Enabling the House of Representatives to be responsive to its membership.
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Ethics, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Summary
The resolution changes the House Rules to require members and staff to follow the spirit and letter of all rules, makes it harder to suspend those rules, and orders clocks showing every U.S. time zone to be placed in the chamber. It affects all Representatives, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, officers and employees, as well as the Speaker’s procedural authority. The goal is to improve accountability, procedural fairness, and situational awareness for members spread across time zones.
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