The resolution proposes amendments to the rules governing the House of Representatives for the years 2023 and 2024. It focuses on the procedures for committee consideration of bills and resolutions. Key provisions include:
- Allowing any member to require that the chair of any committee, after conducting a hearing on a bill sponsored by the member that has been held for further study, either authorize a substitute bill at the request of the bill's sponsor or require the committee to conduct a vote on whether the bill may be sent to the House floor for a vote at the request of the bill's sponsor.
- Any member is permitted to have up to three bills held for further study either substituted in committee or voted on for placement on the House floor calendar, at the sole discretion of the Speaker.
- The originals of bills or resolutions that have passed out of committee shall be placed on the House calendar at the discretion of the Speaker.
These amendments aim to enhance the legislative process by providing members with more control over the fate of their proposed legislation.