House Republican leadership on Thursday completed the selection process to chair the House Financial Services Committee for the 119th Congress, selecting Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) to chair the committee.
Hill is ahead of Representatives Andy Barr (R-Ky.), Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), according to people close to the summit. He was elected as chairman of the service committee. I made a decision. The committee's current chairman, Rep. Patrick McHenry (RN.C.), is term-limited and is scheduled to leave Congress at the end of the year.
Republican leaders will also decide Thursday afternoon who will chair the House Education and Labor Committee. Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) and Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah) are vying for the job. Outgoing Chairwoman Virginia Foxx, RN.C., who is completing her fourth term on the Commission, did not seek a waiver to continue serving as Chair.
Selection will be made by the House Republican Steering Committee. The House Republican Steering Committee is a committee of approximately 30 House Republicans, including elected leaders and regional representatives. Their choices will be formally approved by the House Republican Conference and the full House, a process that is generally non-controversial.
One remaining position, on the House Rules Committee, is unknown. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has sole authority to appoint the committee's chairs. Current Speaker Michael Burgess (R-Texas) is retiring from Congress.
Rep. Sam Graves (R-Missouri) will also remain as head of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Graves was granted an exemption from House Republican term limits last week by the steering committee in order to seek a fourth term in a Republican-suspended term, a decision that surprised some lawmakers.
Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) had sought the T&I gavel but withdrew his name from consideration Tuesday. “This decision is in the best interest of the conference and promotes unity within our ranks,” Crawford said in a statement, adding that “this decision is in the best interest of the conference and promotes unity within our ranks,” and that the “America First Surface Transportation Act” will be completed by September 2026. He said he would “play a leading role” in formulating the policy. ”
The Republican Leadership Committee selected leaders for several other public chair positions earlier this week.
In the most surprising decision for those on Capitol Hill, Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) was elected chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee over three other senior Republicans.
Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) will become chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Congressman Brian Babin (R-Texas) will serve as chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee.
