boutons_deux
01-02-2019, 12:16 PM
changes to House rules that could eliminate causes of major instability during the previous eight years of Republican rule in Congress.
historic changes that will modernize Congress, restore regular order and bring integrity back to this institution,"
Two notable changes in the Democrats' package are aimed at avoiding certain confrontations that became commonplace during the Republican majority from 2011 through the GOP's 2018 midterm rout.
Democrats will revive the "Gephardt Rule,"
Democrats are changing the rules regarding motions "to vacate the chair," a procedural tool that could be used to force out a sitting House speaker.
Other notable House rules changes include:
1. Creating a committee to address climate change.
2. Creating a bipartisan select committee tasked with coming up with proposals to "modernize and improve" the way Congress operates.
3. Setting new ethics rules that prohibit lawmakers and aides from sitting on corporate boards
4. Reviving a rule that requires 72 hours before major legislation can get a vote in the House to ensure all lawmakers have time to review the bill.
5. Amending rules to extend bans on discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and to allow religious headwear to be worn in the House chamber
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/02/681547346/democrats-announce-major-changes-to-u-s-house-rules
but what legislation are they proposing and what can they actually get passed, and get past the Senate and Trash?
historic changes that will modernize Congress, restore regular order and bring integrity back to this institution,"
Two notable changes in the Democrats' package are aimed at avoiding certain confrontations that became commonplace during the Republican majority from 2011 through the GOP's 2018 midterm rout.
Democrats will revive the "Gephardt Rule,"
Democrats are changing the rules regarding motions "to vacate the chair," a procedural tool that could be used to force out a sitting House speaker.
Other notable House rules changes include:
1. Creating a committee to address climate change.
2. Creating a bipartisan select committee tasked with coming up with proposals to "modernize and improve" the way Congress operates.
3. Setting new ethics rules that prohibit lawmakers and aides from sitting on corporate boards
4. Reviving a rule that requires 72 hours before major legislation can get a vote in the House to ensure all lawmakers have time to review the bill.
5. Amending rules to extend bans on discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and to allow religious headwear to be worn in the House chamber
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/02/681547346/democrats-announce-major-changes-to-u-s-house-rules
but what legislation are they proposing and what can they actually get passed, and get past the Senate and Trash?