HSRU00 · House Standing

Rules Committee

Committee on Rules

305 bills referred in the 119th Congress so far

3,890 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 110th at 392. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members
13

Seated in the 119th Congress

Subcommittees
2

Each with its own members and record

Meetings
67

Hearings and business meetings in the 119th Congress

Members 13

Chair and ranking member first, then alphabetically. Today's official roster.

Subcommittees 2

Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. Every Congress on file.

Newest activity first. From the 107th Congress on.

BillTitleReferralDate
HRES 1205Finding that Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, is in contempt of the House of Representatives for disobeying a certain subpoena.Referred To118thMay 7, 2024
HRES 1194Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6192) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7109) to require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 109) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121"; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2925) to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities, and for other purposes.Reported Original Measure118thMay 7, 2024
HRES 1190Recognizing the disenfranchisement of District of Columbia residents, calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, and expressing support for the designation of May 1, 2024, as "D.C. Statehood Day".Referred To118thMay 1, 2024
HRES 1173Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 615) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2925) to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3195) to rescind Public Land Order 7917, to reinstate mineral leases and permits in the Superior National Forest, to ensure timely review of Mine Plans of Operations, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 764) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3397) to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6285) to ratify and approve all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements, and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to Federal law necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6090) to provide for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and for other purposes.Reported Original Measure118thApr 30, 2024
HRES 1170Prohibiting Members of the House of Representatives from bringing or displaying a flag of a foreign nation on the floor of the House, and for other purposes.Referred To118thApr 26, 2024
HRES 1160Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8034) making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to the situation in Israel and for related expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8036) making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the Indo-Pacific region and for related expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8038) to authorize the President to impose certain sanctions with respect to Russia and Iran, and for other purposes; and providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 815, with an amendment.Reported Original Measure118thApr 19, 2024
HR 803821st Century Peace through Strength ActReferred To118thApr 17, 2024
HR 8051Earmark Elimination Act of 2024Referred To118thApr 17, 2024

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

CongressMembersBills referredReportedBecame lawReportsMeetingsPrinted hearingsCommunicationsPrints
119th2025–2026, sitting1330563063672133
118th2023–20241428468169731054
117th2021–20221526280281839076
116th2019–20201424580281775173
115th2017–20181429014311441260589
114th2015–2016132871311132782271
113th2013–2014132581071109490—59
112th2011–201213305137114101—36
111th2009–2010163651652166—3—6
110th2007–2008133922232224—1—1
109th2005–2006133411981199—0—3
108th2003–2004142871930194—2—0
107th2001–2002152691920193—0—0

Earlier subcommittees 2

Subcommittees this committee once had, under their last names, with the Congresses they sat. Each has its own record.

Membership changes 25

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled, newest first, each with the official record.

DateMemberChangeRecord
Apr 11, 2024Austin Scott R-GAJoinedH.Res. 1133
Apr 11, 2024Tom Cole R-OKNo longer MemberH.Res. 1133
Apr 11, 2024Michael C. Burgess R-TXBecame ChairH.Res. 1133
May 12, 2021Joe Neguse D-COJoinedH.Res. 384
Mar 19, 2021Alcee L. Hastings D-FLLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Apr 22, 2020Mark DeSaulnier D-CAResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H1903
Apr 22, 2020Doris O. Matsui D-CAJoinedH.Res. 934
Feb 13, 2019Doris O. Matsui D-CAResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H1558
Feb 13, 2019Mark DeSaulnier D-CAJoinedH.Res. 125
Apr 11, 2018Norma J. Torres D-CAJoinedH.Res. 816
Mar 15, 2018Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NYLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Apr 14, 2015Dan Newhouse R-WAJoinedH.Res. 199
Apr 14, 2015Bradley Byrne R-ALJoinedH.Res. 199
Jun 14, 2011Tom Reed R-NYResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H4108
Apr 5, 2011Tom Reed R-NYJoinedH.Res. 202
Mar 16, 2005Doris O. Matsui D-CAJoinedH.Res. 161
Jan 26, 2005James P. McGovern D-MAJoinedH.Res. 49
Jan 26, 2005Alcee L. Hastings D-FLJoinedH.Res. 49
Sep 29, 2004Adam H. Putnam R-FLNo longer MemberH.Res. 806
Sep 23, 2004Porter J. Goss R-FLLeft CongressLast recorded vote
May 7, 2002Tony P. Hall D-OHResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H2113
May 7, 2002James P. McGovern D-MAJoinedH.Res. 413
Jun 19, 2001Alcee L. Hastings D-FLJoinedH.Res. 170
Jun 19, 2001James P. McGovern D-MANo longer MemberH.Res. 169
May 26, 2001John Joseph Moakley D-MALeft CongressLast recorded vote

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