This resolution establishes rules for the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress.
The resolution adopts the rules from the 118th Congress with specified changes, including
Additional changes include
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.
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[H. Res. 5 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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H. Res. 5
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
January 3, 2025.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. ADOPTION OF THE RULES OF THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS.
The Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Eighteenth
Congress, including applicable provisions of law or concurrent resolution that
constituted rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred Eighteenth
Congress, are adopted as the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One
Hundred Nineteenth Congress, with amendments to the standing rules as provided
in section 2, and with other orders as provided in this resolution.
SEC. 2. CHANGES TO THE STANDING RULES.
(a) Resolution Declaring the Office of Speaker Vacant.--In clause 2(a) of
rule IX, add the following new subparagraph:
``(3) A resolution causing a vacancy in the Office of Speaker shall not be
privileged except if it is offered by a member of the majority party and has
accumulated eight cosponsors from the majority party at the time it is
offered.''.
(b) Permitting Electronic Voting in Committee.--In rule XI--
(1) in clause 1(d)(2)(E), strike ``clauses 2(n), (o), or (p)'' and
insert ``clauses 2(o), (p), or (q)''; and
(2) in clause 2, insert after paragraph (m) the following new
paragraph (and redesignate the succeeding paragraphs accordingly):
``(n) A committee may adopt a rule or motion permitting the use of
electronic voting in accordance with regulations submitted for printing in the
Congressional Record by the chair of the Committee on Rules and the chair of the
Committee on House Administration.''.
(c) Clarification of Role of Chief Administrative Officer in Vacant
Offices.--In clause 4 of rule II, add at the end the following new paragraph:
``(e) The Chief Administrative Officer shall assist the Clerk in carrying
out the responsibilities described in clause 2(i).''.
(d) Designating Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.--In the
standing rules, strike ``Committee on Oversight and Accountability'' each place
it appears and insert (in each instance) ``Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform''.
(e) Designating Committee on Education and Workforce.--In rule X--
(1) in clause 1(e), strike ``Committee on Education and the
Workforce'' and insert ``Committee on Education and Workforce''; and
(2) in clause 3(d), strike ``Committee on Education and the
Workforce'' and insert ``Committee on Education and Workforce''.
(f) Striking Office of Diversity and Inclusion.--
(1) Strike.--In rule II, strike clause 9 and redesignate the
succeeding clause accordingly.
(2) Conforming amendments.--In clause 4(d)(1)(A) of rule X--
(A) strike ``the Office of Diversity and Inclusion,''; and
(B) strike ``Inspector General, Office of Diversity and
Inclusion'' and insert ``Inspector General''.
(g) Codification of Long-standing Separate Orders.--
(1) Memorials submitted pursuant to article v.--In clause 3 of rule
XII--
(A) strike ``If a Member'' and insert ``(a) If a Member'';
and
(B) add at the end the following new paragraph:
``(b) With respect to any memorial presented under paragraph (a) purporting
to be an application of the legislature of a State calling for a convention for
proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States pursuant to
Article V, or a rescission of any such prior application--
``(1) the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary shall, in the case
of such a memorial presented in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress or
succeeding Congresses, and may, in the case of such a memorial presented
prior to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, designate any such
memorial for public availability by the Clerk; and
``(2) the Clerk shall make such memorials as are designated pursuant
to subparagraph (1) publicly available in electronic form, organized by
State of origin and year of receipt, and shall indicate whether the
memorial was designated as an application or a rescission.''.
(2) Numbering of bills.--In clause 7 of rule XII, add at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(d) The first 10 numbers for bills (H.R. 1 through H.R. 10) shall be
reserved for assignment by the Speaker and the second 10 numbers for bills (H.R.
11 through H.R. 20) shall be reserved for assignment by the Minority Leader.''.
(3) District work periods.--In rule I, add at the end the following
new clause:
``District work periods
``13.(a) On any legislative day occurring during a `district work period' as
designated by the Speaker--
``(1) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be
considered as approved; and
``(2) the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet
at a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I
of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the
adjournment.
``(b) The Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for
the duration of a district work period described in paragraph (a) as though
under clause 8(a).
