Rep. McGovern Will Keep House Rules Committee Leadership Role In 2023

WORCESTER, MA — The Democrats will lose control of the U.S. House in 2023, but U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Worcester, will get to remain at the top of an influential committee.

Over the past two years, McGovern has been the chairman of the House Rules Committee, which decides whether bills will get a vote on the House floor, and what order bills should be voted on.

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries — the New York congressman who will be the House minority leader in 2023 — said McGovern would remain the ranking member of the Rules Committee when Republicans take over in the new year.

"Our caucus and the committee have been strengthened by chairman McGovern's skilled leadership and significant expertise, which is why I am proud to renominate him to represent our Democratic values on the Rules Committee," Jeffries said in a news release.

Oklahoma Republican Tom Cole will become the chairman of the Rules Committee. Cole has served as the ranking member for his party over the last two years.

McGovern won reelection in 2022 with more than 66 percent of the vote in a race against Shrewsbury Republican Jeffrey Sossa-Paquette.