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The Rules Committee will reconvene its hearing Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at either 7:30 p.m. or after the last floor vote (whichever comes later) in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. in H-313 The Capitol on the following measures:
July 21, 2011
Dear Colleague:
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, July 26, 2011. Both electronic and hard copies must be received by the date and time specified. Members should draft their amendments to the text of the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, which is available 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 Jenny Gorski of the Committee staff at extension 5-9191.
Sincerely,
DAVID DREIER