,h4 ,,res4 #f  ,in the ,house of        
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,january #i1
 #bjai  ,,resolution  ,i ,rules of the  
,one ,hundred ,sixteenth ,congress      
#aja4 ,adoption of the ,rules of the    
,one ,hundred ,fifteenth ,congress ,the 
,rules of the ,house of ,representatives
 of the ,one ,hundred ,fifteenth        
,congress1 including applicable         
provisions of law or concurrent         
resolution that constituted rules of the
 ,house at the end of the ,one ,hundred 
,fifteenth ,congress1 are adopted as the
 ,rules of the ,house of                
,representatives of the ,one ,hundred   
,sixteenth ,congress1 with amendments to
 the standing rules as provided in      
section #ajb1 and with other orders as  
provided in this resolution4  #ajb4     
,changes to the ,standing ,rules  7a7   
,notification of convening of the ,house
 ,in clause #ab of rule ,i1 insert 1    
,delegates1 and the ,resident           
,commissioner after ,members each place 
it appears4  7b7 ,voting by delegates   

and the ,resident ,commissioner in the  
,committee of the ,whole  7#a7 ,in      
clause #c7;a7 of rule ,,iii1 insert ,in 
a ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the
 ,state of the ,union1 each ,delegate   
and the ,resident ,commissioner shall   
possess the same powers and privileges  
as ,members of the ,house4 before ,each 
,delegate4  7#b7 ,in clause #f of rule  
,,xviii1 add at the end the following   
new paragraph3  7h7 ,whenever a recorded
 vote on any question has been decided  
by a margin within which the votes cast 
by the ,delegates and the ,resident     
,commissioner have been decisive1 the   
,committee of the ,whole shall rise and 
the ,speaker shall put such question de 
novo without intervening motion4 ,upon  
the announcement of the vote on that    
question1 the ,committee of the ,whole  
shall resume its sitting without        
intervening motion4 4  7c7 ,allowing    
delegates and the ,resident             
,commissioner to serve on joint         
committees ,in clause #c7;b7 of rule    

,,iii1 strike and to any and insert 1   
joint committee1 or4  7d7 ,admittance to
 the ,hall of the ,house ,in clause     
#b7;a7 of rule ,,iv-- 7#a7 strike       
subparagraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 and insert  
the following3  7#a7 ,members of        
,congress1 ,members-elect1 ,delegates1  
,delegates-elect1 the ,resident         
,commissioner1 and the ,resident        
,commissioner-elect4  7#b7 ,contestants 
in election cases during the pendency of
 their cases on the floor4  2 and  7#b7 
in subparagraph 7#ad71 insert and of the
 ,territories after ,states4  7e7       
,office of ,speaker ,in clause #b7;a7 of
 rule ,,ix1 add the following new       
subparagraph3  7#c7 ,a resolution       
causing a vacancy in the ,office of     
,speaker shall not be privileged except 
if offered by direction of a party      
caucus or conference4 4  7f7            
,designating ,committee on ,oversight   
and ,reform ,in the standing rules1     
strike ,committee on ,oversight and     
,government ,reform each place it       

appears and insert 7in each instance7   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform4   
7g7 ,designating ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  7#a7 ,in clause  
#a7;e7 of rule ,x1 strike the ,workforce
 and insert ,labor4  7#b7 ,in clause    
#c7;d7 of rule ,x1 strike the ,workforce
 and insert ,labor4  7h7 ,education and 
,labor jurisdiction clarification ,in   
clause #a7;e7 of rule ,x1 add the       
following new subparagraphs3  7#ad7     
,organization1 administration1 and      
general management of the ,department of
 ,education4  7#ae7 ,organization1      
administration1 and general management  
of the ,department of ,labor4  4  7i7   
,committee oversight plans ,amend clause
 #b7;d7 of rule ,x to read as follows3  
7d7  7#a7 ,not later than ,march #a of  
the first session of a ,congress1 the   
chair of each standing committee 7other 
than the ,committee on ,appropriations1 
the ,committee on ,ethics1 and the      
,committee on ,rules7 shall-- 7,a7      
prepare1 in consultation with the       

ranking minority member1 an oversight   
plan for that ,congress2  7,b7 provide a
 copy of that plan to each member of the
 committee for at least seven calendar  
days before its submission2 and  7,c7   
submit that plan 7including any         
supplemental1 minority1 additional1 or  
dissenting views submitted by a member  
of the committee7 simultaneously to the 
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform and
 the ,committee on ,house               
,administration4  7#b7 ,in developing   
the plan1 the chair of each committee   
shall1 to the maximum extent feasible-- 
7,a7 consult with other committees that 
have jurisdiction over the same or      
related laws1 programs1 or agencies with
 the objective of ensuring maximum      
coordination and cooperation among      
committees when conducting reviews of   
such laws1 programs1 or agencies and    
include in the plan an explanation of   
steps that have been or will be taken to
 ensure such coordination and           
cooperation2  7,b7 review specific      

problems with ,federal rules1           
regulations1 statutes1 and court        
decisions that are ambiguous1 arbitrary1
 or nonsensical1 or that impose severe  
financial burdens on individuals2  7,c7 
give priority consideration to including
 in the plan the review of those laws1  
programs1 or agencies operating under   
permanent budget authority or permanent 
statutory authority2  7,d7 have a view  
toward ensuring that all significant    
laws1 programs1 or agencies within the  
committee's jurisdiction are subject to 
review every #aj years2 and  7,e7 have a
 view toward insuring against           
duplication of ,federal programs4  7#c7 
,not later than ,april #ae in the first 
session of a ,congress1 after           
consultation with the ,speaker1 the     
,majority ,leader1 and the ,minority    
,leader1 the ,committee on ,oversight   
and ,reform shall report to the ,house  
the oversight plans submitted under     
subparagraph 7#a7 together with any     
recommendations that it1 or the ,house  

leadership group described above1 may   
make to ensure the most effective       
coordination of oversight plans and     
otherwise to achieve the objectives of  
this clause4  4  7j7 ,activity reports  
7#a7 ,in clause #a7;d77#b77;,b7 of rule 
,,xi1 strike authorization and4  7#b7   
,in clause #a7;d77#b77;,c7 of rule ,,xi1
 strike authorization and4  7k7         
,oversight over the ,executive ,office  
of the ,president ,in clause #c7;i7 of  
rule ,x1 strike with a view to          
determining their economy and efficiency
 and insert 1 including the ,executive  
,office of the ,president4  7l7         
,oversight and ,reform ,committee       
depositions ,in clause #d7;c77#c77;,b7  
of rule ,x-- 7#a7 in item 7i71 insert   
and after the semicolon2  7#b7 in item  
7ii71 strike 2 and and insert 42 and    
7#c7 strike item 7iii74  7m7 ,removing  
certain committee term limits  7#a7 ,in 
clause #e7;a77#b7 of rule ,x-- 7,a7     
strike subdivisions 7,b7 and 7,c72 and  
7,b7 in subdivision 7,a71 strike 7,a7   

and redesignate items 7i71 7ii71 and    
7iii7 as subdivisions 7,a71 7,b71 and   
7,c74  7#b7 ,in clause #e7;c7 of rule   
,x--  7,a7 strike the designation of    
subparagraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 strike     
subparagraph 7#b74  7n7 ,rules of       
committees ,in clause #b7;a77#b7 of rule
 ,,xi1 strike #cj and insert #fj4  7o7  
,committee markup notice ,in clause     
#b7;g77#c77;,a77ii7 of rule ,,xi1 strike
 third day and insert third calendar day
 7excluding ,saturdays1 ,sundays1 or    
legal holidays except when the ,house is
 in session on such a day74  7p7 ,annual
 ethics training ,in clause             
#c7;a77#f77;,b77ii7 of rule ,,xi-- 7#a7 
strike officer and employee and insert  
,member1 ,delegate1 ,resident           
,commissioner1 officer1 and employee2   
and  7#b7 strike officer or employee and
 insert ,member1 ,delegate1 ,resident   
,commissioner1 officer1 or employee4    
7q7 ,considering criminal trial evidence
 in ,ethics investigation ,in clause    
#c7p7 of rule ,,xi--  7#a7 in           

