house rules for 112th house of representatives
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112TH CONGRESS1ST SESSION H. RES. 5
Adopting rules for the One Hundred Twelfth Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
RESOLUTION
Adopting rules for the One Hundred Twelfth Congress.
Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representa-1
tives of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, including2
applicable provisions of law or concurrent resolution that3
constituted rules of the House at the end of the One Hun-4
dred Eleventh Congress, are adopted as the Rules of the5
House of Representatives of the One Hundred Twelfth6
Congress, with amendments to the standing rules as pro-7
vided in section 2, and with other orders as provided in8
sections 3, 4, and 5.9
SECTION 2. CHANGES TO THE STANDING RULES.10
(a) CITING AUTHORITY UNDER THE CONSTITU-11
TION.12
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(1) In clause 7 of rule XII, add the following1
new paragraph:2
(c)(1) A bill or joint resolution may not be in-3
troduced unless the sponsor submits for printing in4
the Congressional Record a statement citing as spe-5
cifically as practicable the power or powers granted6
to Congress in the Constitution to enact the bill or7
joint resolution. The statement shall appear in a8
portion of the Record designated for that purpose9
and be made publicly available in electronic form by10
the Clerk.11
(2) Before consideration of a Senate bill or12
joint resolution, the chair of a committee of jurisdic-13
tion may submit the statement required under sub-14
paragraph (1) as though the chair were the sponsor15
of the Senate bill or joint resolution..16
(2) In clause 3(d) of rule XIII17
(A) strike subparagraph (1) (and redesig-18
nate the succeeding subparagraphs accord-19
ingly); and20
(B) in subparagraph (2), as redesignated,21
strike subparagraph (2) each place it appears22
and insert (in each instance) subparagraph23
(1).24
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(b) THREE-DAY AVAILABILITY FOR UNREPORTED1
MEASURES.In rule XXI, add the following new clause:2
11. It shall not be in order to consider a bill or joint3
resolution which has not been reported by a committee4
until the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sun-5
days, or legal holidays except when the House is in session6
on such a day) on which such measure has been available7
to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner..8
(c) TRANSPARENCY FOR HOUSE AND COMMITTEE9
OPERATIONS.10
(1) STANDARDS FOR ELECTRONIC DOCU-11
MENTS.In clause 4(d)(1) of rule X12
(A) in subdivision (C), strike and;13
(B) in subdivision (D), strike the period14
and insert ; and; and15
(C) add the following new subdivision:16
(E) establish and maintain standards17
for making documents publicly available in18
electronic form by the House and its com-19
mittees..20
(2) ENSURING THAT TEXT IS PUBLICLY AVAIL-21
ABLE IN ELECTRONIC FORM.In rule XXIX, add22
the following new clause:23
3. If a measure or matter is publicly available in24
electronic form at a location designated by the Committee25
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on House Administration, it shall be considered as having1
been available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident2
Commissioner for purposes of these rules..3
(3) MINIMUM NOTICE PERIOD FOR COMMITTEE4
MEETINGS AND HEARINGS.In rule XI, amend5
clause 2(g)(3) to read as follows:6
(3)(A) The chair of a committee shall an-7
nounce the date, place, and subject matter of8
(i) a committee hearing, which may not9
commence earlier than one week after such no-10
tice; or11
(ii) a committee meeting, which may not12
commence earlier than the third day on which13
members have notice thereof.14
(B) A hearing or meeting may begin sooner15
than specified in subdivision (A) in either of the fol-16
lowing circumstances (in which case the chair shall17
make the announcement specified in subdivision (A)18
at the earliest possible time):19
(i) the chair of the committee, with the20
concurrence of the ranking minority member,21
determines that there is good cause; or22
(ii) the committee so determines by ma-23
jority vote in the presence of the number of24
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members required under the rules of the com-1
mittee for the transaction of business.2
(C) An announcement made under this sub-3
paragraph shall be published promptly in the Daily4
Digest and made publicly available in electronic5
form.6
(D) This subparagraph and subparagraph (4)7
shall not apply to the Committee on Rules..8
(4) MINIMUM PERIOD FOR AVAILABILITY OF9
COMMITTEE MARKUP TEXT.In clause 2(g) of rule10
XI, insert the following new subparagraph, and re-11
designate the succeeding subparagraphs accordingly:12
(4) At least 24 hours prior to the com-13
