Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives

Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives
Seal of the United States House of Representatives
Incumbent Jason Smith since September 2020
Office of the Parliamentarian
Type	Parliamentarian
Appointer	Speaker of the House
Term length	Serves at the pleasure of the Speaker
Constituting instrument	2 U.S.C. ch. 9C
Formation	1977 (office) 1927 (position)
First holder	Lewis Deschler
Deputy	Deputy Parliamentarian

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The parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives manages, supervises, and administers the Office of the Parliamentarian, which is responsible for advising the House's presiding officers, members, and staff on procedural questions under the U.S. Constitution and House rules and precedents, as well as for preparing, compiling, and publishing the precedents of the House.^[1]