McCarthy confirmed as Speaker
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"THE RULES FOR THE 118TH CONGRESS - Highlights of what was reportedly negotiated for Speaker of the House votes [ PDF ]
CHANGES TO STANDING RULES: — A single congressperson can act to remove Speaker if he goes back on his word or policy agenda — No more omnibus bills dropped in the dead of night before a vote. Bills must be single issue and allow at least 72 hours to read them — Covid mandates will be ended including funding for them — No more increases in debt ceiling — Restoration of requirement for a three-fifths supermajority vote on tax increases —Reinstatement of the “Holman Rule” which allows for the reduction of salary, or firing, of specific federal employees, or cut a specific program — Authorization of funds to cover expenses for 'Resolving Contested Elections'
BILLS TO BE UP FOR A VOTE: — Development of a plan to increase oil & gas production in the U.S. — Rescind funding for the 87k new IRS agents — Authorization of the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the entry of aliens — Prohibition of draining the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and selling it to China and others — Term limits — Requirement of the national instant criminal background check system to notify U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement and relevant State and local law enforcement whenever a person illegally in the U.S. attempts to receive a firearm — Prohibition of taxpayer-funded abortions — Prohibition of health care workers from failing to provide proper care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion
FORMATION OF NEW COMMITTEES: — Establishes a Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party — Establishes a Select Subcommittee to investigate the Weaponization of the Federal Government — Establishes a Select Subcommittee to investigate the Covid Pandemic
Not a bad start.
That is an excellent start.
I would like to put in one more please. Audit the Fed.