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Democrats Announce Major Changes To U.S. House Rules
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jan 02, 2019 08:43am |
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| Category | Rule Change |
| Author | Susan Davis |
| News Date | Wednesday, January 2, 2019 02:30:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Top Democrats announced late Sunday a series of changes to House rules that could eliminate causes of major instability during the previous eight years of Republican rule in Congress.
"We are proposing historic changes that will modernize Congress, restore regular order and bring integrity back to this institution," said incoming House Rules Chairman James McGovern, D-Mass., in a statement explaining the changes.
When a new Congress convenes every two years, the majority party must approve a resolution outlining House rules, the intricate parliamentary procedures that govern the chamber. Two notable changes in the Democrats' package are aimed at avoiding certain confrontations that became commonplace during the Republican majority from 2011 until the GOP's 2018 midterm rout. |
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