Removing a certain Member from certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
Summary
House Resolution 72 was a measure passed by the House of Representatives to remove Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from her assignments on the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Education and Labor. While members of Congress are typically assigned to committees by their respective party leadership, this resolution allowed the full House to vote on her removal following controversies regarding her past public statements. For citizens, the practical impact of this action was that it limited the Representative’s ability to formally influence legislation, participate in hearings, or vote on matters specifically handled by those two committees.
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On Agreeing to the Resolution
On February 4, 2021, the House of Representatives voted to pass House Resolution 72, which formally removed Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from her assignments on the Budget Committee and the Education and Labor Committee. As a result of this vote, the Member remained in Congress but was stripped of her ability to participate in the committee hearings and legislative drafting processes associated with those specific panels. The resolution was introduced following controversy regarding the Member’s past social media comments and statements made prior to her election. Under House rules, while political parties typically determine their own members' committee assignments, the full House retains the authority to remove a member from a committee through a majority vote. The vote was largely divided along party lines. All 219 voting Democrats supported the measure, while 199 Republicans voted against it. Eleven Republicans joined the Democratic majority to pass the resolution with a final tally of 230-199.