subparagraph 7#e77;,c71 strike first2 or
 and insert first22  7#b7 in            
subparagraph 7#e77;,d71 strike          
investigation2 and insert investigation2
 or2  7#c7 in subparagraph 7#e71 add at 
the end the following new subdivision3  
7,e7 the committee or an investigative  
subcommittee determines to take into    
evidence the trial transcript or        
exhibits admitted into evidence at a    
criminal trial pursuant to subparagraph 
7#i72 2  7#d7 in subparagraph 7#g71     
strike 2 and and insert a semicolon2    
7#e7 in subparagraph 7#h71 strike the   
period and insert 2 and2 and  7#f7 add  
at the end the following new            
subparagraph3 7#i7 in any investigation 
permitted by ,house or committee rules1 
in addition to any other evidence which 
the committee or an investigative       
subcommittee may consider1 if the       
respondent has been convicted by a court
 of record for a crime which is related 
to the subject of the investigation1 the
 committee or investigative subcommittee

 may take into evidence the trial       
transcript and all exhibits admitted    
into evidence at the trial4 4  7r7      
,consensus calendar  7#a7 ,in clause #a 
of rule ,,xiii1 add at the end the      
following new paragraph3 7c7 ,there is  
established a ,consensus ,calendar as   
provided in clause #g of rule ,,xv4 4   
7#b7 ,in rule ,,xv1 add at the end the  
following new clause3 ,consensus        
,calendar#g4 7a7 7#a7 ,at least once    
during any week in which the ,house     
convenes1 the ,house shall consider a   
measure on the ,consensus ,calendar as  
designated by the ,speaker4 7#b7 ,this  
paragraph does not apply before ,march  
#a of an odd-numbered year or after     
,september #cj of an even-numbered year4
 7b7 7#a7 ,the sponsor of a measure that
 has accumulated #bij cosponsors and has
 not been reported by the committee of  
primary jurisdiction may present to the 
,clerk a motion in writing to place that
 measure on the ,consensus ,calendar4   
7#b7 ,a proper motion presented under   

subparagraph 7#a7 shall be placed in the
 custody of the ,clerk1 and shall appear
 in a portion of the ,congressional     
,record designated for that purpose4    
,the ,clerk shall maintain a cumulative 
list of such motions1 and shall make    
such list publicly available in         
electronic form4 7#c7 ,a motion         
presented under subparagraph 7#a7 shall 
be considered as withdrawn if the       
measure is reported by the committee of 
primary jurisdiction prior to its       
placement on the ,consensus ,calendar4  
7c7 ,after a measure has maintained at  
least #bij cosponsors for a cumulative  
period of #be legislative days after the
 presentation of a motion under         
paragraph 7b77#a71 the measure shall be 
placed on the ,consensus ,calendar4     
,such measure shall remain on the       
,consensus ,calendar until it is-- 7#a7 
considered in the ,house2 or 7#b7       
reported by the committee of primary    
jurisdiction4 4  7s7 ,recorded votes in 
,rules ,committee reports ,in clause    

#c7;b7 of rule ,,xiii1 insert 1 and     
applies only to the maximum extent      
practicable to a report by the          
,committee on ,rules on a rule1 joint   
rule1 or the order of business after    
,ethics4  7t7 #gb-;,hour ,text          
,availability  7#a7 ,in clause          
#d7;a77#a7 of rule ,,xiii-- 7,a7 strike 
the third calendar day 7excluding       
,saturdays1 ,sundays1 or legal holidays 
except when the ,house is in session on 
such a day7 on which each report and    
insert the proposed text of each report 
7except views referred to in clause     
#b7l7 of rule ,,xi72 and  7,b7 insert   
for #gb hours after ,resident           
,commissioner4  7#b7 ,in clause #aa of  
rule ,,xxi--  7,a7 strike the third     
calendar day 7excluding ,saturdays1     
,sundays1 or legal holidays except when 
the ,house is in session on such a day7 
on which2 and  7,b7 insert for #gb hours
 after ,resident ,commissioner4  7#c7   
,in clause #h7;a77#a77;,a7 of rule      
,,xxii-- 7,a7 strike the third calendar 

day 7excluding ,saturdays1 ,sundays1 or 
legal holidays except when the ,house is
 in session on such a day7 on which2 and
  7,b7 insert for #gb hours after       
,resident ,commissioner4  7#d7 ,in      
clause #h7;b77#a77;,a7 of rule ,,xxii-- 
7,a7 strike the third calendar day      
7excluding ,saturdays1 ,sundays1 or     
legal holidays except when the ,house is
 in session on such a day7 on which2 and
  7,b7 insert for #gb hours after       
,resident ,commissioner4  7u7           
,macroeconomic analysis ,in rule ,,xiii1
 strike clause #h4  7v7 ,discharge      
petitions  7#a7 ,in clause #b of rule   
,,xv--  7,a7 strike ,discharge motions1 
second and fourth ,mondays and insert   
,discharge motions2  7,b7 strike        
paragraph 7a7 and redesignate the       
subsequent paragraphs accordingly2  7,c7
 in paragraph 7b7 7as so redesignated71 
strike paragraph 7b7 and insert         
paragraph 7a72 and  7,d7 in paragraph   
7c77#a7 7as so redesignated71 strike the
 first sentence and insert the          

following3 ,a motion to discharge that  
has been on the calendar for at least   
seven legislative days 7except during   
the last six days of a session of       
,congress7 shall be privileged only at a
 time or place1 designated by the       
,speaker1 in the legislative schedule   
within two legislative days after the   
day on which a ,member whose signature  
appears thereon announces to the ,house 
an intention to offer the motion44  7#b7
 ,in clause #f7;e7 of rule ,,xiii1      
strike on a day when it is in order to  
consider a motion to discharge          
committees under clause #b of rule ,,xv 
and insert on the second and fourth     
,mondays of a month4  7#c7 ,in clause #c
 of rule ,,xv1 strike on a day when it  
is in order to consider a motion to     
discharge committees under clause #b and
 insert on the second and fourth        
,mondays of a month4  7#d7 ,in clause #d
 of rule ,,xv1 strike after the         
disposition of motions to discharge     
committees and4  7w7 ,private calendar  

,in clause #e of rule ,,xv--  7#a7 in   
the caption1 strike 1 first and third   
,tuesdays2 and  7#b7 in paragraph       
7b77#a71 amend the first sentence to    
read as follows3 ,on any day1 after the 
disposal of such business on the        
,speaker's table as requires reference  
only1 the ,speaker may direct the ,clerk
 to call any bill or resolution that has
 been on the ,private ,calendar for at  
least seven days1 but only on the second
 legislative day after the legislative  
day on which the ,speaker or a designee 
announces to the ,house an intention to 
do so44  7x7 ,religious headdress ,in   
clause #e of rule ,,xvii1 insert        
non-religious headdress or before a hat4
  7y7 ,quorum in the ,committee of the  
,whole ,in clause #f of rule ,,xviii--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7a71 insert 1         
,delegates1 and the ,resident           
,commissioner after ,members2  7#b7 in  
paragraph 7e71 insert 1 ,delegates1 and 
the ,resident ,commissioner after       
,members2 and  7#c7 in paragraph        

7g77#b71 insert 1 ,delegates1 and the   
,resident ,commissioner after ,members4 
7z7 ,two-minute voting in the ,committee
 of the ,whole ,in clause #f of rule    
,,xviii--  7#a7 in paragraph 7f7-- 7,a7 
strike without any intervening business 
or debate2 and  7,b7 after first pending
 amendment insert the following3 1 if in
 the discretion of the ,chair ,members1 
,delegates1 and the ,resident           
,commissioner would be afforded an      
adequate opportunity to vote2 and  7#b7 
in paragraph 7g7--  7,a7 in subparagraph
 7#a71 strike without intervening       
business2 and  7,b7 in subparagraph     
7#b71 strike without intervening debate 
or motion4  7aa7 ,postponability of     
certain votes ,in clause #h7;a77#b7 of  
rule ,,xx-- 7#a7 redesignate            
subdivisions 7,g7 through 7,j7 as       
subdivisions 7,h7 through 7,k71         
respectively2  7#b7 insert after        
subdivision 7,f7 the following new      
subdivision3  7,g7 ,the question of     
agreeing to an amendment4  2  7#c7 in   

