Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
H. Res. 21 is a House of Representatives resolution that provisions the assignment of Members to four standing committees. It “elects” the named Members to the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Ways and Means. In other words, it settles who will serve on these key committees. The resolution is a procedural, housekeeping measure intended to organize the House’s legislative work for the current session. It does not, by itself, create new laws or policy changes; it simply designates committee membership. The text lists a large roster of Members for each committee, reflecting the party leadership’s decisions about who will sit on these panels. The document is presented as an engrossed House resolution and includes the formal attestation by the Clerk, signaling its official status.
Key Points
- 1Purpose: Establishes the membership of four standing committees (Appropriations, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Ways and Means) by electing named Members.
- 2Committees covered:
- 3- Committee on Appropriations (federal spending and funding decisions)
- 4- Committee on Energy and Commerce (broad jurisdiction including energy, health, telecommunications, consumer protection)
- 5- Committee on Financial Services (financial institutions, monetary policy oversight, housing, insurance)
- 6- Committee on Ways and Means (tax policy and revenue, and related social programs)
- 7Nature of the measure: Procedural housekeeping; assigns who will serve on these standing committees.
- 8Status and form: Presented as a House resolution (engrossed version in the Congressional record), with the Clerk attesting to its official adoption.
- 9Scope of effect: Determines committee membership but does not dictate specific chairmanships or policy outcomes.