House standing committee
House Committee on Rules
About this committee
The House Committee on Rules is commonly known as “The Speaker’s Committee” because it is the mechanism that the Speaker uses to maintain control of the House Floor. Because of the vast power wielded by the Rules Committee, its ratio has traditionally been weighted in favor of the majority party. The Committee provides the terms and conditions of debate on any measure or matter through Special Rules. The Committee also considers original jurisdiction measures, which commonly represent changes to the standing rules of the House, or measures that contain special rules, such as the expedited procedures in trade legislation.
Subcommittees
Members
13 members in the 119th CongressMajority · 9
Virginia FoxxChairR-North Carolina-5 · Rank 1
R-Minnesota-7 · Rank 2
R-South Carolina-5 · Rank 3
R-Texas-21 · Rank 4
R-Indiana-9 · Rank 5
R-New York-23 · Rank 6
R-Georgia-8 · Rank 7
R-Virginia-9 · Rank 8
R-Georgia-3 · Rank 9
Minority · 4
James P. McGovernRanking MemberD-Massachusetts-2 · Rank 1
D-Pennsylvania-5 · Rank 2
D-Colorado-2 · Rank 3
D-New Mexico-3 · Rank 4
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