subdivision 7,h7 7as redesignated71     
strike 7,f7 and insert 7,g72 and  7#d7  
strike subdivision 7,k7 7as             
redesignated74  7bb7 ,discretion for    
five-minute votes  7#a7 ,strike clause  
#h7;c7 of rule ,,xx 7and redesignate the
 succeeding paragraph accordingly74     
7#b7 ,amend clause #i of rule ,,xx to   
read as follows3  #i4 7a7 ,the ,speaker 
may reduce to five minutes the minimum  
time for electronic voting on any       
question that follows another electronic
 vote or a report from the ,committee of
 the ,whole1 if in the discretion of the
 ,speaker ,members would be afforded an 
adequate opportunity to vote4 7b7 ,to   
the maximum extent practicable1 notice  
of possible five-minute voting for a    
given series of votes shall be issued   
prior to the first electronic vote in   
the series4 4  7cc7 ,net increase in    
budget authority ,in clause #b of rule  
,,xxi1 strike paragraph 7g74  7dd7      
,removing supermajority vote  7#a7 ,in  
clause #e of rule ,,xxi1 strike         

paragraph 7b7 and redesignate the       
subsequent paragraph accordingly4  7#b7 
,in clause #aj of rule ,,xx1 strike 1 or
 increasing ,federal income tax rates   
7within the meaning of clause #e of rule
 ,,xxi74  7#c7 ,in clause #e7;a7 of rule
 ,,xxi1 strike paragraph 7#a7 and insert
 subparagraph 7#a74  7ee7               
,pay-,as-,you-,go ,point ,of ,order ,in 
rule ,,xxi1 amend clause #aj to read as 
follows3 #aj4 7a7 7#a7 ,except as       
provided in paragraphs 7b7 and 7c71 it  
shall not be in order to consider any   
bill1 joint resolution1 amendment1 or   
conference report if the provisions of  
such measure affecting direct spending  
and revenues have the net effect of     
increasing the deficit or reducing the  
surplus for either the period           
comprising-- 7,a7 the current fiscal    
year1 the budget year1 and the four     
fiscal years following that budget year2
 or 7,b7 the current fiscal year1 the   
budget year1 and the nine fiscal years  
following that budget year4 7#b7 ,the   

effect of such measure on the deficit or
 surplus shall be determined on the     
basis of estimates made by the          
,committee on the ,budget relative to   
baseline estimates supplied by the      
,congressional ,budget ,office          
consistent with section #beg of the     
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4 7b7 ,if
 a bill1 joint resolution1 or amendment 
is considered pursuant to a special     
order of the ,house directing the ,clerk
 to add as new matter at the end of such
 measure the provisions of a separate   
measure as passed by the ,house1 the    
provisions of such separate measure as  
passed by the ,house shall be included  
in the evaluation under paragraph 7a7 of
 the bill1 joint resolution1 or         
amendment4 7c7 7#a7 ,except as provided 
in subparagraph 7#b71 the evaluation    
under paragraph 7a7 shall exclude a     
provision expressly designated as an    
emergency for purposes of pay-as-you-go 
principles in the case of a point of    

order under this clause against         
consideration of-- 7,a7 a bill or joint 
resolution2 7,b7 an amendment made in   
order as original text by a special     
order of business2 7,c7 a conference    
report2 or 7,d7 an amendment between the
 ,houses4 7#b7 ,in the case of an       
amendment 7other than one specified in  
subparagraph 7#a77 to a bill or joint   
resolution1 the evaluation under        
paragraph 7a7 shall give no cognizance  
to any designation of emergency4 7#c7   
,if a bill1 a joint resolution1 an      
amendment made in order as original text
 by a special order of business1 a      
conference report1 or an amendment      
between the ,houses includes a provision
 expressly designated as an emergency   
for purposes of pay-as-you-go           
principles1 the ,chair shall put the    
question of consideration with respect  
thereto4 7d7 ,for the purpose of this   
clause1 the terms budget year and       
current year have the meanings specified
 in section #bej of the ,balanced       

,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act of #aihe1 and the term direct     
spending has the meaning specified in   
such section #bej except that such term 
shall also include provisions in        
appropriations ,acts that make outyear  
modifications to substantive law as     
described in section #c7d77;,c7 of the  
,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of    
#bjaj4 4  7ff7 ,banning discrimination  
on the basis of sexual orientation or   
gender identity ,in clause #i of rule   
,,xxiii1 insert sexual orientation1     
gender identity1 before disability4     
7gg7 ,banning sexual relationships      
between members and committee staff ,in 
clause #ah7;a7 of rule ,,xxiii1 strike  
,resident ,commissioner4 and insert     
,resident ,commissioner1 or who is an   
employee of a committee on which the    
,member1 ,delegate1 or ,resident        
,commissioner serves44  7hh7 ,service of
 indicted ,members in leadership and on 
committees ,in clause #aj of rule       
,,xxiii-- 7#a7 designate the existing   

sentence as paragraph 7a72 and  7#b7    
insert at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7b7 ,a ,member1 ,delegate1  
or ,resident ,commissioner who has been 
indicted for or otherwise formally      
charged with criminal conduct in any    
,federal1 ,state1 or local court        
punishable as a felony for which a      
sentence of two or more years'          
imprisonment may be imposed should      
submit his or her resignation from any  
standing1 select1 joint or ad hoc       
committee1 and any subcommittee thereof1
 on which he or she serves1 and should  
step aside from any party caucus or     
conference leadership position he or she
 holds1 unless or until judicial or     
executive proceedings result in         
acquittal or the charges are dismissed  
or reduced to less than a felony as     
described in this paragraph4  4  7ii7   
,banning members1 officers1 and         
employees from sitting on corporate     
boards ,effective ,january #a1 #bjbj1 in
 rule ,,xxiii-- 7#a7 redesignate clause 

#ai as clause #bj2 and  7#b7 insert     
after clause #ah the following new      
clause3 #ai4 7a7 ,a ,member1 ,delegate1 
,resident ,commissioner1 officer1 or    
employee of the ,house may not serve as 
an officer or director of any public    
company4 7b7 ,in paragraph 7a71 the term
 public company means an issuer as      
defined in section #c of the ,securities
 ,exchange ,act of #aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#gh;c7-- 7#a7 the securities of which   
are required to be registered under     
section #ab of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghl72 or 7#b7 that is required to file 
reports under section #ae7;d7 of such   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gho7d774 7c7 ,not  
later than ,december #ca1 #bjai1 the    
,committee on ,ethics shall develop     
regulations addressing other types of   
prohibited service or positions that    
could lead to conflicts of interest4 4  
7jj7 ,suspension of the debt limit ,rule
 ,,xxviii is amended to read as follows3
 ,rule ,,xxviii ,statutory ,limit on the
 ,public ,debt #a4 ,upon adoption by the

 ,house of a concurrent resolution on   
the budget under section #cja or #cjd of
 the ,congressional ,budget ,act of     
#aigd1 the ,clerk shall prepare an      
engrossment of a joint resolution       
suspending the statutory limit on the   
public debt in the form prescribed in   
clause #b4 ,upon engrossment of the     
joint resolution1 the vote by which the 
concurrent resolution on the budget was 
adopted by the ,house shall also be     
considered as a vote on passage of the  
joint resolution in the ,house1 and the 
joint resolution shall be considered as 
passed by the ,house and duly certified 
and examined4 ,the engrossed copy shall 
be signed by the ,clerk and transmitted 
to the ,senate for further legislative  
action4 #b4 ,the matter after the       
resolving clause in a joint resolution  
described in clause #a shall be as      
follows3 ,section #caja7;b7 of title    
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not   
apply for the period beginning on the   
date of enactment and ending on         