``(c) Each day during a district work period described in paragraph (a)
shall not constitute--
``(1) a calendar day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546);
``(2) a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII;
``(3) a calendar or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1)
of rule XXII; or
``(4) a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XV.''.
(h) Restoring Family-centric Language.--In rule XXIII--
(1) in clause 8(c)(3), strike ``parent, child, sibling, parent's
sibling, first cousin, sibling's child, spouse, parent-in-law, child-in-
law, sibling-in-law, stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, half-sibling,
or grandchild'' and insert ``father, mother, son, daughter, brother,
sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-
in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law,
sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter,
stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, grandson, or
granddaughter''; and
(2) in clause 15(d)(2), strike ``parent, child, sibling, spouse, or
parent-in-law'' and insert ``father, mother, son, daughter, brother,
sister, husband, wife, father-in-law, or mother-in-law''.
(i) Suspensions.--In clause 1(a) of rule XV, add at the end the following
new sentence: ``The Speaker may not entertain a motion that the House suspend
the rules except on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.''.
(j) Technical Corrections.--
(1) Interim funding.--In clause 7(b) of rule X, strike ``In the case
of the first session of a Congress, amounts'' and insert ``Amounts''.
(2) Day count.--In clause 6(d) of rule XIII, insert ``thereafter''
after ``seven legislative days''.
SEC. 3. SEPARATE ORDERS.
(a) Holman Rule.--During the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, any reference
in clause 2 of rule XXI to a provision or amendment that retrenches expenditures
by a reduction of amounts of money covered by the bill shall be construed as
applying to any provision or amendment (offered after the bill has been read for
amendment) that retrenches expenditures by--
(1) reduction of amounts of money in the bill;
(2) the reduction of the number and salary of the officers of the
United States; or
(3) the reduction of the compensation of any person paid out of the
Treasury of the United States.
(b) Spending Reduction Amendments in Appropriations Bills.--
(1) During the reading of a general appropriation bill for amendment
in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, it shall
be in order to consider en bloc amendments proposing only to transfer
appropriations from an object or objects in the bill to a spending
reduction account. When considered en bloc under this paragraph, such
amendments may amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment
(following disposition of any points of order against such portions) and
are not subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or
in the Committee of the Whole.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1), it shall not be in order to
consider an amendment to a spending reduction account in the House or in
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
(3) A point of order under clause 2(b) of rule XXI shall not apply
to a spending reduction account.
(4) A general appropriation bill may not be considered in the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union unless it
includes a spending reduction account as the last section of the bill.
An order to report a general appropriation bill to the House shall
constitute authority for the chair of the Committee on Appropriations to
add such a section to the bill or modify the figure contained therein.
(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``spending reduction
account'' means an account in a general appropriation bill that bears
that caption and contains only--
(A) a recitation of the amount by which an applicable
allocation of new budget authority under section 302(b) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 exceeds the amount of new
budget authority proposed by the bill; or
(B) if no such allocation is in effect, ``$0''.
(c) Budget Matters.--
(1) Long term spending point of order.--
(A) Congressional budget office analysis of proposals.--The
Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall, to the extent
practicable, prepare an estimate of whether a bill or joint
resolution reported by a committee (other than the Committee on
Appropriations), or amendment thereto or conference report
thereon, would cause, relative to current law, a net increase in
direct spending in excess of $2,500,000,000 in any of the 4
consecutive 10-fiscal year periods beginning with the first
fiscal year that is 10 fiscal years after the current fiscal
year.
(B) Point of order.--It shall not be in order to consider
any bill or joint resolution reported by a committee, or
amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that would cause
a net increase in direct spending in excess of $2,500,000,000 in
any of the 4 consecutive 10-fiscal year periods described in
subparagraph (A).
(C) Determinations of budget levels.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the levels of net increases in direct spending shall
be determined on the basis of estimates provided by the chair of
the Committee on the Budget.
(2) Scoring conveyances of federal land.--
(A) In general.--In the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, for
all purposes in the House, a provision in a bill or joint
resolution, or in an amendment thereto or a conference report
thereon, requiring or authorizing a conveyance of Federal land
to a State, local government, or tribal entity shall not be
considered as providing new budget authority, decreasing
revenues, increasing mandatory spending, or increasing outlays.
