Enabling the House of Representatives to be responsive to its membership.

HRES 997 is a procedural resolution modifying House rules to improve internal operations. It updates Rule XXIII to clarify that all House members and staff must follow the Rules of the House and committee rules, and revises Rule XV to require a two-thirds vote (instead of a simple majority) to suspend the rules, with specific timing limits for such motions. It also mandates the Clerk display real-time clocks for all U.S. time zones in the House chamber. These changes directly affect House members, staff, and committee procedures but do not alter substantive policy or impact the public. The resolution focuses solely on internal House governance, not legislative content.