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US HR997
Resolution
Status
1/14/2026
Primary Sponsor
James McGovern
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AI Summary
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Amends the House Code of Official Conduct (Rule XXIII) to require Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, officers, and employees to adhere to both the spirit and letter of House rules and committee rules
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Limits motions to suspend House rules to Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and the last six days of a congressional session, requiring a two-thirds vote of Members present
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Provides 40 minutes of debate time for suspension motions, divided equally between supporters and opponents
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Directs the Clerk of the House to install clocks displaying all U.S. time zones in real time within the House Chamber, visible to all Members
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Assigns the Committee on House Administration authority to promulgate regulations for implementing the time zone clock requirement
Legislative Description
Enabling the House of Representatives to be responsive to its membership.
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Ethics, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
1/14/2026