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We are here for the adoption of the committee rules and other business related to the organization of the committee for the 118th Congress.
Before we begin today’s organizational meeting, I wanted to take a minute to welcome everyone to the Rules Committee.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, welcomed Republican members appointed to the committee by Speaker Kevin McCarthy for the 118th Congress.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) was officially appointed Chairman of the House Rules Committee for the 118th Congress by Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Before consideration on the House floor, every major piece of legislation must first pass through the Rules Committee.