Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
Relating to questions of privilege in the House of Representatives during the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
A Republican resolution with 11 Republican cosponsors · See all 11 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This resolution seeks to change how questions of privilege are handled in the House of Representatives during the remainder of the 119th Congress. It focuses on resolutions offered from the floor regarding the conduct of any Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner. Under this rule, the Chair would not be able to entertain such resolutions unless they have specific support. Specifically, a resolution must have one-fifth of the total House membership as cosponsors at the time it is offered. Additionally, any announcement of intent to offer such a resolution requires that it maintains at least one-fifth of the membership as cosponsors for one legislative day.
Yes
No question was scored yes.
The opposite
- Scored -2
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill creates higher barriers for introducing resolutions regarding Member conduct, which may reduce the frequency of public floor debates on such matters.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Support Requirements: By requiring a resolution to have one-fifth of the total membership as cosponsors, the bill ensures that a resolution addressing a Member's conduct has significant backing before it is entertained (Section 1(a)(1)).
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Mandatory Sustained Support: The requirement that an intention to offer a resolution must maintain one-fifth of the membership for at least one legislative day ensures that a proposal has lasting support rather than just a momentary announcement (Section 1(a)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Restrictions on Floor Resolutions: The bill limits the ability of the Majority or Minority Leaders to bring certain questions of privilege to the floor unless they meet the one-fifth membership threshold (Section 1(a)(1)).
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Elimination of Oral Announcements: The rule would consider the oral announcement of certain resolutions as dispensed with, which changes the current process for how these items are introduced (Section 1(b)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill creates higher barriers for introducing resolutions regarding Member conduct, which may reduce the frequency of public floor debates on such matters.
- 2/4/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/3/2026
- Submitted in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
- 10 Cosponsors added.
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska
James BairdRepublican · Indiana
Troy DowningRepublican · Montana
Brett GuthrieRepublican · Kentucky
H. GriffithRepublican · Virginia
Jeff HurdRepublican · Colorado
Pat HarriganRepublican · North Carolina
Tracey MannRepublican · Kansas
Addison McDowellRepublican · North Carolina
David RouzerRepublican · North Carolina
Derek SchmidtRepublican · Kansas