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PUBLICATION OF THE RULES OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
AND GLOBAL WARMING, 111TH CONGRESS

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the House
Rules, I am submitting the Rules of the Select Committee on Energy
Independence and Global Warming as well as our list of Members for the
111th Congress.

Rules for the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global
Warming, U.S. House of Representatives, 111th Congress

Rule 1. General Provisions. The Rules of the House are the
rules of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and
Global Warming (hereinafter ``Committee'') so far as they are
applicable.
Rule 2. Time and Place of Meetings.
(a) Regular Meeting Days. The Committee shall meet on the
first Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m., for the consideration
of any pending business, if the House is in session on that
day. If the House is not in session on that day and the
Committee has not met during such month, the Committee shall
meet at the earliest practicable opportunity when the House
is again in session. The Chairman may, at his discretion,
cancel, delay, or defer any meeting required under this
section, after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member.
(b) Additional Meetings. The Chairman may call and convene,
as he considers necessary, additional meetings of the
Committee for the consideration of Committee business. The
Committee shall meet for such purposes pursuant to that call
of the Chairman.
(c) Vice Chairman; Presiding Member. The Chairman may
designate a member of the majority party to serve as Vice
Chairman of the Committee. The Vice Chairman shall preside at
any meeting or hearing during the temporary absence of the
Chairman. If the Chairman and Vice Chairman are not present
at any meeting or hearing, the most senior present member of
the majority party shall preside at the meeting or hearing.
(d) Open Meetings and Hearings. Each meeting and hearing of
the Committee for the transaction of business shall be open
to the public, including to radio, television and still
photography coverage, consistent with

