House Republican Conference
party caucus in the US House of Representatives
The House Republican Conference is the party caucus for Republicans in the United States House of Representatives. It hosts meetings, and is the primary forum for communicating the party's message to members. The conference produces a daily publication of legislative analysis under the title Legislative Digest.
When the conference holds the majority of seats, it is usually led by the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives who is assisted on the floor by the House majority leader and the party's chief whip. When in the minority, it is led by the House minority leader, assisted by the chief whip. The conference has a chair who directs day-to-day operations and who is assisted by an elected vice chair and a secretary.
In the 119th Congress, the conference is led by Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, both of Louisiana, and Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota. The current chair is Lisa McClain of Michigan, who assumed the position in 2024. Former chairs include President Gerald Ford, Vice Presidents Mike Pence and Dick Cheney, Speakers John Boehner and Kevin McCarthy, presidential candidate John Bayard Anderson, vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp, and Representatives Liz Cheney and Elise Stefanik. As a result of the 2024 elections, the party holds a narrow majority in the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress.
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