Civics question 30 of 128 65/20 set
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Who holds the office now
- Mike Johnson
- Johnson
- James Michael Johnson (birth name)
USCIS accepts any of these. Source: the USCIS test updates page, last reviewed by USCIS on September 18, 2025. This site checks every night that the office has not changed hands; check that page yourself before your interview.
What the USCIS question list itself says
- Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
This answer changes. USCIS does not print a name in its own question list; it publishes the current officeholder on a separate page so the answer is never stale. Check the official test updates page shortly before your interview, and answer with whoever holds the office on the day.
Source: official USCIS question list for the 2025 version of the civics test. This site is independent and not affiliated with USCIS.
Background
USCIS names the current Speaker on its test updates page rather than in the printed question list, because the office changes hands and a printed answer would go stale. This page repeats that name in the box above for as long as a nightly check confirms the office has not changed, and the USCIS page is the one to check shortly before your interview. The office itself is worth learning. The Speaker leads the House of Representatives, is chosen by a vote of the members at the start of each Congress, and in practice comes from the majority party. The Speaker decides much of what reaches the floor and when, which makes the position one of the most powerful in Washington. The office also stands second in the line of presidential succession, after the vice president.
This background section is written by US Citizenship Test Practice to explain the civics fact. It is not part of the USCIS question list, and the official answer above is the one to give at the interview.
Where this question sits
It is part of System of Government, inside the American Government section of the test. It is also one of the 20 questions in the 65/20 set, so it is worth knowing well.