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UPDATED on 05/16/2012 at 9:23 PM
The Committee on Rules will reconvene tonight, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 9:45 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
**This hearing was originally scheduled for 05/16/2012 at 2:30 PM, and started at the beginning of the last vote of the 2:35 PM vote series.
The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measures:
- H.R. 4310 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 [GENERAL DEBATE]
- H.R. 4970 — Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012
May 10, 2012
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules may meet the week of May 14th to grant a rule that could limit the amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 4310, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013.
Any Member wishing to offer an amendment must submit an electronic copy of the amendment and description via the Committee’s website. Members must also submit 30 hard copies of the amendment, one copy of a brief explanation of the amendment, and an amendment login form to the Rules Committee in room H-312 of the Capitol by 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Both electronic and hard copies must be received by the date and time specified. Members should draft their amendments to Rules Committee Print 112-22 (consisting of the text of H.R. 4310 as ordered reported by the Armed Services Committee), which is posted on the Rules Committee website.
Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that their amendments are drafted in the most appropriate format. Members should also check with the Office of the Parliamentarian, the Committee on the Budget, and the Congressional Budget Office to be certain their amendments comply with the rules of the House and the Congressional Budget Act. If you have any questions, please contact myself or Stephen Cote of the Committee staff at extension 5-9191.
Sincerely,
DAVID DREIER