A measure “adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other...” (HRES 5)

The bill

Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.

Topic: Congress

What the bill does

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 - providing that a resolution vacating the Office of Speaker is only privileged (takes precedence over all matters other than motions to adjourn) if it is offered by a sponsor of the majority party joined by eight cosponsors from the majority party; - providing that the Speaker may only entertain a motion to suspend the rules on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays; - prohibiting waiver (by rule or by order) of the germaneness rule (which requires amendments to be of the same subject matter as the measure under consideration); and - prohibiting consideration of measures that exceed a specified long-term budget impact according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary

Bill on congress.gov(opens in a new tab)