mencement of a meeting for the markup of leg-14
islation, or at the time of an announcement15
under subparagraph (3)(B) made within 2416
hours before such meeting, the chair of the17
committee shall cause the text of such legisla-18
tion to be made publicly available in electronic19
form..20
(5) AVAILABILITY OF VOTES IN ELECTRONIC21
FORM.In clause 2(e)(1)(B)(i) of rule XI22
(A) in the first sentence, before the period23
at the end thereof insert and also made pub-24
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licly available in electronic form within 48 hours1
of such record vote; and2
(B) in the second sentence, strike for3
public inspection.4
(6) AVAILABILITY OF THE TEXT OF AMEND-5
MENTS IN ELECTRONIC FORM.In clause 2(e) of6
rule XI, add the following new subparagraph:7
(6) Not later than 24 hours after the8
adoption of any amendment to a measure or9
matter considered by a committee, the chair of10
such committee shall cause the text of each11
such amendment to be made publicly available12
in electronic form..13
(7) AVAILABILITY OF TRUTH IN TESTIMONY14
INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC FORM.In clause15
2(g)(5) of rule XI, as redesignated, add the fol-16
lowing new sentence: Such statements, with appro-17
priate redactions to protect the privacy of the wit-18
ness, shall be made publicly available in electronic19
form not later than one day after the witness ap-20
pears.21
(8) AVAILABILITY OF COMMITTEE RULES IN22
ELECTRONIC FORM.In clause 2(a) of rule XI,23
amend subparagraph (2) to read as follows:24
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(2) Each committee shall make its rules1
publicly available in electronic form and submit2
such rules for publication in the Congressional3
Record not later than 30 days after the chair4
of the committee is elected in each odd-num-5
bered year..6
(9) AUDIO AND VIDEO COVERAGE OF COM-7
MITTEE HEARINGS AND MEETINGS.In clause 2(e)8
of rule XI, add the following new subparagraph:9
(5) To the maximum extent practicable,10
each committee shall11
(A) provide audio and video coverage12
of each hearing or meeting for the trans-13
action of business in a manner that allows14
the public to easily listen to and view the15
proceedings; and16
(B) maintain the recordings of such17
coverage in a manner that is easily acces-18
sible to the public..19
(10) RECORD VOTES IN THE COMMITTEE ON20
RULES.In clause 3(b) of rule XIII, strike a re-21
port by the Committee on Rules on a rule, joint rule,22
or the order of business or to.23
(11) ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE PRO-24
GRAMS.In clause 2(d)(1) of rule X25
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(A) in subdivision (D), strike and;1
(B) in subdivision (E), strike the period2
and insert ; and; and3
(C) add the following new subdivision:4
(F) include proposals to cut or elimi-5
nate programs, including mandatory6
spending programs, that are inefficient,7
duplicative, outdated, or more appro-8
priately administered by State or local gov-9
ernments..10
(d) INITIATIVES TO REDUCE SPENDING AND IM-11
PROVEACCOUNTABILITY.12
(1) CUT-AS-YOU-GO.In rule XXI, amend13
clause 10 to read as follows:14
10.(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and15
(c), it shall not be in order to consider a bill or joint reso-16
lution, or an amendment thereto or a conference report17
thereon, if the provisions of such measure have the net18
effect of increasing mandatory spending for the period of19
either20
(A) the current year, the budget year, and the21
four fiscal years following that budget year; or22
(B) the current year, the budget year, and the23
nine fiscal years following that budget year.24
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(2) For the purpose of this clause, the terms budget1
year and current year have the meanings specified in2
section 250 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-3
icit Control Act of 1985, and the term mandatory spend-4
ing has the meaning of direct spending specified in such5
section 250 except that such term shall also include provi-6
sions in appropriation Acts that make outyear modifica-7
tions to substantive law as described in section 3(4)(C)8
of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.9
(b) If a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment10
thereto, is considered pursuant to a special order of the11
House directing the Clerk to add as new matter at the12
end of such bill or joint resolution the entire text of a13
separate measure or measures as passed by the House,14
the new matter proposed to be added shall be included15
in the evaluation under paragraph (a) of the bill, joint res-16
olution, or amendment.17
(c)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), the18
evaluation under paragraph (a) shall exclude a provision19
