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 provi-
sions of law or concurrent resolution that constituted rules of
the House at the end of the One Hundred Eighteenth Con-
gress, are adopted as the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, with amend-
ments 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) RESOLUTIONDECLARING THEOFFICE OFSPEAKER
V
ACANT.—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 2
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member of the majority party and has accumulated eight co-
sponsors from the majority party at the time it is offered.’’.
(b) P
ERMITTING ELECTRONIC VOTING IN COM-
MITTEE.—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 fol-
lowing 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 Com-
mittee on House Administration.’’.
(c) C
LARIFICATION OF ROLE OFCHIEFADMINISTRA-
TIVEOFFICER INVACANTOFFICES.—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) D
ESIGNATINGCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND
G
OVERNMENTREFORM.—In the standing rules, strike ‘‘Com-
mittee on Oversight and Accountability’’ each place it appears
and insert (in each instance) ‘‘Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform’’. 3
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(e) DESIGNATINGCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND
W
ORKFORCE.—In rule X—
(1) in clause 1(e), strike ‘‘Committee on Education
and the Workforce’’ and insert ‘‘Committee on Edu-
cation and Workforce’’; and
(2) in clause 3(d), strike ‘‘Committee on Education
and the Workforce’’ and insert ‘‘Committee on Edu-
cation and Workforce’’.
(f) S
TRIKINGOFFICE OFDIVERSITY ANDINCLUSION.—
(1) S
TRIKE.—In rule II, strike clause 9 and redes-
ignate the succeeding clause accordingly.
(2) C
ONFORMING AMENDMENTS .—In clause
4(d)(1)(A) of rule X—
(A) strike ‘‘the Office of Diversity and Inclu-
sion,’’; and
(B) strike ‘‘Inspector General, Office of Diver-
sity and Inclusion’’ and insert ‘‘Inspector General’’.
(g) C
ODIFICATION OFLONG-STANDINGSEPARATEOR-
DERS.—
(1) M
EMORIALS 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 para-
graph: 4
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‘‘(b) With respect to any memorial presented under
paragraph (a) purporting to be an application of the legisla-
ture of a State calling for a convention for proposing amend-
ments 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 Con-
gresses, and may, in the case of such a memorial pre-
sented 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 avail-
able 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) N
UMBERING 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) D
ISTRICT WORK PERIODS .—In rule I, add at
the end the following new clause: 5
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‘‘District work periods
‘‘13.(a) On any legislative day occurring during a ‘dis-
trict 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 adjourn-
ment.
‘‘(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) R
ESTORINGFAMILY-CENTRICLANGUAGE.—In rule
XXIII— 6
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(1) in clause 8(c)(3), strike ‘‘parent, child, sibling,
parent’s sibling, first cousin, sibling’s child, spouse, par-
ent-in-law, child-in-law, sibling-in-law, stepparent, step-
child, 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, broth-
er-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) S
USPENSIONS.—In clause 1(a) of rule XV, add at the
end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Speaker may not enter-
tain a motion that the House suspend the rules except on
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.’’.
(j) T
ECHNICALCORRECTIONS.—
(1) I
NTERIM FUNDING.—In clause 7(b) of rule X,
strike ‘‘In the case of the first session of a Congress,
amounts’’ and insert ‘‘Amounts’’.
(2) D
AY COUNT.—In clause 6(d) of rule XIII, insert
‘‘thereafter’’ after ‘‘seven legislative days’’. 7
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SEC. 3. SEPARATE ORDERS.
(a) HOLMANRULE.—During the One Hundred Nine-
teenth Congress, any reference in clause 2 of rule XXI to a
provision or amendment that retrenches expenditures by a re-
duction of amounts of money covered by the bill shall be con-
strued 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) S
PENDINGREDUCTIONAMENDMENTS IN APPRO-
PRIATIONSBILLS.—
(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 (fol-
lowing disposition of any points of order against such
portions) and are not subject to a demand for division 8
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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 consid-
ered in the Committee of the Whole House on the state
of the Union unless it includes a spending reduction ac-
count 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 Appropria-
tions to add such a section to the bill or modify the fig-
ure 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 ap-
plicable 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 9
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(B) if no such allocation is in effect, ‘‘$0’’.
(c) B
UDGETMATTERS.—
(1) L
ONG TERM SPENDING POINT OF ORDER .—
(A) C
ONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ANAL -
YSIS OF PROPOSALS.—The Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office shall, to the extent practicable,
prepare an estimate of whether a bill or joint reso-
lution 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) P
OINT 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) D
ETERMINATIONS OF BUDGET LEVELS .—
For purposes of this paragraph, the levels of net in-
creases in direct spending shall be determined on 10
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the basis of estimates provided by the chair of the
Committee on the Budget.