(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
(i) The term ``conveyance'' means any method,
including sale, donation, or exchange, by which all or
any portion of the right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to Federal land is transferred to
another entity.
(ii) The term ``Federal land'' means any land owned
by the United States, including the surface estate, the
subsurface estate, or any improvements thereon.
(iii) The term ``State'' means any of the several
States, the District of Columbia, or a territory
(including a possession) of the United States.
(3) Analysis of inflationary impact for certain legislation.--During
the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, if an estimate provided by the
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 shows changes in mandatory spending that cause a
gross budgetary effect in any fiscal year over a 10-year period that is
equal to or greater than .25 percent of the projected gross domestic
product (measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers)
for the current fiscal year, or upon the request of the chair of the
Committee on the Budget, then such estimate shall include, to the extent
practicable, a statement estimating the inflationary effects of the
legislation, including whether the legislation is determined to have no
significant impact on inflation, is determined to have a quantifiable
inflationary impact on the consumer price index, or is determined likely
to have a significant impact on inflation but the amount cannot be
determined at the time the estimate is prepared.
(4) Content of cbo analysis for certain legislation affecting the
federal hospital insurance trust fund or the old-age, survivors, and
disability insurance trust fund.--During the One Hundred Nineteenth
Congress, if an estimate provided by the Congressional Budget Office
under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shows that
legislation impacting either the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
or the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Trust Fund (OASDI)
causes a gross budgetary effect in any fiscal year over a 10-year period
that is equal to or greater than .25 percent of the projected gross
domestic product (measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers) for the current fiscal year, or upon request of the chair of
the Committee on the Budget, then such estimate shall, to the extent
practicable, display--
(A) the impact of legislation on the Federal Hospital
Insurance Trust Fund's unfunded liabilities over a 25-year
projection, solvency projections, and the net present value of
those liabilities; and
(B) the impact of legislation on the OASDI trust fund's
unfunded liabilities over a 75-year projection, solvency
projections, and the net present value of those liabilities.
(d) Congressional Member Organization Transparency Reform.--
(1) Payment of salaries and expenses through account of
organization.--A Member of the House of Representatives and an eligible
Congressional Member Organization may enter into an agreement under
which--
(A) an employee of the Member's office may carry out
official and representational duties of the Member by assignment
to the Organization; and
(B) to the extent that the employee carries out such duties
under the agreement, the Member shall transfer the portion of
the Members' Representational Allowance (MRA) of the Member
which would otherwise be used for the salary and related
expenses of the employee to a dedicated account in the House of
Representatives which is administered by the Organization, in
accordance with the regulations promulgated by the Committee on
House Administration under paragraph (2).
(2) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration (hereafter
referred to in this subsection as the ``Committee'') shall promulgate
regulations as follows:
(A) Use of mra.--Pursuant to the authority of section 101(d)
of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical
Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5341(d)), the Committee shall
prescribe regulations to provide that an eligible Congressional
Member Organization may use the amounts transferred to the
Organization's dedicated account under paragraph (1)(B) for the
same purposes for which a Member of the House of Representatives
may use the Members' Representational Allowance, except that the
Organization may not use such amounts for franked mail, official
travel, or leases of space or vehicles.
(B) Maintenance of limitations on number of shared
employees.--Pursuant to the authority of section 104(d) of the
House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical
Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5321(d)), the Committee shall
prescribe regulations to provide that an employee of the office
of a Member of the House of Representatives who is covered by an
agreement entered into under paragraph (1) between the Member
and an eligible Congressional Member Organization shall be
considered a shared employee of the Member's office and the
Organization for purposes of such section, and shall include in
such regulations appropriate accounting standards to ensure that
a Member of the House of Representatives who enters into an
agreement with such an Organization under paragraph (1) does not
employ more employees than the Member is authorized to employ
under such section.
