History
The committee was created on December 27, 1803, and was made a standing committee in 1805.
In 1911 the functions of the Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics were transferred to the Committee on Accounts, and in 1927 the functions of the Committee on Mileage were similarly transferred.
In 1947, the duties of the Committee on Accounts were moved into the newly-formed Committee on House Administration.
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