Removing certain Members from standing committees of the House of Representatives.
This House Resolution (H. Res. 201), introduced March 6, 2025 and referred to the Ethics Committee, would remove certain Members from standing committees for the remainder of the 119th Congress based on their conduct on the House floor on March 6, 2025. The resolution directs the Sergeant at Arms to determine—which Members ignored the Speaker’s directive to leave the Well of the House—and, once that list is submitted to the Speaker, those individuals would be removed from any standing committee on which they currently serve for the rest of the 119th Congress. In short, it uses a floor-behavior incident as the basis to strip committee assignments as a disciplinary measure. The bill is a House resolution, not a law, and relies on House rules and internal enforcement mechanisms rather than creating new statutory penalties. It has been referred to the House Ethics Committee, indicating its procedural path relies on committee review and potential subsequent House action.
Key Points
- 1Establishes a House resolution to remove certain Members from standing committees for the remainder of the 119th Congress due to conduct on the floor on March 6, 2025.
- 2Cites Rule XXIII, clause I, which requires Members to behave in a manner reflecting credit on the House.
- 3Requires the Sergeant at Arms to determine within one week which Members ignored the Speaker’s directive to leave the Well of the House.
- 4Upon submission of that determinations list to the Speaker, those named would be removed from all standing committees they currently serve for the remainder of the 119th Congress.
- 5Introduced by Mr. Ogles and referred to the Committee on Ethics; does not specify a hearing or due-process process beyond the Sergeant at Arms’ determination.