expressly designated as an emergency for the Statutory20
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, in the case of a point of order21
under this clause against consideration of22
(A) a bill or joint resolution;23
(B) an amendment made in order as original24
text by a special order of business;25
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(C) a conference report; or1
(D) an amendment between the Houses.2
(2) In the case of an amendment (other than one3
specified in subparagraph (1)) to a bill or joint resolution,4
the evaluation under paragraph (a) shall give no cog-5
nizance to any designation of emergency..6
(2) REQUIRING A VOTE ON RAISING THE DEBT7
LIMIT.Rule XXVIII is amended to read as follows:8
RULE XXVIII9
(RESERVED.).10
(3) CLARIFYING THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR OF11
THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET.In rule XXIX,12
add the following new clause:13
4. Authoritative guidance from the Committee on14
the Budget concerning the impact of a legislative propo-15
sition on the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct16
spending, new entitlement authority and revenues may be17
provided by the chair of the committee..18
(4) HIGHWAY FUNDING.In rule XXI19
(A) amend clause 3 to read as follows:20
3. It shall not be in order to consider a general ap-21
propriation bill or joint resolution, or conference report22
thereon, that23
(a) provides spending authority derived from re-24
ceipts deposited in the Highway Trust Fund (excluding25
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any transfers from the General Fund of the Treasury);1
or2
(b) reduces or otherwise limits the accruing balances3
of the Highway Trust Fund,4
for any purpose other than for those activities authorized5
for the highway or mass transit categories.; and6
(B) in clause 3, strike the caption.7
(5) LIMITATION ON INCREASES IN DIRECT8
SPENDING IN RECONCILIATION INITIATIVES.In9
rule XXI, amend clause 7 to read as follows:10
7. It shall not be in order to consider a concurrent11
resolution on the budget, or an amendment thereto, or a12
conference report thereon that contains reconciliation di-13
rectives under section 310 of the Congressional Budget14
Act of 1974 that specify changes in law such that the rec-15
onciliation legislation reported pursuant to such directives16
would cause an increase in net direct spending (as such17
term is defined in clause 10) for the period covered by18
such concurrent resolution..19
(e) OTHER CHANGES TO HOUSE OPERATIONS.20
(1) TWO-MINUTE VOTING.In clause 6 of rule21
XVIII22
(A) in paragraph (f), strike five minutes23
and insert not less than two minutes; and24
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(B) in paragraph (g), strike five minutes1
and insert not less than two minutes.2
(2) USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES ON THE3
FLOOR.In clause 5 of rule XVII, amend the penul-4
timate sentence to read as follows: A person on the5
floor of the House may not smoke or use a mobile6
electronic device that impairs decorum.7
(3) UPDATING RULES GOVERNING THE8
MEDIA.9
(A) In clause 2 of rule VI, strike the pe-10
nultimate sentence, and amend the last sen-11
tence to read as follows: The Speaker may12
admit to the floor, under such regulations as13
the Speaker may prescribe, not more than one14
representative of each press association.15
(B) In clause 3 of rule VI, strike the last16
sentence and insert The Speaker may admit to17
the floor, under such regulations as the Speaker18
may prescribe, not more than one representa-19
tive of each media outlet.20
(C) In clause 4(f)(7) of rule XI, strike the21
first sentence.22
(4) VOTING BY DELEGATES AND THE RESIDENT23
COMMISSIONER IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE24
WHOLE.25
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(A) In clause 3(a) of rule III, strike the1
first sentence.2
(B) In rule XVIII3
(i) in clause 1, strike , Delegate, or4
the Resident Commissioner; and5
(ii) in clause 6, strike paragraph (h).6
(5) MOTIONS TO STRIKE IN THE COMMITTEE7
OF THE WHOLE.In rule XVIII, strike clause 118
(and redesignate the succeeding clause accordingly).9
(6) CLARIFYING JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN10
CEMETERIES.In clause 1(c) of rule X, add the fol-11
lowing subparagraph:12
(16) Cemeteries administered by the De-13
partment of Defense..14
(7) DESIGNATING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION15
AND THE WORKFORCE.In rule X16
(A) in clause 1(e), strike Committee on17
Education and Labor and insert Committee18
on Education and the Workforce; and19
(B) in clause 3(d), strike Committee on20
Education and Labor and insert Committee21
on Education and the Workforce.22
(8) DESIGNATING COMMITTEE ON ETHICS.23
(A) In the standing rules, strike Com-24
mittee on Standards of Official Conduct each25