,september #cj1 4 with the blank being  
filled with the budget year for the     
concurrent resolution4 #c4 ,nothing in  
this rule shall be construed as limiting
 or otherwise affecting-- 7a7 the power 
of the ,house or the ,senate to consider
 and pass bills or joint resolutions1   
without regard to the procedures under  
clause #a1 that would change the        
statutory limit on the public debt2 or  
7b7 the rights of ,members1 ,delegates1 
the ,resident ,commissioner1 or         
committees with respect to the          
introduction1 consideration1 and        
reporting of such bills or joint        
resolutions4 #d4 ,in this rule the term 
'statutory limit on the public debt'    
means the maximum face amount of        
obligations issued under authority of   
chapter #ca of title #ca1 ,united       
,states ,code1 and obligations          
guaranteed as to principal and interest 
by the ,united ,states 7except such     
guaranteed obligations as may be held by
 the ,secretary of the ,treasury71 as   

determined under section #caja7;b7 of   
such title after the application of     
section #caja7;a7 of such title1 that   
may be outstanding at any one time4 4   
#ajc4 ,separate orders  7a7 ,deposition 
authority  7#a7 ,during the ,one        
,hundred ,sixteenth ,congress1 the chair
 of a standing committee 7other than the
 ,committee on ,rules71 and the chair of
 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on   
,intelligence1 upon consultation with   
the ranking minority member of such     
committee1 may order the taking of      
depositions1 including pursuant to      
subpoena1 by a member or counsel of such
 committee4  7#b7 ,depositions taken    
under the authority prescribed in this  
subsection shall be subject to          
regulations issued by the chair of the  
,committee on ,rules and printed in the 
,congressional ,record4  7b7 ,providing 
for transparency with respect to        
memorials submitted pursuant to ,article
 ,v of the ,constitution of the ,united 
,states ,with respect to any memorial   

presented under clause #c of rule ,,xii 
purporting to be an application of the  
legislature of a ,state calling for a   
convention for proposing amendments to  
the ,constitution of the ,united ,states
 pursuant to ,article ,v1 or a          
rescission of any such prior            
application--  7#a7 the chair of the    
,committee on the ,judiciary shall1 in  
the case of a memorial presented in the 
,one ,hundred ,fourteenth ,congress or  
succeeding ,congresses1 and may1 in the 
case of such a memorial presented prior 
to the ,one ,hundred ,fourteenth        
,congress1 designate any such memorial  
for public availability by the ,clerk2  
and  7#b7 the ,clerk shall make such    
memorials as are designated pursuant to 
paragraph 7#a7 publicly available in    
electronic form1 organized by ,state of 
origin and year of receipt1 and shall   
indicate whether the memorial was       
designated as an application or a       
rescission4  7c7 ,limitation on advance 
appropriations  7#a7 ,except as provided

 in paragraph 7#b71 any general         
appropriation bill or bill or joint     
resolution continuing appropriations1 or
 amendment thereto or conference report 
thereon1 may not provide an advance     
appropriation4  7#b7 ,an advance        
appropriation may be provided for       
programs1 activities or accounts        
identified in lists submitted for       
printing in the ,congressional ,record  
by the chair of the ,committee on the   
,budget 7when elected7--  7,a7 for      
fiscal year #bjbj1 under the heading    
,accounts ,identified for ,advance      
,appropriations in an aggregate amount  
not to exceed #bh1heb1jjj1jjj in new    
budget authority1 and for #bjba1        
accounts separately identified under the
 same heading2 and  7,b7 for fiscal year
 #bjbj1 under the heading ,veterans     
,accounts ,identified for ,advance      
,appropriations in an aggregate amount  
not to exceed #ge1eej1fjj1jjj in new    
budget authority4  7#c7 ,definition ,the
 term advance appropriation means any   

new discretionary budget authority      
provided in a general appropriation bill
 or bill or joint resolution continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year #bjai1 or
 any amendment thereto or conference    
report thereon1 that first becomes      
available following fiscal year #bjai4  
7d7 ,exercise facilities for former     
members ,during the ,one ,hundred       
,sixteenth ,congress--  7#a7 ,the ,house
 of ,representatives may not provide    
access to any exercise facility which is
 made available exclusively to ,members 
and former ,members1 officers and former
 officers of the ,house of              
,representatives1 and their spouses to  
any former ,member1 former officer1 or  
spouse who is a lobbyist registered     
under the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of 
#aiie or any successor statute or who is
 an agent of a foreign principal as     
defined in clause #e of rule ,,xxv4 ,for
 purposes of this subsection1 the term  
,member includes a ,delegate or         
,resident ,commissioner to the          

,congress4  7#b7 ,the ,committee on     
,house ,administration shall promulgate 
regulations to carry out this           
subsection4  7e7 ,numbering of bills ,in
 the ,one ,hundred ,sixteenth ,congress1
 the first #aj numbers for bills 7,h4,r4
 #a through ,h4,r4 #aj7 shall be        
reserved for assignment by the ,speaker 
and the second #aj numbers for bills    
7,h4,r4 #aa through ,h4,r4 #bj7 shall be
 reserved for assignment by the         
,minority ,leader4  7f7 ,inclusion of   
citations for proposed repeals and      
amendments ,to the maximum extent       
practicable and consistent with         
established drafting conventions1 an    
instruction in a bill or joint          
resolution proposing to repeal or amend 
any law or part thereof not contained in
 a codified title of the ,united ,states
 ,code shall include1 in parentheses    
immediately following the designation of
 the matter proposed to be repealed or  
amended1 the applicable ,united ,states 
,code citation 7which may be a note in  

the ,united ,states ,code71 or1 if no   
such citation is available1 an          
appropriate alternative citation to the 
applicable law or part4  7g7 ,broadening
 availability of legislative documents  
in machine-readable formats ,the        
,committee on ,house ,administration1   
the ,clerk1 and other officers and      
officials of the ,house shall continue  
efforts to broaden the availability of  
legislative documents in machine        
readable formats in the ,one ,hundred   
,sixteenth ,congress in furtherance of  
the institutional priority of improving 
public availability and use of          
legislative information produced by the 
,house and its committees4  7h7         
,subcommittees ,notwithstanding clause  
#e7;d7 of rule ,x1 during the ,one      
,hundred ,sixteenth ,congress--  7#a7   
the ,committee on ,agriculture may have 
not more than six subcommittees2 and    
7#b7 the ,committee on ,financial       
,services may have not more than seven  
subcommittees4  7i7 ,requiring committee

 hearing and markup on bills and joint  
resolutions  7#a7 ,effective ,march #a1 
#bjai1 during the ,one ,hundred         
,sixteenth ,congress1 it shall not be in
 order to consider a bill or joint      
resolution pursuant to a special order  
of business reported by the ,committee  
on ,rules that-- 7,a7 has not been      
reported by a committee2 or  7,b7 has   
been reported by a committee unless the 
report includes a list of related       
committee and subcommittee hearings and 
a designation of at least one committee 
or subcommittee hearing that was used to
 develop or consider such bill or joint 
resolution4  7#b7 ,this subsection shall
 not apply to a bill or joint           
resolution--  7,a7 continuing           
appropriations for a fiscal year2  7,b7 
containing an emergency designation     
under section #bea7;b77#b7 or section   
#beb7;e7 of the ,balanced ,budget and   
,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act2 or   
7,c7 designated pursuant to clause      
#g7;a7 of rule ,,xv4  7j7 ,member day   

hearing requirement ,during the first   
session of the ,one ,hundred ,sixteenth 
,congress1 each standing committee      
7other than the ,committee on ,ethics7  
shall hold a hearing at which it        
receives testimony from ,members1       
,delegates1 and the ,resident           
,commissioner on proposed legislation   
within its jurisdiction1 except that the
 ,committee on ,rules may hold such     
hearing during the second session of the
 ,one ,hundred ,sixteenth ,congress4    
7k7 ,empaneling investigative           
subcommittee of the ,committee on       
,ethics ,the text of ,house ,resolution 
#dea1 ,one ,hundred ,tenth ,congress1   
shall apply in the ,one ,hundred        
,sixteenth ,congress in the same manner 
as such provision applied in the ,one   
,hundred ,tenth ,congress1 except that  
references to the ,committee on         
,standards of ,official ,conduct shall  
be construed as references to the       
,committee on ,ethics4  7l7 ,war ,powers
 ,resolution ,during the ,one ,hundred  

,sixteenth ,congress1 a motion to       
discharge a measure introduced pursuant 
to section #f or section #g of the ,war 
,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4      
#aede-df7 shall not be subject to a     
motion to table4  7m7 ,budget matters   
,during the first session of the ,one   
,hundred ,sixteenth ,congress1 pending  
the adoption of a concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year #bjai--   
7#a7 the allocations1 aggregates1 and   
other appropriate levels as contained in
 the statement of the chair of the      
,committee on the ,budget of the ,house 
of ,representatives in the              
,congressional ,record of ,may #aj1     
#bjah1 as adjusted in the ,one ,hundred 
,fifteenth ,congress1 shall be          
considered for all purposes in the      
,house to be the allocations1           
aggregates1 and other appropriate levels
 under titles ,,iii and ,,iv of the     
,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd2   
and  7#b7 the provisions of ,house      
,concurrent ,resolution #ga1 ,one       

