 5.9
SEC. 2. CHANGES TO THE STANDING RULES.10
(a) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDITS.Amend clause11
6(c)(1) of rule II to read as follows:12
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(1) provide audit, investigative, and advi-1
sory services to the House and joint entities in2
a manner consistent with government-wide3
standards;.4
(b) HOMELAND SECURITY.In clause 3(g) of rule X,5
designate the existing text as subparagraph (1) and add6
thereafter the following new subparagraph:7
(2) In addition, the committee shall review8
and study on a primary and continuing basis all9
Government activities, programs, and organizations10
related to homeland security that fall within its pri-11
mary legislative jurisdiction..12
(c) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON13
HOUSE ADMINISTRATION.In clause 4(d)(1) of rule X14
(1) redesignate subdivisions (B) and (C) as15
subdivisions (C) and (D) and insert after subdivision16
(A) the following new subdivision:17
(B) oversee the management of serv-18
ices provided to the House by the Architect19
of the Capitol, except those services that20
lie within the jurisdiction of the Committee21
on Transportation and Infrastructure22
under clause 1(r);; and23
(2) in subdivision (D) (as redesignated) strike24
(B) and insert (C).25
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(d) TERMS OF COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN.In clause 51
of rule X2
(1) amend paragraph (a)(2)(C) to read as fol-3
lows:4
(C) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commis-5
sioner may exceed the limitation of subdivision (B)6
if elected to serve a second consecutive Congress as7
the chair or a second consecutive Congress as the8
ranking minority member.; and9
(2) in paragraph (c)10
(A) strike the designation of subparagraph11
(1); and12
(B) strike subparagraph (2).13
(e) CALENDARWEDNESDAY.14
(1) In clause 6 of rule XV15
(A) in paragraph (a)16
(i) strike the committees and insert17
those committees; and18
(ii) strike unless two-thirds and all19
that follows and insert whose chair, or20
other member authorized by the com-21
mittee, has announced to the House a re-22
quest for such call on the preceding legisla-23
tive day.; and24
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(B) strike paragraphs (c), (d), and (f) (and1
redesignate paragraph (e) as paragraph (c)).2
(2) In clause 6(c) of rule XIII, strike subpara-3
graph (1) and the designation (2).4
(f) POSTPONEMENTAUTHORITY.In clause 1 of rule5
XIX, add the following new paragraph:6
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), when the7
previous question is operating to adoption or pas-8
sage of a measure pursuant to a special order of9
business, the Chair may postpone further consider-10
ation of such measure in the House to such time as11
may be designated by the Speaker..12
(g) INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT.13
In clause 2(b) of rule XIX14
(1) designate the existing sentence as subpara-15
graph (1);16
(2) in subparagraph (1) (as so designated)17
(A) strike if; and18
(B) strike includes instructions, it; and19
(3) add the following new subparagraph at the20
end:21
(2) A motion to recommit a bill or joint22
resolution may include instructions only in the23
form of a direction to report an amendment or24
amendments back to the House forthwith..25
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report of a committee of either House on such1
bill or on a companion measure; or2
(2) a statement that the proposition con-3
tains no congressional earmarks, limited tax4
benefits, or limited tariff benefits.; and5
(2) in paragraph (c) (as redesignated)6
(A) in the first sentence, after paragraph7
(a) insert or (b); and8
(B) amend the second sentence to read as9
follows:10
As disposition of a point of order under this para-11
graph or paragraph (b), the Chair shall put the question12
of consideration with respect to the rule or order or con-13
ference report, as applicable..14
(j) PAYGO.15
(1) Amend clause 10 of rule XXI to read as fol-16
lows:17
10.(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and18
(c), it shall not be in order to consider any bill, joint reso-19
lution, amendment, or conference report if the provisions20
of such measure affecting direct spending and revenues21
have the net effect of increasing the deficit or reducing22
the surplus for either the period comprising23
(A) the current fiscal year, the budget24
year set forth in the most recently completed25
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concurrent resolution on the budget, and the1
four fiscal years following that budget year; or2
(B) the current fiscal year, the budget3
year set forth in the most recently completed4
concurrent resolution on the budget, and the5
nine fiscal years following that budget year.6
(2) The effect of such measure on the deficit7
