Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes.

H. Res. 6 In the House of Representatives, U. S., January 9, 2019. Resolved, TITLE I—RULES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS SEC. 101. ADOPTION OF THE RULES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIF- TEENTH CONGRESS. The Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, including applicable provisions of law or concurrent resolution that constituted rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, are adopted as the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, with amendments to the standing rules as provided in section 102, and with other orders as provided in this resolution. SEC. 102. CHANGES TO THE STANDING RULES. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CONVENING OF THE HOUSE.—In clause 12 of rule I, insert ‘‘, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner’’ after ‘‘Members’’ each place it appears. 2 •HRES 6 EH (b) VOTING BY DELEGATES AND THE RESIDENT COM- MISSIONER IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.— (1) In clause 3(a) of rule III, insert ‘‘In a Com- mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, each Delegate and the Resident Commissioner shall pos- sess the same powers and privileges as Members of the House.’’ before ‘‘Each Delegate’’. (2) In clause 6 of rule XVIII, add at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(h) Whenever a recorded vote on any question has been decided by a margin within which the votes cast by the Dele- gates and the Resident Commissioner have been decisive, the Committee of the Whole shall rise and the Speaker shall put such question de novo without intervening motion. Upon the announcement of the vote on that question, the Committee of the Whole shall resume its sitting without intervening mo- tion.’’. (c) ALLOWING DELEGATES AND THE RESIDENT COM- MISSIONER TO SERVE ON JOINT COMMITTEES.—In clause 3(b) of rule III, strike ‘‘and to any’’ and insert ‘‘, joint com- mittee, or’’. (d) ADMITTANCE TO THE HALL OF THE HOUSE.—In clause 2(a) of rule IV— (1) strike subparagraphs (1) and (2) and insert the following: 3 •HRES 6 EH ‘‘(1) Members of Congress, Members-elect, Dele- gates, Delegates-elect, the Resident Commissioner, and the Resident Commissioner-elect. ‘‘(2) Contestants in election cases during the pend- ency of their cases on the floor.’’; and (2) in subparagraph (14), insert ‘‘and of the Terri- tories’’ after ‘‘States’’. (e) OFFICE OF SPEAKER.—In clause 2(a) of rule IX, add the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(3) A resolution causing a vacancy in the Office of Speaker shall not be privileged except if offered by direction of a party caucus or conference.’’. (f) DESIGNATING COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND RE- FORM.—In the standing rules, strike ‘‘Committee on Over- sight and Government Reform’’ each place it appears and in- sert (in each instance) ‘‘Committee on Oversight and Re- form’’. (g) DESIGNATING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR.— (1) In clause 1(e) of rule X, strike ‘‘the Workforce’’ and insert ‘‘Labor’’. (2) In clause 3(d) of rule X, strike ‘‘the Workforce’’ and insert ‘‘Labor’’. 4 •HRES 6 EH (h) EDUCATION AND LABOR JURISDICTION CLARIFICA- TION.—In clause 1(e) of rule X, add the following new sub- paragraphs: ‘‘(14) Organization, administration, and general management of the Department of Education. ‘‘(15) Organization, administration, and general management of the Department of Labor.’’. (i) COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT PLANS.—Amend clause 2(d) of rule X to read as follows: ‘‘(d)(1) Not later than March 1 of the first session of a Congress, the chair of each standing committee (other than the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Ethics, and the Committee on Rules) shall— ‘‘(A) prepare, in consultation with the ranking mi- nority member, an oversight plan for that Congress; ‘‘(B) provide a copy of that plan to each member of the committee for at least seven calendar days before its submission; and ‘‘(C) submit that plan (including any supplemental, minority, additional, or dissenting views submitted by a member of the committee) simultaneously to the Com- mittee on Oversight and Reform and the Committee on House Administration. ‘‘(2) In developing the plan, the chair of each committee shall, to the maximum extent feasible— 5 •HRES 6 EH ‘‘(A) consult with other committees that have juris- diction over the same or related laws, programs, or agen- cies with the objective of ensuring maximum coordina- tion and cooperation among committees when conducting reviews of such laws, programs, or agencies and include in the plan an explanation of steps that have been or will be taken to ensure such coordination and cooperation; ‘‘(B) review specific problems with Federal rules, regulations, statutes, and court