H.Res. 5 · 119th Congress

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

Introduced on Jan 3, 2025 by Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7). Latest action (Jan 3, 2025): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Congress
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers

Subjects

  • Abortion
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Appropriations
  • Asia
  • Assault and harassment offenses
  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • Budget deficits and national debt
  • Budget process
  • China
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
  • Congressional committees
  • Congressional leadership
  • Congressional officers and employees
  • Congressional operations and organization
  • Congressional oversight
  • Crimes against property
  • Domestic violence and child abuse
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Family relationships
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Government trust funds
  • Higher education
  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce
  • House Committee on Ethics
  • House Committee on House Administration
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • House Committee on Rules
  • House Committee on the Budget
  • House Committee on the Judiciary
  • House of Representatives
  • Income tax rates
  • Inflation and prices
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • International law and treaties
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Land transfers
  • Law enforcement officers
  • Legislative rules and procedure
  • Members of Congress
  • Oil and gas
  • Sanctions
  • Sex offenses
  • Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
  • State and local government operations
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Taiwan
  • War and emergency powers

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 3, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Additional changes include

  • authorizing the use of electronic voting within a committee;
  • authorizing remote appearances by non-executive branch witnesses and their counsel in committee proceedings;
  • eliminating the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion;
  • eliminating certain collective bargaining rights for employees of the House of Representatives;
  • reauthorizing the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party;
  • reauthorizing the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; and
  • reauthorizing the House Democracy Assistance Commission (an entity that advises democratic parliaments in other countries) and renaming it the House Democracy Partnership.

The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 21, H.R. 22, H.R. 23, H.R. 26, H.R. 27, H.R. 28, H.R. 29, H.R. 30, H.R. 31, H.R. 32, H.R. 33, and H.R. 35.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Michelle FischbachR-MN-7Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Ordering the Previous Question
    Jan 3, 2025· House· Procedural· Passed 216–210
  2. On Motion to Commit with Instructions
    Jan 3, 2025· House· Procedural· Failed 209–214
  3. On Agreeing to the Resolution
    Jan 3, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 215–209

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 3, 2025Submitted in House
  2. Jan 3, 2025Submitted in House
  3. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseConsidered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H8-23)
  4. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 5.
  5. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House resumed debate on H. Res. 5.
  6. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Fishbach 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.
  7. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House resumed debate on H. Res. 5.
  8. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseOn ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 210 (Roll no. 3).House · Roll call 3
  9. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseMs. DeLauro moved to commit the resolution to a select committee composed of the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment.
  10. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseThe previous question on the motion to commit was ordered without objection.
  11. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseOn motion to commit the resolution to a select committee with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 214 (Roll no. 4).House · Roll call 4
  12. Jan 3, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 209 (Roll no. 5). (text: CR H8-14)House · Roll call 5
  13. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseOn agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 209 (Roll no. 5). (text: CR H8-14)House · Roll call 5
  14. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.