,hundred ,fifteenth ,congress1 specified
 in section #cjajd7;f77#a7 of the       
,bipartisan ,budget ,act of #bjah shall 
have no force or effect except for      
sections #ebja1 #ebjb1 #ebjc1 and #edja 
of such concurrent resolution4  7n7     
,legal issues related to the ,patient   
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
,to protect the institutional interests 
of the ,house of ,representatives1 the  
,speaker1 on behalf of the ,house1 is   
authorized to intervene1 otherwise      
appear1 or take any other steps1 in the 
case of ,texas v4 ,united ,states1 ,no4 
#d3ah-;cv-#jjafg-,o 7,n4,d4 ,tex47 and  
in any appellate proceedings arising    
from such case4 ,the ,speaker1 in       
consultation with the ,bipartisan ,legal
 ,advisory ,group1 is also authorized to
 intervene1 otherwise appear1 or take   
any other steps in any other cases      
involving the ,patient ,protection and  
,affordable ,care ,act to protect the   
institutional interests of the ,house   
and to defend such ,act1 the amendments 

made by such ,act to other provisions of
 law1 and any amendments to such        
provisions1 including the provisions    
ensuring affordable health coverage for 
those with preexisting conditions4 ,the 
,house authorizes the ,office of        
,general ,counsel of the ,house of      
,representatives1 at the direction of   
the ,speaker1 to represent the ,house in
 any such litigation1 and to take such  
steps as may be appropriate1 including  
the supervision and employment of       
services of outside counsel1 including  
pro bono counsel1 or other experts4  7o7
 ,legal issues related to the           
,supplemental ,nutrition ,assistance    
,program ,the ,office of ,general       
,counsel is directed to immediately     
explore all possible legal options for  
responding to any rulemaking by the     
,united ,states ,department of          
,agriculture1 announced on or after     
,december #bj1 #bjah1 to the            
,supplemental ,nutrition ,assistance    
,program involving requirements for     

able-bodied adults without dependents4  
7p7 ,congressional ,member ,organization
 transparency reform  7#a7 ,payment of  
salaries and expenses through account of
 organization ,a ,member of the ,house  
of ,representatives and an eligible     
,congressional ,member ,organization may
 enter into an agreement under which--  
7,a7 an employee of the ,member's office
 may carry out official and             
representational duties of the ,member  
by assignment to the ,organization2 and 
7,b7 to the extent that the employee    
carries out such duties under the       
agreement1 the ,member shall transfer   
the portion of the ,members'            
,representational ,allowance 7,,mra7 of 
the ,member which would otherwise be    
used for the salary and related expenses
 of the employee to a dedicated account 
in the ,house of ,representatives which 
is administered by the ,organization1 in
 accordance with the regulations        
promulgated by the ,committee on ,house 
,administration under paragraph 7#b74   

7#b7 ,regulations ,the ,committee on    
,house ,administration 7hereafter       
referred to in this subsection as the   
,committee7 shall promulgate regulations
 as follows3 7,a7 ,use of ,,mra         
,pursuant to the authority of section   
#aja7;d7 of the ,house of               
,representatives ,administrative ,reform
 ,technical ,corrections ,act 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #ecda7;d771 the ,committee    
shall prescribe regulations to provide  
that an eligible ,congressional ,member 
,organization may use the amounts       
transferred to the ,organization's      
dedicated account under paragraph       
7#a77;,b7 for the same purposes for     
which a ,member of the ,house of        
,representatives may use the ,members'  
,representational ,allowance1 except    
that the ,organization may not use such 
amounts for franked mail1 official      
travel1 or leases of space or vehicles4 
7,b7 ,maintenance of limitations on     
number of shared employees ,pursuant to 
the authority of section #ajd7;d7 of the

 ,house of ,representatives             
,administrative ,reform ,technical      
,corrections ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4         
#ecba7;d771 the ,committee shall        
prescribe regulations to provide that an
 employee of the office of a ,member of 
the ,house of ,representatives who is   
covered by an agreement entered into    
under paragraph 7#a7 between the ,member
 and an eligible ,congressional ,member 
,organization shall be considered a     
shared employee of the ,member's office 
and the ,organization for purposes of   
such section1 and shall include in such 
regulations appropriate accounting      
standards to ensure that a ,member of   
the ,house of ,representatives who      
enters into an agreement with such an   
,organization under paragraph 7#a7 does 
not employ more employees than the      
,member is authorized to employ under   
such section4  7,c7 ,participation in   
student loan repayment program ,pursuant
 to the authority of section #aje7;b7 of
 the ,legislative ,branch               

,appropriations ,act1 #bjjc 7#b         
,u4,s4,c4 #decf7;b771 relating to the   
student loan repayment program for      
employees of the ,house1 the ,committee 
shall promulgate regulations to provide 
that1 in the case of an employee who is 
covered by an agreement entered into    
under paragraph 7#a7 between a ,member  
of the ,house of ,representatives and an
 eligible ,congressional ,member        
,organization and who participates in   
such program while carrying out duties  
under the agreement--  7i7 any funds    
made available for making payments under
 the program with respect to the        
employee shall be transferred to the    
,organization's dedicated account under 
paragraph 7#a77;,b72 and  7ii7 the      
,organization shall use the funds to    
repay a student loan taken out by the   
employee1 under the same terms and      
conditions which would apply under the  
program if the ,organization were the   
employing office of the employee4  7,d7 
,access to ,house services ,the         

,committee shall prescribe regulations  
to ensure that an eligible              
,congressional ,member ,organization has
 appropriate access to services of the  
,house4  7,e7 ,other regulations ,the   
,committee shall promulgate such other  
regulations as may be appropriate to    
carry out this subsection4  7#c7        
,eligible congressional member          
organization defined ,in this           
subsection1 the term eligible           
,congressional ,member ,organization    
means1 with respect to the ,one ,hundred
 ,sixteenth ,congress1 an organization  
meeting each of the following           
requirements3 7,a7 ,the organization is 
registered as a ,congressional ,member  
,organization with the ,committee on    
,house ,administration4  7,b7 ,the      
organization designates a single ,member
 of the ,house of ,representatives to be
 responsible for the administration of  
the organization1 including the         
administration of the account           
administered under paragraph 7#a77;,b71 

and includes the identification of such 
,member with the statement of           
organization that the organization files
 and maintains with the ,committee on   
,house ,administration4  7,c7 ,at least 
#c employees of the ,house are assigned 
to perform some work for the            
organization4  7,d7 ,during the ,one    
,hundred ,fifteenth ,congress1 at least 
#ae ,members of the ,house of           
,representatives used a portion of the  
,members' ,representational ,allowance  
of the ,member for the salary and       
related expenses of an employee who was 
a shared employee of the ,member's      
office and the organization4  7,e7 ,the 
organization files a statement with the 
,committee on ,house ,administration and
 the ,chief ,administrative ,officer of 
the ,house of ,representatives          
certifying that it will administer an   
account in accordance with paragraph    
7#a77;,b74  7q7 ,non-disclosure         
agreements ,any non-disclosure agreement
 imposed by any employing or contracting

 authority in the ,house of             
,representatives to which a paid or     
unpaid employee or contractor is or was 
required to agree as a term of          
employment shall-- 7#a7 provide clear   
guidance that the employee or contractor
 may communicate concerning any matter  
with the ,committee on ,ethics1 the     
,office of ,congressional ,workplace    
,rights1 or any other office or entity  
designated by the ,committee on ,house  
,administration without prior1          
concurrent1 or subsequent notice or     
approval2 and  7#b7 not be binding and  
shall have no legal effect to the extent
 to which it requires prior1 concurrent1
 or subsequent notice or approval from  
anyone on any matter with respect to    
communications from an employee or      
contractor to any of the committees1    
offices1 or entities described in       
paragraph 7#a74  7r7 ,requiring ,members
 to pay for discrimination settlements  
7#a7 ,in general ,in the case of a      
settlement of a complaint under the     

