Includes both standing, select, special, and other committees of the United States House of Representatives.
This category consists of sites for the leadership of the United States House of Representatives. This does not include Committee Chairs whose sites will be found listed on the individual committees.The political parties in the House elect leaders who will serve as spokespersons for the party and for the House. Leaders represent their parties on the Floor, advocate their parties' policies and viewpoints, coordinate their parties' legislative efforts, and help determine the schedule of legislative business.-From Clerk of the House
This category is for web sites about incumbent members of the United States House of Representatives that are provided on a non-partisan basis. Non-partisan and clearly factual web sites can be listed here, if their content is not covered by sites that are already listed. This category also covers the official web sites of these Representatives, but not their campaign web sites.
Sites concerning the duties and responsiblities of the Clerk of the House of Representatives.In addition to the duties involved in organizing the House and presiding over its activities at the commencement of each Congress, the Clerk is charged with a number of legislative functions; some of these, such as the constitutional requirement of maintaining the House Journal, have been in existence from the time of the first Congress, whereas others have been added over the years because of changes in procedure and organization. Along with the other House officers, the Clerk is elected every 2 years when the House organizes for a new Congress. The majority and minority caucuses nominate candidates for the House officer positions after the election of the Speaker. The full House adopts a resolution to elect the officers, who will begin serving the Membership after they have taken the oath of office.
The process of changing political borders.Please submit only web sites that deal with redistricting for the House of Representatives.
Authorized by the First Amendment and second in line to the Presidency the Speaker is elected by the house.
As specified in the rules and customs of the House, responsibilities of the Speaker include:
* Calling the House to order.
* Administering the oath of office to House Members.
* Presiding over debate, recognizing Members to speak on the floor, and preserving order; or delegating that power to another Member of Congress.
* Setting the legislative agenda.
* Leading the appointment process for the chairs of the various committees and subcommittees in the House, including conference committees which negotiate final versions of legislation.