5 things to know about rule changes in the 118th Congress

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., celebrates while holding the speaker's gavel after being elected as speaker in the House at the U.S. Capitol on January 07, 2023, in Washington, D.C. After four days of voting and 15 ballots McCarthy secured enough votes to become speaker of the House for the 118th Congress. — Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., celebrates while holding the speaker's gavel after being elected as speaker in the House at the U.S. Capitol on January 07, 2023, in Washington, D.C. After four days of voting and 15 ballots McCarthy secured enough votes to become speaker of the House for the 118th Congress. | Win McNamee/Getty Images

The United States House of Representatives adopted a rules package that will govern how the body does business during the 118th U.S. Congress. The approval of the rules package in a 220-213 vote fell along party lines, with all Republicans except Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas supporting the implementation of the rules and all Democrats voting in opposition.

In many cases, the rules package for the 118th Congress will leave the rules from the 117th Congress in place. However, the new rules package also contains several changes reflecting the priorities of the new Republican majority. Here are five things to know about the recently adopted rules package.

Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com

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