CONSTITUTION JEFFERSON'S MANUAL AND RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS

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• Publication Date: November 23, 1999
• Content Type: REGULATION

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AND
RULES OF THE HOUJSE QF:
'-REP ,ESENTATIYES _ . i
'OF THE UNITED, STATES
LEWIS `DESCHLER, J.D., LL.D.
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PARLIAMENTARIAN
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This clause was adopted December S, 1931 (VIII, 2208), amended
RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ule XI. ? 735.
January 3, 19.53, p. 24, and revi-rd by. the Legislative R,eorganiza-
tiof Act of 1970 (St Stat. 1110) ; If. Re.s. 5, January 22, 1971, p.
This latter revision also added the requirement. of open committee
meets gs in paragraph (f) of this clause.
A c nmittee scheduled to meet on stated days, when convened on
such da with a quorum present may proceed to the transaction of
business egardless of the absence of the chairman (VIII, 2213, 2214).
A comrn?ttee meeting being adjourned by the chairman for lack of a
quorum, a ajority of the members of the committee may not, without
the consent the chairman, call a meeting of the committee on the
same day (VI , 2213).
(b) Each committee shall keep a co plete record
of all committee action. Such record s' all include
a record of the votes on any question o which a
2517; IV, 4548).
This paragraph was adopted De uiber 8, 193.1 (VIII, 2215),
amended March 23, 1955, pp. 3569, 3085, a~,d January 22, 1971, p.-,
when the House incorporated provi ion,. of the Legislative Reorga-
nization Act of 1970 (81 Stat. 1110) in thr rules (11. Res. 5).
A committee may adopt rules under wli h it will exercise its func-
tions (I, 707; III, 1841, 1842; VIII, 2214) d may appoint subcom-
niittees (VI, 532), which should include ma city and minority rep-
resentation (IV, 4551), and confer on them 1 veers delegated to the
committee itself (VI, 532); but express authori y has also been given
subcommittees by the House (III, 1754-1759, 1301, 2499, 2504, 2508,
Lion of that committee.
Procedure.
rece\-) from day to day is a motion of
high privilege in ommittees and subcommittees.
Committees shall a ipt tivritterl rules not inconsist-
ent with the Rules of he House and those rules shall
be binding on each sub ommittee of that committee.
Each subcommittee of a -ommittee is a part of that
committee and is subject the authority and direc-
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