117th Congress (2021–2023) · House resolution · Sponsor: Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
This page covers HRES8 in the 117th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HRES8 in another Congress is a different bill.
Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, and for other purposes.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 5 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2021-01-04: Passed |
| Latest action | 2021-01-04: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| Policy area | Congress |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
This resolution establishes the rules of the House of Representatives for the 117th Congress by adopting and modifying the House rules from the 116th Congress. Changes from the rules for the previous Congress include measures to facilitate the operation of Congress during the ongoing COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The resolution makes the Office of Diversity and Inclusion permanent, revises language in the rules to be gender-inclusive, and continues requirements to protect congressional employees from harassment and discrimination. The resolution also implements measures to protect whistle-blowers and increase congressional transparency. The resolution authorizes necessary amounts for the Committee on House Administration to resolve contested elections. Additionally, the Clerk of the House of Representative must establish a process for House Members to indicate their support for Senate-passed measures that have been received by the House, including maintaining a publicly available list of Members supporting each measure. The chair of the Committee on the Budget may adjust an estimate concerning the fiscal impact of legislation to exempt the budgetary effects of measures to prevent, prepare for, or respond to economic or public health consequences resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as measures to prevent, prepare for, or respond to economic, environmental, or public health consequences resulting from climate change. Until the Committee on Oversight and Reform has adopted rules, the chair of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis may…
Subjects: Air quality, Assault and harassment offenses, Budget process, Cardiovascular and respiratory health, Civil actions and liability, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Congressional committees, Congressional officers and employees, Congressional operations and organization, Congressional oversight
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-04 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 141 | 140 | 4 | Official tally |
| 2021-01-04 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Failed | 139 | 141 | 5 | Official tally |
| 2021-01-04 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 141 | 139 | 5 | Official tally |
| 2021-01-04 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 140 | 136 | 9 | Official tally |
| 2021-01-04 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 138 | 140 | 7 | Official tally |
HRES8 (Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, and for other purposes.) was introduced in the 117th Congress (2021–2023) by Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5].
On 2021-01-04: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5 recorded votes in the 117th Congress. The most recent, on 2021-01-04, was "Yea-and-Nay": Passed.