(C) Participation in student loan repayment program.--
Pursuant to the authority of section 105(b) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 4536(b)), relating to
the student loan repayment program for employees of the House,
the Committee shall promulgate regulations to provide that, in
the case of an employee who is covered by an agreement entered
into under paragraph (1) between a Member of the House of
Representatives and an eligible Congressional Member
Organization and who participates in such program while carrying
out duties under the agreement--
(i) any funds made available for making payments
under the program with respect to the employee shall be
transferred to the Organization's dedicated account
under paragraph (1)(B); and
(ii) the Organization shall use the funds to repay a
student loan taken out by the employee, under the same
terms and conditions which would apply under the program
if the Organization were the employing office of the
employee.
(D) Access to house services.--The Committee shall prescribe
regulations to ensure that an eligible Congressional Member
Organization has appropriate access to services of the House.
(E) Other regulations.--The Committee shall promulgate such
other regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this
subsection.
(3) Eligible congressional member organization defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``eligible Congressional Member Organization''
means, with respect to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, an
organization meeting each of the following requirements:
(A) The organization is registered as a Congressional Member
Organization with the Committee on House Administration.
(B) The organization designates a single Member of the House
of Representatives to be responsible for the administration of
the organization, including the administration of the account
administered under paragraph (1)(B), and includes the
identification of such Member with the statement of organization
that the organization files and maintains with the Committee on
House Administration.
(C) At least 3 employees of the House are assigned to
perform some work for the organization.
(D) During the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, at least 30
Members of the House of Representatives used a portion of the
Members' Representational Allowance of the Member for the salary
and related expenses of an employee who was a shared employee of
the Member's office and the organization.
(E) The organization files a statement with the Committee on
House Administration and the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives certifying that it will administer an
account in accordance with paragraph (1)(B).
(e) Determination With Respect to Placement of Measure on Consensus
Calendar.--During the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, not later than 2
legislative days after a measure is placed on the Consensus Calendar pursuant to
clause 7(c) of rule XV, the Majority Leader shall, in the case such measure is
not in compliance with any legislative protocols of the Majority Leader, submit
to the Congressional Record a determination with respect to such noncompliance.
(f) Further Expenses for Resolving Contested Elections.--
(1) Amounts for expenses of committee on house administration.--
There shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of the House of
Representatives such sums as may be necessary for further expenses of
the Committee on House Administration for the One Hundred Nineteenth
Congress for resolving contested elections.
(2) Session limitation.--The amount specified in paragraph (1) shall
be available for expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon
on January 3, 2025, and ending immediately before noon on January 3,
2026.
(3) Vouchers.--Payments under this subsection shall be made on
vouchers authorized by the Committee on House Administration, signed by
the chair of the Committee, and approved in the manner directed by the
Committee.
(4) Regulations.--Amounts made available under this subsection shall
be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee
on House Administration.
(g) Question of Consideration for Germaneness.--
(1) In general.--During the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, it
shall not be in order to consider a rule or order that waives all points
of order against an amendment submitted to the Committee on Rules
otherwise in violation of clause 7 of rule XVI.
(2) Disposition of point of order.--As disposition of a point of
order under paragraph (1), the Chair shall put the question of
consideration with respect to the rule or order, as applicable. The
question of consideration shall be debatable for 10 minutes by the
Member initiating the point of order and for 10 minutes by an opponent,
but shall otherwise be decided without intervening motion except one
that the House adjourn.
(h) Restoring Legislative Branch Accountability.--The regulations adopted
pursuant to House Resolution 1096, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, shall have
no force or effect during the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
(i) Remote Appearance of Witnesses.--
(1) In general.--During the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, at the
discretion of the chair of a committee and in accordance with
regulations submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the
chair of the Committee on Rules--
(A) witnesses at committee or subcommittee proceedings may
appear remotely;
(B) counsel shall be permitted to accompany witnesses
appearing remotely; and
(C) an oath may be administered to a witness remotely for
purposes of clause 2(m)(2) of rule XI.
(2) Applicability.--This subsection shall not apply to witnesses
representing the executive branch of the United States government.
