Providing for a certain total number of members on certain select committees and subcommittees, and for other purposes.
HRES 78 adjusts membership limits for four specific House committees and subcommittees. It increases the total members for the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (from 22 to 25) and the Select Committee on China Competition (from 16 to 24), while also raising limits for two subcommittees focused on government weaponization and the coronavirus pandemic. The changes include updated rules for how many members can be from the same party and how many minority leader consultations are required for appointments. This resolution directly affects the staffing structure of these committees, altering their composition without changing their policy functions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
House Passage
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jan 31, 2023
Last action Jan 31, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jan 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H554)
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee on Rules discharged.
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Mr. Scalise asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Cole
RRepublican
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