Bill · H.Res. 40· House(119-HRES-40)
Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- Introduced
- 1/14/2025
- Last activity
- 1/14/2025 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sponsored by
- Pete Aguilar
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- Adopted by the House
A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This resolution elects specific named Members of the House of Representatives to various standing committees. The assignments cover ten different committees in total. The listed committees include Armed Services, Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security. Other assigned committees are the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, Small Business, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans Affairs. This action was taken and attested in the House of Representatives on January 14, 2025.
Yes· 3 of 4
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+1
The resolution organizes the leadership of the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport?+1
The assignment of members to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure establishes oversight for transit systems.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+1
The resolution populates the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform which is responsible for government transparency.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Committee assignments: The text explicitly names members elected to ten standing committees, such as the Committee on Veterans Affairs and the Committee on Education and Workforce. Holding our officials accountable means watching how these assignments affect the work done for the people, though the text itself only lists the names and committees without stating specific outcomes.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain any explicit details regarding potential negative impacts, consequences, or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+1
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Transit+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+1
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+1
- 1/14/2025
- Submitted in House
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H126)
- On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H126)
- Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H125-126)