HRES6-119

What This Bill Does

This resolution fixes the default daily hour of meeting for the first session of the 119th Congress. Unless the House orders otherwise, it meets at 2 p.m. on Mondays; noon on Tuesdays, or 2 p.m. if no legislative business happened on the preceding Monday; noon on Wednesdays and Thursdays; and 9 a.m. on all other days. It is a House scheduling rule that gives Members, staff, committees, press, and the public predictable baseline meeting times while preserving flexibility for a different order.

Who Benefits and How

House Members benefit from predictable default times for floor planning. House floor staff benefit because the resolution establishes baseline operating times. Committees benefit because floor timing affects hearing and markup scheduling. The press and public benefit because the schedule makes House proceedings easier to track. House leadership benefits because the phrase unless otherwise ordered preserves flexibility.

Who Bears the Burden and How

House Members and staff must organize work around the default schedule. Committees must plan around floor convening times. House administrative staff must publish and administer the schedule. Members seeking a different schedule must obtain a separate House order. No private party is regulated or charged by the resolution.

Key Provisions

• Establishes 2 p.m. Monday meetings unless otherwise ordered.
• Establishes noon Tuesday meetings, with a 2 p.m. fallback if Monday had no legislative business.
• Establishes noon Wednesday and Thursday meetings.
• Establishes 9 a.m. meetings on other days of the week.
• Preserves House authority to order a different meeting time.