
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.
James P. McGovern
Democrat • MA
Virginia Ann Foxx
Republican • NC
Michael C. Burgess
Republican • TX
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat • PA
Guy Reschenthaler
Republican • PA
Michelle Fischbach
Republican • MN
Ralph Norman
Republican • SC
Joseph Neguse
Democrat • CO
Charles Roy
Republican • TX
Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democrat • NM
Thomas Massie
Republican • KY
Erin Houchin
Republican • IN
Nicholas A. Langworthy
Republican • NY
Austin Scott
Republican • GA
H. Morgan Griffith
Republican • VA
Brian Jack
Republican • GA
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
Referred To · December 18, 2025
To impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation if the Government of the Russian Federation refuses to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates any such agreement, or initiates another military invasion of Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Referred To · December 18, 2025
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process.
Reported Original Measure · December 17, 2025