Standing committee · House · 119th Congress

House Committee on Rules

The House Committee on Rules is commonly known as “The Speaker’s Committee” because it is the mechanism that the Speaker uses to maintain control of the House Floor. Because of the vast power wielded by the Rules Committee, its ratio has traditionally been weighted in favor of the majority party. The Committee provides the terms and conditions of debate on any measure or matter through Special Rules. The Committee also considers original jurisdiction measures, which commonly represent changes to the standing rules of the House, or measures that contain special rules, such as the expedited procedures in trade legislation.

Jurisdiction source: rules.house.gov/about

Contact

Website

rules.house.gov

Minority party site

republicans-rules.house.gov

Address

H312 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515-6269

Phone

(202) 225-9191

Ranking member

DJames P. Mcgovern

Members

Chaired by Virginia Foxx

Current staff

164 alumni tracked

Bills referred

270

119th Congress

Subcommittees

Chapter I

Members

13 on the committee · sorted by leadership, then party seniority

Name	Role	Party	State	Rank
RVirginia Foxx	Chairmajority	Republican	NC	1
RMichelle Fischbach	Membermajority	Republican	MN	2
RRalph Norman	Membermajority	Republican	SC	3
RChip Roy	Membermajority	Republican	TX	4
RErin Houchin	Membermajority	Republican	IN	5
RNicholas A. Langworthy	Membermajority	Republican	NY	6
RAustin Scott	Membermajority	Republican	GA	7
RH. Morgan Griffith	Membermajority	Republican	VA	8
RBrian Jack	Membermajority	Republican	GA	9
DJames P. Mcgovern	Ranking memberminority	Democrat	MA	1
DMary Gay Scanlon	Memberminority	Democrat	PA	2
DJoe Neguse	Memberminority	Democrat	CO	3
DTeresa Leger Fernandez	Memberminority	Democrat	NM	4

Chapter II

Subcommittees

2 subcommittees

Legislative and Budget Process

Chair: Nicholas A. Langworthy

Rules and Organization of the House

Chair: Michelle Fischbach

Chapter III

Staff

27 current · 164 alumni on record

Name	Role	Tenure
Ashlee B. Anderson	POLICY DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2025 to Present
Mindy Barry	GENERAL COUNSEL & POLICY DIREC	Feb 1, 2026 to Present
Matthew A. Bonaccorsi	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Mar 1, 2022 to Present
Hunter G. Bradshaw	STAFFER	May 1, 2025 to Present
Jennifer H. Chandler	SHARED EMPLOYEE	May 1, 2021 to Present
Caroline G. Donlon	PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER	Feb 1, 2025 to Present
Christopher J. Erb	DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATOR AND TECH	Jan 1, 2016 to Present
Abraham B. Friedman	PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER	May 11, 2025 to Present
Edward C. Hilliary	STAFF ASSISTANT	Feb 16, 2024 to Present
Caitlin R. Hodgkins	POLICY DIRECTOR	Jun 1, 2018 to Present
Alexander C. Ives	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Jan 3, 2025 to Present
Josephine C. Kavanagh	STAFF	Jan 3, 2025 to Present
Grant A. Lawlor	DIGITAL DIRECTOR	Jan 23, 2023 to Present
Bryan L. McVae	STAFF	Jan 3, 2025 to Present
Carson D. Middleton	SENIOR ADVISOR	Feb 1, 2025 to Present
Juan Miranda-Elizondo	CLERK	May 1, 2025 to Present
Laura E. Pardue	DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR	Feb 27, 2017 to Present
Nathaniel M. Perkins	DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS	Nov 26, 2018 to Present
Jacob S. Pletcher	STAFF ASSISTANT	Feb 3, 2026 to Present
Alexandra Polaski	PRESS SECRETARY AND DIGITAL DI	Apr 7, 2022 to Present
Matthew H. Price	SENIOR PROF STAFF & COUNSEL	Jun 1, 2021 to Present
Kevin J. Rissmiller	POLICY ASSISTANT	Mar 1, 2025 to Present
Donald C. Sisson	STAFF DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2019 to Present
Rachel Alexandra Stokol	STAFF ASSISTANT	Sep 1, 2024 to Present
Benjamin J. Ueltschey	STAFF ASSISTANT	Nov 5, 2025 to Present
Stephen Andrew Waskiewicz II	STAFF DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2026 to Present

Interns

Name	Role	Tenure
Paige O. Lussier	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY	Jan 12, 2026 to Present

