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Rules Committee

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Committee on Rules

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290 bills referred in the 115th Congress

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

Served in the 115th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

126

Hearings and business meetings in the 115th Congress

Members, 115th Congress 14

Everyone who held a seat in the 115th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-TX	Pete Sessions	Chair
D-NY	Louise McIntosh SlaughterLeft Mar 15, 2018	Ranking Member
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings
R-AL	Bradley Byrne
R-WA	Dan Newhouse
R-GA	Doug Collins
D-MA	James P. McGovern
D-CO	Jared Polis
R-CO	Ken Buck
R-WY	Liz Cheney
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess
D-CA	Norma J. TorresJoined Apr 11, 2018
R-GA	Rob Woodall
R-OK	Tom Cole

Subcommittees, 115th Congress 2

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 115th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 6741	Federal Reserve Reform Act of 2018	Discharged From	Jan 2, 2019
HR 4302	Congressional Accountability for Emergency Lending Act of 2017	Discharged From	Dec 28, 2018
HR 4243	To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes.	Discharged From	Dec 28, 2018
HRES 1185	Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2322) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term natural cheese.	Reported Original Measure	Dec 21, 2018
HRES 1183	Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 695) to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a voluntary national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.	Reported Original Measure	Dec 20, 2018
HRES 1181	Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.	Reported Original Measure	Dec 20, 2018
HRES 1180	Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 88) to modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from December 24, 2018, through January 3, 2019.	Reported Original Measure	Dec 20, 2018
HR 7351	Nuclear Cooperation Agreements Reform Act of 2018	Referred To	Dec 19, 2018

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	S. 2322—Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions ActCapitol H-313	Scheduled	Dec 21, 2018
Hearing	Senate amendment to H.R. 695—Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 (Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019)Capitol H-313	Scheduled	Dec 20, 2018
Hearing	Senate amendment to H.R. 88—Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act (Rules Committee Print 115-87——Showing the text of the Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 and the Taxpayer First Act of 2018.); H. Res. 1181—Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.Capitol H-313	Scheduled	Dec 19, 2018
Hearing	Conference report to accompany H.R. 2—Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018Capitol H-313	Scheduled	Dec 11, 2018
Hearing	H.R. 88—Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act (Rules Committee Print 115-85——Showing the text of the Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 and the Taxpayer First Act of 2018.)Capitol H-3132 documents	Scheduled	Nov 28, 2018

Hearing	H.R. 6784—Manage our Wolves ActCapitol H-313	Scheduled	Nov 13, 2018
Hearing	H.R. 6756—American Innovation Act of 2018; H.R. 6757—Family Savings Act of 2018; H.R. 6760—Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018Capitol H-31314 documents	Scheduled	Sep 26, 2018

Hearing	Conference report to accompany H.R. 6157—Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 [Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019]; H. Res. 1071—Recognizing that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of United States citizens.Capitol H-3135 documents	Scheduled	Sep 25, 2018

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 115th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 115-1130	Survey of Activities of the House Committee on Rules for the 115th Congress	Jan 3, 2019
H. Rept. 115-1103	Providing for Consideration of the Bill (S. 2322) to Amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to Define the Term Natural CheeseOn H.Res. 1185	Dec 21, 2018
H. Rept. 115-1090	Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to the Bill (H.r. 695) to Amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to Establish a Voluntary National Criminal History Background Check System and Criminal History Review Program for Certain Individuals Who, Related to Their Employment, Have Access to Children, the Elderly, or Individuals with Disabilities, and for Other PurposesOn H.Res. 1183	Dec 20, 2018
H. Rept. 115-1085	Waiving a Requirement of Clause 6(A) of Rule Xiii with Respect to Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported from the Committee on Rules, and Providing for Consideration of Motions to Suspend the RulesOn H.Res. 1181	Dec 19, 2018
H. Rept. 115-1084	Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the Bill (H.r. 88) to Modify the Boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park Located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to Establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an Affiliated Area of the National Park System, and for Other Purposes; Providing for the Proceedings During the Period from December 24, 2018, Through January 3, 2019On H.Res. 1180	Dec 19, 2018
H. Rept. 115-1074	Providing for Consideration of the Conference Report to Accompany the Bill (H.r. 2) to Provide for the Reform and Continuation of Agricultural and Other Programs of the Department of Agriculture Through Fiscal Year 2023, and for Other PurposesOn H.Res. 1176	Dec 11, 2018
H. Rept. 115-1054	Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the Bill (H.r. 88) to Modify the Boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park Located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to Establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an Affiliated Area of the National Park System, and for Other PurposesOn H.Res. 1160	Nov 28, 2018
H. Rept. 115-1022	Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.r. 6784) to Provide for Removal of the Gray Wolf in the Contiguous 48 States from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Published Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and Providing for Proceedings During the Period from November 19, 2018, Through November 26, 2018On H.Res. 1142	Nov 13, 2018

