HRES 38119th CongressIntroduced

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

Introduced: Jan 14, 2025

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

H. Res. 38 is a House resolution that establishes the official roster of Members who will serve on the House’s standing committees for the current session. It appoints specific Members to six committees (Appropriations; Education and Workforce; Homeland Security; Rules; Small Business; and Transportation and Infrastructure) and, for the Appropriations Committee, sets a ranking position for Ms. Maloy (to rank immediately after Mr. Strong). The Rules Committee lists Ms. Foxx as Chair. The resolution is a routine organizational measure that determines who will handle legislation within each committee’s policy areas; it does not in itself create policy or spending.

Key Points

1Purpose: Elects named Members to the House’s standing committees for the session.
2Committees named: Appropriations, Education and Workforce, Homeland Security, Rules, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure.
3Specifics: The resolution lists the Members appointed to each committee; for Appropriations, Ms. Maloy is designated to rank immediately after Mr. Strong.
4Leadership note: Ms. Foxx is listed as Chair of the Rules Committee.
5Status: Introduced on January 14, 2025; the document is formalizing committee membership and leadership.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: Members of the House and their constituents, since committee assignments shape who writes and shapes legislation in areas like budgeting (Appropriations), labor and education policy (Education and Workforce), national security (Homeland Security), infrastructure and transportation policy, small-business policy, and floor procedures (Rules).Secondary group/area affected: Stakeholders and interest groups tied to the policy domains of these committees (e.g., education groups, business associations, transportation advocates) who may be affected by which Members control or influence legislation in those areas.Additional impacts: This is a procedural organizing measure; it sets the leadership and membership that will influence markup, amendments, and reporting on bills within these committees. It does not authorize spending or create policy by itself but determines who has influence over those outcomes.

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