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the provisions of Rule XI of the Rules of the House.
Rule 3. Agenda. The agenda for each Committee meeting other
than a hearing, setting out the date, time, place, and all
items of business to be considered, shall be provided to each
member of the Committee at least 24 hours in advance of such
meeting.
Rule 4. Procedure.
(a) Hearings. The date, time, place, and subject matter of
any hearing of the Committee shall be announced at least one
week in advance of the commencement of such hearing, unless
the Chairman, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority
Member, determines in accordance with clause 2(g)(3) of Rule
XI of the Rules of the House, that there is good cause to
begin the hearing sooner. In such cases, the Chairman shall
make the announcement at the earliest possible date.
(b) Meetings. The date, time, place, and subject matter of
any meeting (other than a hearing) scheduled on a Tuesday,
Wednesday, or Thursday when the House is scheduled to be in
session shall be announced at least 24 hours (exclusive of
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, except when the House
is in session on such days) in advance of the commencement of
such meeting.
(c) Motions. Pursuant to clause 1(a)(2) of rule XI of the
Rules of the House, privileged motions to recess from day to
day, or recess subject to the call of the Chair (within 24
hours), shall be decided without debate.
(d)(1) Requirements for Testimony. Each witness who is to
appear before the Committee shall file with the clerk of the
Committee, at least two working days in advance of his or her
appearance, sufficient copies, as determined by the Chairman,
of a written statement of his or her proposed testimony to
provide to members and staff of the Committee, the news
media, and the general public. Each witness shall, to the
greatest extent practicable, also provide a copy of such
written testimony in an electronic format prescribed by the
Chairman. Each witness shall limit his or her oral
presentation to a brief summary of the testimony. The
Chairman, or the presiding member, may waive the requirements
of this paragraph or any part thereof.
(2) Additional Requirements for Testimony. To the greatest
extent practicable, the written testimony of each witness
appearing in a non-governmental capacity shall include a
curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the amount and source
(by agency and program) of any federal grant (or sub grant
thereof) or contract (or subcontract thereof) received during
the current fiscal year or either of the two preceding fiscal
years by the witness or by an entity represented by the
witness.
(A) Questioning Witnesses. The right to question witnesses
before the Committee shall alternate between majority and
minority members. Each member shall be limited to 5 minutes
in the interrogation of witnesses until such time as each
member who so desires has had an opportunity to question
witnesses. No member shall be recognized for a second period
of 5 minutes to interrogate a witness until each member of
the Committee present has been recognized once for that
purpose. While the Committee is operating under the 5-minute
rule for the interrogation of witnesses, the Chairman shall
recognize, in order of appearance, members who were not
present when the meeting was called to order after all
members who were present when the meeting was called to order
have been recognized in the order of seniority on the
Committee.
(B) Questions for the Record. Subject to the Rules of the
House, each member may submit to the Chairman additional
questions for the record, to be answered by the witnesses who
have appeared. Each member shall provide a copy of the
questions in an electronic format to the clerk of the
Committee no later than ten business days following a
hearing. The Chairman shall transmit all questions received
from members of the Committee to the appropriate witness and
include the transmittal letter and the responses from the
witnesses in the hearing record.
(C) Opening Statements. (1) All written opening statements
at hearings conducted by the Committee shall be made part of
the permanent hearing record.
(2) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member (or their
respective designees) are entitled to deliver a 5 minute
opening statement prior to the recognition of the first
witness for testimony. Opening statements by other members of
the Committee are subject to the discretion of the Chairman.
Rule 5. Waiver of Agenda, Notice, and Opening Statement
Requirements. Requirements of rules 3, 4(a)(1), 4(a)(2), and
4(d) may be waived for good cause by the Chairman, with the
concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member.
Rule 6. Quorum. Testimony may be taken and evidence
received at any hearing at which there are present not fewer
than two members of the Committee. A majority of the members
of the Committee shall constitute a quorum when otherwise
required by the Rules of the House. For the purposes of
taking any action other than those specified in the
preceding sentences, one third of the members of the
Committee shall constitute a quorum.
Rule 7. Journal. The proceedings of the Committee shall be
recorded in a journal which shall, among other things, show
those present at each meeting and hearing, and shall include
a record of the votes on any question on which a record vote
is demanded, a description of the motion, order, or other
proposition voted, and the name of each member voting for and
each member voting against such motion, order, or
proposition, and the names of those members voting present. A
copy of the journal shall be furnished to the Ranking
Minority Member and made available to the public in a timely
fashion.
Rule 8. Committee Professional and Clerical Staff.
(a) Committee staff members are subject to the provisions
of clause 9 of Rule X, as well as any written personnel
policies the Committee may from time to time adopt. The
Chairman shall determine the remuneration of legislative and
administrative employees of the Committee.
(b) The Chairman shall appoint, and may remove, the
legislative and administrative employees of the Committee not
assigned to the minority.
(c) Minority Professional Staff. Professional staff members
appointed pursuant to clause 9 of Rule X of the House of
Representatives, who are assigned to the Ranking Minority
Member, and not to the Chairman, shall be assigned to such
Committee business as the Ranking Minority Member considers
advisable.
(d) Additional Staff Appointments. In addition to the
professional staff appointed pursuant to clause 9 of Rule X
of the House of Representatives, the Chairman shall be
entitled to make such appointments to the clerical staff of
the Committee as may be provided within the budget approved
for such purposes by the Committee. Such appointees shall be
assigned to such business of the Committee as the Chairman
considers advisable.
Rule 9. Supervision, Duties of Staff.
(a) Committee staff members are subject to the provisions
of clause 9(b) of Rule X.
(b) Supervision of Majority Staff. The professional and
clerical staff of the Committee not assigned to the minority
shall be under the supervision and direction of the Chairman,
who shall establish and assign the duties and
responsibilities of such staff members and delegate such
authority as he determines appropriate.
(c) Supervision of Minority Staff. The professional and
clerical staff assigned to the minority shall be under the
supervision and direction of the Ranking Minority Member, who
shall establish and assign the duties and responsibilities of
such staff members and delegate such authority as he
determines appropriate.
Rule 10. Committee Expenditures. Copies of each monthly
report (prepared by the Chairman of the Committee on House
Administration and showing expenditures made during the
reporting period and cumulative for the year by the
Committee), anticipated expenditures for the projected
Committee program, and detailed information on travel, shall
be available to each member.
Rule 11. Broadcasting of Committee Hearings. Any meeting or
hearing that is open to the public may be covered in whole or
in part by radio or television or still photography, subject
to the requirements of clause 4 of Rule XI of the Rules of
the House. The coverage of any hearing or other proceeding of
the Committee by television, radio, or still photography
shall be under the direct supervision of the Chairman and may
be terminated in accordance with the Rules of the House.
Rule 12. Subpoenas. The Committee may authorize and issue a
subpoena under clause 2(m) of Rule XI of the House.
Rule 13. Travel of Members and Staff.
(a) Approval of Travel. Consistent with the primary expense
resolution and such additional expense resolutions as may
have been approved, travel to be reimbursed from funds set
aside for the Committee for any member or any staff member
shall be paid only upon the prior authorization of the
Chairman. Travel may be authorized by the Chairman for any
member and any staff member in connection with the attendance
of hearings conducted by the Committee or any subcommittee
thereof and meetings, conferences, and investigations which
involve activities or subject matter under the general
jurisdiction of the Committee. Before such authorization is
given there shall be submitted to the Chairman, in writing,
the following: (1) the purpose of the travel; (2) the dates
during which the travel is to be made and the date or dates
of the event for which the travel is being made; (3) the
location of the event for which the travel is to be made; and
(4) the names of members and staff seeking authorization.
(b) Approval of Travel by Minority Members and Staff. In
the case of travel by minority party members and minority
party professional staff for the purpose set out in paragraph
(a), the prior approval, not only of the Chairman but also of
the Ranking Minority Member, shall be required. Such prior
authorization shall be given by the Chairman only upon the
representation by the Ranking Minority Member, in writing,
setting forth those items enumerated in (1), (2), (3), and
(4) of paragraph (a).
Rule 14. Reports.
(a) Committee reports. Any report printed by the U.S.
Government Printing Office that purports to express the
views, findings, conclusions or recommendations of the Select
Committee must be approved, in a meeting, by a majority of
the members in attendance of the Select Committee. Members
shall have three days from the time of the approval to submit
supplemental, minority or additional views, which will be
included as part of the printed report.

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(b) Other reports. Any report printed by the U.S.
Government Printing Office to be published as a Committee
print other than a document described in paragraph (a) of
this Rule: (A) shall include on its cover the following
statement: ``this document has been printed for informational
purposes only and does not represent either findings or
recommendations adopted by this Committee.''; and (B) shall
not be published following sine die adjournment of Congress,
unless approved by the Chairman of the Committee after
consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of the
Committee.

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