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place it appears and insert (in each instance)1
Committee on Ethics.2
(B) In clause 1 of rule X, insert paragraph3
(q) after paragraph (f) (and redesignate the4
succeeding paragraphs accordingly).5
(C) In the standing rules, strike clause6
1(j)(1) of rule X each place it appears and in-7
sert (in each instance) clause 1(k)(1) of rule8
X.9
(9) DESIGNATING THE COMMITTEE ON10
SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY.In rule X11
(A) in clause 1(p), as redesignated, strike12
Committee on Science and Technology and13
insert Committee on Science, Space, and14
Technology; and15
(B) in clause 3(k), strike Committee on16
Science and Technology and insert Com-17
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology.18
(10) ELIMINATING THE SELECT INTELLIGENCE19
OVERSIGHT PANEL.In clause 4(a) of rule X, strike20
subparagraph (5).21
(11) ADJUSTING THE SIZE OF THE PERMANENT22
SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE.In clause23
11(a)(1) of rule X, strike 22 and insert 20 and24
strike 13 and insert 12.25
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(12) RESTORING THE TERM LIMIT RULE FOR1
COMMITTEE CHAIRS.In clause 5 of rule X, redesig-2
nate paragraph (c) as subparagraph (c)(1) and add3
the following new subparagraph:4
(2) Except in the case of the Committee5
on Rules, a member of a standing committee6
may not serve as chair of the same standing7
committee, or of the same subcommittee of a8
standing committee, during more than three9
consecutive Congresses (disregarding for this10
purpose any service for less than a full session11
in a Congress)..12
(13) COMMITTEE ACTIVITY REPORTS.In13
clause 1 of rule XI, amend paragraph (d) to read as14
follows:15
(d)(1) Not later than the 30th day after June16
1 and December 1, a committee shall submit to the17
House a semiannual report on the activities of that18
committee.19
(2) Such report shall include20
(A) separate sections summarizing the21
legislative and oversight activities of that com-22
mittee under this rule and rule X during the23
applicable period;24
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(B) in the case of the first such report,1
a summary of the oversight plans submitted by2
the committee under clause 2(d) of rule X;3
(C) a summary of the actions taken and4
recommendations made with respect to the5
oversight plans specified in subdivision (B);6
(D) a summary of any additional over-7
sight activities undertaken by that committee8
and any recommendations made or actions9
taken thereon; and10
(E) a delineation of any hearings held11
pursuant to clauses 2(n), (o), or (p) of this12
rule.13
(3) After an adjournment sine die of a regular14
session of a Congress, or after December 15, which-15
ever occurs first, the chair of a committee may file16
the second or fourth semiannual report described in17
subparagraph (1) with the Clerk at any time and18
without approval of the committee, provided that19
(A) a copy of the report has been avail-20
able to each member of the committee for at21
least seven calendar days; and22
(B) the report includes any supplemental,23
minority, or additional views submitted by a24
member of the committee..25
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(14) MODIFYING STAFF DEPOSITION AUTHOR-1
ITY.In clause 4(c)(3)(B) of rule X2
(A) in item (i), strike and;3
(B) in item (ii), strike the period and in-4
sert ; and; and5
(C) add at the end the following new item:6
(iii) shall, unless waived by the7
deponent, require the attendance of a8
member of the committee..9
(f) TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING CHANGES.10
(1) In clause 3(a) of rule III, strike of the11
House.12
(2) In rule IV13
(A) in clause 1, strike The Speaker may14
not entertain a motion for the suspension of15
this clause.; and16
(B) in clause 2(b), after clause insert17
or clauses 1, 3, 4, or 5.18
(3) In clause 3(o)(2) of rule XI, after inves-19
tigation insert when.20
(4) In clause 7 of rule XII, strike primary21
sponsor each place it appears and insert (in each22
instance) sponsor.23
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(5) In clause 6(c) of rule XIII, strike Senate1
bill or resolution and insert Senate bill or joint2
resolution.3
(6) In clause 2(c) of rule XV4
(A) strike Clerk shall make signatures5
and insert Clerk shall make the signatories;6
and7
(B) strike published with the signatures8
and insert published with the signatories.9
(7) In clause 6(c) of rule XXIII, strike a cam-10
paign accounts and insert a campaign account.11
(8) In clause 13 of rule XXIII, strike Clerk12
shall make signatures and insert Clerk shall make13
the signatories.14
SEC. 3. SEPARATE ORDERS.15
(a) BUDGET MATTERS.16
(1) During the One Hundred Twelfth Congress,17
references in section 306 of the Congressional Budg-18