or surplus shall be determined on the basis of esti-8
mates made by the Committee on the Budget rel-9
ative to baseline estimates supplied by the Congres-10
sional Budget Office consistent with section 257 of11
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control12
Act of 1985.13
(b) If a bill, joint resolution, or amendment is con-14
sidered pursuant to a special order of the House directing15
the Clerk to add as new matter at the end of such measure16
the provisions of a separate measure as passed by the17
House, the provisions of such separate measure as passed18
by the House shall be included in the evaluation under19
paragraph (a) of the bill, joint resolution, or amendment.20
(c)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), the21
evaluation under paragraph (a) shall exclude a provision22
expressly designated as an emergency for purposes of pay-23
as-you-go principles in the case of a point of order under24
this clause against consideration of25
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(A) a bill or joint resolution;1
(B) an amendment made in order as original2
text by a special order of business;3
(C) a conference report; or4
(D) an amendment between the Houses.5
(2) In the case of an amendment (other than one6
specified in subparagraph (1)) to a bill or joint resolution,7
the evaluation under paragraph (a) shall give no cog-8
nizance to any designation of emergency.9
(3) If a bill, a joint resolution, an amendment made10
in order as original text by a special order of business,11
a conference report, or an amendment between the Houses12
includes a provision expressly designated as an emergency13
for purposes of pay-as-you-go principles, the Chair shall14
put the question of consideration with respect thereto..15
(2) In clause 7 of rule XXI, strike the period16
comprising the current fiscal year and the five fiscal17
years beginning with the fiscal year that ends in the18
following calendar year or the period comprising the19
current fiscal year and the ten fiscal years beginning20
with the fiscal year that ends in the following cal-21
endar year and insert period described in clause22
10(a).23
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(k) DISCLOSURE BY MEMBERS OF EMPLOYMENT NE-1
GOTIATIONS.In clause 1 of rule XXVII, strike until2
after his or her successor has been elected,.3
(l) GENDER NEUTRALITY.4
(1) In the standing rules5
(A) strike chairman each place it ap-6
pears and insert chair; and7
(B) strike Chairman each place it ap-8
pears and insert Chair (except in clause9
4(a)(1)(B) of rule X).10
(2) In rule I11
(A) in clause 1 strike his;12
(B) in clause 7, strike his and insert13
such;14
(C) in clause 815
(i) in paragraph (b)(1) strike his;16
and17
(ii) in paragraph (b)(3)(B), strike18
his election and whenever he deems and19
insert the election of the Speaker and20
whenever; and21
(D) in clause 1222
(i) in paragraph (c) strike he and23
insert the Speaker; and24
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(ii) in paragraph (d) strike his opin-1
ion and insert the opinion of the Speak-2
er.3
(3) In rule II4
(A) in clause 15
(i) strike his office and insert the6
office;7
(ii) strike his knowledge and ability8
and insert the knowledge and ability of9
the officer; and10
(iii) strike his department and in-11
sert the department concerned;12
(B) in clause 213
(i) in paragraph (b) strike he is re-14
quired to make and insert required to be15
made by such officer;16
(ii) in paragraph (g) strike his tem-17
porary absence or disability and insert18
the temporary absence or disability of the19
Clerk; and20
(iii) in paragraph (i)(1) strike When-21
ever the Clerk is acting as a supervisory22
authority over such staff, he and insert23
When acting as a supervisory authority24
over such staff, the Clerk; and25
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(C) in clause 31
(i) in paragraph (a) strike him and2
insert the Sergeant-at-Arms;3
(ii) in paragraph (b) strike him and4
insert the Sergeant-at-Arms;5
(iii) in paragraph (c) strike his em-6
ployees and insert employees of the of-7
fice of the Sergeant-at-Arms; and8
(iv) in paragraph (d)9
(I) strike ; and and insert10
and,; and11
(II) strike he.12
(4) In rule III13
(A) in clause 1 strike he has and insert14
having; and15
(B) in clause 2(a)16
(i) strike his vote and insert the17
vote of such Member; and18
(ii) strike his presence and insert19
the presence of such Member.20
(5) In rule IV21
(A) in clause 4(a) strike he or she and22
insert such individual; and23
(B) in clause 6(b) strike his family and24
insert the family of such individual.25
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(6) In rule V1
(A) strike administer a system subject to2
his direction and control each place it appears3
and insert administer, direct, and control a4
system;5
(B) strike he each place it appears and6
insert the Speaker; and7
(C) in clause 3 strike his and insert8
