The rules and joint rules of the House, other than those relating to the Code of Official Conduct, and the order of business of the House, together with recesses and final adjournments of Congress.
House Committee on Rules has 13 members, made up of 9 Republicans and 4 Democrats. Virginia Foxx chairs it. James P. McGovern is the ranking member, which is the senior post held by the minority party. House committee assignments are made at the start of each 2-year Congress, so membership can change substantially after every general election. The membership below is generated from the roster this site maintains against clerk.house.gov and senate.gov.
Jurisdiction source: House Rule X
How business reaches this committee
House Rule X gives this committee the subjects above. Each bill introduced in the House is referred to the committee whose Rule X jurisdiction covers its primary subject, and a bill that spans several subjects can go to more than one committee at once. This committee then decides whether to hold hearings, amend the text and report it to the floor.
Subcommittees
The committee divides its work among 2 subcommittees:
- Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House
- Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process
Who serves on it
13 representatives sit on the committee: 9 Republicans and 4 Democrats. That gives the majority 9 of the 13 seats. Virginia Foxx is the chair. James P. McGovern is the ranking member. They sit for 13 districts, and each of those districts has its own page on this site.
Following its work
Hearing notices, markup schedules, witness lists and published reports live on the committee’s own site, linked at the top of this page. The full member list below links to each member’s page here, with contact details and the seat they hold. For background on how seats and chairs are handed out, read How congressional committees work. For what happens to a bill after a committee reports it, read How a bill becomes law. To look up who represents a particular place, start at Browse all 435 districts.
Members
- Virginia FoxxRNorth Carolina 5Chair
- James P. McGovernDMassachusetts 2Ranking Member
- Austin ScottRGeorgia 8
- Brian JackRGeorgia 3
- Chip RoyRTexas 21
- Erin HouchinRIndiana 9
- H. Morgan GriffithRVirginia 9
- Joe NeguseDColorado 2
- Mary Gay ScanlonDPennsylvania 5
- Michelle FischbachRMinnesota 7
- Nicholas A. LangworthyRNew York 23
- Ralph NormanRSouth Carolina 5
- Teresa Leger FernandezDNew Mexico 3
13 members. Generated from the roster this site holds, checked against the Clerk of the House and the Senate committee lists on September 26, 2026.