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New Rules in House

CHANGES TO STANDING RULES:

— A single congressperson can act to remove Speaker if he goes back on his word or policy agenda

— No more omnibus bills dropped in the dead of night before a vote. Bills must be single issue and allow at least 72 hours to read them

— Covid mandates will be ended including funding for them

— No more increases in debt ceiling

— Restoration of requirement for a three-fifths supermajority vote on tax increases

—Reinstatement of the “Holman Rule” which allows for the reduction of salary, or firing, of specific federal employees, or cut a specific program

— Authorization of funds to cover expenses for 'Resolving Contested Elections'


BILLS TO BE UP FOR A VOTE:

— Development of a plan to increase oil & gas production in the U.S.

— Rescind funding for the 87k new IRS agents

— Authorization of the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the entry of aliens

— Prohibition of draining the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and selling it to China and others

— Term limits

— Requirement of the national instant criminal background check system to notify U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement and relevant State and local law enforcement whenever a person illegally in the U.S. attempts to receive a firearm

— Prohibition of taxpayer-funded abortions

— Prohibition of health care workers from failing to provide proper care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion


FORMATION OF NEW COMMITTEES:

— Establishes a Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party

— Establishes a Select Subcommittee to investigate the Weaponization of the Federal Government

— Establishes a Select Subcommittee to investigate the Covid Pandemic

THE RULES FOR THE 118TH CONGRESS - Highlights of what was reportedly negotiated for Speaker of the House votes [ PDF ]