H.Res. 8Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, and for other purposes.

5 recorded actions226 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
Committee: Rules Committee
Latest action: Jan 4, 2021 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

IntroducedJan 4, 2021
Passed the HouseJan 4, 2021

What the measure doesCRS summary

This resolution establishes the rules of the House of Representatives for the 117th Congress by adopting and modifying the House rules from the 116th Congress. Changes from the rules for the previous Congress include measures to facilitate the operation of Congress during the ongoing COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

The resolution makes the Office of Diversity and Inclusion permanent, revises language in the rules to be gender-inclusive, and continues requirements to protect congressional employees from harassment and discrimination. The resolution also implements measures to protect whistle-blowers and increase congressional transparency.

The resolution authorizes necessary amounts for the Committee on House Administration to resolve contested elections. Additionally, the Clerk of the House of Representative must establish a process for House Members to indicate their support for Senate-passed measures that have been received by the House, including maintaining a publicly available list of Members supporting each measure.

The chair of the Committee on the Budget may adjust an estimate concerning the fiscal impact of legislation to exempt the budgetary effects of measures to prevent, prepare for, or respond to economic or public health consequences resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as measures to prevent, prepare for, or respond to economic, environmental, or public health consequences resulting from climate change.

Until the Committee on Oversight and Reform has adopted rules, the chair of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis may issue subpoenas related to its investigation into political interference in the response to the coronavirus pandemic at the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The resolution also reauthorizes specified commissions, offices, and committees, and establishes a Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 8 as passed House on Jan 4, 2021. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Jan 4, 2021Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 4, 2021

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House Jan 4, 2021 · the primary vote

On Motion to Table the Motion to Postpone to a Day Certain

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

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214 Yea 204 Nay 11 not voting

Party-line vote No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members429 members

Democratic220 members

Republican209 members

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Who lobbied on H.Res. 83 organizations

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