Committee staff director Jennifer Belair will soon become senior vice president of government affairs at lobbying firm Atlas ...
Republicans And Democrats Debate Laken Riley Act In The House Rules Committee Last night, the House Rules Committee ...
One of the hallmarks of representative government is the ability of the public to express their views to those in power. Generally speaking, the closer politicians are to the people, the more likely ...
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows navigates bipartisan tightrope with the adoption of new rules governing committees in his ...
A key part is the requirement that the GOP House Caucus demanded. Committee Chairs are to be members from the majority party ...
While new House rules prevent Democrats from leading committees, it increases the power of the vice-chair position which will still give Democrats some say in legislation.
Under current rules, once a bill is assigned to a House committee, citizens can submit a written request for a public hearing, and the House has to hold one. For example, last year, a public hearing ...
The proposed House rules would, however, require committee vice chairmanships to be given to minority party members, who are outnumbered 88-62.