decisions that are ambig- uous, arbitrary, or nonsensical, or that impose severe fi- nancial burdens on individuals; ‘‘(C) give priority consideration to including in the plan the review of those laws, programs, or agencies op- erating under permanent budget authority or permanent statutory authority; ‘‘(D) have a view toward ensuring that all signifi- cant laws, programs, or agencies within the committee’s jurisdiction are subject to review every 10 years; and ‘‘(E) have a view toward insuring against duplica- tion of Federal programs. ‘‘(3) Not later than April 15 in the first session of a Congress, after consultation with the Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader, the Committee on Over- sight and Reform shall report to the House the oversight plans submitted under subparagraph (1) together with any 6 •HRES 6 EH recommendations that it, or the House leadership group de- scribed above, may make to ensure the most effective coordi- nation of oversight plans and otherwise to achieve the objec- tives of this clause.’’. (j) ACTIVITY REPORTS.— (1) In clause 1(d)(2)(B) of rule XI, strike ‘‘author- ization and’’. (2) In clause 1(d)(2)(C) of rule XI, strike ‘‘author- ization and’’. (k) OVERSIGHT OVER THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.—In clause 3(i) of rule X, strike ‘‘with a view to determining their economy and efficiency’’ and insert ‘‘, in- cluding the Executive Office of the President’’. (l) OVERSIGHT AND REFORM COMMITTEE DEPOSI- TIONS.—In clause 4(c)(3)(B) of rule X— (1) in item (i), insert ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; (2) in item (ii), strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert ‘‘.’’; and (3) strike item (iii). (m) REMOVING CERTAIN COMMITTEE TERM LIMITS.— (1) In clause 5(a)(2) of rule X— (A) strike subdivisions (B) and (C); and (B) in subdivision (A), strike ‘‘(A)’’ and redes- ignate items (i), (ii), and (iii) as subdivisions (A), (B), and (C). (2) In clause 5(c) of rule X— 7 •HRES 6 EH (A) strike the designation of subparagraph (1); and (B) strike subparagraph (2). (n) RULES OF COMMITTEES.—In clause 2(a)(2) of rule XI, strike ‘‘30’’ and insert ‘‘60’’. (o) COMMITTEE MARKUP NOTICE.—In clause 2(g)(3)(A)(ii) of rule XI, strike ‘‘third day’’ and insert ‘‘third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a day)’’. (p) ANNUAL ETHICS TRAINING.—In clause 3(a)(6)(B)(ii) of rule XI— (1) strike ″officer and employee″ and insert ″Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, and employee″; and (2) strike ″officer or employee″ and insert ″Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee″. (q) CONSIDERING CRIMINAL TRIAL EVIDENCE IN ETH- ICS INVESTIGATION.—In clause 3(p) of rule XI— (1) in subparagraph (5)(C), strike ‘‘first; or’’ and insert ‘‘first;’’; (2) in subparagraph (5)(D), strike ‘‘investigation;’’ and insert ‘‘investigation; or’’; (3) in subparagraph (5), add at the end the fol- lowing new subdivision: 8 •HRES 6 EH ‘‘(E) 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 sub- paragraph (9);’’; (4) in subparagraph (7), strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert a semicolon; (5) in subparagraph (8), strike the period and in- sert ‘‘; and’’; and (6) add at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(9) in any investigation permitted by House or committee rules, in addition to any other evi- dence which the committee or an investigative sub- committee may consider, if the respondent has been convicted by a court of record for a crime which is related to the subject of the investigation, the com- mittee or investigative subcommittee may take into evidence the trial transcript and all exhibits admit- ted into evidence at the trial.’’. (r) CONSENSUS CALENDAR.— (1) In clause 1 of rule XIII, add at the end the fol- lowing new paragraph: ‘‘(c) There is established a Consensus Calendar as pro- vided in clause 7 of rule XV.’’. 9 •HRES 6 EH (2) In rule XV, add at the end the following new clause: ‘‘Consensus Calendar ‘‘7.(a)(1) At least once during any week in which the House convenes, the House shall consider a measure on the Consensus Calendar as designated by the Speaker. ‘‘(2) This paragraph does not apply before March 1 of an odd-numbered year or after September 30 of an even- numbered year. ‘‘(b)(1) The sponsor of a measure that has accumulated 290 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 Calendar. ‘‘(2) A proper motion presented under subparagraph (1) shall be placed in the custody of the Clerk, and shall appear in a portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose. The Clerk shall maintain a cumulative list of such motions, and shall make such list publicly available in elec- tronic form. ‘‘(3) A motion presented under subparagraph (1) shall be considered as withdrawn if the measure is reported by the committee of primary jurisdiction prior to its placement on the Consensus Calendar. ‘‘(c) After a measure has maintained at least 290 co- sponsors for a cumulative period of 25 legislative days after 10 •HRES 6 EH the presentation of a motion under paragraph (b)(1), the measure shall be placed on the Consensus Calendar. Such measure shall remain on the Consensus Calendar until it is— ‘‘(1) considered in the House; or ‘‘(2) reported by the committee of primary jurisdic- tion.’’