Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.

Key Points

• The House of Representatives updated its internal rules, making it harder to remove the Speaker of the House. Now, a request to remove the Speaker must come from a member of the majority party and have at least eight other members from that same party supporting it.
• The House is closing its Office of Diversity and Inclusion and changing the language used in official rules. It will now use gendered terms like "father," "mother," "son," and "daughter" instead of gender-neutral terms like "parent" or "child."
• New budget rules require more transparency regarding the long-term costs of new laws. Non-partisan budget experts must now provide specific reports on how proposed legislation might affect inflation and the future financial health of Social Security and Medicare.
• Members of Congress are now personally responsible for paying the costs of legal settlements if they are found to have personally harassed or discriminated against their employees, rather than using taxpayer money to cover those costs.
• The rules allow committees to continue specific investigations and subpoenas, including those involving the Department of Justice. It also continues a special committee focused on economic and security competition with the Chinese Communist Party.
• The resolution sets a schedule for quick votes on several major topics. These include requiring proof of citizenship to vote, increasing penalties for certain crimes, and setting rules for participation in school sports based on a person's sex at birth.