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Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, and for other purposes.
Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Appropriations · Asia
Key facts
Introduced: Jan 9, 2023
Chamber: House
Cosponsors: 0
Congress: 118th
Latest action · Jan 9, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Summary
This resolution establishes the rules of the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress by adopting and modifying the rules from the 117th Congress; it also adopts other procedural orders.
Specific changes include
- permitting a single Member to call for a vote to remove the Speaker;
- prohibiting consideration of legislation that increases without offsetting mandatory spending in set budget windows;
- eliminating the Gephardt rule, which provides for the automatic passage of a joint resolution to suspend the debt ceiling upon passage of a concurrent resolution on the budget;
- requiring a three-fifths majority of House Members to approve tax rate increases;
- reinstating the Holman rule, which allows for the termination of or a salary deduction for a federal official or cuts to a specific program through amendments to appropriations bills;
- nullifying regulations that extend collective bargaining rights to certain congressional employees; and
- requiring that sponsors identify the single subject that each bill focuses on.
The resolution further acts as a special rule for particular legislation, including bills that address (1) Internal Revenue Service funding, (2) sales from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and (3) establishing committees to investigate U.S.-Chinese competition and the weaponization of the federal government.
The Congressional Budget Office must include in its cost estimates for major legislation macroeconomic effects (e.g., changes in economic output and employment).
The resolution also establishes new and reauthorizes and modifies existing commissions, offices, and committees. For example, it establishes a subcommittee to investigate the coronavirus pandemic and modifies the operation of the House Ethics Committee and Office of Congressional Ethics.
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Floor Votes
House Roll Call #23 · Jan 10, 2023
House Roll Call #23 · Jan 10, 2023
House Roll Call #22 · Jan 9, 2023
House Roll Call #21 · Jan 9, 2023
Timeline
- Jan 9, 2023Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 9, 2023On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 213 (Roll no. 23). (text: CR H51-57)
- Jan 9, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 213 (Roll no. 23). (text: CR H51-57)
- Jan 9, 2023On motion to commit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 220 (Roll No. 22).
- Jan 9, 2023Ms. DeLauro moved to commit.
- Jan 9, 2023The previous question on the motion to commit was ordered without objection.
- Jan 9, 2023Ms. DeLauro moved to commit the resolution to a select committee composed of the Majority Leader and Minority Leader with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment.
- Jan 9, 2023On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 205 (Roll no. 21).
- Jan 9, 2023Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: H70-73)
- Jan 9, 2023POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 5, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question on the resolution and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- Jan 9, 2023DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H. Res. 5.
- Jan 9, 2023ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Cole 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.
- Jan 9, 2023ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Cole asked unanimous consent that the Speaker be authorized to postpone the vote on ordering the previous queston on H. Res. 5 to a designated time later today. Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 9, 2023DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 5.
- Jan 9, 2023Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H51-70)
- Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
In the News
- Georgia U.S. Reps. kill release of congressional sexual misconduct reports - AccessWDUN
- Rules Committee Hearing H.R. 4553, H. Res. ___, H.J. Res. 104, 105, and 106 - House of Representatives Committee on Rules | (.gov)
- A Tale of Two Resolutions: 75 Dems Join GOP in Resolution Praising Trump’s Mass Deportation Regime - Medium
- Congress passes budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) ) - Economic Policy Institute
- Where Can I Find the Rules of the House of Representatives? - American Enterprise Institute - AEI
- How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Jan. 9 - WRAL
- Ceasefire Tracker - Working Families Party
- Don’t Pop Corks Too Soon on House’s Open Amendment Process - Bipartisan Policy Center
- New Motion to Vacate Rule Unlikely to Disrupt House - legislativeprocedure.com
- House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Structure and Procedures - Every CRS Report
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