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Background
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The United States House of Representatives Committee on Rules is a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The committee was first constituted on April 2, 1789.[1]

Leadership

119th Congress

The committee chairman in the 119th Congress is Virginia Foxx (R).

118th Congress

The committee chairman in the 118th Congress was Tom Cole (R).

117th Congress

The committee chairman in the 117th Congress was Jim McGovern (D).

116th Congress

The committee chairman in the 116th Congress was Jim McGovern (D).

115th Congress

The committee chairman in the 115th Congress was Pete Sessions (R).

114th Congress

The committee chairman in the 114th Congress was Pete Sessions (R).

113th Congress

The committee chairman in the 113th Congress was Pete Sessions (R).[2]

112th Congress

The committee chairman in the 112th Congress was David Dreier (R).

Membership


2025-2026 (119th Congress)

Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives


2023-2024 (118th Congress)

Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives

Tom Cole (R) left this committee on April 09, 2024. [Source] [Source]


2021-2022 (117th Congress)

Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives


2019-2020 (116th Congress)

Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives


2017-2018 (115th Congress)

Committee on Rules, 2017-2018
Democratic members (4) Republican members (9)
Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives


2015-2016 (114th Congress)

Committee on Rules, 2015-2016
Democratic members (4) Republican members (9)
Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives


2013-2014 (113th Congress)

Committee on Rules, 2013-2014
Democratic members (4) Republican members (9)
Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives


2011-2012 (112th Congress)

Committee on Rules, 2011-2012
Democratic members (4) Republican members (8)
Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives



Subcommittees

Expedited Procedures

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here

  • 118th Congress Chairman: Vacant
  • 117th Congress Chairman: Jamie Raskin (MA-8)
  • 116th Congress Chairman: Jamie Raskin (MA-8)

Note: This subcommittee was not active during the 119th Congress.

Legislative and Budget Process

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here

Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process (House Rules) Members, 2025-2026
Democratic members (2)Republican members (4)
Teresa Leger Fernandez Nicholas A. Langworthy Chair
Joe Neguse Chip Roy
Erin Houchin
Ralph Norman


Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (2)Republican members (5)
Alcee Hastings Ranking MemberRob Woodall Chairman
Jared Polis Michael Burgess
Bradley Byrne
Dan Newhouse
Ken Buck

Rules and Organization of the House

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here

Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House (House Rules) Members, 2025-2026
Democratic members (2)Republican members (4)
Mary Gay Scanlon Michelle Fischbach Chair
James P. McGovern Austin Scott
H. Morgan Griffith
Brian Jack


Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (2)Republican members (5)
Louise Slaughter Ranking MemberDoug Collins Chairman
James McGovern Bradley Byrne
Dan Newhouse
Liz Cheney
Pete Sessions

Jurisdiction

According to the official House website, the jurisdiction of the Rules Committee includes the following:

“
  1. forms special orders for the consideration of legislation (known as “special rules” or “rules”) and original jurisdiction matters. A special rule provides the terms and conditions of debate on a measure or matter, consideration of which constitutes the bulk of the work of the Rules Committee.
  2. 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.
  3. has authority to do virtually anything during the course of consideration of a measure, including deeming it passed.
  4. can include a self-executed amendment which could rewrite just parts of a bill, or the entire measure. In essence, so long as a majority of the House is willing to vote for a special rule, there is little that the Rules Committee cannot do.

[3]

”
—Committee on Rules[4]

Contact

U.S. House of Representatives
H-312 The Capitol
Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-9091
Fax: (202) 226-9191

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ House of Representatives Committee on Rules, Republicans, "About the Committee on Rules - History and Processes," accessed April 15, 2021
  2. ↑ Politico, "House committee chairs all men," November 28, 2012
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ Committee on Rules
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