Proposed House Rules Package Raises Threshold To Oust Speaker, Dissolves Diversity And Inclusion Office

Axios reports:

House Republicans on Wednesday released their proposed rules package for the 119th Congress, which includes several notable changes to the rules that governed the lower chamber for the last two years. The most crucial alteration raises the threshold to introduce a motion to vacate — a measure to force a vote on ousting the House speaker.

Instead of any single House Republican being able to force such a vote, now the motion will have to have eight additional GOP co-sponsors. The change is the result of a deal struck between House Republican factions in November as the GOP met to renominate House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).

The 36-page package also formally dissolves the congressional Diversity & Inclusion Office, a longstanding target for House Republicans.

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