Johnson chose Foxx to succeed now-retired Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas). Unlike most other House committees, the Rules gavel is chosen solely at the discretion of the speaker — a recognition of the panel’s key role in managing business on the House floor.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has selected Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) to serve as chair of the House Rules Committee, installing the veteran lawmaker at the helm of the panel that will play a key

Rep. Virginia Foxx was appointed by House Speaker Mike Johnson to lead the House Committee on Rules, making her the only woman leading a committee in the current session of Congress.

Virginia Foxx (R-NC) was confirmed as the new chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, a powerful panel that decides if and how legislation is brought to the floor for votes. House Republicans ratified Foxx as the chairwoman during a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning,