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| https://ohalleran.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/following-commitment-reform-congressional-rules-o-halleran-votes-nancy | Following Commitment to Reform Congressional Rules, OHalleran Votes for Nancy Pelosi | 2018-11-28 | 2018 | 2018-11 | Democrat | House | AZ | Tom O'Halleran | O000171 | ohalleran.house.gov | legacy | Today, following months of negotiations and discussions between members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus and Democratic Party leader that resulted in an agreement to reform House Rules, Congressman Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01) voted for Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House. I came to Congress focused on making the House of Representative work for the American people. Today, we took a decisive step in the right direction and agreed to reform House of Representative rules that will increase transparency and accountability and allow lawmakers to address top priorities for Arizona, said Rep. O'Halleran following the vote. I am pleased that Leader Pelosi has accepted many of the Problem Solvers' reform proposals for the 116thCongress that will increase bipartisanship and give the American people a greater voice in the process. I look forward to working with members of both parties in the next Congress to address rising health care costs, infrastructure funding, and job growth. List of rules changes: Every Member Gets a Voice:Adopt a rule creating a Consensus Calendar. Once a bill reaches 290 co-sponsors, a 25 legislative day clock will begin. If the primary committee of jurisdiction does not report the bill by the end of the 25 legislative days, the legislation will be placed on the new Consensus Calendar where it will remain until the bill is considered. For every in-session week, after February 28thof the First Session and before September 30th of the Second Session, majority leadership will be required to bring at least one bill on the Consensus Calendar to the Floor. Bipartisan Amendments:Create a Rules Committee Protocol that specifically adds a preference to amendments that comply with the rules, and have at least twenty Members of each party cosponsoring the amendment. Modernize the Discharge Petition:Allow discharge petitions to be considered under a 3-day notice process similar to privileged resolutions in order to facilitate their use and effectiveness, while still requiring 218 signatures. The current process only allows perfected petitions on certain Mondays and only if the House is in session on those days. Increase Committee Transparency:Require three business days' notice for committee markups, but preservetheentiregoodcauseexception. Reform the Motion to Vacate the Chair:Adopt arule stating that aresolution causing a vacancy in theOffice of the Speakerwill be privilegedif offered by the direction of amajorparty caucus or conference. Legislative Committee Party Ratios:Commit to a more fair party ratio for committees. Since ratios change throughout the year due to resignations, special elections etc., ratios have never been and should not be set through the standing rules of the House. We are also aware of the Minority's need to negotiate for seats they need and how setting ratios in the standing rules could inadvertently restrict their needs. However, we agree that to the extent possible party ratios on legislative committees (including Intelligence and Joint and Select Committees, but excluding Rules and Ethics) should reflect the party ratio of the entire House. A More Inclusive Amendment Process: Commit to a more fair and inclusive legislative process where more ideas and amendments are debated, and there is less of a reliance on closed rules. Preserve Majority Markups:Ensure that a majority of the Members of a committee can request and schedule a markup of the committee they serve on. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |