- No clear beneficiaries surfaced yet.
Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
<p>This resolution establishes rules for the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress.</p><p>The resolution adopts the rules from the 118th Congress with specified changes, including</p><ul><li>providing that a resolution vacating the Office of Speaker is only privileged (takes precedence over all matters other than motions to adjourn) if it is offered by a sponsor of the majority party joined by eight cosponsors from the majority party; </li><li>providing that the Speaker may only entertain a motion to suspend the rules on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays; </li><li>prohibiting waiver (by rule or by order) of the germaneness rule (which requires amendments to be of the same subject matter as the measure under consideration); and </li><li>prohibiting consideration of measures that exceed a specified long-term budget impact according to the Congressional Budget Office.</li></ul><p>Additional changes include</p><ul><li>authorizing the use of electronic voting within a committee;</li><li>authorizing remote appearances by non-executive branch witnesses and their counsel in committee proceedings; </li><li>eliminating the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion; </li><li>eliminating certain collective bargaining rights for employees of the House of Representatives; </li><li>reauthorizing the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party; </li><li>reauthorizing the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; and </li><li>reauthorizing the House Democracy Assistance Commission (an entity that advises democratic parliaments in other countries) and renaming it the House Democracy Partnership. </li></ul><p>The resolution provides for the consideration of 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, H.R. 33, and H.R. 35.</p>
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
The next hurdle is reproducing that support in the other chamber.
<p>This resolution establishes rules for the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress.</p><p>The resolution adopts the rules from the 118th Congress with specified changes, including</p><ul><li>providing that a resolution vacating the Office of Speaker is only privileged (takes precedence over all matters other than motions to adjourn) if it is offered by a sponsor of the majority party joined by eight cosponsors from the majority party; </li><li>providing that the Speaker may only entertain a motion to suspend the rules on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays; </li><li>prohibiting waiver (by rule or by order) of the germaneness rule (which requires amendments to be of the same subject matter as the measure under consideration); and </li><li>prohibiting consideration of measures that exceed a specified long-term budget impact according to the Congressional Budget Office.</li></ul><p>Additional changes include</p><ul><li>authorizing the use of electronic voting within a committee;</li><li>authorizing remote appearances by non-executive branch witnesses and their counsel in committee proceedings; </li><li>eliminating the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion; </li><li>eliminating certain collective bargaining rights for employees of the House of Representatives; </li><li>reauthorizing the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party; </li><li>reauthorizing the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; and </li><li>reauthorizing the House Democracy Assistance Commission (an entity that advises democratic parliaments in other countries) and renaming it the House Democracy Partnership. </li></ul><p>The resolution provides for the consideration of 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, H.R. 33, and H.R. 35.</p>
This bill has already passed one chamber, which is a stronger signal than introduction alone but still leaves another major hurdle ahead.
How solid the drafting looks.
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
- No clear downsides surfaced yet.
Why the argument around this bill splits.
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
The path through Congress.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
This bill has already passed one chamber, which is a stronger signal than introduction alone but still leaves another major hurdle ahead.
- The next hurdle is reproducing that support in the other chamber.
Recent votes on the bill.
The House formally adopted this resolution. A resolution applies only to the House and does not require the other chamber's approval or the President's signature — this vote settles the matter.
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Debate was cut short. The House will proceed directly to a vote on the underlying question.
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In the House, this ends debate and forces an immediate vote on the main question.
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The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
This bill has already passed one chamber, which is a stronger signal than introduction alone but still leaves another major hurdle ahead.
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