Announcements
The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 3:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
- H. Con. Res. 71 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027.
The Committee on Rules will meet on Monday, October 2, 2017 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
- H.R. 36 — Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules may meet the week of October 2nd to grant a rule that could limit the amendment process for floor consideration of H. Con. Res. 71, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018. As in past years, the Rules Committee intends to give priority to amendments offered as complete substitutes.
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 3:00 p.m. on Monday, October 2, 2017. Both electronic and hard copies must be received by the date and time specified. The text of the resolution as reported by the Committee on the Budget 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 myself or Nate Blake of the Committee staff at 225-9191.
Sincerely,
PETE SESSIONS
The Committee on Rules will meet today, Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 4:45 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following emergency measure:
- H.R. 3823 — Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act
The Committee on Rules will meet on Monday, September 25, 2017 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
- H.R. 2824 — Increasing Opportunity through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act
- H.R. 2792 — Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017
Due to the late availability of the supplemental report to H.R. 2824 filed today, H.R. 2824 will now be considered an emergency measure.
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules is likely to meet the week of September 25th to grant a rule that may provide a structured amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 2824, the Increasing Opportunity though Evidence-Based Home Visiting 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, September 25, 2017. 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 115-33 which contains the text of H.R. 2824, as ordered reported by the Committee on the Ways and Means, and 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 myself or Nate Blake of the Committee staff at 225-9191.
Sincerely,
PETE SESSIONS
The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
- H.R. 3697 — Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act
The Committee on Rules will meet on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 9:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following emergency measure:
- Senate Amendment to H.R. 601 — READ Act [Hurricane Supplemental, Debt Limit, Continuing Appropriations, and Flood Insurance Package]
The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 4:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
- H.R. 3354 — Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 [Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018]
Following the conclusion of the ongoing Committee hearing, the Rules Committee intends to reconvene at 2PM tomorrow, September 6th, to take testimony and report a rule on the following divisions of HR 3354:
Division A – Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
Division C – Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
Division D – Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018
Division F – Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
As a reminder, all testimony on Divisions B, E, G and H will be concluded this evening.
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules is likely to meet the week of September 4th to grant a rule that may provide a structured amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 3354, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, which is the legislative vehicle for the remaining appropriations bills [Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018].
As described in my August 7th amendment process notice, I would like to ensure that Members are prepared to draft amendments efficiently on the front end of the process to increase the likelihood of seeing their ideas made in order for consideration on the House floor. To that end, please see the following guidance:
· Members must submit a searchable electronic copy of the amendment, via the Rules Committee’s website. They 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 Friday, August 25, 2017. Both electronic and hard copies must be received by the date and time specified. It is essential that all amendments be received by the deadline to ensure proper consideration.
· Members must draft their amendments to Rules Committee Print 115-31, which contains the text of H.R. 3354, H.R. 3268, H.R. 3267, H.R. 3280, H.R. 3355, H.R. 3358, H.R. 3362 and H.R. 3353 as reported by the Committee on Appropriations (with modifications), which is available on the Rules Committee website. Members must identify which division they are amending.
· Like H.R. 3219 [Security Package], the rule will follow the prior practice of preventing amendments, offsets, or transfers between bills—it is the Committee’s intent that amendments affecting more than one division of the bill will not be made in order. For example, amendments may not transfer funds from an account in the Agriculture division to an account in the THUD division.
· Each division will contain a spending reduction account. Any transfer to the spending reduction account must be drafted to the spending reduction account contained in the relevant division.
· If a Member would like to offer a limitation amendment, a “fetch-back” amendment, or a retrenchment that is intended to affect multiple divisions, he or she must submit separate amendments to each division. Any amendment that would traditionally come at the end of a bill should be drafted to the end of the relevant division.
· Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that their amendments are drafted in the most appropriate format. To help expedite drafting requests, the Office of Legislative Counsel has provided drafting templates, which can be found on the Rules Committee website.
· Members should also check with the Congressional Budget Office and the Committee on Appropriations for a preliminary assessment of their amendments’ budgetary effects—all amendments must be budget authority and outlay neutral.
· 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. The committee does not intend to provide waivers of points of order against amendments made in order for consideration on the House floor.
If you have any questions, please contact myself or the Committee staff at 225-9191.
Sincerely,
PETE SESSIONS
Amendment Drafting Templates, as provided by the Office of Legislative Counsel.
:: Limitation Amendment PDF
:: Transfer Amendment PDF
:: Spending Reduction Account Amendment PDF