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Welcome to our first legislative hearing of the 118th Congress. Our business today is to consider four items.

H.J. Res. 7 and H.R. 382 both address the Administration's use of emergency designations relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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We are here for the adoption of the committee rules and other business related to the organization of the committee for the 118th Congress.

Before we begin today's organizational meeting, I wanted to take a minute to welcome everyone to the Rules Committee.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, welcomed Republican members appointed to the committee by Speaker Kevin McCarthy for the 118th Congress.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) was officially appointed Chairman of the House Rules Committee for the 118th Congress by Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Before consideration on the House floor, every major piece of legislation must first pass through the Rules Committee.

Chairman McGovern & Chairman Grijalva Announce Roundtable Discussion Examining Indigenous Nutrition and Food Systems

Chairmen have called on President Biden to hold a national White House conference on food, nutrition, hunger, and health

Hearing will focus on need to build economic resiliency

to respond to future emergency events

Legislation will set national standards for voting, stop partisan gerrymandering, and strengthen the American people's faith in our democracy

**Video of his remarks is available here**

Chairman McGovern Opens Debate on Rule for Bill to Combat Islamophobia Worldwide

**Video of his remarks is available here**