What is House Committee on Rules working on?

Recent hearings

• H.R. 9436 – To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulation concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective. [Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026]; H.R. 4795 – Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026; H.R. 1501 – Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025; H. Res. 1490 – Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes.

  Aug 31, 2026

  Meeting

• Member Day Hearing on Proposed Rules Changes for the 120th Congress

  Sep 2, 2026

  Meeting

• H.R. 7008 – Stop Insider Trading Act; H.R. 6955 – Main Street Capital Access Act; H. Con. Res. 113 – Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.; H.R. 9770 – Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027; H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H.R. 8884 – Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

  Jul 20, 2026

  Meeting

• H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027; H.R. 9237 – Take Care of America’s Veterans Act; H.R. 1181 – Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

  Jul 13, 2026

  Meeting

• H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H.R. 8884 – Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act; H. Res. 1383 – Commemorating the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts.; H.R. 8595 – National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027

  Jun 29, 2026

  Meeting

As of Sep 1, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• HRES 1499: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9436) to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1490) providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4795) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under that Act, to require an institution that participates in certain programs under that Act to certify that students are not unreasonably obstructed from participating in academic programs in Israel, and for other purposes; and relating to consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

  Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5) · Aug 31, 2026

  Under review
• HR 10132: ARTICLE ONE Act

  Chip Roy (R-TX-21) · Aug 20, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10076: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

  Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) · Aug 10, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10078: Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act

  W Steube (R-FL-17) · Aug 10, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10014: Restoring Accountability in Appropriations Act

  Donald Beyer (D-VA-8) · Aug 3, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HRES 1467: Protecting Deliberative Process in the House Resolution

  Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA-7) · Jul 30, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 9991: STOP the SWAMP Act

  Richard McCormick (R-GA-7) · Jul 30, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 9977: To exempt certain home building products from certain tariffs imposed on or after January 20, 2025, and for other purposes.

  Donald Beyer (D-VA-8) · Jul 30, 2026

  Awaiting committee review

Status reflects the bill’s latest action on Congress.gov, which may be past this committee (e.g. a bill “Passed House, in Senate” has cleared this committee and chamber).

Jurisdiction

The House Committee on Rules is commonly known as “The Speaker’s Committee” because it is the mechanism that the Speaker uses to maintain control of the House Floor. Because of the vast power wielded by the Rules Committee, its ratio has traditionally been weighted in favor of the majority party. The Committee provides the terms and conditions of debate on any measure or matter through Special Rules. The Committee also considers original jurisdiction measures, which commonly represent changes to the standing rules of the House, or measures that contain special rules, such as the expedited procedures in trade legislation.