Number: RL32772
Title: House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Procedures in the 109th Congress
Authors: Thomas P. Carr and Elizabeth Rybicki, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: On the first day of the 109th Congress, the House agreed to H.Res. 5, which made several rules changes affecting floor proceedings. Following a well-established practice, H.Res. 5 provided for the rules of the previous Congress to be the rules of the new Congress, but with a set of amendments. Five substantive changes to the standing rules of the House will affect the transaction of business on the floor in the 109th Congress. A sixth change created new procedures to determine a quorum in the House in the case of a catastrophic event.
Pages: 9
Date: February 15, 2005