(j) Addressing the Use of Artificial Intelligence.--The Committee on House
Administration, the Clerk, the Chief Administrative Officer, and other officers
and officials of the House shall continue efforts to integrate artificial
intelligence technologies into the operations and functions of the House in the
One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, in furtherance of the institutional priorities
outlined in the House Information Technology Policy 8 (HITPOL 8) Artificial
Intelligence (AI), which shall include--
(1) incorporating appropriate guardrails and specific AI principles
from HITPOL 8 that will guide both Members and institutional offices if
they choose to incorporate this technology into their operations;
(2) exploring the use of AI applications to streamline
administrative processes and enhance decision-making capabilities for
House staff; and
(3) continuing to advance AI-driven tools to support effective
oversight through efficient legislative drafting, analysis, and
comparative assessments of legislative texts.
(k) Broadening Availability and Utility of Legislative Documents in Machine-
readable Formats.--The Committee on House Administration, the Clerk, and other
officers and officials of the House shall continue efforts to broaden the
availability and utility of legislative documents in machine readable formats in
the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress in furtherance of the institutional
priorities of--
(1) improving public availability and use of legislative information
produced by the House and its committees; and
(2) enabling all House staff to produce comparative prints showing
the differences between versions of legislation, how proposed
legislation will amend existing law, and how an amendment may change
proposed legislation.
(l) Improving the Committee Electronic Document Repository.--The Clerk, the
Committee on House Administration, and other officers and officials of the House
shall continue efforts to improve the electronic document repository operated by
the Clerk for use by committees of the House in the One Hundred Nineteenth
Congress, including streamlining the process of cross-posting documents
simultaneously by the Committee on Rules, in furtherance of the institutional
priority of increasing public availability and identification of legislative
information produced and held by House committees, including votes, amendments,
and witness disclosure forms.
(m) Exercise Facilities for Former Members.--During the One Hundred
Nineteenth Congress:
(1) The House of Representatives may not provide access to any
exercise facility which is made available exclusively to Members and
former Members, officers and former officers of the House of
Representatives, and their spouses to any former Member, former officer,
or spouse who is a lobbyist registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act
of 1995 or any successor statute or who is an agent of a foreign
principal as defined in clause 5 of rule XXV. For purposes of this
subsection, the term ``Member'' includes a Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to the Congress.
(2) The Committee on House Administration shall promulgate
regulations to carry out this subsection.
(n) Displaying Statement of Rights and Protections Provided to House
Employees.--The Committee on House Administration shall issue regulations to
provide that each employing office of the House of Representatives shall post in
a prominent location in the office (including, in the case of the office of a
Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner, a prominent location in each
district office) a statement of the rights and protections provided to employees
of the House of Representatives under the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995, including the procedures available to employees of the House under such
Act for responding to and adjudicating allegations of violations of such rights
and protections.
(o) Non-disclosure Agreements.--Any non-disclosure agreement imposed by any
employing or contracting authority in the House of Representatives to which a
paid or unpaid employee or contractor is or was required to agree as a term of
employment shall--
(1) provide clear guidance that the employee or contractor may
communicate concerning any matter with the Committee on Ethics, the
Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, or any other office or entity
designated by the Committee on House Administration without prior,
concurrent, or subsequent notice or approval; and
(2) not be binding and shall have no legal effect to the extent to
which it requires prior, concurrent, or subsequent notice or approval
from anyone on any matter with respect to communications from an
employee or contractor to any of the committees, offices, or entities
described in paragraph (1).
(p) Requiring Members to Pay for Discrimination Settlements.--
(1) In general.--In the case of a settlement of a complaint under
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 in connection with a claim
alleging a violation described in paragraph (2) which is committed
personally by a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, if the
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is not required under law to
reimburse the Treasury for the amount of the settlement, the chair and
ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration may not
approve the settlement pursuant to clause 4(d)(2) of rule X unless,
under the terms and conditions of the settlement, the Member, Delegate,
or Resident Commissioner is required to reimburse the Treasury for the
amount of the settlement.
(2) Violations described.--A violation described in this paragraph
is--
(A) a violation of section 201(a) or section 206(a) of the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995; or
(B) a violation of section 208 of such Act which consists of
intimidating, taking reprisal against, or otherwise
discriminating against any covered employee under such Act
because of a claim alleging a violation described in
subparagraph (A).
(q) Mandatory Anti-harassment and Anti-discrimination Policies for House
Offices.--
(1) Requiring offices to adopt policy.--Each employing office of the
House of Representatives under the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995 shall adopt an anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policy for
the office's workplace.
