The House will not vote on the rules that will govern the 118th Congress after Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) won the speaker’s gavel in a high-drama vote on early Saturday morning.
The rules vote will take place Monday, according to Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN).
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“Following the fifteenth ballot, Speaker McCarthy will swear-in all Members-elect and Delegates. Members are advised that the consideration of the rules package will be postponed until Monday. No further votes are expected in the House this week,” he wrote in an advisory to members.
Newly elected Speaker McCarthy made major concessions on the rules to the conservative wing of his party in a hard-fought bid to win the gavel. They include Freedom Caucus priorities such as lowering the number of members needed to bring a no-confidence vote against the speaker and an end to proxy voting.
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The demands have led at least one centrist Republican to decide against supporting the rules package, including Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX).
I am a NO on the house rules package. Welcome to the 118th Congress.
— Tony Gonzales (@TonyGonzales4TX) January 7, 2023
Ahead of a victory speech from McCarthy, Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) shouted, “There are no rules yet, baby!” as she took a video with her phone from the House floor, something not typically allowed under normal House operations.