et Act of 1974 to a resolution shall be construed in19
the House of Representatives as references to a joint20
resolution.21
(2) During the One Hundred Twelfth Congress,22
in the case of a reported bill or joint resolution con-23
sidered pursuant to a special order of business, a24
point of order under section 303 of the Congres-25
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sional Budget Act of 1974 shall be determined on1
the basis of the text made in order as an original bill2
or joint resolution for the purpose of amendment or3
to the text on which the previous question is ordered4
directly to passage, as the case may be.5
(3) During the One Hundred Twelfth Congress,6
a provision in a bill or joint resolution, or in an7
amendment thereto or a conference report thereon,8
that establishes prospectively for a Federal office or9
position a specified or minimum level of compensa-10
tion to be funded by annual discretionary appropria-11
tions shall not be considered as providing new enti-12
tlement authority within the meaning of the Con-13
gressional Budget Act of 1974.14
(4)(A) During the One Hundred Twelfth Con-15
gress, except as provided in subparagraph (C), a mo-16
tion that the Committee of the Whole rise and re-17
port a bill to the House shall not be in order if the18
bill, as amended, exceeds an applicable allocation of19
new budget authority under section 302(b) of the20
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as estimated by21
the Committee on the Budget.22
(B) If a point of order under subparagraph23
(A) is sustained, the Chair shall put the ques-24
tion: Shall the Committee of the Whole rise25
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and report the bill to the House with such1
amendments as may have been adopted not-2
withstanding that the bill exceeds its allocation3
of new budget authority under section 302(b) of4
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974?. Such5
question shall be debatable for 10 minutes6
equally divided and controlled by a proponent of7
the question and an opponent but shall be de-8
cided without intervening motion.9
(C) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply10
(i) to a motion offered under clause11
2(d) of rule XXI; or12
(ii) after disposition of a question13
under subparagraph (B) on a given bill.14
(D) If a question under subparagraph (B)15
is decided in the negative, no further amend-16
ment shall be in order except17
(i) one proper amendment, which shall18
be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided19
and controlled by the proponent and an op-20
ponent, shall not be subject to amendment,21
and shall not be subject to a demand for22
division of the question in the House or in23
the Committee of the Whole; and24
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(ii) pro forma amendments, if offered1
by the chair or ranking minority member2
of the Committee on Appropriations or3
their designees, for the purpose of debate.4
(b) BUDGET ENFORCEMENT.5
(1) The chair of the Committee on the Budget6
(when elected) shall include in the Congressional7
Record budget aggregates and allocations con-8
templated by section 301 of the Congressional Budg-9
et Act of 1974 and allocations contemplated by sec-10
tion 302(a) of that Act for fiscal year 2011, and the11
period of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.12
(2) The aggregates and allocations specified in13
subsection (1) shall be considered as contained in a14
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year15
2011 and the submission thereof into the Congres-16
sional Record shall be considered as the completion17
of congressional action on a concurrent resolution on18
the budget for fiscal year 201119
(c) EMERGENCIES AND CONTINGENCIES.20
(1) EMERGENCIES.Until adoption of a con-21
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year22
2012, if a bill or joint resolution is reported, or23
amendment thereto is offered or a conference report24
thereon is filed, that provides new budget authority25
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and outlays or reduces revenue, and such provision1
is designated as an emergency pursuant to this sec-2
tion, the chair of the Committee on the Budget shall3
not count the budgetary effects of such provision for4
purposes of titles III and IV of the Congressional5
Budget Act of 1974 and the Rules of the House of6
Representatives.7
(2) EXEMPTION OF CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS8
RELATED TO THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.9
For any bill or joint resolution, or amendment there-10
to or conference report thereon, that makes appro-11
priations for fiscal year 2011 for contingency oper-12
ations directly related to the global war on ter-13
rorism, then the new budget authority or outlays re-14
