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House Committee on Rules

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Scope and purpose

The House Committee on Rules is commonly known as “The Speaker’s Committee” because it is the mechanism that the Speaker uses to maintain control of the House Floor. Because of the vast power wielded by the Rules Committee, its ratio has traditionally been weighted in favor of the majority party. The Committee provides the terms and conditions of debate on any measure or matter through Special Rules. The Committee also considers original jurisdiction measures, which commonly represent changes to the standing rules of the House, or measures that contain special rules, such as the expedited procedures in trade legislation.

Subcommittees

• Legislative and Budget Process
• Rules and Organization of the House

Bills

• H.R. 10828 In committee
  To impose sanctions with respect to oil and gas extraction and refinement by the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 10803 In committee
  To abolish the Department of Homeland Security and establish a Department of Community Safety, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 10780 In committee
  Congressional Budget Reform Act
• H.R. 10697 In committee
  No Troops in Our Streets Act of 2026
• H.R. 10706 In committee
  Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act
• H.Res. 1596 In committee
  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9899) to designate Afghanistan under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Afghanistan to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 10586 In committee
  NATO Shield Act
• H.R. 10497 In committee
  Protect Our Polls Act
• H.Res. 1560 In committee
  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4393) to secure the border and reform the immigration laws.
• H.Res. 1247 In committee
  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2102) to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with combat-related disabilities, and for other purposes.

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Members

• Virginia Foxx(R-NC)— Chair
• James P. McGovern(D-MA)— Ranking Member
• Michelle Fischbach(R-MN)
• H. Morgan Griffith(R-VA)
• Erin Houchin(R-IN)
• Brian Jack(R-GA)
• Nicholas A. Langworthy(R-NY)
• Teresa Leger Fernandez(D-NM)
• Joe Neguse(D-CO)
• Ralph Norman(R-SC)
• Chip Roy(R-TX)
• Mary Gay Scanlon(D-PA)
• Austin Scott(R-GA)