Kevin McCarthy floated the idea of changing the GOP’s rule that allows members to lead a committee for only three terms.
House Republicans are considering relaxing their term limits for committee chairmanships, a move that could help stem the tide of GOP retirements that has rattled the party in recent months.
“We had talked about it. There’s always people who argued a ranker shouldn’t count in term limits,” said retiring Rep. John Shimkus of Illinois, a member of the GOP steering committee. “But Kevin did think maybe a ranker should equate as one full year, versus two.”The steering committee decided to make at least one change to its term-limits policy: Republican lawmakers voted to ensure a half-term doesn’t count toward the cap.
At least two Republicans who were facing term limits in 2020 have called it quits: Former Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway of Texas and former House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop of Utah — currently the ranking members on their respective committees.
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