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2/24/2017 WITNESS LETTER/PERSONAL INFORMATION SHEET

http://archives.democrats.rules.house.gov/archives/witness_letter.htm 1/3

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Mr.JohnDoe

AnyStreetUSA

Anytown,USA000000

DearMr.Doe:

TheSubcommitteeon/CommitteeonResourceswillholdahearingon[insert

subjectmatterorbillnumberwithtitle]on[date],at[time]in[place].Icordiallyinvite

you(oryourrepresentative)totestifyatthishearing.

Thishearingwillfocuson[insertsubjectmatterofhearingingreaterdetailor

providegreaterdetailaboutthebill;ifhearingisonbill,indicatethatacopyofthebillis

enclosed]You/yourorganization/theagencyhashadasignificantexperiencewiththis

subjectmatterandinformationregardingyourexperiencewouldbemosthelpfultothe

Committee.Pleasereadthislettercarefullytoensurethatyoucomplywithallhearing

requirementsandthatyouunderstandyourrightsasawitness.

UnderCommitteeRule4(b)[CommitteeonResourcesrulereference],eachwitness

whoistoappearbeforeaSubcommitteeoftheCommitteeonResources/Committeeon

Resourcesmustfilewiththeclerkofthesubcommittee/ChiefClerkoftheCommitteea

writtenstatementofproposedtestimony.Thismustbefiledatleasttwoworkingdays

beforeyourappearance.Failuretocomplywiththisrequirementmayresultinthe

exclusionofyourwrittentestimonyfromthehearingrecordand/orthebarringof

youroralpresentationofthetestimony.Youroraltestimonyshouldnotexceedfive

minutesandshouldsummarizeyourwrittenremarks.Youmayintroduceintotherecord

anyothersupportingdocumentationyouwishtopresentinaccordancewiththeenclosed

guidelines.

PursuanttoRule4(b)oftheCommitteeonResourcesandclauseg(4)ofRuleXIof

theHouseofRepresentatives,awitnessappearingbeforetheSubcommitteeon

[name]/CommitteeonResourcesmusttothegreatestextentpracticableincludewithhis

writtentestimonyacurrentresumesummarizingeducation,experienceandaffiliations

pertinenttothesubjectmatterofthehearing.Inaddition,totheextentpracticable,each

nongovernmentalwitnessmustdisclosetheamountandsourceoffederalgrantsor

contractsreceivedwithinthecurrentandpriortwofiscalyears.Ifawitnessrepresentsan

organization,hemustprovidethesameinformationwithregardtotheorganization.The

informationdisclosedmustberelevanttothesubjectmatterofthehearingandawitness'

representationalcapacityatthehearing.Witnessesarenotrequiredtodisclosefederal

entitlementpaymentssuchasSocialSecurity,Medicare,orotherincomesupport

payments(suchascroporcommoditysupportpayments).Toassistyouincomplying

withtheserules,Ihaveenclosedaformwhichyoumaycompleteandattachtoyour

testimony.Youcanalsofulfillthedisclosurerequirementbysubmittingtheinformation

insomeotherformorformat.

Underclause2(k)ofRuleXI[Houserulereference],witnessesathearingsmaybe

accompaniedbytheirowncounseltoadvisingthemconcerningtheirconstitutionalrights.

Ireservetherighttoplaceanywitnessunderoath.Finally,awitnessmayobtaina

transcriptcopyofhistestimonygiveninopen,publicsession,orinaclosedsessiononly

whenauthorizedbytheSubcommittee/Committee.

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