House Rules Committee approves closed rule for four measures after clashes over parental remote voting, tariffs and voter-registration concerns

House Committee on Rules Chair opened the meeting and the committee voted 9-2 to report a closed rule that will govern floor consideration of four measures: S.J.Res.18 and S.J.Res.28 (joint resolutions disapproving Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection rules), H.R.1526 (No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025) and H.R.22 (Save Act). The motion to report the rule was made by Representative Griffith and carried on a roll call, 9 yeas to 2 nays.

The vote sets closed terms for debate on the four measures, including limits on points of order, one hour of general debate for each measure equally divided between the committee chairs and ranking members of the relevant authorizing committees, and one motion to recommit or commit for the House floor. The rule text, as reported, also states that House Resolution 293 is adopted and House Resolution 164 is laid on the table.

Why it matters: A Rules Committee closed rule determines how the full House will consider each measure on the floor, including whether amendments will be allowed and how long debate will last. Members used the meeting to press contrasting priorities: Democrats pushed to let a discharge petition and a parental remote-voting resolution proceed or to remove provisions they said would gut that petition, while Republicans defended a negotiated compromise on "paired" voting and moved the package forward.

Debate and amendments Representative McGovern, the ranking member, framed much of the meeting's debate around parental remote voting…