Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source provides detailed names for each committee chair but does not specify how these individuals were chosen or what happens if they cannot serve.

Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees

This resolution names specific members as chairs for various standing committees in the U.S. House of Representatives.

What This Bill Does

• Names Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania as Chair of the Agriculture Committee.
• Names Mr. Cole as Chair of the Appropriations Committee.
• Names Mr. Rogers of Alabama as Chair of the Armed Services Committee.
• Names Mr. Arrington as Chair of the Budget Committee.
• Names Mr. Walberg as Chair of the Education and Workforce Committee.
• Names Mr. Guthrie as Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
• Names Mr. Hill of Arkansas as Chair of the Financial Services Committee.
• Names Mr. Mast as Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
• Names Mr. Green of Tennessee as Chair of the Homeland Security Committee.
• Names Mr. Jordan as Chair of the Judiciary Committee.
• Names Mr. Westerman as Chair of the Natural Resources Committee.
• Names Mr. Comer as Chair of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
• Names Mr. Babin as Chair of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee.
• Names Mr. Williams of Texas as Chair of the Small Business Committee.
• Names Mr. Graves as Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
• Names Mr. Bost as Chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee.
• Names Mr. Smith of Missouri as Chair of the Ways and Means Committee.

Who It Names or Affects

• Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Committees in the House of Representatives

Terms To Know

Chair

The leader or head person of a committee.

Limits and Unknowns

• This resolution only names new chairs for specific committees and does not provide details on how these members were chosen.
• It is unclear what happens if any of the named individuals cannot serve as chair.

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 13 Engrossed in House (EH)]

<DOC>
H. Res. 13

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

January 6, 2025.
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are hereby, elected to
the following standing committees of the House of Representatives:
Committee on Agriculture: Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Chair.
Committee on Appropriations: Mr. Cole, Chair.
Committee on Armed Services: Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Chair.
Committee on the Budget: Mr. Arrington, Chair.
Committee on Education and Workforce: Mr. Walberg, Chair.
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Mr. Guthrie, Chair.
Committee on Financial Services: Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Chair.
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Mr. Mast, Chair.
Committee on Homeland Security: Mr. Green of Tennessee, Chair.
Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Jordan, Chair.
Committee on Natural Resources: Mr. Westerman, Chair.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Mr. Comer, Chair.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Mr. Babin, Chair.
Committee on Small Business: Mr. Williams of Texas, Chair.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr. Graves, Chair.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Bost, Chair.
Committee on Ways and Means: Mr. Smith of Missouri, Chair.
Attest:

Clerk.