What the 21 McCarthy holdouts got in committee assignments - NBC News

WASHINGTON — The 21 House Republicans who initially blocked Rep. Kevin McCarthy from winning the speakership had demanded large changes to House rules, but they besides wanted much power connected the legislature committees that volition acceptable the GOP docket implicit the adjacent 2 years.

While not each holdout got precisely what helium oregon she had asked for, immoderate won plum committee assignments from McCarthy, R-Calif., and his allies aft they helped him secure the speaker's gavel, a process that took 15 rounds of voting.

Here's what we cognize arsenic of Tuesday evening:

• Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, a erstwhile caput of the Freedom Caucus and 1 of the 5 alleged Never Kevins, volition support his spot connected the almighty Judiciary Committee. He changed his ballot to "present" connected the last ballot for speaker, helping propulsion McCarthy implicit the decorativeness line.
• Rep. Dan Bishop of South Carolina, 1 of 13 holdouts who flipped to backmost McCarthy connected the 12th ballot, volition proceed to service connected the Judiciary Committee.
• Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, a vocal McCarthy professional who voted "present" connected the 14th and 15th ballots, was awarded a spot connected the Oversight and Accountability Committee, which plans to motorboat galore investigations into the Biden administration. She volition proceed to service connected the Natural Resources panel, connected which she served successful the erstwhile Congress.
• Freshman Rep. Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, who flipped to McCarthy connected the 12th ballot, won a spot connected the Homeland Security Committee.
• Rep. Mike Cloud of Texas, who besides flipped to McCarthy connected the 12th ballot, won a caller spot connected the almighty Appropriations Committee, which controls national spending.
• Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia, different lawmaker who flipped to McCarthy connected the 12th ballot, volition service for the archetypal clip connected Appropriations.
• Freshman Rep. Eli Crane of Arizona, who voted "present" connected the 15th ballot, volition service connected the Homeland Security Committee.
• Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, who was nominated to tally against McCarthy for talker and flipped to him connected the 12th ballot, was named by McCarthy arsenic the "speaker's designee" connected the influential Steering Committee, which decides which lawmakers get committee gavels and seats. Donalds besides won a coveted spot connected the Financial Services Committee, a apical sheet known connected Capitol Hill arsenic an "A" committee.
• Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, possibly the astir vocal McCarthy foe during the talker fight, who flipped to "present" successful the 14th round, volition proceed to service connected the Judiciary panel.
• Rep. Bob Good of Virginia, 1 of the Never Kevins who flipped to "present" successful the past circular of voting, has not gotten his committee assignments yet.
• Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona, who flipped to McCarthy connected the 12th ballot, was reinstated by Republicans connected 2 committees —Oversight and Natural Resources panels — aft Democrats removed him 2 years agone for posting threats to lawmakers connected societal media.
• Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland, who flipped to McCarthy connected the 13th ballot, volition proceed to service connected the Appropriations panel. Harris, a physician, volition beryllium the president of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration subcommittee.
• Freshman Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, who flipped to McCarthy connected the 12th ballot, won a spot connected the Natural Resources panel.
• Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, who flipped to McCarthy connected the 12th ballot, volition stay connected the Agriculture Committee.
• Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina, 1 of the Never Kevins who flipped to McCarthy connected the 12th ballot, volition stay connected the Financial Services panel, which helium joined successful June.
• Freshman Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee, who flipped to McCarthy connected the 12th ballot, besides won a spot connected Financial Services.
• Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, the president of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, who brokered a woody betwixt conservatives and McCarthy, volition stay connected the Foreign Affairs Committee.
• Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana, a Never Kevin who flipped to "present" connected the last ballot, volition proceed to service connected Natural Resources.
• Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, who on with Perry helped negociate a woody with McCarthy, volition support his spot connected the Judiciary panel.
• Freshman Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, who flipped to McCarthy connected the 12th ballot, volition service connected the Foreign Affairs panel.
• Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana, who flipped from "present" to ballot for McCarthy connected the 12th ballot, volition proceed to service connected the Judiciary panel.

In summation to committee assignments, McCarthy had made different concessions to his close flank. He vowed that Freedom Caucus members would get 3 seats connected the speaker-controlled Rules Committee, which decides precisely however bills are considered connected the House floor.

In the package of rules changes McCarthy and the Freedom Caucus negotiated for the 118th Congress was a proviso allowing a azygous lawmaker to unit a level ballot to oust McCarthy arsenic speaker.

Some Freedom Caucus members who stuck with McCarthy from the precise commencement besides did good for themselves. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a McCarthy state whom Democrats stripped of her committee assignments 2 years ago, won seats connected the Oversight and Homeland Security committees.

Meanwhile, Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio, different Freedom Caucus subordinate and McCarthy ally, was named chairman of the Financial Services subcommittee connected Housing and Insurance.