(2) Regulations.--Not later than April 1, 2025, the Committee on
House Administration shall promulgate regulations to carry out this
subsection, and shall ensure that such regulations are consistent with
the requirements of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, rule
XXIII, and other relevant laws, rules, and regulations.
(r) Member Day Hearing Requirement.--During the first session of the One
Hundred Nineteenth Congress, each standing committee (other than the Committee
on Ethics) shall hold a hearing at which it receives testimony from Members,
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner on proposed legislation within its
jurisdiction, except that the Committee on Rules may hold such hearing during
the second session of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
(s) Information to Committees of Congress on Request.--During the One
Hundred Nineteenth Congress, the chair of the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform shall be included as one of the seven members of the Committee
making any request of an Executive agency pursuant to section 2954 of title 5,
United States Code.
(t) Deposition Authority.--
(1) In general.--During the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, the
chair of a standing committee (other than the Committee on Rules), and
the chair of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, upon
consultation with the ranking minority member of such committee, may
order the taking of depositions, including pursuant to subpoena, by a
member or counsel of such committee.
(2) Regulations.--Depositions taken under the authority prescribed
in this subsection shall be subject to regulations issued by the chair
of the Committee on Rules and printed in the Congressional Record.
(3) Persons permitted to attend depositions.--Deponents may be
accompanied at a deposition by two designated personal, nongovernmental
attorneys to advise them of their rights. Only members, committee staff
designated by the chair or ranking minority member, an official
reporter, the witness, and the witness's two designated attorneys are
permitted to attend. Other persons, including government agency
personnel, may not attend.
(u) War Powers Resolution.--During the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, a
motion to discharge a measure introduced pursuant to section 6 or section 7 of
the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1545-46) shall not be subject to a motion
to table.
(v) Continuing Litigation Authorities.--
(1) In general.--The House authorizes the chair of the Committee on
the Judiciary (when elected), on behalf of the Committee on the
Judiciary and until such committee has adopted rules pursuant to clause
2(a) of rule XI, to issue the following subpoenas:
(A) To Attorney General Merrick Garland related to the
Special Counsel's audio recordings of interviews with President
Joseph R. Biden and his ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer.
(B) To Mark Daly of the Department of Justice for a
deposition related to the Department of Justice's investigation
into R. Hunter Biden.
(C) To Jack Morgan of the Department of Justice for a
deposition related to the Department of Justice's investigation
into R. Hunter Biden.
(2) Enforcement of subpoenas.--The House further authorizes the
chair of the Committee on the Judiciary (when elected), on behalf of the
Committee on the Judiciary, consistent with clause 8(c) of rule II, and
the Office of General Counsel to take all necessary steps as may be
appropriate to continue the civil actions authorized by the House during
the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress concerning the enforcement of the
subpoenas issued to such individuals.
SEC. 4. COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, AND HOUSE OFFICES.
(a) Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States
and the Chinese Communist Party.--House Resolution 11, One Hundred Eighteenth
Congress, as amended by House Resolution 78, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress,
shall apply in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress in the same manner as such
resolution applied in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, except that--
(1) the Select Committee concerned shall submit all reports to the
House or policy recommendations to the relevant standing committees
under section 1(e) not later than December 31, 2026; and
(2) the investigative jurisdiction of the Select Committee shall
consist of policy recommendations on countering the economic,
technological, security, and ideological threats of the Chinese
Communist Party to the United States and allies and partners of the
United States.
(b) House Democracy Partnership.--House Resolution 24, One Hundred Tenth
Congress, shall apply in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress in the same manner
as such resolution applied in the One Hundred Tenth Congress, except that the
commission concerned shall be known as the House Democracy Partnership.
(c) Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.--Sections 1 through 7 of House
Resolution 1451, One Hundred Tenth Congress, shall apply in the One Hundred
Nineteenth Congress in the same manner as such provisions applied in the One
Hundred Tenth Congress, except that--
(1) the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission may, in addition to
collaborating closely with other professional staff members of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, collaborate closely with professional
staff members of other relevant committees;
(2) the resources of the Committee on Foreign Affairs which the
Commission may use shall include all resources which the Committee is
authorized to obtain from other offices of the House of Representatives;
and
(3) any amounts authorized to provide full-time professional staff
and resources to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission shall be in
addition to and separate from the amounts authorized for salaries and
expenses of the Committee on Foreign Affairs as provided by resolution
of the House, shall be administered by the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
and shall be distributed equally between the co-chairs of the
Commission.
