Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This House resolution elects named Representatives to standing committees of the House for the 119th Congress. The named members include Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania, Tom Cole, Mike Rogers of Alabama, Jodey Arrington, Tim Walberg, Brett Guthrie, French Hill, Brian Mast, Mark Green of Tennessee, Jim Jordan, Bruce Westerman, James Comer, Brian Babin, Roger Williams of Texas, Sam Graves, Mike Bost, and Jason Smith of Missouri. The resolution is an internal House organization measure: it changes committee rosters and ranking placement rather than creating outside legal duties. The text identifies each listed Member as chair, making it a committee-leadership organization resolution for the start of the 119th Congress. Committee assignments matter because they determine which Members can participate directly in hearings, markups, oversight activity, and committee votes.
Who Benefits and How
The named Representatives benefit because election to committees gives them formal seats, access to hearings and markups, and a role in shaping legislation within those committees. The affected standing committees benefit because they receive the membership needed to organize work for the Congress. Party leadership benefits because the resolution implements its committee roster decisions. Constituents of the named Members benefit indirectly because their Representatives gain committee platforms for oversight and legislation.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The House Clerk must update committee rosters and official records. Committee staff must integrate the newly elected Members into schedules, hearing preparation, and markup logistics. Members not selected for these seats lose the committee access those assignments provide. Existing committee rosters bear administrative changes because the resolution changes membership or ranking order.
Key Provisions
- Elects named Members to standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- Provides formal committee roster authority for the 119th Congress.
- Directs House administrative records to reflect the new committee assignments.
- Establishes committee access that affects hearings, markups, oversight, and committee votes.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Elects Republican committee chairs including Glenn Thompson, Tom Cole, Mike Rogers, Jodey Arrington, Tim Walberg, Brett Guthrie, French Hill, Brian Mast, Mark Green, Jim Jordan, Bruce Westerman, James Comer, Brian Babin, Roger Williams, Sam Graves, Mike Bost, and Jason Smith to House standing committees.
Key Policy Areas
Government
Primary Purpose
Elects Republican committee chairs including Glenn Thompson, Tom Cole, Mike Rogers, Jodey Arrington, Tim Walberg, Brett Guthrie, French Hill, Brian Mast, Mark Green, Jim Jordan, Bruce Westerman, James Comer, Brian Babin, Roger Williams, Sam Graves, Mike Bost, and Jason Smith to House standing committees.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Glenn Thompson
- Tom Cole
- Mike Rogers of Alabama
- Jodey Arrington
- Tim Walberg
- Jim Jordan
- House standing committees
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- House Clerk
- Committee staff
- Members not selected as committee chairs
- Existing committee rosters
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
Passed HousePassed House (inferred from eh version)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: …
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed …
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H48)
Submitted in House
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "clerk"
- → Clerk of the House
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