House Committee on Foreign Affairs

This resolution creates an exception to the House limit on the number of employees who may hold security clearances within certain Member offices. Specifically, any member of the Armed Forces who holds a security clearance issued by the Department of Defense does not count toward the number of employees of a Member who may hold security clearances issued by the Office of House Security. The exception applies to employees of Members on the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, or Homeland Security; the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; or specified subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations.

Sponsors

Cory Mills (R) FL

Cosponsors

Abraham Hamadeh (R) AZ

Introduced on
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

Subjects
Congressional committees, Congressional officers and employees, House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information, Legislative rules and procedure, Military personnel and dependents

HRES 42: Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

This resolution elects Members to the Committees on Agriculture; Foreign Affairs; Natural Resources; and Science, Space, and Technology.

Sponsors

Kevin Hern (R) OK

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

Subjects
Congressional committees, House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Natural Resources, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, Members of Congress

HRES 44: Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

This resolution elects Members to the Committees on Agriculture; Foreign Affairs; Natural Resources; and Science, Space, and Technology.

Sponsors

Pete Aguilar (D) CA

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

Subjects
Congressional committees, House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Natural Resources, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, Members of Congress

HRES 14: Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

This resolution elects members to standing committees of the House of Representatives.

Sponsors

Pete Aguilar (D) CA

Cosponsors

None

HRES 13: Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

This resolution elects Chairs for the following committees:

Agriculture

Appropriations

Armed Services

Budget

Education and Workforce

Energy and Commerce

Financial Services

Foreign Affairs

Homeland Security

Judiciary

National Resources

Oversight and Government Reform

Science, Space, and Technology

Small Business

Transportation and Infrastructure

Veterans’ Affairs

Ways and Means

HRES 11: Fair Representation Amendment

Fair Representation Amendment

This resolution directs specified House committees to conduct a comprehensive review of laws within their jurisdiction and to recommend changes to eliminate excessive executive branch discretion in the application of those laws. Thereafter, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform must report legislation containing all such recommendations with the short title Article One Restoration Act.

The requirement applies to the following House committees:

Agriculture
Armed Services
Budget
Education and Workforce
Energy and Commerce
Financial Services
Foreign Affairs
Judiciary
Natural Resources
Oversight and Government Reform
Science, Space, and Technology
Small Business
Transportation and Infrastructure
Veterans’ Affairs
Ways and Means
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Sponsors

Warren Davidson (R) OH

Cosponsors

Paul Gosar (R) AZ