Washington (CNN) – The college football bowl season is weeks away from crowning a new national champion, but there will be no congratulatory votes for the winner on the House floor. That’s because Republicans are planning to ban most official Congressional commemorations when they take over the chamber in January.
Under new House rules being circulated by the GOP transition team, House Republicans would prohibit resolutions on the floor that congratulate sports teams, recognize anniversaries or birthdays, according to Brendan Buck, spokesman for the transition team. The rule would be part of a series of reforms to House rules in the new session of Congress.
Currently members of both parties offer these resolutions throughout the week for votes on the House floor. These non-binding measures often congratulate the hometown football team that wins the Super Bowl, celebrate the anniversary of a local National Guard unit, or recognize a milestone that is designed to get members of Congress headlines back in their home districts.
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