(2) S
CORING CONVEYANCES OF FEDERAL LAND .—
(A) I
N GENERAL.—In the One Hundred Nine-
teenth 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 au-
thority, decreasing revenues, increasing mandatory
spending, or increasing outlays.
(B) D
EFINITIONS.—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 11
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territory (including a possession) of the United
States.
(3) A
NALYSIS OF INFLATIONARY IMPACT FOR CER -
TAIN LEGISLATION.—During the One Hundred Nine-
teenth Congress, if an estimate provided by the Congres-
sional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 shows changes in mandatory
spending that cause a gross budgetary effect in any fis-
cal 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 re-
quest 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 legis-
lation, 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 deter-
mined at the time the estimate is prepared.
(4) C
ONTENT OF CBO ANALYSIS FOR CERTAIN LEG -
ISLATION AFFECTING THE FEDERAL HOSPITAL INSUR -
ANCE TRUST FUND OR THE OLD -AGE, SURVIVORS, AND
DISABILITY INSURANCE TRUST FUND .—During the One 12
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Hundred Nineteenth Congress, if an estimate provided
by the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shows that legis-
lation impacting either the Federal Hospital Insurance
Trust Fund or the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability
Insurance Trust Fund (OASDI) causes a gross budg-
etary 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 Com-
mittee 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 liabil-
ities 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 pro-
jection, solvency projections, and the net present
value of those liabilities.
(d) C
ONGRESSIONAL MEMBERORGANIZATIONTRANS-
PARENCYREFORM.—
(1) P
AYMENT OF SALARIES AND EXPENSES
THROUGH ACCOUNT OF ORGANIZATION .—A Member of 13
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the House of Representatives and an eligible Congres-
sional Member Organization may enter into an agree-
ment 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’ Representa-
tional Allowance (MRA) of the Member which would
otherwise be used for the salary and related ex-
penses of the employee to a dedicated account in
the House of Representatives which is administered
by the Organization, in accordance with the regula-
tions promulgated by the Committee on House Ad-
ministration under paragraph (2).
(2) R
EGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration (hereafter referred to in this subsection as
the ‘‘Committee’’) shall promulgate regulations as fol-
lows:
(A) U
SE 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 reg-
ulations to provide that an eligible Congressional 14
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Member Organization may use the amounts trans-
ferred 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) M
AINTENANCE OF LIMITATIONS ON NUM -
BER OF SHARED EMPLOYEES .—Pursuant to the au-
thority of section 104(d) of the House of Represent-
atives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections
Act (2 U.S.C. 5321(d)), the Committee shall pre-
scribe regulations to provide that an employee of
the office of a Member of the House of Representa-
tives 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 of-
fice and the Organization for purposes of such sec-
tion, and shall include in such regulations appro-
priate accounting standards to ensure that a Mem-
ber of the House of Representatives who enters into
an agreement with such an Organization under
paragraph (1) does not employ more employees 15
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than the Member is authorized to employ under
such section.
(C) P
ARTICIPATION IN STUDENT LOAN REPAY -
MENT PROGRAM.—Pursuant to the authority of sec-
tion 105(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 4536(b)), relating to the
student loan repayment program for employees of
the House, the Committee shall promulgate regula-
tions 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 Mem-
ber Organization and who participates in such pro-
gram while carrying out duties under the agree-
ment—
(i) any funds made available for making
payments under the program with respect to
the employee shall be transferred to the Orga-
nization’s dedicated account under paragraph
(1)(B); and
(ii) the Organization shall use the funds
to repay a student loan taken out by the em-
ployee, under the same terms and conditions
which would apply under the program if the 16
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Organization were the employing office of the
employee.
(D) A
CCESS TO HOUSE SERVICES .—The Com-
mittee shall prescribe regulations to ensure that an
eligible Congressional Member Organization has ap-
propriate access to services of the House.
(E) O
THER REGULATIONS .—The Committee
shall promulgate such other regulations as may be
appropriate to carry out this subsection.
(3) E
LIGIBLE CONGRESSIONAL MEMBER ORGANIZA -
TION DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘eligible
Congressional Member Organization’’ means, with re-
spect to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, an or-
ganization meeting each of the following requirements:
(A) The organization is registered as a Con-
gressional Member Organization with the Com-
mittee on House Administration.
