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Conference Membership - Rule 2
Republican Leadership - Rule 3
Organizing Conference - Rule 4
Conference Election Procedures - Rule 5
Call and Notice - Rule 6
Rules of Procedure - Rule 7
Conference Meetings: Order of Business - Rule 8
Conference Meetings: Quorum - Rule 9
Conference Meetings: Secret Ballot - Rule 10
Conference Meetings: Admittance - Rule 11
Conference Meetings: Journal - Rule 12
Election Procedures for Standing Committees - Rule 13
Appointments to Joint and Select Committees - Rule 14
Nomination and Election of Committee Chairmen - Rule 15
Limitation on Number of Committee Chairmen and Subcommittee Chairmen - Rule 16
Vacancies in Committee Chairman Positions - Rule 17
Committee Organizing Caucuses - Rule 18
Periodic Committee Caucuses - Rule 19
Election of Subcommittee Chairmen - Rule 20
Vacancies in the Position of Subcommittee Chairmen - Rule 21
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct - Rule 22
Committee on Policy - Rule 23
The National Republican Congressional Committee - Rule 24
Republican Personnel - Rule 25
Temporary Step Aside of a Chairman who is Indicted - Rule 26
Temporary Step Aside of a Member of Leadership who is Indicted - Rule 27
Automatic Replacement of a Chairman who is Censured or Convicted - Rule 28
Guidelines on Suspension of House Rules - Rule 29
Transparency - Rule 30
Regional and Class Representatives to the Steering Committee - Standing Orders for the 113th Congress
Rule 16
Vacancies in Committee Chairman Positions
A vacancy which occurs during a session of Congress for the position of Chairman shall be filled in accordance with Rule 14. Whenever possible, a vacancy shall be filled within thirty days while Congress is in session.