Announcements
January 7, 2020
AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR
H.R. 1230—Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules is likely to meet the week of January 13 to grant a rule that may provide a structured amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 1230 – Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination 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 20 hard copies of the amendment, one copy of a brief factual summary 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 Friday, January 10, 2020. Both electronic and hard copies must be received by the date and time specified. Members should draft their amendments to the text of Rules Committee Print 116-46, showing the text of H.R. 1230, as ordered reported by the Committee on Education and Labor, and 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 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 Eric Delaney of the Committee staff at 225-9091.
Sincerely,
James P. McGovern
Chairman
Committee on Rules
The Committee on Rules will meet today, Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 4:45 PM in H-313, The Capitol on the following emergency measure:
- H. Con. Res. 83 — Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran.
The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 5:00 PM in H-313, The Capitol on the following measure:
- H.R. 535 — PFAS Action Act of 2019
January 2, 2020
AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR
H.R. 535–PFAS Action Act of 2019
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules is likely to meet the week of January 6 to grant a rule that may provide a structured amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 535 – PFAS Action Act of 2019.
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 20 hard copies of the amendment, one copy of a brief factual summary 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 Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Both electronic and hard copies must be received by the date and time specified. Members should draft their amendments to the text of Rules Committee Print 116-45, showing the text of H.R. 535, as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 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 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 Rose Laughlin of the Committee staff at 225-9091.
Sincerely,
James P. McGovern
Chairman
Committee on Rules
The Committee on Rules will reconvene today at 4:00 PM in H-313, The Capitol for further consideration of the following measure:
- H.R. 5377 — Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act
The Committee on Rules will meet on Monday, December 16, 2019 at 5:00 PM in H-313, The Capitol on the following measure:
- H.R. 5377 — Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act
The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 11:00 AM in H-313, The Capitol on the following measure:
- H. Res. 755 — Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
The Committee on Rules will meet also today at 5:00 PM in H-313, The Capitol on the following emergency measures, with consideration not beginning before 5:45 PM:
- Senate Amendment to H.R. 1158 — DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act of 2019 [Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020]
- Senate Amendment to H.R. 1865 — National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act [Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020]
The Committee on Rules will meet on Monday, December 16, 2019 at 5:00 PM in H-313, The Capitol on the following measure:
- H.R. 5377 — Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act
The Committee on Rules will meet on Monday, December 16, 2019 at 5:00 PM in H-313, The Capitol on the following measure:
- H.R. 5377 — Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act
The Committee on Rules’ Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process will meet on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 10:30 AM in H-313, The Capitol on the following:
- Solving an Epidemic: Addressing human trafficking around major events like the Super Bowl and the need for cross-jurisdictional solutions [Original Jurisdiction Hearing]
**PLEASE NOTE: Witnesses for this hearing will be by invitation only.
The Committee on Rules will also meet on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 3:00 PM in H-313, The Capitol on the following emergency measure:
- Conference report to accompany S. 1790 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (H. Rept. 116-333)
The Committee on Rules will also meet on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 on the following measure, with consideration not beginning before 3:45 PM:
- H.R. 5038 — Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019
The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 3:00 PM in H-313, The Capitol on the following measure:
- H.R. 3 — Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 [Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act]