,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie in connection with a claim        
alleging a violation described in       
paragraph 7#b7 which is committed       
personally by a ,member1 ,delegate1 or  
,resident ,commissioner1 if the ,member1
 ,delegate1 or ,resident ,commissioner  
is not required under law to reimburse  
the ,treasury for the amount of the     
settlement1 the chair and ranking       
minority member of the ,committee on    
,house ,administration may not approve  
the settlement pursuant to clause       
#d7;d77#b7 of rule ,x unless1 under the 
terms and conditions of the settlement1 
the ,member1 ,delegate1 or ,resident    
,commissioner is required to reimburse  
the ,treasury for the amount of the     
settlement4  7#b7 ,violations described 
,a violation described in this paragraph
 is-- 7,a7 a violation of section       
#bja7;a7 or section #bjf7;a7 of the     
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie2 or  7,b7 a violation of section  
#bjg of such ,act which consists of     

intimidating1 taking reprisal against1  
or otherwise discriminating against any 
covered employee under such ,act because
 of a claim alleging a violation        
described in subparagraph 7,a74  7s7    
,mandatory anti-harassment and          
anti-discrimination policies for ,house 
offices  7#a7 ,requiring offices to     
adopt policy ,each employing office of  
the ,house of ,representatives under the
 ,congressional ,accountability ,act of 
#aiie shall adopt an anti-harassment and
 anti-discrimination policy for the     
office's workplace4  7#b7 ,regulations  
,not later than ,april #a1 #bjai1 the   
,committee on ,house ,administration    
shall promulgate regulations to carry   
out this section1 and shall ensure that 
such regulations are consistent with the
 requirements of the ,congressional     
,accountability ,act of #aiie1 rule     
,,xxiii1 and other relevant laws1 rules1
 and regulations4  7t7 ,displaying      
statement of rights and protections     
provided to ,house employees ,the       

,committee on ,house ,administration    
shall issue regulations to provide that 
each employing office of the ,house of  
,representatives shall post in a        
prominent location in the office        
7including1 in the case of the office of
 a ,member1 ,delegate1 or the ,resident 
,commissioner1 a prominent location in  
each district office7 a statement of the
 rights and protections provided to     
employees of the ,house of              
,representatives under the              
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie1 including the procedures         
available to employees of the ,house    
under such ,act for responding to and   
adjudicating allegations of violations  
of such rights and protections4  #ajd4  
,committees1 ,commissions1 and ,house   
offices  7a7 ,house ,democracy          
,partnership ,house ,resolution #bd1    
,one ,hundred ,tenth ,congress1 shall   
apply in the ,one ,hundred ,sixteenth   
,congress in the same manner as such    
resolution applied in the ,one ,hundred 

,tenth ,congress except that the        
commission concerned shall be known as  
the ,house ,democracy ,partnership4  7b7
 ,tom ,lantos ,human ,rights ,commission
  7#a7 ,in general ,sections #a through 
#g of ,house ,resolution #adea1 ,one    
,hundred ,tenth ,congress1 shall apply  
in the ,one ,hundred ,sixteenth         
,congress in the same manner as such    
provisions applied in the ,one ,hundred 
,tenth ,congress1 except that--  7,a7   
the ,tom ,lantos ,human ,rights         
,commission may1 in addition to         
collaborating closely with other        
professional staff members of the       
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1        
collaborate closely with professional   
staff members of other relevant         
committees2  7,b7 the resources of the  
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs which   
the ,commission may use shall include   
all resources which the ,committee is   
authorized to obtain from other offices 
of the ,house of ,representatives2 and  
7,c7 any amounts authorized to provide  

full-time professional staff and        
resources to the ,tom ,lantos ,human    
,rights ,commission shall be in addition
 to and separate from the overall budget
 authorization for the ,committee on    
,foreign ,affairs as provided by        
resolution of the ,house1 shall be      
administered by the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs1 and shall be         
distributed equally between the         
co-chairs of the ,commission4  7#b7     
,funding ,for the expenses of the       
,commission1 including the expenses of  
full-time professional staff and other  
resources1 there shall be paid1 out of  
the applicable accounts of the ,house of
 ,representatives1 not more than        
#eb1jjj1 to be available during the     
period beginning at noon on ,january #c1
 #bjai1 and ending on ,march #ca1 #bjai4
 ,the amounts provided under this       
paragraph shall be administered by the  
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs in the  
same manner as amounts provided for the 
expenses of such ,committee by          

resolution of the ,house1 and shall be  
distributed equally between the         
co-chairs of the ,commission4  7c7      
,office of ,congressional ,ethics       
,section #a of ,house ,resolution #hie1 
,one ,hundred ,tenth ,congress1 shall   
apply in the ,one ,hundred ,sixteenth   
,congress in the same manner as such    
provision applied in the ,one ,hundred  
,tenth ,congress1 except that-- 7#a7 the
 ,office of ,congressional ,ethics shall
 be treated as a standing committee of  
the ,house for purposes of section      
#bjb7;i7 of the ,legislative            
,reorganization ,act of #aidf 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #dcja7;i772  7#b7 references  
to the ,committee on ,standards of      
,official ,conduct shall be construed as
 references to the ,committee on        
,ethics2  7#c7 any requirement for      
concurrence in section #a7;b77#a7 shall 
be construed as a requirement for       
consultation2  7#d7 the second sentence 
of section #a7;b77#f77;,a7 shall not    
apply2  7#e7 members subject to section 

#a7;b77#f77;,b7 may be reappointed for a
 third additional term2  7#f7 any       
individual who is the subject of a      
preliminary review or second-phase      
review by the board shall be informed of
 the right to be represented by counsel 
and invoking that right should not be   
held negatively against such individual2
 and  7#g7 the ,office may not take any 
action that would deny any person any   
right or protection provided under the  
,constitution of the ,united ,states4   
7d7 ,office of ,diversity and ,inclusion
  7#a7 ,establishment ,there is         
established an ,office of ,diversity and
 ,inclusion of the ,house of            
,representatives 7hereafter in this     
clause referred to as the ,office74     
7#b7 ,director ,the ,speaker1 in        
consultation with the ,minority ,leader1
 shall appoint a ,director of the       
,office from recommendations provided by
 the chair of the ,committee on ,house  
,administration in consultation with the
 ranking minority member of such        

committee4  7#c7 ,operational plan ,not 
later than #fj days after the           
appointment of the ,director of the     
,office1 the ,office shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,house ,administration an
 operational plan for the ,office that  
shall include1 consistent with          
applicable ,house rules1 regulations1   
and law1 a plan for appointing and      
establishing duties for staff of the    
,office which shall set forth a proposed
 maximum number of staff4  7#d7         
,diversity plan ,not later than #ij days
 after submitting the operational plan  
under paragraph 7#c71 the ,office shall 
submit a diversity plan to the          
,committee on ,house ,administration for
 the committee's review and approval1   
and shall include in the plan the       
following3  7,a7 ,policies to direct and
 guide ,house employing offices to      
recruit1 hire1 train1 develop1 advance1 
promote1 and retain a diverse workforce1
 consistent with applicable ,house      
rules1 regulations1 and law4  7,b7 ,the 

development of a survey1 in consultation
 with the ,committee on ,house          
,administration1 to evaluate diversity  
in ,house employing offices4  7,c7 ,a   
framework for the ,house of             
,representatives diversity report       
required by paragraph 7#e74  7,d7 ,a    
proposal for the composition of an      
,advisory ,council that shall1 as       
necessary1 inform the work of the       
,office4  7,e7 ,any additional          
components as determined by the         
,committee on ,house ,administration4   
7#e7 ,diversity report ,at the end of   
each session of ,congress1 the ,office  
shall submit a ,house of                
,representatives diversity report to the
 ,speaker1 the ,majority ,leader and    
,minority ,leader1 the chair and ranking
 minority member of the ,committee on   
,house ,administration1 and the chair   
and ranking minority member of the      
,subcommittee on the ,legislative       
,branch of the ,committee on            
,appropriations4  7#f7 ,regulations ,the

 ,office shall carry out its duties     
pursuant to regulations issued by the   
,committee on ,house ,administration4   
7#g7 ,definition ,in this subsection1   
the term ,house employing office means--
  7,a7 the official office of a ,member1
 ,delegate1 or the ,resident            
,commissioner2  7,b7 each committee of  
the ,house and each joint committee2 and
  7,c7 any other office of the ,house4  
7e7 ,office of the ,whistleblower       
,ombudsman  7#a7 ,establishment ,there  
is established an ,office of the        
,whistleblower ,ombudsman1 to be headed 
by the ,whistleblower ,ombudsman4  7#b7 
,appointment ,the ,whistleblower        
,ombudsman shall be appointed by the    
,speaker in consultation with the chairs
 and ranking minority members of the    
,committee on ,house ,administration and
 the ,committee on ,oversight and       
,reform4  7#c7 ,duties ,the             
,whistleblower ,ombudsman1 under the    
direction of the ,committee on ,house   
,administration1 and in consultation    

with any other standing committee and   
the ,permanent ,select ,committee on    
,intelligence 7at the request of the    
chair or ranking minority member of such
 other committee71 shall--  7,a7        
promulgate best practices for           
whistleblower intake for offices of the 
,house2 and  7,b7 provide training for  
offices of the ,house on whistleblower  
intake1 including establishing an       
effective reporting system for          
whistleblowers1 maintaining             
whistleblower confidentiality1 advising 
staff of relevant laws and policies1 and
 protecting information provided by     
whistleblowers4  7f7 ,select ,committee 
on the ,climate ,crisis  7#a7           
,establishment2 composition  7,a7       
,establishment ,there is hereby         
established a ,select ,committee on the 
,climate ,crisis 7hereinafter in this   
subsection referred to as the ,select   
,committee74  7,b7 ,composition ,the    
,select ,committee shall be composed of 
#ae ,members1 ,delegates1 or the        