sulting therefrom shall not count for purposes of ti-15
tles III or IV of the Congressional Budget Act of16
1974.17
(d) DEFICIT-NEUTRAL REVENUE RESERVE.Until18
the adoption of a concurrent resolution on the budget for19
fiscal year 2012, if any bill reported by the Committee20
on Ways and Means, or amendment thereto or conference21
report thereon, decreases revenue, the chair of the Com-22
mittee on the Budget may adjust the allocations, the rev-23
enue levels, and other aggregates referred to in subsection24
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(b)(1), provided that such measure would not increase the1
deficit over the period of fiscal years 2011 through 2021.2
(e) LIMITATION ONADVANCEAPPROPRIATIONS.3
(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), any4
general appropriation bill or joint resolution con-5
tinuing appropriations, or amendment thereto or6
conference report thereon, may not provide advance7
appropriations.8
(2) Advance appropriations may be provided9
(A) for fiscal year 2012 for programs,10
projects, activities, or accounts identified in the11
Congressional Record under the heading Ac-12
counts Identified for Advance Appropriations13
in an aggregate amount not to exceed14
$28,852,000,000 in new budget authority, and15
for 2013, an aggregate amount not to exceed16
$28,852,000,000 for accounts separately identi-17
fied under the same heading; and18
(B) for the Department of Veterans Af-19
fairs for the Medical Services, Medical Support20
and Compliance, and Medical Facilities ac-21
counts of the Veterans Health Administration.22
(3) In this subsection, the term advance ap-23
propriation means any new discretionary budget24
authority provided in a general appropriation bill or25
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any new discretionary budget authority provided in1
a joint resolution making continuing appropriations2
for fiscal year 2011 that first becomes available for3
a fiscal year after fiscal 2011.4
(f) COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 13301 OF THE5
BUDGET ENFORCEMENT OFACT OF 1990.6
(1) IN GENERAL.In the House, notwith-7
standing section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional8
Budget Act of 1974, section 13301 of the Budget9
Enforcement Act of 1990, and section 4001 of the10
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989, the11
joint explanatory statement accompanying the con-12
ference report on any concurrent resolution on the13
budget shall include in its allocation under section14
302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to15
the Committee on Appropriations amounts for the16
discretionary administrative expenses of the Social17
Security Administration and of the Postal Service.18
(2) SPECIAL RULE.For purposes of applying19
section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of20
1974, estimates of the level of total new budget au-21
thority and total outlays provided by a measure shall22
include any off-budget discretionary amounts.23
(g) LIMITATION ON LONG-TERM SPENDING.24
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(1) It shall not be in order to consider a bill or1
joint resolution reported by a committee (other than2
the Committee on Appropriations), or an amend-3
ment thereto or a conference report thereon, if the4
provisions of such measure have the net effect of in-5
creasing mandatory spending in excess of6
$5,000,000,000 for any period described in para-7
graph (2).8
(2)(A) The applicable periods for purposes of9
this clause are any of the first four consecutive 10-10
fiscal-year periods beginning with the first fiscal11
year following the last fiscal year for which the ap-12
plicable concurrent resolution on the budget sets13
forth appropriate budgetary levels.14
(B) In this paragraph, the applicable concur-15
rent resolution on the budget is the one most re-16
cently adopted before the date on which a committee17
first reported the bill or joint resolution described in18
paragraph (a).19
(h) EXEMPTIONS.20
(1) Until the adoption of the concurrent resolu-21
tion on the budget for fiscal year 2012, the chair of22
the Committee on the Budget may adjust an esti-23
mate under clause 4 of rule XXIX to24
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(A) exempt the budgetary effects of meas-1
ures extending the Economic Growth and Tax2
Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001;3
(B) exempt the budgetary effects of meas-4
ures extending the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief5
Reconciliation Act of 2003;6
(C) exempt the budgetary effects of meas-7
ures8
(i) repealing the Patient Protection9
and Affordable Care Act and title I and 310
subtitle B of title II of the Health Care11
and Education Affordability Reconciliation12
Act of 2010;13
(ii) reforming the Patient Protection14
