The
House Republican Conference, sometimes known as the
House Republican Leadership Conference, is an organization for Republicans in the
United States House of Representatives. It hosts meetings and is the primary forum for communicating the party's message to members.
The conference has a
chairman who directs day-to-day operations and who is assisted by an elected vice-chairman and a secretary.
As of November 2002, the chair is
Deborah D. Pryce of
Ohio. Prior chairs include
Richard B. Cheney,
Jack Kemp, and J.C. Watts, Jr..