(B) The organization designates a single Mem-
ber of the House of Representatives to be respon-
sible for the administration of the organization, in-
cluding the administration of the account adminis-
tered under paragraph (1)(B), and includes the
identification of such Member with the statement of
organization that the organization files and main-
tains with the Committee on House Administration. 17
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(C) At least 3 employees of the House are as-
signed to perform some work for the organization.
(D) During the One Hundred Eighteenth Con-
gress, at least 30 Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives used a portion of the Members’ Rep-
resentational Allowance of the Member for the sal-
ary 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 Representa-
tives certifying that it will administer an account in
accordance with paragraph (1)(B).
(e) D
ETERMINATIONWITHRESPECT TOPLACEMENT OF
M
EASURE ON CONSENSUSCALENDAR.—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) F
URTHEREXPENSES FOR RESOLVINGCONTESTED
E
LECTIONS.— 18
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(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) S
ESSION 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) V
OUCHERS.—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) R
EGULATIONS.—Amounts made available under
this subsection shall be expended in accordance with reg-
ulations prescribed by the Committee on House Adminis-
tration.
(g) Q
UESTION OF CONSIDERATION FOR GERMANE-
NESS.—
(1) I
N GENERAL.—During the One Hundred Nine-
teenth Congress, it shall not be in order to consider a 19
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rule or order that waives all points of order against an
amendment submitted to the Committee on Rules other-
wise in violation of clause 7 of rule XVI.
(2) D
ISPOSITION OF POINT OF ORDER .—As disposi-
tion 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 consid-
eration 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 inter-
vening motion except one that the House adjourn.
(h) R
ESTORING LEGISLATIVEBRANCHACCOUNT-
ABILITY.—The regulations adopted pursuant to House Reso-
lution 1096, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, shall have
no force or effect during the One Hundred Nineteenth Con-
gress.
(i) R
EMOTEAPPEARANCE OFWITNESSES.—
(1) I
N GENERAL.—During the One Hundred Nine-
teenth Congress, at the discretion of the chair of a com-
mittee 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; 20
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(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) A
PPLICABILITY.—This subsection shall not
apply to witnesses representing the executive branch of
the United States government.
(j) A
DDRESSING THE USE OFARTIFICIALINTEL-
LIGENCE.—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 Con-
gress, in furtherance of the institutional priorities outlined in
the House Information Technology Policy 8 (HITPOL 8) Ar-
tificial Intelligence (AI), which shall include—
(1) incorporating appropriate guardrails and spe-
cific AI principles from HITPOL 8 that will guide both
Members and institutional offices if they choose to incor-
porate this technology into their operations;
(2) exploring the use of AI applications to stream-
line administrative processes and enhance decision-mak-
ing capabilities for House staff; and
(3) continuing to advance AI-driven tools to support
effective oversight through efficient legislative drafting, 21
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analysis, and comparative assessments of legislative
texts.
(k) B
ROADENINGAVAILABILITY ANDUTILITY OFLEGIS-
LATIVEDOCUMENTS IN MACHINE-READABLEFORMATS.—
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 legisla-
tive information produced by the House and its commit-
tees; and
(2) enabling all House staff to produce comparative
prints showing the differences between versions of legis-
lation, how proposed legislation will amend existing law,
and how an amendment may change proposed legisla-
tion.
(l) I
MPROVING THE COMMITTEEELECTRONICDOCU-
MENTREPOSITORY.—The Clerk, the Committee on House
Administration, and other officers and officials of the House
shall continue efforts to improve the electronic document re-
pository 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 simulta-
neously by the Committee on Rules, in furtherance of the in- 22
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stitutional priority of increasing public availability and identi-
fication of legislative information produced and held by
House committees, including votes, amendments, and witness
disclosure forms.
(m) E
XERCISEFACILITIES FORFORMERMEMBERS.—
During the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress:
(1) The House of Representatives may not provide
access to any exercise facility which is made available ex-
clusively 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 Commis-
sioner to the Congress.
(2) The Committee on House Administration shall
promulgate regulations to carry out this subsection.
(n) D
ISPLAYINGSTATEMENT OF RIGHTS ANDPROTEC-
TIONSPROVIDED TOHOUSEEMPLOYEES.—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 23
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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 Ac-
countability 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) N
ON-DISCLOSUREAGREEMENTS.—Any non-disclo-
sure agreement imposed by any employing or contracting au-
thority 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 con-
tractor may communicate concerning any matter with
the Committee on Ethics, the Office of Congressional
Workplace Rights, or any other office or entity des-
ignated by the Committee on House Administration
without prior, concurrent, or subsequent notice or ap-
proval; and
(2) not be binding and shall have no legal effect to
the extent to which it requires prior, concurrent, or sub-
sequent 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). 24
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(p) REQUIRINGMEMBERS TOPAY FORDISCRIMINATION
S
ETTLEMENTS.—
(1) I
N 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 de-
scribed 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 minor-
ity 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) V
IOLATIONS 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 25
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covered employee under such Act because of a claim
alleging a violation described in subparagraph (A).
