H.Res. 6 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) - Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes.

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; and
authorizing the Speaker to intervene in litigation involving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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

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Engrossed in House

January 9, 2019

Actions (23)

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01/09/2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

01/09/2019

Passed/agreed to in House: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

01/09/2019

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

01/09/2019

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

01/09/2019

On agreeing to Title III of the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 192 (Roll no. 19).

01/09/2019

The previous question on the motion On agreeing to Title III of the resolution was ordered pursuant to the rule.

01/09/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 5, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on Title III of H. Res. 6.

01/09/2019

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H338-346)

01/04/2019

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to section 3 of H. Res. 5, the Chair announced that further proceedings on H. Res. 6 would be postponed.

01/04/2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.

01/04/2019

On agreeing to Title II of the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 418 - 12 (Roll no. 12).

01/04/2019

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H224-225)

01/04/2019

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on Title II of H. Res. 6, the Chair put the question on agreeing to Title II of the resolution and by voice vote announced that ayes had prevailed. Mr. Cole demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further consideration on the question until a time to be announced.

01/04/2019

The previous question was ordered on Title II pursuant to the rule.

01/04/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 5, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on Title II of H. Res. 6.

01/04/2019

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H220-224)

01/03/2019

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to section 3 of H.Res. 5, the Chair announced that further proceedings on H.Res. 6 would be postponed.

01/03/2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.

01/03/2019

On agreeing to Title I of the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 234 - 197 (Roll no. 7).

01/03/2019

The previous question was ordered on Title I pursuant to the rule.

01/03/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 5, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on Title I of H.Res. 6.

01/03/2019

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H17-32)

01/03/2019

Introduced in House

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