===DeLay rule change===
In 2004, as DeLay was facing an impending indictment in Texas ([[Tom DeLay#Criminal charges|see below]]), House Republicans voted to change an internal rule requiring members of the [[House leadership]] to step down if indicted. By the beginning of 2005, however, they had rescinded the rule change.
* See the main Congresspedia article on the '''[[{{Main|DeLay rule change]]'''.}}
===Jack Abramoff===