Alumni

Showing 50 of 133

Name	Role	Tenure
Emily B. Ackerman	PROFESSIONAL STAFF	Aug 1, 2022 to Apr 23, 2024
Carrie E. Adams	SPEECHWRITER & DIGITAL DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2016 to Jul 4, 2016
Amanda R. Baldwin	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Sep 1, 2024 to Feb 2, 2025
Emily A. Banister	PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER	Jan 3, 2021 to Sep 10, 2021
Justin P. Barnes	SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2016
Justin P. Barnes	SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	May 16, 2016 to May 31, 2016
Brendan M. Belair	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Feb 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018
Jennifer L. Belair	SENIOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF	Oct 1, 2024 to Feb 2, 2025
Adam M. Berg	MINORITY CHIEF COUNSEL	Mar 1, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
Adam M. Berg	DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR/COUNSEL	Jan 1, 2016 to Feb 28, 2017
Ashlee M. Bierworth	POLICY DIRECTOR	May 18, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Ashlee M. Bierworth	PROFESSIONAL STAFF	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Nathan M. Blake	SENIOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF	Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2017
Matthew A. Bonaccorsi	COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT	Sep 1, 2018 to Feb 28, 2022
Caroline S. Boothe	PROFESSIONAL STAFF	Jun 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Caroline S. Boothe	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Mar 1, 2016 to May 31, 2018
Brooke M. Bordelon	DEPUTY CLERK	Jun 1, 2025 to Feb 6, 2026
Cynthia M. Buhl	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Apr 1, 2019 to May 31, 2025
Cynthia M. Buhl	SHARED STAFF	Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018
Lewis P. Carlson	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jun 9, 2016 to Sep 1, 2016
Glenn A. Chambers	LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS STAFF	Jul 18, 2023 to Jul 2, 2024
Kelly A. Chambers	STAFF DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2019 to Jun 14, 2024
Monica K. Chinn	PROFESSIONAL STAFF	Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 30, 2017
Hector I. Colon	PROFESSIONAL STAFF	Apr 7, 2024 to May 4, 2025
Kimberly S. Corbin	SENIOR ADVISOR	Jul 1, 2019 to Apr 18, 2022
Kimberly S. Corbin	SENIOR HEALTH POLICY ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2019
Sarah A. Corley	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2019 to Feb 3, 2023
Stephen M. Cote	STAFF DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018
Stephen M. Cote	DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2016
Alexander H. Davis	PROFESSIONAL STAFF	Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018
Eric L. Delaney	SNR PROF & DIRECTOR MEMBER SERVICES	Jun 1, 2021 to Apr 14, 2024
Eric L. Delaney	PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER	Jan 19, 2018 to May 31, 2021
Matthew T. Diller	POLICY DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2019 to Apr 11, 2024
Caroline G. Donlon	CLERK	Jan 30, 2023 to Jan 30, 2025
Adam P. Duffy	POLICY ASSISTANT	May 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Adam P. Duffy	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 18, 2022 to Apr 30, 2023
Harold P. Duncan	PROFESSIONAL STAFF	Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
Isabella R. Edo	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jun 3, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024
Patrick H. Englehart	STAFF ASSISTANT	May 21, 2024 to Sep 28, 2025
Ryan G. Ethington	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Aug 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018
James S. Fitzella	SENIOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF	Jul 1, 2019 to Mar 3, 2022
James S. Fitzella	PROFESSIONAL STAFF	Apr 1, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019
James S. Fitzella	CLERK	Mar 1, 2017 to Mar 31, 2018
James S. Fitzella	DEPUTY CLERK	Jul 2, 2016 to Feb 28, 2017
James S. Fitzella	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2016 to Jul 1, 2016
Parker B. Fleming	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jul 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018
Abraham B. Friedman	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Sep 9, 2024 to Jan 2, 2025
Agurkis George III	SENIOR PROF STAFF & POLICY ADVISOR	Sep 12, 2016 to Nov 20, 2017
Agurkis George III	MINORITY PROFESSIONAL STAFF	Jan 1, 2016 to Sep 11, 2016
Hannah L. Gill	STAFF	Jan 3, 2023 to Nov 2, 2023

