S. House Republicans included in the new rules for the chamber they passed this month a provision meant to make it easier for Congress to give away public lands.

The provision is a fairly technical piece of the 55-page rules package. It affects internal House accounting and requires that anytime Congress were to give any federal lands to a state, municipality or tribe, it would not be counted as a loss to the federal budget.

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#KevinMcCarthy-led #House passes #GOP #rulesPackage

In a 220-213 vote largely along party lines, the House passed the rules under which it will operate for the #118thCongress.

By John Wagner, Mariana Alfaro, Amy B Wang & Azi Paybarah

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/09/house-kevin-mccarthy-rules-biden-mexico/

Oh, House representatives strong
For rules of decorum long
You considered the votes for days
To see what rules would stay
Your concessions and opinions are shown

#houserules #housevote #rulespackage #ode #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/09/us/politics/house-rules-vote-count.html

Like the man said be careful what you ask for!

LET'S FACE IT: KEVIN #MCCARTHY IS #SCREWED

With a razor-thin #Housemajority and little leverage over his furthest right members, even easy business—like passing a #rulespackage—could prove complicated for the new #speaker. What a relief it must have been for Kevin #McCarthy to finally pull it off. To bask in the ovation of his party. To bang the long-coveted #gavel.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/01/kevin-mccarthy-house-rules-package-vote

Does anyone know if the House #RulesPackage must pass before Congressional business can resume in the #118thcongress ? Sounds like it may be a tough hurdle for #kevinmccarthy ...