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.

Republican U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina will serve as chairwoman of the Committee on Rules for the 119th 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,

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 role in legislating throughout the 119th Congress.