A resolution adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the Ninety-seventh Congress.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the Ninety-sixth Congress, after amendments, as the Rules for the Ninety-seventh Congress. Authorizes the Speaker of the House to sign enrolled bills whether or not the House is in session. Includes among the questions that the Speaker may postpone for further proceedings: (1) questions of ordering the previous question on privileged resolutions reported from the Rules Committee; and (2) questions of agreeing to motions to suspend the rules. Authorizes the Clerk of the House to receive messages from the President and the Senate whenever the House is not in session. Prohibits a Member from casting a vote or recording another Member's presence in the House or Committee of the Whole. Increases the membership of the Committee on the Budget. Requires the use of the scheduling service provided by the Committee on House Administration to resolve scheduling conflicts. Eliminates the requirement for publication of factual descriptions prepared by the Congressional Research Service for each bill or resolution in the Congressional Record and the Digest of Public General Bills. Allows the referral of bills or resolutions to the Joint Committ…