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H. Res. 311 102nd Congress House

To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for the election of the chairmen and ranking minority members of the standing committees and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 26, 1991 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 102nd Congress
It was not agreed to before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require: (1) the Speaker of the House to nominate a Member of a standing committee for election by the majority party caucus to be chairman of such committee; and (2) the minority leader to nominate a Member of a standing committee for election by the minority party caucus as the ranking minority member of such committee.

Requires the chairman or ranking minority member to be elected by the House from nominations submitted by the majority or minority party caucus if no nominee is elected according to such procedure.

Prohibits a Member from serving as chairman or ranking minority member of a standing committee for more than four Congresses in any period of six successive Congresses, with specified exceptions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 311: To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for the election of the chairmen and ranking minority members of the standing committees and for other purposes.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-311/
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"H. Res. 311: To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for the election of the chairmen and ranking minority members of the standing committees and for other purposes.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-311/.
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H. Res. 311, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-311/.
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