New guidelines sent to House committees today lay out a messy, complicated process for how the speaker’s race will affect everything from paying staff to student loan repayments.
New guidelines sent to committees on Thursday andlay out a messy, complicated process for how the speaker’s race will have a trickle-down effect on everything from paying committee staff to student loan repayments. Between the lengthy speaker fight, which members expect could go to multiple ballots and even last days, and House GOP Leader‘s decision to punt contested committee chair elections, many staffers are facing heaps of uncertainty in the next term.
“Committees need to be aware that should a House Rules package not be adopted by end of business on January 13 no committee will be able to process payroll since the committee’s authority for the new Congress is not yet confirmed,” according to the memo sent out to House committees. The memo comes days before the Jan. 3 vote, with McCarthy still working to lock down the 218 votes he will need to claim the House gavel. The California Republican faces an open rebellion among conservatives, with five GOP lawmakers saying they will vote against him and several more staying on the fenceleadership. McCarthy can only afford to lose four votes among his party.
For those panels, the most senior Republican member serving on the committee acts as a de facto interim chair. Those senior lawmakers will need to designate which current committee staff — from both the majority and minority parties — will stay on after the new Congress starts on Jan. 3 until House Republicans select a new chair, according to the new guidance.
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