,resident ,commissioner appointed by the
 ,speaker1 of whom #f shall be appointed
 on the recommendation of the ,minority 
,leader4 ,the ,speaker shall designate  
one member of the ,select ,committee as 
its chair4 ,a vacancy in the membership 
of the ,select ,committee shall be      
filled in the same manner as the        
original appointment4  7#b7             
,jurisdiction2 functions  7,a7          
,legislative jurisdiction ,the ,select  
,committee shall not have legislative   
jurisdiction and shall have no authority
 to take legislative action on any bill 
or resolution4  7,b7 ,investigative     
jurisdiction ,the sole authority of the 
,select ,committee shall be to          
investigate1 study1 make findings1 and  
develop recommendations on policies1    
strategies1 and innovations to achieve  
substantial and permanent reductions in 
pollution and other activities that     
contribute to the climate crisis which  
will honor our responsibility to be good
 stewards of the planet for future      

generations4 ,the ,select ,committee    
may1 at its discretion1 hold public     
hearings in connection with any aspect  
of its investigative functions4  7#c7   
,procedure  7,a7 ,except as specified in
 subparagraph 7,b71 the ,select         
,committee shall have the authorities   
and responsibilities of1 and shall be   
subject to the same limitations and     
restrictions as1 a standing committee of
 the ,house1 and shall be deemed a      
committee of the ,house for all purposes
 of law or rule4  7,b7 7i7 ,rules ,x and
 ,,xi shall apply to the ,select        
,committee where not inconsistent with  
this subsection4  7ii7 ,service on the  
,select ,committee shall not count      
against the limitations in clause       
#e7;b77#b7 of rule ,x4  7iii7 ,clause   
#b7m77#a77;,b7 of rule ,,xi1 clause     
#b7m77#c7 of rule ,,xi1 and section     
#ajc7;a7 of this resolution shall not   
apply to the ,select ,committee1 but the
 ,select ,committee may recommend       
subpoenas and depositions and submit    

such recommendations to the relevant    
standing committee4  7iv7 ,clause #b7;d7
 of rule ,x shall not apply to the      
,select ,committee4  7#d7 ,funding ,to  
enable the ,select ,committee to carry  
out the purposes of this section--  7,a7
 the ,select ,committee may use the     
services of staff of the ,house2 and    
7,b7 the ,select ,committee shall be    
eligible for interim funding pursuant to
 clause #g of rule ,x4  7#e7 ,reporting 
,the ,select ,committee may report to   
the ,house or any committee of the      
,house from time to time the results of 
its investigations and studies1 together
 with such detailed findings and policy 
recommendations as it may deem          
advisable4 ,all such reports shall be   
submitted to the ,house by ,december    
#ca1 #bjbj4 ,all policy recommendations 
shall be submitted to the relevant      
standing committees not later than      
,march #ca1 #bjbj4  7#f7 ,publication   
,the ,select ,committee shall ensure    
that reports and proposals prepared in  

accordance with this subsection shall1  
upon completion1 be made available to   
the general public in widely accessible 
formats not later than #cj calendar days
 following the respective dates for     
completion set forth in paragraph 7#e74 
#aje4 ,orders of business  7a7 ,the     
,speaker may recognize a ,member1       
,delegate1 and the ,resident            
,commissioner for the reading of the    
,constitution on any legislative day    
during the first session of the ,one    
,hundred ,sixteenth ,congress4  7b7 ,it 
shall be in order at any time through   
the legislative day of ,january #ag1    
#bjai1 for the ,speaker to entertain    
motions that the ,house suspend the     
rules as though under clause #a of rule 
,,xv4 ,the ,speaker or her designee     
shall consult with the ,minority ,leader
 or his designee on the designation of  
any matter for consideration pursuant to
 this section4  7c7 ,the requirement of 
clause #f7;a7 of rule ,,xiii for a      
two-thirds vote to consider a report    

from the ,committee on ,rules on the    
same day it is presented to the ,house  
is waived with respect to any resolution
 reported through the legislative day of
 ,january #h1 #bjai1 relating to a      
measure making or continuing            
appropriations for the fiscal year      
ending ,september #cj1 #bjai4  ,,ii     
,select ,committee on the ,modernization
 of ,congress  #bja4 ,select ,committee 
on the ,modernization of ,congress  7a7 
,establishment ,there is hereby         
established a ,select ,committee on the 
,modernization of ,congress 7hereinafter
 in this section referred to as the     
,select ,committee74  7b7 ,composition  
7#a7 ,the ,select ,committee shall be   
composed of #ab ,members1 ,delegates1 or
 the ,resident ,commissioner appointed  
by the ,speaker4  7#b7 ,the ,speaker    
shall appoint members of the ,select    
,committee as follows3  7,a7 ,at least  
#b members from among ,members1         
,delegates1 or the ,resident            
,commissioner serving in their first    

term4  7,b7 ,at least #b members from   
the ,committee on ,rules4  7,c7 ,at     
least #b members from the ,committee on 
,house ,administration4  7#c7 ,of the   
members of the ,select ,committee       
appointed pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 #f
 shall be appointed on the              
recommendation of the ,minority ,leader1
 including #a member each as described  
in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 of   
paragraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,the ,speaker     
shall designate one member of the       
,select ,committee as chair1 and1 upon  
recommendation of the ,minority ,leader1
 shall designate one member of the      
,select ,committee as vice chair4  7#e7 
,a vacancy in the membership of the     
,select ,committee shall be filled in   
the same manner as the original         
appointment4  7c7 ,jurisdiction2        
functions  7#a7 ,legislative            
jurisdiction ,the ,select ,committee    
shall not have legislative jurisdiction 
and shall have no authority to take     
legislative action on any bill or       

resolution4  7#b7 ,investigative        
jurisdiction ,the sole authority of the 
,select ,committee shall be to          
investigate1 study1 make findings1 hold 
public hearings1 and develop            
recommendations on modernizing          
,congress1 including recommendations    
on--  7,a7 rules to promote a more      
modern and efficient ,congress2  7,b7   
procedures1 including the schedule and  
calendar2  7,c7 policies to develop the 
next generation of leaders2  7,d7 staff 
recruitment1 diversity1 retention1 and  
compensation and benefits2  7,e7        
administrative efficiencies1 including  
purchasing1 travel1 outside services1   
and shared administrative staff2  7,f7  
technology and innovation2 and  7,g7 the
 work of the ,house ,commission on      
,congressional ,mailing ,standards4  7d7
 ,procedures  7#a7 7,a7 ,except as      
specified in subparagraph 7,b71 the     
,select ,committee shall have the       
authorities and responsibilities of1 and
 shall be subject to the same           

limitations and restrictions as1 a      
standing committee of the ,house1 and   
shall be deemed a committee of the      
,house for all purposes of law or rule4 
7,b7  7i7 ,rules ,x and ,,xi shall apply
 to the ,select ,committee where not    
inconsistent with this section4  7ii7   
,service on the ,select ,committee shall
 not count against the limitations in   
clause #e7;b77#b7 of rule ,x4  7iii7    
,clause #b7m77#a77;,b7 of rule ,,xi1    
clause #b7m77#c7 of rule ,,xi1 and      
section #ajc7;a7 of this resolution     
shall not apply to the ,select          
,committee1 but the ,select ,committee  
may recommend subpoenas and depositions 
and submit such recommendations to the  
relevant standing committee4  7iv7      
,clause #b7;d7 of rule ,x shall not     
apply to the ,select ,committee4  7#b7  
,during the first session of the ,one   
,hundred ,sixteenth ,congress1 the      
,select ,committee shall hold a hearing 
at which it receives testimony from     
,members1 ,delegates1 and the ,resident 

