Politics / House Republicans GOP Sets New Rules for House Attendance records, amendment texts, vote results to go online By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff Posted Dec 22, 2010 12:50 PM CST Copied In this Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 file picture, Rep.-elect, Tim Scott, R-S.C., left, leads following a Republican news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) Republicans are taking over the House, and they’re bringing a list of new rules with them. Some key changes, set for adoption Jan. 5, from Politico: Raising the US debt ceiling will now require a direct vote, something House members had, in the past, been able to avoid. Committees must put attendance records online. Lawmakers who have become lobbyists won’t be allowed to use the House gym—and try to bend ears while working out. Chairmen must distribute a bill’s text 24 hours before it’s considered; the text of amendments and vote results must be posted online; and markups will require three days’ notice. ”CUT/GO” rules will require that boosts in mandatory spending—automatic Social Security and Medicare funding, for example—are accompanied by cuts elsewhere. House committee chairmen will be limited to three two-year terms. (More House Republicans stories.) Report an error