Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit certain resolutions to be privileged only if they are based on conduct which was the subject of an investigation and report by the appropriate committee of jurisdiction or if they are offered by direction of a party caucus or conference.

Bill: 119-hres-78
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-28
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees

Congressional oversight

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution amends the House rules to permit certain resolutions to be privileged only if they are based on conduct which was the subject of an investigation and report by the appropriate committee of jurisdiction or if they are offered by direction of a party caucus or conference.</p><p>This applies to a resolution (1) impeaching an officer of the government; (2) censuring, reprimanding, or expelling a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner; or (3) causing a vacancy to occur in the office of the Speaker or in the position of a chair or ranking minority member of a committee.</p>

tv_txt: IV 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 78 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2025 Ms. Williams of Georgia submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit certain resolutions to be privileged only if they are based on conduct which was the subject of an investigation and report by the appropriate committee of jurisdiction or if they are offered by direction of a party caucus or conference.

1. Limitation on privileged status of certain resolutions Rule IX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following: 3. (a) A resolution described in paragraph (b) shall not raise a question of privilege for purposes of this rule unless— (1) the committee to whom the resolution is referred has conducted an investigation and filed a report recommending that the House impose the sanction provided by the resolution; or (2) the resolution is offered by direction of a party caucus or conference. (b) A resolution described in this paragraph is— (1) a resolution impeaching an officer of the Government; or (2) a resolution to censure, reprimand, or expel a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner or to cause a vacancy to occur in the office of the Speaker or in the position of a chair or ranking minority member of a committee. .