the.9
(7) In rule VI, strike he each place it appears10
and insert the Speaker.11
(8) In clause 7 of rule VII, strike his office12
each place it appears and insert the office of the13
Clerk.14
(9) In clause 6(b) of rule VIII, strike he and15
insert the Speaker.16
(10) In clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, strike his17
and insert an.18
(11) In rule X19
(A) in clause 4(f)(1), strike President20
submits his budget and insert submission of21
the budget by the President;22
(B) in clause 523
(i) in paragraph (a)(4)24
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(I) strike his designee each1
place it appears and insert a des-2
ignee; and3
(II) strike his respective party4
each place it appears and insert the5
respective party of such individual;6
(ii) in paragraph (b)(1) strike he7
was; and8
(iii) in paragraph (c) strike chair-9
manship and insert chair;10
(C) in clause 811
(i) strike his expenses each place it12
appears and insert the expenses of such13
individual; and14
(ii) strike he each place it appears;15
(D) in clause 10(a) strike he is; and16
(E) in clause 1117
(i) in paragraph (a)(3) strike mem-18
ber of his leadership staff to assist him in19
his capacity and insert respective leader-20
ship staff member to assist in the capacity21
of the Speaker or Minority Leader;22
(ii) in paragraph (e)(1) strike his23
employment or contractual agreement and24
insert the employment or contractual25
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agreement of such employee or person;1
and2
(iii) in paragraph (g)(2)3
(I) in subdivision (B)4
(aa) strike he and insert5
the President; and6
(bb) strike his; and7
(II) in subdivision (C) strike8
his.9
(12) In rule XI10
(A) in clause 211
(i) in paragraph (c)(1) strike he12
and insert the chair; and13
(ii) in paragraph (k)(9) strike his14
testimony and insert the testimony of15
such witness;16
(B) in clause 317
(i) in paragraph (a) strike his duties18
or the discharge of his responsibilities19
each place it appears and insert the du-20
ties or the discharge of the responsibilities21
of such individual;22
(ii) in paragraph (b)23
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(I) in subparagraph (2)(B) strike1
he and insert such Member, Dele-2
gate, or Resident Commissioner; and3
(II) in subparagraph (5) strike4
disqualify himself and insert seek5
disqualification;6
(iii) in paragraph (g)7
(I) in subparagraph (1)(B) strike8
he is;9
(II) in subparagraph (1)(E)10
strike his or her employment or du-11
ties with the committee and insert12
the employment or duties with the13
committee of such individual; and14
(III) in subparagraph (4)15
(aa) strike his or her per-16
sonal staff and insert the re-17
spective personal staff of the18
chair or ranking minority mem-19
ber; and20
(bb) strike he and insert21
the chair or ranking minority22
member;23
(iv) in paragraph (p)24
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(I) in subparagraph (2) strike1
his counsel and insert the counsel2
of the respondent;3
(II) in subparagraph (4)4
(aa) strike his or her coun-5
sel and insert the counsel of6
the respondent; and7
(bb) strike his counsel8
and insert the counsel of the re-9
spondent;10
(III) in subparagraph (7) strike11
his counsel and insert the counsel12
of a respondent; and13
(IV) in subparagraph (8) strike14
him and insert the respondent;15
and16
(v) in paragraph (q) strike his or17
her and insert the.18
(13) In rule XII19
(A) in clause 2(c)(1) strike he and insert20
the Speaker; and21
(B) in clause 3 strike he shall endorse his22
name and insert the Member, Delegate, or23
Resident Commissioner shall sign it.24
(14) In clause 6(d) of rule XIII, strike his.25
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(15) In clause 4(c)(1) of rule XVI strike his1
discretion and insert the discretion of the Speak-2
er.3
(16) In rule XVII4
(A) in clause 1(a) strike himself to Mr.5
Speaker and insert the Speaker;6
(B) in clause 6 strike his discretion and7
insert the discretion of the Chair; and8
(C) in clause 9 strike he each place it9
appears and insert such individual.10
(17) In clause 6 of rule XVIII, strike he each11
place it appears and insert the Chair.12
(18) In rule XX13
(A) in clause 514
(i) in paragraph (b) strike him and15
insert the Sergeant-at-Arms;16
(ii) in paragraph (c)(3)(B)(I) strike17
his and insert a; and18
(iii) in paragraph (d) strike he and19
insert the Speaker; and20
(B) in clause 6(b)21
(i) strike he and insert the Mem-22
ber; and23
(ii) strike his and insert such.24
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(19) In clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII, strike1
his.2
(20) In rule XXIII3
(A) in clause 1 strike conduct himself4
and insert behave;5
(B) in clause 36
(i) strike his beneficial interest and7
insert the beneficial interest of such indi-8
vidual; and9
(ii) strike his position and insert10
the position of such individual11
