William M. ``Mac'' Thornberry: “I respectfully submit the Rules of the Committee on Armed Services for the 115th Congress, as adopted by the committee…”

“I respectfully submit the Rules of the Committee on Armed Services for the 115th Congress, as adopted by the committee on January 12, 2017. RULE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS (a) The Rules of the House of Representatives are the rules of the Committee on Armed Services (hereinafter referred to in these rules as the ``Committee'') and its subcommittees so far as applicable. (b) Pursuant to clause 2(a)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee's rules shall be publicly available in electronic form and published in the Congressional Record not later than 30 days after the chair of the committee is elected in each odd-numbered year. RULE 2. FULL COMMITTEE MEETING DATE (a) The Committee shall meet every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., when the House of Representatives is in session, and at such other times as may be fixed by the Chairman of the Committee (hereinafter referred to as the ``Chairman''), or by written request of members of the Committee pursuant to clause 2(c) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. (b) A Wednesday meeting of the Committee may be dispensed with by the Chairman, but such action may be reversed by a written request of a majority of the members of the Committee. RULE 3. SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING DATES Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, receive evidence, and report to the Committee on all matters referred to it.…”