Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit certain resolutions to be privileged only if they are based on conduct which was the subject of an investigation and report by the appropriate committee of jurisdiction or if they are offered by direction of a party caucus or conference.

This resolution proposes an amendment to Rule IX of the Rules of the House of Representatives , specifically addressing the conditions under which certain resolutions can be considered privileged. The primary goal is to limit the automatic privileged status of resolutions that deal with significant disciplinary or removal actions within the government or the House itself. Under the proposed change, resolutions concerning the impeachment of a government officer or those seeking to censure, reprimand, or expel a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner would no longer automatically raise a question of privilege. This also applies to resolutions aiming to create a vacancy in the Speaker's office or a committee leadership position. For these resolutions to retain their privileged status, one of two conditions must be met. First, the resolution must be based on conduct that was the subject of an investigation and report by the appropriate committee of jurisdiction , with the committee recommending the proposed sanction. Alternatively, the resolution must be offered by direction of a party caucus or conference , thereby requiring either a thorough committee review or broad party support for such serious matters to be considered privileged.