Rules and Resources

Current Rules of the House of Representatives and Helpful Resources

House Rules for the 119th Congress [PDF]

• Text of H. Res. 5—Adopting rules for the 119th Congress [PDF] [XML]
  • Section-by-Section Analysis of H. Res. 5​​

House Practice: A Guide to the Rules, Precedents, and Procedures of the House (2024 Edition). Published from time to time by the Parliamentarian of the House, this resource is a condensed compilation of procedures of current application in the House of Representatives.

The Manual. House Rules, Constitution, and Jefferson's Manual for the 118th Congress. Published each Congress by the Parliamentarian of the House, this resource serves as the fundamental source material for parliamentary procedure used in the House of Representatives: the Constitution of the United States; applicable provisions of Jefferson's Manual; Rules of the House; provisions of law and resolutions having the force of Rules of the House; and pertinent decisions of the Speakers and other presiding officers of the House and Committee of the Whole interpreting the rules and other procedural authority used in the House of Representatives.

Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives. Referenced throughout both House Practice and the Manual, the Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives collection contains four series of volumes of precedent: Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives (2017 series), Deschler's Precedents (1936-2013), Cannon's Precedents (1907-1936), and Hinds' Precedents (1789-1907).

Bound Edition of the Congressional Record. Referenced by year and page number throughout both House Practice and the Manual. More recent editions are available from Congress.gov and can be searched by date.

Rules and Manuals of the House of Representatives for Recent Congresses. The House adopts its rules anew at the start of each Congress.