(C) in clause 612
(i) in paragraph (a)13
(I) strike his campaign funds14
and insert the campaign funds of15
such individual; and16
(II) strike his personal funds17
and insert the personal funds of such18
individual; and19
(ii) in paragraph (c) strike his cam-20
paign account and insert a campaign ac-21
counts of such individual;22
(D) in clause 823
(i) in paragraph (a) strike he and24
insert such employee; and25
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(ii) in paragraph (c)1
(I) in subparagraph (1)(A) after2
his spouse insert the spouse of3
such individual; and4
(II) in subparagraph (1)(B)5
strike his spouse and insert the6
spouse of such employee;7
(E) in clause 108
(i) strike he is a and insert such9
individual is a;10
(ii) strike his innocence and insert11
the innocence of such Member; and12
(iii) strike he is reelected and insert13
the Member is reelected; and14
(F) in clause 12(b)15
(i) strike advises his employing au-16
thority and insert advises the employing17
authority of such employee; and18
(ii) strike from his and insert19
from such; and20
(G) in clause 15 strike his or her family21
member each place it appears and insert a22
family member of a Member, Delegate, or Resi-23
dent Commissioner.24
(21) In rule XXIV25
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(A) in clause 11
(i) in paragraph (a) strike his use2
and insert the use of such individual;3
and4
(ii) in paragraph (b)(1) strike his5
principal campaign committee and insert6
the principal campaign committee of such7
individual;8
(B) in clause 7 strike he was;9
(C) in clause 8 strike he is and insert10
such individual is; and11
(D) in clause 10 strike he was and in-12
sert such individual was.13
(22) In rule XXV14
(A) in clause 2(b) strike his name and15
insert the name of such individual;16
(B) in clause 417
(i) in paragraph (c) strike his resi-18
dence or principal place of employment19
and insert the residence or principal place20
of employment of such individual; and21
(ii) in paragraph (d)(1)22
(I) in subdivision (B) strike he23
and insert such individual;24
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(II) in subdivision (C) strike1
him and insert such individual;2
and3
(III) in subdivision (D)4
(aa) strike he or his fam-5
ily and insert such individual6
or the family of such individual;7
and8
(bb) strike him and insert9
such individual;10
(C) in clause 511
(i) strike his official position each12
place it appears and insert the official po-13
sition of such individual;14
(ii) strike his actual knowledge each15
place it appears and insert the actual16
knowledge of such individual;17
(iii) strike his duties each place it18
appears and insert the duties of such in-19
dividual;20
(iv) in paragraph (a)(3)(D)(ii)(I)21
strike his relationship and insert the22
relationship of such individual; and23
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(v) in paragraph (a)(3)(G)(i) strike1
his spouse and insert the spouse of2
such individual;3
(D) in clause 64
(i) strike he acts and insert act-5
ing; and6
(ii) strike he is; and7
(E) in clause 8 strike his or her and in-8
sert the.9
(23) In clause 1 of rule XXVI, strike him10
and insert the Clerk.11
(24) In clause 2 of rule XXVII, strike he or12
she and insert such individual.13
(25) In clause 2 of rule XXIX, strike the mas-14
culine gender include the feminine and insert one15
gender include the other.16
(m) TECHNICAL AND CODIFYING CHANGES.17
(1) In clause 2(h) of rule II, strike not in ses-18
sion and insert in lieu thereof in recess or ad-19
journment.20
(2) In clause 4(b) of rule IV, strike regula-21
tions that exempt and insert in lieu thereof regu-22
lations to carry out this rule including regulations23
that exempt.24
(3) In clause 5(c) of rule X25
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(A) strike temporary absence of the chair-1
man and insert in lieu thereof absence of the2
member serving as chair; and3
(B) strike permanent.4
(4) In clause 7(e) of rule X, strike signed by5
and all that follows, and insert in lieu thereof6
signed by the ranking member of the committee as7
it was constituted at the expiration of the preceding8
Congress who is a member of the majority party in9
the present Congress..10
(5) In clause 8(a) of rule X, strike clauses 611
and 8 and insert in lieu thereof clause 6.12
(6) In clause 2(a) of rule XIII 13
(A) in subparagraph (1), strike as privi-14
leged; and15
(B) in subparagraph (2), insert (other16
than those filed as privileged) after reported17
adversely.18
(7) In clause 5(c)(3) of rule XX, strike clause19
5(a) of rule XX and insert paragraph (a).20
(8) In clause 6(c) of rule XX, after yeas and21
nays insert ordered under this clause.22
(9) In clause 7(c)(3) of rule XXII, strike mo-23
tion meets and insert in lieu thereof proponent24
meets.25
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(10) In clause 1(b)(2) of rule XXIV, strike of-1
