Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

This resolution sets which House members will serve on key committees so the House can start its work. It places members onto the Appropriations; Energy and Commerce; Financial Services; and Ways and Means Committees, which handle government spending, consumer and energy issues, banking, taxes, and more. It was adopted on January 9, 2025, at the start of the new Congress, so these committees can begin hearings and draft bills for the year .

Key points:

• Who is affected: House members and the four committees named above; indirectly, the public as these committees shape major policies and spending .
• What changes: Members are officially assigned to these committees, allowing them to meet, hold hearings, and move legislation .
• When: Adopted January 9, 2025, at the start of the session .