# 119-hres-42: Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

119-hres-42, Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-42
- As of: 2026-09-30
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-42
- Congress: 119
- Title: Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Assigns named Representatives to four House standing committees.** The resolution names who will serve on the Committees on Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology. It lists specific Members for each panel and establishes those lists as the formal committee assignments that determine which Representatives hold seats on those committees for legislative and oversight work.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-42 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/42)

## Related
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-42 (as of 2026-09-30).