fice space, furniture, or equipment, and and insert2
in lieu thereof office space, office furniture, office3
equipment, or.4
(11) In clause 5(i)(2) of rule XXV, strike5
paragraph (1)(A) and insert subparagraph6
(1)(A).7
SEC. 3. SEPARATE ORDERS.8
(a) BUDGET MATTERS.9
(1) During the One Hundred Eleventh Con-10
gress, references in section 306 of the Congressional11
Budget Act of 1974 to a resolution shall be con-12
strued in the House of Representatives as references13
to a joint resolution.14
(2) During the One Hundred Eleventh Con-15
gress, in the case of a reported bill or joint resolu-16
tion considered pursuant to a special order of busi-17
ness, a point of order under section 303 of the Con-18
gressional Budget Act of 1974 shall be determined19
on the basis of the text made in order as an original20
bill or joint resolution for the purpose of amendment21
or to the text on which the previous question is or-22
dered directly to passage, as the case may be.23
(3) During the One Hundred Eleventh Con-24
gress, a provision in a bill or joint resolution, or in25
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an amendment thereto or a conference report there-1
on, that establishes prospectively for a Federal office2
or position a specified or minimum level of com-3
pensation to be funded by annual discretionary ap-4
propriations shall not be considered as providing5
new entitlement authority within the meaning of the6
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.7
(4)(A) During the One Hundred Eleventh Con-8
gress, except as provided in subsection (C), a motion9
that the Committee of the Whole rise and report a10
bill to the House shall not be in order if the bill, as11
amended, exceeds an applicable allocation of new12
budget authority under section 302(b) of the Con-13
gressional Budget Act of 1974, as estimated by the14
Committee on the Budget.15
(B) If a point of order under subsection (A) is16
sustained, the Chair shall put the question: Shall17
the Committee of the Whole rise and report the bill18
to the House with such amendments as may have19
been adopted notwithstanding that the bill exceeds20
its allocation of new budget authority under section21
302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974?.22
Such question shall be debatable for 10 minutes23
equally divided and controlled by a proponent of the24
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question and an opponent but shall be decided with-1
out intervening motion.2
(C) Subsection (A) shall not apply3
(i) to a motion offered under clause 2(d) of4
rule XXI; or5
(ii) after disposition of a question under6
subsection (B) on a given bill.7
(D) If a question under subsection (B) is de-8
cided in the negative, no further amendment shall be9
in order except10
(i) one proper amendment, which shall be11
debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and12
controlled by the proponent and an opponent,13
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall14
not be subject to a demand for division of the15
question in the House or in the Committee of16
the Whole; and17
(ii) pro forma amendments, if offered by18
the chair or ranking minority member of the19
Committee on Appropriations or their des-20
ignees, for the purpose of debate.21
(b) CERTAIN SUBCOMMITTEES.Notwithstanding22
clause 5(d) of rule X, during the One Hundred Eleventh23
Congress24
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(1) the Committee on Armed Services may have1
not more than seven subcommittees;2
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs may have3
not more than seven subcommittees; and4
(3) the Committee on Transportation and In-5
frastructure may have not more than six subcommit-6
tees.7
(c) EXERCISE F ACILITIES FOR FORMER MEM-8
BERS.During the One Hundred Eleventh Congress9
(1) The House of Representatives may not pro-10
vide access to any exercise facility which is made11
available exclusively to Members and former Mem-12
bers, officers and former officers of the House of13
Representatives, and their spouses to any former14
Member, former officer, or spouse who is a lobbyist15
registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of16
1995 or any successor statute or agent of a foreign17
principal as defined in clause 5 of rule XXV. For18
purposes of this section, the term Member in-19
cludes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the20
Congress.21
(2) The Committee on House Administration22
shall promulgate regulations to carry out this sub-23
section.24
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(d) NUMBERING OF BILLS.In the One Hundred1
Eleventh Congress, the first 10 numbers for bills (H.R.2
1 through H.R. 10) shall be reserved for assignment by3
the Speaker.4
(e) MEDICARE COST CONTAINMENT.Section 803 of5
the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Mod-6
ernization Act of 2003 shall not apply during the One7
