Announcements
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules may meet the week of March 11th to grant a rule that could limit the amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 803, the SKILLS Act.
amendment login form to the Rules Committee in room H-312 of the Capitol by 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Both electronic and hard copies must be received by the date and time specified.
Rules Committee Print 113-4, which contains the text of H.R. 803, as ordered reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and 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 Congressional Budget Office for a preliminary assessment of their amendments’ budgetary effects. Finally, members should check with the Office of the Parliamentarian and the Committee on the Budget 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 Karas Pattison of the Committee staff at 225-9191.
Sincerely,
PETE SESSIONS
The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
The Committee on Rules will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow, March 5, 2013 at 3:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules is likely to meet as early as Monday, March 5, 2012 to grant a rule for the consideration of H.R. 2842, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011, which may require that amendments be printed in the Congressional Record prior to their consideration. A more detailed description of the “pre-printing” process can be found on the Rules Committee website. The bill was reported, as amended, by the Committee on Natural Resources on December 1, 2011. Members should draft their amendments to the bill as ordered reported.
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 Lydia Calio of the Committee staff at extension 5-9191.
Sincerely,
David Dreier
The Committee on Rules will now meet on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 4:30 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
The Committee on Rules will meet on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 3:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measures:
The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, February 4, 2013 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules may meet the week of February 4th to grant a rule that could limit the amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 444, the Require a PLAN Act.
Any Member wishing to offer an amendment must submit a searchable electronic copy of the amendment, which should be provided by the Office of Legislative Counsel, via the Rules 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 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 4, 2013. 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, 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 Congressional Budget Office for a preliminary assessment of their amendments’ budgetary effects. Finally, members should check with the Office of the Parliamentarian and the Committee on the Budget 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 Steve Cote of the Committee staff at 225-9191.
Sincerely,
PETE SESSIONS
The Committee on Rules will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 2:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
The Committee on Rules will meet on Monday, January 14, 2013 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure: