Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.
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Overview
This resolution establishes the rules for the House of Representatives during the 119th Congress. It incorporates rules from the 118th Congress with several amendments, including changes to procedures for vacating the Speaker’s office, electronic voting, and addressing long-term budget impacts. Notably, the resolution eliminates the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion, reauthorizes certain committees, and establishes specific rules regarding spending reductions and legislative processes.
Key provisions
- A resolution to vacate the Speaker’s office now requires a majority of the majority party to sponsor it, along with eight cosponsors from the majority party.
- The House can now use electronic voting in committee with a rule or motion approved by the chair of the Rules and House Administration Committees.
- The Office of Diversity and Inclusion has been eliminated.
- The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission have been reauthorized.
- The House Democracy Partnership has been renamed the House Democracy Partnership.
- A new rule prohibits consideration of measures that could have a significant long-term budget impact.
- The Holman rule has been clarified to apply to reductions in the number and salary of officers of the United States.
- Specific bills, including H.R. 21, H.R. 22, H.R. 23, H.R. 26, H.R. 27, H.R. 28, H.R. 29, H.R. 30, H.R. 31, H.R. 32, and H.R. 33, are designated for consideration.
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