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handle is hein.crs/crsaabx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 95-187 GOV January 24, 1995 Committee System: Rules Changes in the House, 104th Congress Judy Schneider Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The election of a Republican majority in the House for the first time in 40 years brought extensive change to the committee system. Many of the changes were previously recommended by the Republican members of the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress which reported during the 103d Congress, but on which no action was taken. Others have traditionally been included in the Republican alternative to the Democratic rules package adopted on the opening day of a new Congress. Still others were part of the Contract with America. This fact sheet details changes in the committee system contained in H. Res. 6, the rules of the House for the 104th Congress. Committee Structure Committee Abolition: Three committees were abolished: District of Columbia, Post Office and Civil Service, and Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Assignments: H. Res. 6 prohibits all members from serving on more than two committees and four subcommittees, with exceptions approved by the House upon recommendation of respective party caucus or conference. Further, Budget Committee members terms are changed from three terms in five Congresses to four term in six Congresses. Membership on the Intelligence Committee is changed from three terms to four, while the chairman and ranking member is allowed to serve a fifth term. Chairmen: Effective with the 104th Congress, committee and subcommittee chairmen are limited to serve no more than three terms as chairmen. Jurisdiction: H. Res. 6 transfers jurisdiction from the District of Columbia and Post Office and Civil Service Committees to the Government Reform and Oversight Committee. From the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, merchant marine is transferred to the Congressional Research Service oe The Library of Congress CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web