. (s) RECORDED VOTES IN RULES COMMITTEE RE- PORTS.—In clause 3(b) of rule XIII, insert ‘‘, and applies only to the maximum extent practicable to a report by the Committee on Rules on a rule, joint rule, or the order of business’’ after ‘‘Ethics’’. (t) 72–HOUR TEXT AVAILABILITY.— (1) In clause 4(a)(1) of rule XIII— (A) strike ‘‘the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a day) on which each report’’ and insert ‘‘the proposed text of each report (except views referred to in clause 2(l) of rule XI)’’; and (B) insert ‘‘for 72 hours’’ after ‘‘Resident Commissioner’’. (2) In clause 11 of rule XXI— (A) strike ‘‘the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when 11 •HRES 6 EH the House is in session on such a day) on which’’; and (B) insert ‘‘for 72 hours’’ after ‘‘Resident Commissioner’’. (3) In clause 8(a)(1)(A) of rule XXII— (A) strike ‘‘the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a day) on which’’; and (B) insert ‘‘for 72 hours’’ after ‘‘Resident Commissioner’’. (4) In clause 8(b)(1)(A) of rule XXII— (A) strike ‘‘the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a day) on which’’; and (B) insert ‘‘for 72 hours’’ after ‘‘Resident Commissioner’’. (u) MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS.—In rule XIII, strike clause 8. (v) DISCHARGE PETITIONS.— (1) In clause 2 of rule XV— (A) strike ‘‘Discharge motions, second and fourth Mondays’’ and insert ‘‘Discharge motions’’; 12 •HRES 6 EH (B) strike paragraph (a) and redesignate the subsequent paragraphs accordingly; (C) in paragraph (b) (as so redesignated), strike ‘‘paragraph (b)’’ and insert ‘‘paragraph (a)’’; and (D) in paragraph (c)(1) (as so redesignated), strike the first sentence and insert the following: ‘‘A motion to discharge that has been on the calendar for at least seven legislative days (except during the last six days of a session of Congress) shall be privi- leged only at a time or place, designated by the Speaker, in the legislative schedule within two legis- lative days after the day on which a Member whose signature appears thereon announces to the House an intention to offer the motion.’’. (2) In clause 6(e) of rule XIII, strike ‘‘on a day when it is in order to consider a motion to discharge committees under clause 2 of rule XV’’ and insert ‘‘on the second and fourth Mondays of a month’’. (3) In clause 3 of rule XV, strike ‘‘on a day when it is in order to consider a motion to discharge commit- tees under clause 2’’ and insert ‘‘on the second and fourth Mondays of a month’’. (4) In clause 4 of rule XV, strike ‘‘after the disposi- tion of motions to discharge committees and’’. 13 •HRES 6 EH (w) PRIVATE CALENDAR.—In clause 5 of rule XV— (1) in the caption, strike ‘‘, first and third Tues- days’’; and (2) in paragraph (b)(1), amend the first sentence to read as follows: ‘‘On any day, after the disposal of such business on the Speaker’s table as requires reference only, the Speaker may direct the Clerk to call any bill or resolution that has been on the Private Calendar for at least seven days, 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 so.’’. (x) RELIGIOUS HEADDRESS.—In clause 5 of rule XVII, insert ‘‘non-religious headdress or’’ before ‘‘a hat’’. (y) QUORUM IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.—In clause 6 of rule XVIII— (1) in paragraph (a), insert ‘‘, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner’’ after ‘‘Members’’; (2) in paragraph (e), insert ‘‘, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner’’ after ‘‘Members’’; and (3) in paragraph (g)(2), insert ‘‘, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner’’ after ‘‘Members’’. (z) TWO-MINUTE VOTING IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.—In clause 6 of rule XVIII— (1) in paragraph (f)— 14 •HRES 6 EH (A) strike ‘‘without any intervening business or debate’’; and (B) after ‘‘first pending amendment’’ insert the following: ‘‘, if in the discretion of the Chair Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commis- sioner would be afforded an adequate opportunity to vote’’; and (2) in paragraph (g)— (A) in subparagraph (1), strike ‘‘without inter- vening business’’; and (B) in subparagraph (2), strike ‘‘without inter- vening debate or motion’’. (aa) POSTPONABILITY OF CERTAIN VOTES.—In clause 8(a)(2) of rule XX— (1) redesignate subdivisions (G) through (J) as sub- divisions (H) through (K), respectively; (2 [Text truncated for display. Full text available on Congress.gov.]