[19970123]97-138_委员会制度：第105届国会众议院规则变更.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web97-138 GOVJanuary 23, 1997Committee System: Rules Changes in the House,105th Congress(name redacted)Specialist on the CongressGovernment DivisionSummaryThis fact sheet details changes in the committee system contained in H.Res. 5, therules of the House for the 105th Congress.Committee StructureJurisdiction. H.Res. 5 changed the Budget Committees jurisdiction fromcongressional budget process to budget process, generally and changed theGovernment Reform and Oversight Committees jurisdiction from budget and accountingmeasures, generally to government management and accounting measures, generally.Name Changes. The resolution changed the name of the Committee on Economicand Educational Opportunities to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.Committee ProcedureCommittee Reports. H.Res. 5 authorized committees to (1) file joint investigativeor oversight reports with other committees on matters on which they conducted jointstudies or investigations, (2) file investigative or oversight reports after the finaladjournment of a Congress if they were properly approved by the committee