Announcements

The Committee on Rules will meet on Monday, May 23, 2016 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measures:

• H.R. 897—Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 (Zika Vector Control Act)
• Senate amendment to H.R. 2576—TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
• H.R. 5055—Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017

The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, May 16, 2016 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure: 

• H.R. 4909—National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [General Debate]

Dear Colleague:                                                   

The Committee on Rules may meet the week of May 16th to grant a rule that may provide a structured amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. 

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 Wednesday, May 11, 2016.  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 114-51, which contains the text of H.R. 4909 as ordered reported by the Committee on Armed Services. 

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 Stephen Cote of the Committee staff at 225-9191.

Sincerely,

PETE SESSIONS

Dear Colleague:                                                   

The Committee on Rules is likely to meet the week of May 9th to grant a rule that may provide a structured amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 4641, to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.

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, May 9, 2016.  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 reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 myself or Karas Gross of the Committee staff at 225-9191.

Sincerely,

PETE SESSIONS