Changes to the standing rules

(a) Resolution Declaring the Office of Speaker Vacant In clause 2(a) of rule IX, add the following new subparagraph: (3) A resolution causing a vacancy in the Office of Speaker shall not be privileged except if it is offered by a member of the majority party and has accumulated eight cosponsors from the majority party at the time it is offered.. (b) Permitting electronic voting in committee In rule XI— (1) in clause 1(d)(2)(E), strike clauses 2(n), (o), or (p) and insert clauses 2(o), (p), or (q); and (2) in clause 2, insert after paragraph (m) the following new paragraph (and redesignate the succeeding paragraphs accordingly): (n) A committee may adopt a rule or motion permitting the use of electronic voting in accordance with regulations submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the chair of the Committee on Rules and the chair of the Committee on House Administration.. (c) Clarification of role of Chief Administrative Officer in vacant offices In clause 4 of rule II, add at the end the following new paragraph: (e) The Chief Administrative Officer shall assist the Clerk in carrying out the responsibilities described in clause 2(i).. (d) Designating Committee on Oversight and Government Reform In the standing rules, strike Committee on Oversight and Accountability each place it appears and insert (in each instance) Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (e) Designating Committee on Education and Workforce In rule X— (1) in clause 1(e), strike Committee on Education and the Workforce and insert Committee on Education and Workforce; and (2) in clause 3(d), strike Committee on Education and the Workforce and insert Committee on Education and Workforce. (f) Striking Office of Diversity and Inclusion (1) Strike In rule II, strike clause 9 and redesignate the succeeding clause accordingly. (2) Conforming amendments In clause 4(d)(1)(A) of rule X— (A) strike the Office of Diversity and Inclusion,; and (B) strike Inspector General, Office of Diversity and Inclusion and insert Inspector General. (g) Codification of long-standing separate orders (1) Memorials submitted pursuant to article V In clause 3 of rule XII— (A) strike If a Member and insert (a) If a Member; and (B) add at the end the following new paragraph: (b) With respect to any memorial presented under paragraph (a) purporting to be an application of the legislature of a State calling for a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States pursuant to Article V, or a rescission of any such prior application— (1) the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary shall, in the case of such a memorial presented in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress or succeeding Congresses, and may, in the case of such a memorial presented prior to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, designate any such memorial for public availability by the Clerk; and (2) the Clerk shall make such memorials as are designated pursuant to subparagraph (1) publicly available in electronic form, organized by State of origin and year of receipt, and shall indicate whether the memorial was designated as an application or a rescission.. (2) Numbering of bills In clause 7 of rule XII, add at the end the following new paragraph: (d) The first 10 numbers for bills (H.R. 1 through H.R. 10) shall be reserved for assignment by the Speaker and the second 10 numbers for bills (H.R. 11 through H.R. 20) shall be reserved for assignment by the Minority Leader.. (3) District work periods In rule I, add at the end the following new clause: District work periods 13. (a) On any legislative day occurring during a ‘district work period’ as designated by the Speaker— (1) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; and (2) the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. (b) The Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of a district work period described in paragraph (a) as though under clause 8(a). (c) Each day during a district work period described in paragraph (a) shall not constitute— (1) a calendar day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546); (2) a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII; (3) a calendar or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII; or (4) a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XV.. (h) Restoring family-centric language In rule XXIII— (1) in clause 8(c)(3), strike parent, child, sibling, parent’s sibling, first cousin, sibling’s child, spouse, parent-in-law, child-in-law, sibling-in-law, stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, half-sibling, or grandchild and insert father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, grandson, or granddaughter; and (2) in clause 15(d)(2), strike parent, child, sibling, spouse, or parent-in-law and insert father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, husband, wife, father-in-law, or mother-in-law. (i) Suspensions In clause 1(a) of rule XV, add at the end the following new sentence: The Speaker may not entertain a motion that the House suspend the rules except on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.. (j) Technical corrections (1) Interim funding In clause 7(b) of rule X, strike In the case of the first session of a Congress, amounts and insert Amounts. (2) Day count In clause 6(d) of rule XIII, insert thereafter after seven legislative days.