Hundred Eleventh Congress.8
SEC. 4. COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, AND HOUSE OFFICES.9
(a) SELECT COMMITTEE ON ENERGY INDEPEND-10
ENCE AND GLOBALWARMING.11
(1) ESTABLISHMENT; COMPOSITION.12
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.There is hereby es-13
tablished a Select Committee on Energy Inde-14
pendence and Global Warming (hereinafter in15
this section referred to as the select com-16
mittee).17
(B) COMPOSITION.The select committee18
shall be composed of 15 members appointed by19
the Speaker, of whom 6 shall be appointed on20
the recommendation of the Minority Leader.21
The Speaker shall designate one member of the22
select committee as its chair. A vacancy in the23
membership of the select committee shall be24
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filled in the same manner as the original ap-1
pointment.2
(2) JURISDICTION; FUNCTIONS.3
(A) LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION.The se-4
lect committee shall not have legislative juris-5
diction and shall have no authority to take leg-6
islative action on any bill or resolution.7
(B) INVESTIGATIVE JURISDICTION.The8
sole authority of the select committee shall be9
to investigate, study, make findings, and de-10
velop recommendations on policies, strategies,11
technologies and other innovations, intended to12
reduce the dependence of the United States on13
foreign sources of energy and achieve substan-14
tial and permanent reductions in emissions and15
other activities that contribute to climate16
change and global warming.17
(3) PROCEDURE.(A) Except as specified in18
paragraph (2), the select committee shall have the19
authorities and responsibilities of, and shall be sub-20
ject to the same limitations and restrictions as, a21
standing committee of the House, and shall be22
deemed a committee of the House for all purposes23
of law or rule.24
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(B)(i) Rules X and XI shall apply to the select1
committee where not inconsistent with this resolu-2
tion.3
(ii) Service on the select committee shall not4
count against the limitations in clause 5(b)(2) of5
rule X.6
(4) FUNDING.To enable the select committee7
to carry out the purposes of this section8
(A) the select committee may use the serv-9
ices of staff of the House; and10
(B) the select committee shall be eligible11
for interim funding pursuant to clause 7 of rule12
X.13
(5) REPORTING.The select committee may re-14
port to the House from time to time the results of15
its investigations and studies, together with such de-16
tailed findings and recommendations as it may deem17
advisable. All such reports shall be submitted to the18
House by December 31, 2010.19
(b) HOUSE DEMOCRACYASSISTANCE COMMISSION.20
House Resolution 24, One Hundred Tenth Congress, shall21
apply in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in the same22
manner as such resolution applied in the One Hundred23
Tenth Congress.24
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(c) TOM LANTOS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION.1
Sections 1 through 7 of House Resolution 1451, One Hun-2
dred Tenth Congress, shall apply in the One Hundred3
Eleventh Congress in the same manner as such provisions4
applied in the One Hundred Tenth Congress, except that5
6
(1) the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission7
may, in addition to collaborating closely with other8
professional staff members of the Committee on9
Foreign Affairs, collaborate closely with professional10
staff members of other relevant committees; and11
(2) the resources of the Committee on Foreign12
Affairs which the Commission may use shall include13
all resources which the Committee is authorized to14
obtain from other offices of the House of Represent-15
atives.16
(d) OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS. Section17
1 of House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Congress,18
shall apply in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in the19
same manner as such provision applied in the One Hun-20
dred Tenth Congress, except that the Office of Congres-21
sional Ethics shall be treated as a standing committee of22
the House for purposes of section 202(i) of the Legislative23
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i)).24
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(e) EMPANELLING INVESTIGATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE1
OF THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CON-2
DUCT.The text of House Resolution 451, One Hundred3
Tenth Congress, shall apply in the One Hundred Eleventh4
Congress in the same manner as such provision applied5
in the One Hundred Tenth Congress.6
(f) CONTINUING AUTHORITIES FOR THE COMMITTEE7
ON THE JUDICIARY AND THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUN-8
SEL.9
(1) The House authorizes10