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
PT-68	The SPEAKER presented a petition of State Senator Laura Murphy, relative to Senate Resolution No. 546, supporting the priority of the United States to bring every fallen service member home; jointly to the Committees on Rules and Armed Services.Petition	Dec 1, 2017
ML-92	The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Utah, relative to House Joint Resolution 17, urging the President of the United States and Congress to recognize state authority and take action to restore power to the states; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, the Budget, and Oversight and Government Reform.Memorial	Jul 10, 2017
EC-1486	A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting the draft of proposed legislation titled the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018",; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, the Budget, the Judiciary, and Rules.Executive communication · Department of Defense	Jun 2, 2017
PT-20	The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, Hudson County, New Jersey, relative to Resolution No. 26-01-2017, urging the Congress and President-Elect of the United States not to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, Appropriations, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House Administration, and Rules.Petition	Feb 28, 2017
PT-14	The SPEAKER presented a petition of the City Council of Akron, OH, relative to Resolution No. 15-2017, urging the Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell not to repeal the Affordable Care Act as this law has been so important for the health and wellbeing of Akron residents; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House Administration, Rules, and Appropriations.Petition	Feb 13, 2017

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 115th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 115-9	Rules Commiitee Print 115-9 Text of H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017On H.R. 1101	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 115-88	Rules Committee Print 115-88 Text of the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 695On H.R. 695	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 115-87	Rules Committee Print 115-87 Text of the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 88On H.R. 88	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 115-86	Rules Committee Print 115-86 Text of the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 88On H.R. 88	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 115-85	Rules Committee Print 115-85 . Text of the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 88On H.R. 88	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 115-84	Rules Committee Print 115-84 Text of H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act of 2018On H.R. 1150, H.R. 3798, H.R. 4616, H.R. 6718	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 115-83	Rules Committee Print 115-83 Text of H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018On H.R. 5963, H.R. 6306, H.R. 6309, H.R. 6311, H.R. 6313 and 1 more	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 115-82	Rules Committee Print 115-82 Text of H.R. 6199, Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018On H.R. 6199, H.R. 6301, H.R. 6305, H.R. 6312, H.R. 6317	PDF · Text

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.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	13	305	63	0	63	66	2	1	33
118th2023–2024	14	284	68	1	69	73	1	0	54
117th2021–2022	15	262	80	2	81	83	9	0	76
116th2019–2020	14	245	80	2	81	77	5	1	73
115th2017–2018	14	290	143	1	144	126	0	5	89
114th2015–2016	13	287	131	1	132	78	2	2	71
113th2013–2014	13	258	107	1	109	49	0	—	59
112th2011–2012	13	305	137	1	141	0	1	—	36
111th2009–2010	16	365	165	2	166	—	3	—	6
110th2007–2008	13	392	223	2	224	—	1	—	1
109th2005–2006	13	341	198	1	199	—	0	—	3
108th2003–2004	14	287	193	0	194	—	2	—	0
107th2001–2002	15	269	192	0	193	—	0	—	0

Membership changes 2

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 115th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Apr 11, 2018	Norma J. Torres D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 816
Mar 15, 2018	Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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