Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Current practice for electing a Speaker, either at the start of a Congress or in the event of a vacancy (e.g., death or resignation), is by roll call vote, during which Members state aloud the name of their preferred candidate. Members may vote for any individual. If no candidate receives a majority of votes cast, bal…
The legislative branch appropriations bill provides funding for the Senate; House of Representatives; Joint Items; Capitol Police; Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Architect of the Capitol (AOC); Library of Congress (LOC), including the Congressional Research Service (CRS);…
This CRS In Focus provides an overview of existing voter registration policy and law in federal elections and discusses how the voter registration and voter identification (ID) provisions in certain recent legislation would affect the status quo. As discussed in the following sections, current federal law prohibits al…
This report provides an overview of funding for committees in the House of Representatives. In particular, it includes information on House consideration of the biennial committee funding resolution for the 119th Congress (H.Res. 198); an overview of the enactment of appropriations for FY2025 (P.L. 119-4) and the cons…
The Constitution vests Congress with broad authority to discipline its Members. Only since 1964, however, have the Senate and House of Representatives established formal rules of conduct and disciplinary procedures to address allegations of illegal or unethical conduct by Senators, Representatives, officers, and staff…
Suspension of the rules is the most commonly used procedure to call up measures on the floor of the House of Representatives. As the name suggests, the procedure allows the House to suspend its standing and statutory rules in order to consider broadly supported legislation in an expedited manner. More specifically, th…
Members of the House are assigned to serve on committees at the start of every Congress. Most assignments involve a three-step process involving the party caucuses and action on the House floor. First, a Member is nominated to committee assignments by his or her party’s steering committee. Next, the full party caucus…
The House Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC; formerly the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE)) was established on March 11, 2008, with the passage of H.Res. 895. In the 119th Congress (2025-2026), the House reauthorized the OCE and renamed it the Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC) as part of the rules package (…
House committees follow procedures that are governed by the standing Rules of the House of Representatives, as well as committee rules that the committees adopt at the start of a Congress and may amend at any time during a Congress. Markup and hearing procedures, in particular, are subject to certain provisions in cla…
Suspension of the rules is the most commonly used procedure to call up measures on the floor of the House of Representatives. As the name suggests, the procedure allows the House to suspend its standing and statutory rules in order to consider broadly supported legislation in an expedited manner. More specifically, th…
The War Powers Resolution (WPR), first adopted in 1973 over the veto of President Richard Nixon, establishes presidential reporting requirements and parliamentary procedures intended to reaffirm the constitutional role of Congress in committing the United States into armed conflict abroad. The existence of these fast-…
As agreed to in the House, H.Res. 5, a resolution adopting the rules of the House of Representatives, provided amendments to the rules that affect committee procedure in the 119th Congress (2025-2026). In addition, the rules package included separate orders, which operate like rules for the duration of a Congress (or…
The United States Constitution (Article 1, Section 5, clause 1) provides each House of Congress with the sole authority to establish rules, judge membership requirements, and punish and expel Members. From 1789 to 1967, the House of Representatives dealt with disciplinary action against Members on a case-by-case basis…
As agreed to in the House, H.Res. 5, adopting the rules of the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), provided amendments to the standing rules that affect floor proceedings. In addition, the H.Res. 5 rules package included separate orders, which operate like standing rules for the duration of a…
Historically, most aspects of election administration have been left to state and local governments, resulting in a variety of practices across jurisdictions with respect to voter registration. States can vary on a number of elements of the voter registration process, including whether or not to require voter registra…
Members of the House of Representatives have one consolidated allowance, the Members’ Representational Allowance (MRA), with which to operate their offices. The first full year of the MRA was the second session of the 104th Congress (1996). It was made subject to regulations and adjustments of the Committee on House A…
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