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the11
111th Congress to act as the successor in inter-12
est to the Committee on the Judiciary of the13
110th Congress with respect to the civil action14
Committee on the Judiciary v. Harriet Meirs et15
al., filed by the Committee on the Judiciary in16
the 110th Congress pursuant to House Resolu-17
tion 980; and18
(B) the chair of the Committee on the Ju-19
diciary (when elected), on behalf of the Com-20
mittee on the Judiciary, and the Office of Gen-21
eral Counsel to take such steps as may be ap-22
propriate to ensure continuation of such civil23
action, including amending the complaint as cir-24
cumstances may warrant.25
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(2)(A) The House authorizes1
(i) the Committee on the Judiciary to take2
depositions by a member or counsel of the com-3
mittee related to the investigation into the fir-4
ing of certain United States Attorneys and re-5
lated matters; and6
(ii) the chair of the Committee on the Ju-7
diciary (when elected), on behalf of the Com-8
mittee on the Judiciary, to issue subpoenas re-9
lated to the investigation into the firing of cer-10
tain United States Attorneys and related mat-11
ters including for the purpose of taking deposi-12
tions by a member or counsel of the committee.13
(B) Depositions taken under the authority pre-14
scribed in this paragraph shall be governed by the15
procedures submitted for printing in the Congres-16
sional Record by the chair of the Committee on17
Rules (when elected) or by such other procedures as18
the Committee on the Judiciary shall prescribe.19
(3) The House authorizes the chair of the Com-20
mittee on the Judiciary (when elected), on behalf of21
the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Office of22
General Counsel to petition to join as a party to the23
civil action referenced in paragraph (1) any indi-24
vidual subpoenaed by the Committee on the Judici-25
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ary of the 110th Congress as part of its investiga-1
tion into the firing of certain United States Attor-2
neys and related matters who failed to comply with3
such subpoena or, at the authorization of the Speak-4
er after consultation with the Bipartisan Legal Advi-5
sory Group, to initiate judicial proceedings con-6
cerning the enforcement of subpoenas issued to such7
individuals.8
SEC. 5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS.9
(a) LILLY LEDBETTER FAIR PAY ACT.Upon the10
adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider11
in the House the bill (H.R. 11) to amend title VII of the12
Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Em-13
ployment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities14
Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify15
that a discriminatory compensation decision or other prac-16
tice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time17
compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory com-18
pensation decision or other practice, and for other pur-19
poses. All points of order against the bill and against its20
consideration are waived except those arising under clause21
9 or 10 of rule XXI. The bill shall be considered as read.22
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on23
the bill to final passage without intervening motion except:24
(1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by25
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the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their des-1
ignees; and (2) one motion to recommit.2
(b)(1) PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT.Upon the adop-3
tion of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in4
the House the bill (H.R. 12) to amend the Fair Labor5
Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies6
to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on7
the basis of sex, and for other purposes. All points of order8
against the bill and against its consideration are waived9
except those arising under clause 9 or10 of rule XXI. The10
bill shall be considered as read. The previous question11
shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage12
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate13
equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and14
the Minority Leader or their designees; and (2) one motion15
to recommit.16
(2) In the engrossment of H.R. 11, the Clerk shall17
(A) add the text of H.R. 12, as passed by the House,18
as new matter at the end of H.R. 11;19
(B) conform the title of H.R. 11 to reflect the addi-20
tion to the engrossment of H.R. 12;21
(C) assign appropriate designations to provisions22
within the engrossment; and23
(D) conform provisions for short titles within the en-24
grossment.25
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engrossment of H.R. 11, H.R. 12 shall be laid on the2
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