HSRU00 · House Standing

Rules Committee

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Committee on Rules

Showing the 112th Congress (2011–2012). Back to the 119th Congress

305 bills referred in the 112th Congress

3,890 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 110th at 392. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 112th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 112th Congress 13

Everyone who held a seat in the 112th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-CA	David Dreier	Chair
D-NY	Louise McIntosh Slaughter	Ranking Member
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings
R-FL	Daniel Webster
D-MA	James P. McGovern
D-CO	Jared Polis
R-TX	Pete Sessions
R-FL	Richard B. Nugent
R-UT	Rob Bishop
R-GA	Rob Woodall
R-SC	Tim Scott
R-NY	Tom ReedJoined Apr 5, 2011 · Left Jun 14, 2011
R-NC	Virginia Foxx

Subcommittees, 112th Congress 2

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 112th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HRES 845	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a standing Committee on Repeals.	Referred To	Jan 2, 2013
HRES 844	Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform, and for other purposes.	Reported Original Measure	Jan 2, 2013
HRES 843	Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.	Reported Original Measure	Dec 31, 2012
HRES 841	Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6684) to provide for spending reduction.	Reported Original Measure	Dec 20, 2012
HRES 840	Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4310) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.	Reported Original Measure	Dec 20, 2012
HR 6688	Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act	Referred To	Dec 19, 2012
HR 6684	Spending Reduction Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 19, 2012
HRES 827	Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.	Reported Original Measure	Dec 11, 2012

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 112th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
—	H.R. 114, the Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 201168 pagesOn H.R. 1, H.R. 114, H.R. 853, H.R. 3577 7 witnesses MacGuineas, Maya C., President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and Director, Fiscal Policy Program, New America Foundation Lilly, Scott, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress Statements Submitted for the Record: Conrad, Honorable Kent, a Senator in Congress from the State of North Dakota Hastings, Honorable Alcee L., a Member of the Committee on Rules Additional Materials Submitted for the Record: Joint letter from the Senate Committee on the Budget, dated October 14, 2011 Letter from the Bipartisan Policy Center, dated April 15, 2011 Letter from Citizens Against Government Waste, dated April 19, 2011	Jan 24, 2012

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 112th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 112-751	Survey of Activities of the House Committee on Rules for the 112th Congress	Jan 3, 2013
H. Rept. 112-741	Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendments to the Bill (H.r. 8) to Extend Certain Tax Relief Provisions Enacted in 2001 and 2003, and to Provide for Expedited Consideration of a Bill Providing for Comprehensive Tax Reform, and for Other PurposesOn H.Res. 844	Jan 1, 2013
H. Rept. 112-734	Waiving a Requirement of Clause 6(A) of Rule Xiii with Respect to Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported from the Committee on RulesOn H.Res. 843	Dec 30, 2012
H. Rept. 112-708	Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the Joint Resolution (H.j. Res. 66) Approving the Renewal of Import Restrictions Contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.r. 6684) to Provide for Spending ReductionOn H.Res. 841	Dec 19, 2012
H. Rept. 112-707	Providing for Consideration of the Conference Report to Accompany the Bill (H.r. 4310) to Authorize Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 for Military Activities of the Department of Defense, for Military Construction, and for Defense Activities of the Department of Energy, to Prescribe Military Personnel Strengths for Such Fiscal Year, and for Other PurposesOn H.Res. 840	Dec 19, 2012
H. Rept. 112-700	Providing for Consideration of Motions to Suspend the RulesOn H.Res. 827	Dec 11, 2012
H. Rept. 112-697	Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.r. 6429) to Amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to Promote Innovation, Investment, and Research in the United States, to Eliminate the Diversity Immigrant Program, and for Other Purposes; and Providing for Consideration of Motions to Suspend the RulesOn H.Res. 821	Nov 28, 2012
H. Rept. 112-693	Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.r. 6156) to Authorize the Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations Treatment) to Products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to Require Reports on the Compliance of the Russian Federation with Its Obligations as a Member of the World Trade Organization, and for Other PurposesOn H.Res. 808	Nov 13, 2012

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 112th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 112-9	Rules Committee Print 112-9: Text of H.R. 3578, the Baseline Reform Act of 2011On H.R. 3578	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 112-8	Rules Committee Print 112-8 Text of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011On H.R. 1173	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 112-34	RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 112-34 TEXT OF H.R. 6429, STEM JOBS ACT OF 2012 [Showing the text of H.R. 6429, as introduced, with modifications.]On H.R. 6429	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 112-33	Rules Committee Print 112-33 Text of H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012On H.R. 4405, H.R. 6156	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 112-32	Rules Committee Print 112-32 Text of H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection ActOn H.R. 910, H.R. 2018, H.R. 2273, H.R. 2401, H.R. 3409	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 112-31	RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 112-31 TEXT OF H.R. 6213, No MORE SOLYNDRAS ACTOn H.R. 6213	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 112-31	Senate Cloture Rule	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 112-30	Rules Committee Print 112-30 Text of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment ActOn H.R. 5544	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	13	305	63	0	63	66	2	1	33
118th2023–2024	14	284	68	1	69	73	1	0	54
117th2021–2022	15	262	80	2	81	83	9	0	76
116th2019–2020	14	245	80	2	81	77	5	1	73
115th2017–2018	14	290	143	1	144	126	0	5	89
114th2015–2016	13	287	131	1	132	78	2	2	71
113th2013–2014	13	258	107	1	109	49	0	—	59
112th2011–2012	13	305	137	1	141	0	1	—	36
111th2009–2010	16	365	165	2	166	—	3	—	6
110th2007–2008	13	392	223	2	224	—	1	—	1
109th2005–2006	13	341	198	1	199	—	0	—	3
108th2003–2004	14	287	193	0	194	—	2	—	0
107th2001–2002	15	269	192	0	193	—	0	—	0

Membership changes 2

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 112th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jun 14, 2011	Tom Reed R-NY	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H4108
Apr 5, 2011	Tom Reed R-NY	Joined	H.Res. 202

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