Rules Committee clears resolution honoring Charlie Kirk for prompt floor consideration

Sep 17, 2025

The committee approved a rules package that makes H.Res. 719, a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk, in order under a closed rule; members across the aisle condemned political violence and spoke about the need to reduce inflammatory rhetoric.

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The House Rules Committee included H.Res. 719, a resolution honoring the life and memory of Charles "Charlie" Kirk, in the rules package for expedited, closed‑rule floor consideration. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R‑FL) presented the resolution and urged quick action; the committee's adopted rule makes H.Res. 719 in order immediately upon adoption of the rule.

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