What Is the Name of the Speaker of the House Now? Civics Question 30
The answer is Mike Johnson, as USCIS lists it for question 30. See the other accepted forms, how the job changes hands, and what to say.
USCIS civics test, question 30 of 128 ★ 65/20
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Accepted answer
- Mike Johnson
As of September 23, 2026. USCIS prints this answer as “Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives”, and lists the current name on its test updates page.
Wording from the official USCIS list of 128 questions.
The answer is Mike Johnson. That is the name USCIS lists for question 30 on its test updates page, checked here on September 23, 2026.
Question 30 asks for the current Speaker of the House of Representatives. As of September 23, 2026 the answer is Mike Johnson, and USCIS also accepts the forms shown below. The House can replace its Speaker at any time, so check the USCIS page again in the week of your interview. This is a starred question, so it can also appear on the shorter test for applicants who are 65 or older.
Why the Answer Changes
The House picks its own Speaker. It votes on one at the start of every new Congress, which is every two years, and it can replace the Speaker in between.
A name printed in a book goes stale the moment the job changes hands. USCIS keeps the changing answers on one page of its own site and updates them there.
Where the Current Answer Lives
Go to uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates. The answers that change are listed there, this one included.
Check it twice. Once when you start studying, so you can practice saying a real name, and once in the week before your interview, so you catch any change.
What the Speaker Does
The Speaker leads the House of Representatives and has a large say in what the House votes on and when.
The Speaker is also a member of the House, elected first by the voters of one district like every other member. The Speaker sits second in line to the presidency, behind the Vice President.
How to Remember a Name That Changes
Build a checking habit rather than memorizing a name early and trusting it.
Put a reminder on your phone for the week of your interview with one instruction: open uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates. Read the name out loud, then say it again at three points during the day. Practice the last name hardest, because that is the part that has to come out under pressure.
Four questions on the test work this way. The President, the Vice President, the Speaker and the Chief Justice of the United States all change, and one visit to that page refreshes all four. Learn the page, not the person.
What to Say on Test Day
Say Mike Johnson, or the name on the USCIS updates page if it has changed since September 23, 2026. Then stop.
You do not need to say the word Speaker, name a party, or name a state. The officer is listening for a name and nothing attached to it.
This is question 30 of 128 on the 2025 civics test, in the American Government section. See where it sits in the full list, or test yourself with a full mock civics test.
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