(q) M
ANDATORY ANTI-HARASSMENT AND ANTI-DIS-
CRIMINATIONPOLICIES FORHOUSEOFFICES.—
(1) R
EQUIRING 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) R
EGULATIONS.—Not later than April 1, 2025,
the Committee on House Administration shall promul-
gate regulations to carry out this subsection, and shall
ensure that such regulations are consistent with the re-
quirements of the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995, rule XXIII, and other relevant laws, rules, and
regulations.
(r) M
EMBERDAYHEARINGREQUIREMENT.—During
the first session of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress,
each standing committee (other than the Committee on Eth-
ics) shall hold a hearing at which it receives testimony from
Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner on pro-
posed legislation within its jurisdiction, except that the Com-
mittee on Rules may hold such hearing during the second
session of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress. 26
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(s) INFORMATION TO COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS ON
R
EQUEST.—During the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress,
the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form shall be included as one of the seven members of the
Committee making any request of an Executive agency pur-
suant to section 2954 of title 5, United States Code.
(t) D
EPOSITIONAUTHORITY.—
(1) I
N GENERAL.—During the One Hundred Nine-
teenth 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, includ-
ing pursuant to subpoena, by a member or counsel of
such committee.
(2) R
EGULATIONS.—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) P
ERSONS PERMITTED TO ATTEND DEPOSI -
TIONS.—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 mem-
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two designated attorneys are permitted to attend. Other
persons, including government agency personnel, may
not attend.
(u) W
ARPOWERSRESOLUTION.—During the One Hun-
dred 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) C
ONTINUINGLITIGATIONAUTHORITIES.—
(1) I
N GENERAL.—The House authorizes the chair
of the Committee on the Judiciary (when elected), on be-
half 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 re-
lated 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 Jus-
tice 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. 28
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(2) ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENAS .—The House
further authorizes the chair of the Committee on the Ju-
diciary (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 au-
thorized by the House during the One Hundred Eight-
eenth Congress concerning the enforcement of the sub-
poenas issued to such individuals.
SEC. 4. COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, AND HOUSE OFFICES.
(a) SELECTCOMMITTEE ON THE STRATEGICCOMPETI-
TIONBETWEEN THE UNITEDSTATES AND THE CHINESE
C
OMMUNISTPARTY.—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 Com-
mittee shall consist of policy recommendations on coun-
tering the economic, technological, security, and ideolog- 29
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ical threats of the Chinese Communist Party to the
United States and allies and partners of the United
States.
(b) H
OUSEDEMOCRACYPARTNERSHIP.—House Resolu-
tion 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) T
OMLANTOSHUMANRIGHTSCOMMISSION.—Sec-
tions 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 pro-
fessional staff members of the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs, collaborate closely with professional staff members
of other relevant committees;
(2) the resources of the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs which the Commission may use shall include all re-
sources 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 30
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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 pro-
vided by resolution of the House, shall be administered
by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and shall be dis-
tributed equally between the co-chairs of the Commis-
sion.
(d) O
FFICE OFCONGRESSIONALCONDUCT.—
(1) I
N GENERAL.—References in the standing rules
to the Office of Congressional Ethics shall be construed
as references to the Office of Congressional Conduct.
(2) O
FFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL CONDUCT .—Sec-
tion 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 Of-
fice;
(C) the Office shall be treated as a standing
committee of the House for purposes of section 31
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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 con-
sultation;
(F) any individual who is the subject of a pre-
liminary 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 pro-
vided 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. 32
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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 di-
vided 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 de-
termining compliance with title IX of such Act in ath-
letics, 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 do-
mestic violence are inadmissible and deportable. 33
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(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 ju-
risdictions that provide benefits to aliens who are
present in the United States without lawful status under
the immigration laws are ineligible for Federal funds in-
tended to benefit such aliens.
(6) The bill (H.R. 35) to impose criminal and immi-
gration 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 abor-
tion.
(8) The bill (H.R. 23) to impose sanctions with re-
spect to the International Criminal Court engaged in any
effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any pro-
tected person of the United States and its allies.
(9) The bill (H.R. 33) to amend the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the tax-
ation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from
sources within the United States. 34
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(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 pur-
poses.
(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.