Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
This resolution (HRES 42) formally assigns specific U.S. House members to serve on four standing committees for the 119th Congress: Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology. It directly affects the 40+ representatives named by designating their committee roles for the current legislative term. As a procedural resolution, it does not create new policy but establishes committee membership structure. This is a routine administrative action to staff House committees, not a substantive legislative change.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jan 15, 2025
Last action Jan 15, 2025
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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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5
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0
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H170-171)
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Kevin Hern
RRepublican
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