H.Res. 6Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes.

3 recorded actions192 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Steny H. Hoyer [D-MD-05]
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: Jan 9, 2019 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

IntroducedJan 3, 2019
Passed the HouseJan 9, 2019

What the measure doesCRS summary

This resolution adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress. The resolution adopts the rules of the 115th Congress with amendments that include

allowing Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to vote in the Committee of the Whole;
revising annual ethics training requirements;
providing mandatory anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies for House offices;
prohibiting Members, officers, and employees of the House from serving as an officer or director of a public company;
requiring Members to pay for any discrimination settlements against them;
requiring indicted Members to step down from any committee and leadership positions until disposition of the criminal case;
reinstating certain provisions of Pay-As-You-Go rules;
providing for automatic suspension of the debt limit if the House adopts a budget resolution (Gephardt rule);
requiring committee hearings and markups on bills and joint resolutions before floor consideration;
revising the rule prohibiting a floor vote on a measure before the third day text is available to require text to be available for 72 hours before a floor vote;
excluding measures addressing the War Powers Resolution from "motions to table";
renaming, establishing, or reauthorizing specified congressional committees, commissions, and offices;
creating a Consensus Calendar, which provides an alternative path to a floor vote for measures with 290 or more cosponsors;
permitting religious headwear in the Hall of the House;
authorizing the Speaker to intervene in litigation involving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;
directing the Office of General Counsel to explore legal options for responding to certain rulemaking by the Department of Agriculture regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents;
prohibiting nondisclosure agreements from requiring notice or approval for employees to communicate with certain offices or entities, including the Committee on Ethics and the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; and
requiring each House office to prominently display a statement of the rights and protections provided to House employees.

The resolution also bans (1) discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and (2) sexual relationships between Members and committee staff.

For more detailed information, see Congressional Research Service Report R45787, House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 116th Congress (2019-2020), Congressional Research Service Report R45731, House Rules Changes Affecting Committee Procedure in the 116th Congress (2019-2020), and Congressional Research Service Report R45552, Changes to House Rules Affecting the Congressional Budget Process Included in H.Res. 6 (116th Congress).

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 6 as passed House on Jan 9, 2019. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.Res. 63 roll calls on this measure

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Jan 3, 2019Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 9, 2019

How every member votedHouse roll call 7

House Jan 3, 2019 · the primary vote

On Agreeing to Title I of the Resolution

Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes

Passed

234 Yea 197 Nay 1 not voting

Party-line vote 6 of 431 voting members broke with their own party: 3 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

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All members432 members

Democratic234 members

Republican198 members

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Who lobbied on H.Res. 67 organizations

Organizations that named H.Res. 6 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDfiled by THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND

Agriculture · Defense · Urban Development/Municipalities · Transportation +5 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

SIXTEEN THIRTY FUND

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · District of Columbia · Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues +1 more2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2020Filing

AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM

Copyright/Patent/Trademark · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Banking · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities +13 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2019Filing

FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION

Agriculture · Budget/Appropriations · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Defense +7 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2019Filing

ISSUE ONE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Government Issues1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2019Filing

NEW VENTURE FUND

Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2020Filing

OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.

Budget/Appropriations · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2019Filing

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