Alumni interns

Name	Role	Tenure
Nathanael J. Bagonza	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY	Jun 2, 2025 to Aug 1, 2025
Colin R. Blais	INTERN	Sep 7, 2021 to Dec 10, 2021
Vigen G. Ciottone	INTERN	May 30, 2019 to Jul 3, 2019
Jabari M. Cook	INTERN	May 20, 2019 to Jul 26, 2019
Jacob C. Decastro	INTERN	Jan 7, 2020 to Apr 30, 2020
Nathaniel W. Dowell	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY	Jan 12, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
Adam P. Duffy	INTERN	Sep 7, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Eoin P. Egan	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY	Sep 11, 2023 to Dec 8, 2023
Evan J. Garcia	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY	Jun 2, 2025 to Aug 1, 2025
Ellianna Gelardi	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY	Jan 21, 2025 to May 2, 2025
Odile E. Gogibu	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY	May 15, 2023 to Sep 24, 2024
Blake A. Hesch	INTERN	Apr 1, 2019 to Apr 30, 2019
Courtney Igbinosa	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY	Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025
Charlotte M. Klinkmueller	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY	Jun 3, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024
Emilia Long	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY	Sep 8, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025
Shelby L. Luce	INTERN	Apr 1, 2019 to May 19, 2019
Ali D. Marvin	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY	Jan 10, 2024 to May 3, 2024
Liam G. McDonough	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY	Jun 3, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024
Matthew S. McLaughlin	INTERN	Oct 21, 2019 to Feb 14, 2020
Rebecca Rashid	INTERN	May 20, 2019 to Jul 26, 2019
Elizabeth A. Rivera	INTERN	Sep 9, 2019 to Dec 20, 2019
Benjamin J. Schubert	INTERN	Sep 3, 2019 to Dec 20, 2019
Trudie May Seterdahl	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY	Jun 2, 2025 to Aug 1, 2025
Sarah D. Shields	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY	Jan 9, 2024 to May 3, 2024
Rachel Alexandra Stokol	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY	Jun 24, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024
Alexander D. Swann	INTERN	Sep 3, 2019 to Dec 20, 2019
Cesar A. Vargas-Torrico	INTERN	Jan 6, 2020 to Apr 30, 2020
Alicia M. Walden-Bryan	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY	Jun 3, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024
Claire Elizabeth Wolf	COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY	Jun 2, 2025 to Aug 1, 2025
Averill Z. Wong	INTERN	Jan 27, 2020 to Apr 30, 2020
Jerry Yan	INTERN	Apr 1, 2019 to May 17, 2019

Chapter IV

Bills referred

Showing 25 of 270 most-recent bills referred to this committee

Bill	Title	Sponsor	Activity	Latest action
HR 9586	To deliver priority legislation.	DRep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]	Referred To	Jul 2, 2026
HRES 1414	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1589) to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.	DRep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]	Referred To	Jul 2, 2026
HR 9552	To amend the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act to expand review by Congress of actions relating to sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian Federation.	DRep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]	Referred To	Jun 30, 2026
HRES 1398	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1383) commemorating the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts; and for other purposes.	RRep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]	Reported Original Measure	Jun 30, 2026
HRES 1411	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2162) to provide for the protection of the integrity of honey marketed in the United States, and for other purposes.	RRep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]	Referred To	Jun 30, 2026
HRES 1386	Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2003) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the interest rate on Federal student loans to 2 percent.	RRep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]	Referred To	Jun 24, 2026
HR 9452	To implement reforms to the budget and appropriations process in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.	RRep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]	Referred To	Jun 24, 2026
HRES 1377	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9022) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.	RRep. Jack, Brian [R-GA-3]	Reported Original Measure	Jun 23, 2026
HR 9358	To improve the lives of the American people, and for other purposes.	DRep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]	Referred To	Jun 18, 2026
HR 9362	To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide for the automatic appointment of judges to the District of Columbia courts without the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes.	DDel. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]	Referred To	Jun 18, 2026
HRES 1369	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Senate's current cloture and filibuster rules are contrary to the constitutional design of two co-equal majoritarian legislative bodies, are non-deliberative in practice, disenfranchise Members of the House of Representatives and their constituents, and disrupt the proper balance of powers between the two chambers of Congress, and for other purposes.	RRep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]	Referred To	Jun 15, 2026
HRES 1363	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7007) to govern on behalf of the American people.	DRep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]	Referred To	Jun 11, 2026
HR 9230	Statutory Term Limits on Congressional Pay and Power Act	RRep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]	Referred To	Jun 9, 2026
HR 9222	Drain the Swamp Act	DRep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]	Referred To	Jun 9, 2026
HRES 1140	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.	DRep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]	Unknown	Jun 9, 2026
HRES 830	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 999) to protect an individual's ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care providers ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.	DRep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]	Referred To	Jun 9, 2026
HR 9187	Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2026	RRep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]	Referred To	Jun 8, 2026
HRES 1345	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8464) to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1335) condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.	RRep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]	Reported Original Measure	Jun 8, 2026
HR 2913	Ukraine Support Act	DRep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]	Referred To	Jun 8, 2026
HR 9167	Public Lands Integrity Act	DRep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]	Referred To	Jun 4, 2026
HRES 1336	Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.	RRep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]	Reported Original Measure	Jun 4, 2026
HRES 518	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.	DRep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]	Unknown	Jun 4, 2026
HRES 1333	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7726) to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7892) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require to the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system to review each FAFSA to determine whether the FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8872) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement of improper payments, and establish goals for eliminating fraud and improper payments under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.	RRep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]	Reported Original Measure	Jun 3, 2026
HRES 1247	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2102) to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with combat-related disabilities, and for other purposes.	DRep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]	Referred To	May 21, 2026
HRES 1299	Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment.	RRep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]	Referred To	May 20, 2026