118th Congress · HOUSE RESOLUTIONBILL

H.Res. 5Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, and for other purposes.

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

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Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Last action Jan 9, 2023
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This resolution establishes the rules of the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress by adopting and modifying the rules from the 117th Congress; it also adopts other procedural orders. Specific changes include permitting a single Member to call for a vote to remove the Speaker; prohibiting consideration of legislation that increases without offsetting mandatory spending in set budget windows; eliminating the Gephardt rule, which provides for the automatic passage of a joint resolution to suspend the debt ceiling upon passage of a concurrent resolution on the budget; requiring a three-fifths majority of House Members to approve tax rate increases; reinstating the Holman rule, whic...

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Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2023
Considered as privileged matter.
Jan 9, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 5.
Jan 9, 2023
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Cole asked unanimous consent that the Speaker be authorized to postpone the vote on ordering the previous queston on H. Res. 5 to a designated time later today. Agreed to without objection.
Jan 9, 2023
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Cole asked unanimous consent that the Chair may reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any question relating to H. Res. 5 that follows a 15 minute vote. Agreed to without objection.
Jan 9, 2023
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H. Res. 5.
Jan 9, 2023
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 5, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question on the resolution and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Jan 9, 2023
Considered as unfinished business.
Jan 9, 2023
On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 205 (Roll no. 21).
Jan 9, 2023
Ms. DeLauro moved to commit the resolution to a select committee composed of the Majority Leader and Minority Leader with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment.
Jan 9, 2023
The previous question on the motion to commit was ordered without objection.
Jan 9, 2023
Ms. DeLauro moved to commit.
Jan 9, 2023
On motion to commit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 220 (Roll No. 22).
Jan 9, 2023
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 213 (Roll no. 23).ROLL CALLpass
Jan 9, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.