and Affordable Care Act and the Health15
Care and Education Affordability Rec-16
onciliation Act of 2010; or17
(iii) reforming the Patient Protection18
and Affordable Care Act and the Health19
Care and Education Affordability Rec-20
onciliation Act of 2010 and the payment21
rates and related parameters in accordance22
with section 1848 of the Social Security23
Act;24
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(D) exempt the budgetary effects of meas-1
ures that adjust the Alternative Minimum Tax2
exemption amounts to prevent a larger number3
of taxpayers as compared with tax year 20084
from being subject to the Alternative Minimum5
Tax or of allowing the use of nonrefundable6
personal credits against the Alternative Min-7
imum Tax, or both as applicable;8
(E) exempt the budgetary effects of ex-9
tending the estate, gift, and generation-skipping10
transfer tax provisions of title III of the Tax11
Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthoriza-12
tion, and Job Creation Act of 2010;13
(F) exempt the budgetary effects of meas-14
ures providing a 20 percent deduction in income15
to small businesses; and16
(G) exempt the budgetary effects of meas-17
ures implementing trade agreements.18
(2) A measure may only qualify for an exemp-19
tion under subsection (h)(1)(C)(ii) or (iii) if it does20
not21
(A) increase the deficit over the period of22
fiscal years 2011 through 2021; or23
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(B) increase revenues over the period of1
fiscal years 2011 through 2021, other than2
by3
(i) repealing or modifying the indi-4
vidual mandate (codified as section 5000A5
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); or6
(ii) modifying the subsidies to pur-7
chase health insurance (codified as section8
36B of the Internal Revenue Code of9
1986).10
(i) DETERMINATIONS FOR PAYGO ACTS.In deter-11
mining the budgetary effects of any legislation for the pur-12
poses of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act13
of 2010 (including the required designation in PAYGO14
Acts), the chair of the Committee on the Budget may15
make adjustments to take into account the exemptions16
and adjustments set forth in subsection (h).17
(j) SPENDING REDUCTION AMENDMENTS IN APPRO-18
PRIATIONS BILLS.19
(1) During the reading of a general appropria-20
tion bill for amendment in the Committee of the21
Whole House on the state of the Union, it shall be22
in order to consider en bloc amendments proposing23
only to transfer appropriations from an object or ob-24
jects in the bill to a spending reduction account.25
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When considered en bloc under this clause, such1
amendments may amend portions of the bill not yet2
read for amendment (following disposition of any3
points of order against such portions) and are not4
subject to a demand for division of the question in5
the House or in the Committee of the Whole.6
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1), it7
shall not be in order to consider an amendment to8
a spending reduction account in the House or in the9
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the10
Union.11
(3) It shall not be in order to consider an12
amendment to a general appropriation bill proposing13
a net increase in budget authority in the bill (unless14
considered en bloc with another amendment or15
amendments proposing an equal or greater decrease16
in such budget authority pursuant to clause 2(f) of17
rule XXI).18
(4) A point of order under clause 2(b) of rule19
XXI shall not apply to a spending reduction ac-20
count.21
(5) A general appropriation bill may not be con-22
sidered in the Committee of the Whole House on the23
state of the Union unless it includes a spending re-24
duction account as the last section of the bill. An25
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order to report a general appropriation bill to the1
House shall constitute authority for the chair of the2
Committee on Appropriations to add such a section3
to the bill or modify the figure contained therein.4
(6) For purposes of this subsection, the term5
spending reduction account means an account in6
a general appropriation bill that bears that caption7
and contains only a recitation of the amount by8
which an applicable allocation of new budget author-9
ity under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budg-10
et Act of 1974 exceeds the amount of new budget11
authority proposed by the bill.12
(k) CERTAIN SUBCOMMITTEES.Notwithstanding13
clause 5(d) of rule X, during the One Hundred Twelfth14
Congress15
(1) the Committee on Armed Services may have16
not more than seven subcommittees;17
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs may have18
not more than seven subcommittees; and19
(3) the Committee on Transportation and In-20
frastructure may have not more than six subcommit-21
