I discussed that with the clerk. Basically, an invitation should come from the group to the committee chair. Once it comes, the committee discusses its priority and the merits of it. We'll do due diligence on whether we need to go there. Once the committee approves it, we put it to the Liaison Committee for approval of the budget, and then it moves forward.
I checked with the Clerk of the House as well. If you have received a personal invitation, for example, then you can go personally and you do not represent the committee. If you want to go anywhere personally, you can go at your own expense, but never invoke the name of the committee.
Does that answer your question?