SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES OF THE HOUSE OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIRST CONGRESS FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS ON HOUSE RESOLUTION 209 OCTOBER 18, 1989 MARKUP OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 7 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office Bellardo, Dr. Lewis J., Director, Center for Legislative Archives, National Archives and Records Administration (prepared statement p. 10)...... Boggs, Hon. Lindy, a Representative in Congress from the State of Louisi- ana.. Smock, Dr. Raymond W., Historian, U.S. House of Representatives (pre- Additional material submitted for the record by: Bellardo, Dr. Lewis J., National Archives and Records Administration: Article titled, "How Researchers Obtain Access to House Records". Statement of Dr. Don W. Wilson, Archivist of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Rules of the House, June 15, 1988, on Statement of R. Michael McReynolds, National Archives and Records Administration, before the Subcommittee on Rules of the House, September 17, 1986, on Access to the Records of the House of Smock, Dr. Raymond W., Historian, House of Representatives: Report on the Activities of the Office for the Bicentennial of the House of Representatives, 1983-89.. A proposal for a documentary history of the U.S. Congress.. MARKUP OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 7 Opening statement of Hon. John Joseph Moakley, chairman of the Subcom- mittee on Rules of the House...... Text of H.J. Res. 7.................. H.R. 4765-PUERTO RICO SELF-DETERMINATION ACT Opening statement of Hon. John Joseph Moakley, chairman of the Subcom- mittee on Rules of the House.. Opening statement of Hon. Gerald B.H. Solomon, ranking minority member de Lugo, Hon. Ron, a Delegate in Congress from the Virgin Islands Fuster, Hon. Jaime, the Resident Commissioner in Congress from the Green, Hon. Bill, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Lagomarsino, Hon. Robert J., a Representative in Congress from the State of California (prepared statement p. 80)......... Serrano, Hon. José E., a Representative in Congress from the State of New York (prepared statement p. 90).. Additional material submitted for the record: A letter submitted by Congressman Lagomarsino dated May 9, 1990, from President Bush regarding the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act............ HOUSE RESOLUTION 209, TO TRANSFER THE OFFICE OF THE HISTORIAN OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE CLERK; AND TO CONDUCT OVERSIGHT OF HOUSE RULE XXXVI, PRESERVATION AND AVAILABILITY OF NONCURRENT RECORDS OF THE HOUSE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES OF THE HOUSE, COMMITTEE ON RULES, The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10:05 a.m., in room H-313, the Capitol, Hon. John Joseph Moakley (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Moakley, Bonior, Slaughter, and Solo mon. Mr. MOAKLEY. The Subcommittee on Rules of the House will now come to order. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY, CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES OF THE HOUSE Mr. MOAKLEY. This morning, the Subcommittee on Rules of the House will consider House Resolution 209, to amend Rules 1 and 3 of the House of Representatives, to transfer the Office of the Historian to the Clerk of the House. As you know, on December 17, 1982, the House established a special, temporary Office for the Bicentennial of the House of Representatives to create and oversee the many activities planned to commemorate this very important anniversary of our legislative branch of Government. Throughout this period, it became apparent that the bicentennial office was necessary, not only for its original purpose, but also to fill a void that has existed in the House of Representatives since its inception: The need for an office whose primary purpose is to manage and preserve the papers of the House as well as to document the events and policies of the House in an historical perspective, with particular attention given to the role of the House of Representatives and its individual members in our Nation's growth and development. The Senate, since 1975, has had in place a permanent Historian as well as a full-time archivist for this purpose. |