tees.22
(l) EXERCISE FACILITIES FOR FORMER MEMBERS.23
During the One Hundred Twelfth Congress24
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(1) The House of Representatives may not pro-1
vide access to any exercise facility which is made2
available exclusively to Members and former Mem-3
bers, officers and former officers of the House of4
Representatives, and their spouses to any former5
Member, former officer, or spouse who is a lobbyist6
registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of7
1995 or any successor statute or agent of a foreign8
principal as defined in clause 5 of rule XXV. For9
purposes of this section, the term Member in-10
cludes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the11
Congress.12
(2) The Committee on House Administration13
shall promulgate regulations to carry out this sub-14
section.15
(m) NUMBERING OF BILLS.In the One Hundred16
Twelfth Congress, the first 10 numbers for bills (H.R. 117
through H.R. 10) shall be reserved for assignment by the18
Speaker and the second 10 numbers for bills (H.R. 1119
through H.R. 20) shall be reserved for assignment by the20
Minority Leader.21
(n) TRANSITION RULE.Pending the designation of22
a location by the Committee on House Administration23
pursuant to clause 3 of rule XXIX, documents may be24
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made publicly available in electronic form at the following1
locations:2
(1) with respect to consideration by the House,3
the majority website of the Committee on Rules; and4
(2) with respect to consideration by a com-5
mittee, the majority website of the committee.6
SEC. 4. COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, AND HOUSE OFFICES.7
(a) HOUSE DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP.House Res-8
olution 24, One Hundred Tenth Congress, shall apply in9
the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in the same manner10
as such resolution applied in the One Hundred Tenth Con-11
gress except that the commission concerned shall be12
known as the House Democracy Partnership.13
(b) TOM LANTOS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION.14
Sections 1 through 7 of House Resolution 1451, One Hun-15
dred Tenth Congress, shall apply in the One Hundred16
Twelfth Congress in the same manner as such provisions17
applied in the One Hundred Tenth Congress, except18
that19
(1) the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission20
may, in addition to collaborating closely with other21
professional staff members of the Committee on22
Foreign Affairs, collaborate closely with professional23
staff members of other relevant committees; and24
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(2) the resources of the Committee on Foreign1
Affairs which the Commission may use shall include2
all resources which the Committee is authorized to3
obtain from other offices of the House of Represent-4
atives.5
(c) OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS.Section 16
of House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Congress,7
shall apply in the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in the8
same manner as such provision applied in the One Hun-9
dred Tenth Congress, except that the Office of Congres-10
sional Ethics shall be treated as a standing committee of11
the House for purposes of section 202(I) of the Legislative12
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i)) and ref-13
erences to the Committee on Standards of Official Con-14
duct shall be construed as references to the Committee15
on Ethics.16
(d) EMPANELING INVESTIGATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE OF17
THE COMMITTEE ON ETHICS.The text of House Resolu-18
tion 451, One Hundred Tenth Congress, shall apply in the19
One Hundred Twelfth Congress in the same manner as20
such provision applied in the One Hundred Tenth Con-21
gress, except that references to the Committee on Stand-22
ards of Official Conduct shall be construed as references23
to the Committee on Ethics.24
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SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS.1
(a) READING OF THE CONSTITUTION.The Speaker2
may recognize a Member for the reading of the Constitu-3
tion on the legislative day of January 6, 2011.4
(b) PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN5
MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES.It shall be in order6
at any time on the legislative day of January 6, 2011 for7
the Speaker to entertain motions to suspend the rules re-8
lated to reducing the costs of operation of the House of9
Representatives, except that notwithstanding clause 1(c)10
of rule XV such motion shall be debatable for two hours,11
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an12
opponent.13
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