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WASHINGTON—Every House Rules Committee Republican present at today’s hearing voted to protect Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund—an outrageously illegal plan to funnel taxpayer dollars to Trump’s political allies, including members of his own family and violent January 6th rioters who brutally assaulted law enforcement officers during their attack on the U.S. Capitol.
WASHINGTON—Today, Ranking Member Jim McGovern (D-MA) delivered the following opening remarks at a meeting of the House Rules Committee:
Madam Chair, America is less safe under Donald Trump. That is the simple truth.
WASHINGTON—Tonight, Ranking Member Jim McGovern (D-MA) released the following statement upon House Republicans under Speaker Mike Johnson breaking the record for most closed Congress in American history, issuing 117 closed rules since January 2025 with ten months left of the 119th Congress:
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The Committee on Rules will also meet Monday, July 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:
- H. Con. Res. ____ – Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.
- H.R. ____ – Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027
- H.R 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 [Rule Markup Only]
- H.R. 8884 – Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act [Rule Markup Only]
The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, July 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:
The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, July 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:
The Committee on Rules will also meet Monday, June 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following emergency measure:
- H.R. 8595 – National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 [Rule Markup Only]
The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, June 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:
- H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- H.R. 8884 – Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- H. Res. 1383 – Commemorating the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts.