Congresswoman Foxx is the Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Rules.
The Committee on Rules is among the oldest standing committees in the House of Representatives, having been first formally constituted on April 2, 1789. The Committee is commonly known as “The Speaker’s Committee” because it is the mechanism used by the Speaker of the House to maintain control of the House Floor, and was chaired by the Speaker until 1910. Because of the vast power wielded by the Rules Committee, its ratio has traditionally been weighted in favor of the majority party.
The Rules Committee has two broad categories of jurisdiction: special orders for the consideration of legislation (known as “special rules” or “rules”) and original jurisdiction matters. A special rule provides the terms and conditions of debate on a measure or matter, consideration of which constitutes the bulk of the work of the Rules Committee. 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 expedited procedures in trade legislation.
The Committee has the authority to do virtually anything during the course of consideration of a measure, including deeming it passed. The Committee can also include a self-executed amendment which could rewrite just parts of a bill, or the entire measure. In essence, so long as a majority of the House is willing to vote for a special rule, there is little that the Rules Committee cannot do.
To learn more about the House Rules Committee, click here. Follow Rules Republicans on Twitter.
Congresswoman Foxx is the Chair of the Higher Education Subcommittee.
The Committee's basic jurisdiction is over education and workforce matters. While Congress has been concerned with education and workforce issues since its beginning, attempts to create a Committee with jurisdiction over education and labor failed in early Congresses due to Representatives' concerns over the constitutional grounds for such a federal nexus and the belief that education was more properly the responsibility of the states.
The first Committee of jurisdiction, the Committee on Education and Labor, was established on March 21, 1867 in the aftermath of the Civil War and during a period of great growth in American industries. On December 19, 1883, the Committee on Education and Labor was divided into two standing committees: the Committee on Education and the Committee on Labor. On January 2, 1947, the Legislative Reorganization Act again combined the Committees under the name Committee on Education and Labor. On January 4, 1995, the Committee was renamed the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. On January 7, 1997, the Committee was renamed the Committee on Education and the Workforce; on January 5, 2007, it became the Committee on Education and Labor. Most recently, on January 5, 2011, the Committee was given its current name, the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
To learn more about the House Committee on Education & the Workforce, click here. Follow Ed and Workforce Republicans on Twitter.
Yesterday I spoke on the House floor about the importance of the relationship between the United States and Israel. http://t.co/f66fYyXPn2
POSTED 23 hours ago
VOICES FROM THE 5TH
"Thank you for keeping us informed about the Washington situation...I sincerely hope that you will try your very best to de-fund Obamacare." - Bill, Mocksville
VOICES FROM THE 5TH
"The federal government needs to rein in spending and re-work the tax code...There needs to be real changes." - David, Kernersville
VOICES FROM THE 5TH
"The only way to ensure a meaningful education is to provide students with teachers that are dedicated to them and their individual needs." - Mary, Hickory
VOICES FROM THE 5TH
"The number one issue that Congress should be working on is the economy, the smothering regulations and the mounting debt." - Jeff, Lewisville
VOICES FROM THE 5TH
"Please support our 2nd amendment rights at all cost." - Robert, Lewisville
VOICES FROM THE 5TH
"We MUST continue to send a message...that [government] cannot pick and choose which parts of the Constitution they will adhere to." - Patricia, Taylorsville
VOICES FROM THE 5TH
"Our children deserve a world-class education that will equip them to compete in the global economy." - Lorrie, Kernersville
VOICES FROM THE 5TH
"The right thing is not easy, pleasant or popular. It's hard work - just like what Americans do every day." - Jeff, Advance
VOICES FROM THE 5TH
"Paying for college is already hard enough for many students, increasing the borrowing rate is only going to make a bad problem worse." - Amy, Kernersville
VOICES FROM THE 5TH
"Stand firm to cut and eliminate waste!" - Joseph, Clemmons