(d) Office of Congressional Conduct.--
(1) In general.--References in the standing rules to the Office of
Congressional Ethics shall be construed as references to the Office of
Congressional Conduct.
(2) Office of congressional conduct.--Section 1 of House Resolution
895, One Hundred Tenth Congress, shall apply in the One Hundred
Nineteenth Congress in the same manner as such provision applied in the
One Hundred Tenth Congress, except that--
(A) the Office of Congressional Ethics shall be known as the
Office of Congressional Conduct (hereinafter in this subsection
referred to as the ``Office'');
(B) references to the Office of Congressional Ethics shall
be construed as references to the Office;
(C) the Office shall be treated as a standing committee of
the House for purposes of section 202(i) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i));
(D) references to the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct shall be construed as references to the Committee on
Ethics;
(E) any requirement for concurrence in section 1(b)(1) shall
be construed as a requirement for consultation;
(F) any individual who is the subject of a preliminary
review or second-phase review by the board shall be informed of
the right to be represented by counsel and invoking that right
should not be held negatively against such individual;
(G) the Office may not take any action that would deny any
person any right or protection provided under the Constitution
of the United States;
(H) any member of the board currently serving a term in
excess of the limitations of section 1(b)(6) of such resolution
shall be considered as removed from the board; and
(I) the provision regarding appointment and compensation of
staff shall require an affirmative vote of at least 4 members of
the board not later than 30 calendar days after the board has
been fully constituted.
SEC. 5. ORDERS OF BUSINESS.
(a) Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the
House any bill specified in subsection (b). All points of order against
consideration of each such bill are waived. Each such bill shall be considered
as read. All points of order against provisions in each such bill are waived.
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on each such bill and on
any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1)
one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the
Minority Leader or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit.
(b) The bills referred to in this subsection are as follows:
(1) The bill (H.R. 28) to amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to
provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of
such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a
person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
(2) The bill (H.R. 29) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security
to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States
with theft, and for other purposes.
(3) The bill (H.R. 30) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act
to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed
sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable.
(4) The bill (H.R. 31) to make the assault of a law enforcement
officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.
(5) The bill (H.R. 32) to provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that
provide benefits to aliens who are present in the United States without
lawful status under the immigration laws are ineligible for Federal
funds intended to benefit such aliens.
(6) The bill (H.R. 35) to impose criminal and immigration penalties
for intentionally fleeing a pursuing Federal officer while operating a
motor vehicle.
(7) The bill (H.R. 21) to amend title 18, United States Code, to
prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper
degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or
attempted abortion.
(8) The bill (H.R. 23) to impose sanctions with respect to the
International Criminal Court engaged in any effort to investigate,
arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected person of the United States
and its allies.
(9) The bill (H.R. 33) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan
with income from sources within the United States.
(10) The bill (H.R. 22) to amend the National Voter Registration Act
of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an
individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other
purposes.
(11) The bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with
respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other
purposes.
(12) The bill (H.R. 26) to prohibit a moratorium on the use of
hydraulic fracturing.
Attest:
Clerk.
Submitted in House
Submitted in House
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H8-23)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 5.
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H. Res. 5.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Fishbach asked unanimous consent that the Chair may reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any question relating to H. Res. 5 that follows a 15 minute vote. Agreed to without objection.
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H. Res. 5.
On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 210 (Roll no. 3).
Roll Call #3 (House)Ms. DeLauro moved to commit the resolution to a select committee composed of the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment.
The previous question on the motion to commit was ordered without objection.
On motion to commit the resolution to a select committee with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 214 (Roll no. 4).
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Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 209 (Roll no. 5). (text: CR H8-14)
Roll Call #5 (House)On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 209 (Roll no. 5). (text: CR H8-14)
Roll Call #5 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.