,commissioner on matters described in   
subsection 7c74  7e7 ,funding ,to enable
 the ,select ,committee to carry out the
 purposes of this section--  7#a7 the   
,select ,committee may use the services 
of staff of the ,house2 and  7#b7 the   
,select ,committee shall be eligible for
 interim funding pursuant to clause #g  
of rule ,x4  7f7 ,reports  7#a7 ,interim
 status report ,every #ij days1 the     
,select ,committee shall provide an     
interim status report on its activities 
to the ,committee on ,house             
,administration and the ,committee on   
,rules4 ,each interim status report must
 include transcripts of the ,select     
,committee's proceedings1 itemized      
reporting of its expenditures1 and a    
proposed plan for the next #ij days4    
7#b7 ,findings and recommendations ,the 
,select ,committee may report to the    
,house or any committee from time to    
time the results of its investigations  
and studies1 together with such detailed
 findings and policy recommendations as 

it may deem advisable4 ,the ,select     
,committee may only submit any such     
report if the report receives the votes 
of not fewer than #b_/c of its members4 
7#c7 ,final report ,at the conclusion of
 the first session of the ,one ,hundred 
,sixteenth ,congress1 the ,select       
,committee shall submit a final report  
to the ,house4 ,the final report shall  
include the results of the ,select      
,committee's studies1 detailed findings1
 and any policy recommendations as the  
select committee may deem advisable4    
,the ,select ,committee may only submit 
the report if the report receives the   
votes of not fewer than #b_/c of its    
members4 ,the ,select ,committee shall  
submit all policy recommendations       
included in the report to relevant      
standing committees4  7#d7 ,publication 
,the ,select ,committee shall ensure    
that reports prepared in accordance with
 paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 shall1 upon   
completion1 be made available to the    
general public in widely accessible     

formats not later than #cj calendar days
 following the date any such report is  
made available to the ,house or a       
committee1 as applicable4  7g7          
,termination2 disposition of records    
7#a7 ,termination ,the ,select          
,committee shall terminate on ,february 
#a1 #bjbj4  7#b7 ,disposition of records
 ,upon its termination1 the records of  
the ,select ,committee shall be         
transferred to1 and shall become part   
of1 the records of such standing        
committees as the ,speaker may          
designate4  ,,iii ,intervention in      
,litigation ,involving ,patient         
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
#cja4 ,findings ,the ,house of          
,representatives finds the following3   
7#a7 ,texas1 ,wisconsin1 ,alabama1      
,arkansas1 ,arizona1 ,florida1 ,georgia1
 ,indiana1 ,kansas1 ,louisiana1         
,governor ,paul ,le,page of ,maine1     
,mississippi 7by and through ,governor  
,phil ,bryant71 ,missouri1 ,nebraska1   
,north ,dakota1 ,south ,carolina1 ,south

 ,dakota1 ,tennessee1 ,utah1 and ,west  
,virginia have filed suit in the ,united
 ,states ,district ,court for the       
,northern ,district of ,texas1 arguing  
that the ,patient ,protection and       
,affordable ,care ,act 7,public ,law    
#aaa-adh2 #abd ,stat4 #aai7 is          
unconstitutional and should be enjoined 
by asserting that the ,act's requirement
 to maintain minimum essential coverage 
7commonly known as the individual       
responsibility provision7 in section    
#ejjj;,a7a7 of the ,internal ,revenue   
,code of #aihf1 is unconstitutional     
following the amendment of that         
provision by the ,act to provide for    
reconciliation pursuant to titles ,,ii  
and ,v of the concurrent resolution on  
the budget for fiscal year #bjah        
7,public ,law #aae-ig7 7commonly known  
as the ,tax ,cuts and ,jobs ,act74  7#b7
 ,these ,state and individual plaintiffs
 also seek to strike down the entire    
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act as not severable from the    

individual responsibility provision4    
7#c7 ,on ,june #g1 #bjah1 the           
,department of ,justice refused to      
defend the constitutionality of the     
amended individual responsibility       
provision1 despite the well-established 
duty of the ,department to defend       
,federal statutes where reasonable      
arguments can be made in their defense4 
7#d7 ,the ,department of ,justice not   
only refused to defend the amended      
individual responsibility provision1 but
 affirmatively argued that this         
provision is unconstitutional and that  
the provisions of the ,patient          
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
guaranteeing issuance of health         
insurance coverage regardless of health 
status or preexisting conditions        
7commonly known as the guaranteed issue 
provision7 found in sections #bgjb1     
#bgjd1 and #bgje7;a7 of the ,public     
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;gg-#a1 #cjj;gg-#c1 #cjj;gg-#d7;a77 
and prohibitions on discriminatory      

premium rates 7commonly known as the    
community rating provision7 found in    
sections #bgja and #bgje7;b7 of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg7a77#a71               
#cjj;gg-#d7;b77 must now be struck down 
as not severable from the individual    
responsibility provision4  7#e7 ,the    
district court recently held that the   
individual responsibility provision is  
unconstitutional and that all of the    
remaining provisions of the ,patient    
,protection and ,affordable ,care act   
are inseverable and therefore invalid4  
7#f7 ,up to #acc million nonelderly     
,americans have some type of preexisting
 health condition1 such as1 but not     
limited to1 diabetes1 high cholesterol1 
cancer1 arthritis1 and asthma1 that     
could affect their insurance4  7#g7     
,prior to the ,patient ,protection and  
,affordable ,care ,act and the enactment
 of protections such as guaranteed issue
 and community rating1 millions of      
,americans were denied health insurance 

coverage1 were unable to obtain coverage
 of necessary medical services1 or were 
priced out of the individual market due 
to preexisting conditions4  7#h7        
,without such protections for           
preexisting conditions1 millions of     
,americans could once again lose access 
to affordable1 comprehensive health     
insurance4  7#i7 ,more than #ac million 
,americans who gained coverage in       
,states that expanded ,medicaid         
eligibility under the ,patient          
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
could lose coverage if the ,act were    
struck down in its entirety4  7#aj7     
,more than #b million young adults who  
gained coverage under a provision of the
 ,patient ,protection and ,affordable   
,care ,act allowing individuals under   
the age of #bf to stay on their parents'
 insurance could lose coverage if the   
,act were struck down in its entirety4  
7#aa7 ,more than #h4i million low and   
middle-income ,americans who received   
tax credits averaging #ebj per month to 

help pay for health insurance in the    
individual market under the ,patient    
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
could lose coverage if the ,act were    
struck down in its entirety4  7#ab7 ,an 
estimated #aje million ,americans who   
now enjoy coverage without lifetime     
limits due to the ,patient ,protection  
and ,affordable ,care ,act could once   
again face lifetime limits on their     
benefits if the ,act were struck down in
 its entirety4  7#ac7 ,nearly #ab       
million ,medicare beneficiaries who     
received an average of #b1bjj in savings
 on prescription drugs due to the       
closing of the ,medicare prescription   
drug donut hole under the ,patient      
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
would face rising drug costs if the ,act
 were struck down in its entirety4      
#cjb4 ,authorizing legal action by      
,house  7a7 ,authorization ,the         
,speaker1 on behalf of the ,house of    
,representatives1 is authorized to      
intervene1 otherwise appear1 or take any

 other steps in the case of ,texas v4   
,united ,states1 ,no4                   
#d3ah-;cv-#jjafg-,o 7,n4,d4 ,tex47 and  
in any appellate proceedings arising    
from such case4 ,the ,speaker1 in       
consultation with the ,bipartisan ,legal
 ,advisory ,group1 is also authorized to
 intervene1 otherwise appear1 or take   
any other steps in any other cases      
involving the ,patient ,protection and  
,affordable ,care ,act to protect the   
institutional interests of the ,house   
and to defend such ,act1 the amendments 
made by such ,act to other provisions of
 law1 and any amendments to such        
provisions1 including the provisions    
ensuring affordable health coverage for 
those with preexisting conditions4  7b7 
,role of ,general ,counsel ,the ,office 
of ,general ,counsel of the ,house of   
,representatives1 at the direction of   
the ,speaker1 shall represent the ,house
 in any litigation pursuant to this     
title4 ,the ,office of ,general ,counsel
 may employ the services of outside     

counsel1 including pro bono counsel1 or 
other experts for this purpose4  7c7    
,reports on amounts expended ,the chair 
of the ,committee on ,house             
,administration shall cause to be       
printed in the ,congressional ,record a 
statement setting forth the aggregate   
amounts expended by the ,office of      
,general ,counsel on outside counsel and
 other experts pursuant to this title on
 a quarterly basis1 and such statement  
shall be submitted for printing not more
 than #cj days after the expiration of  
each such quarter4  ,clerk4