BGOV Bill Summary: H. Res. 5, House Rules for the 118th Congress (2)

Jan. 3, 2023, 10:35 AM UTCUpdated: Jan. 9, 2023, 11:39 PM UTC

A single member of the House majority could force a vote on deposing the speaker under H. Res. 5 — the revised House rules package for the 118th Congress.

The new version includes a lower threshold to trigger the vote than the text released Jan. 1. The change was agreed to during negotiations to secure support for Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) election as speaker. Other aspects of that agreement aren’t reflected in the package.

The resolution would eliminate proxy voting and remote committee proceedings spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic, rename some House committees, adopt budget procedures aimed at restricting mandatory spending ...

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