Announcements
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules is likely to meet the week of November 30th to grant a rule that would provide a structured amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015.
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 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. 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 114-36, which contains the text of H.R. 8, as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, contains the texts of H.R. 2295 and H.R. 2358, as reported by the Committee on Natural Resources, and is available on the Rules Committee website. A summary of the modifications contained in the committee print is also available on our 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
The Committee on Rules will meet today, Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 4:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following emergency item:
- H.R.4038—American SAFE ACT of 2015
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules is likely to meet the week of November 16th to grant a rule that would provide a structured amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 3189, the Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization Act of 2015.
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 12:00 p.m. on Monday, November 16, 2015. 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 114-35, which contains the text of H.R. 3189 and H.R. 2912 as ordered reported by the Committee on Financial Services and is available on the Rules Committee website. A summary of the modifications contained in the committee print is also available on our 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
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules is likely to meet the week of November 16th to grant a rule that would provide a structured amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 1210, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access 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 12:00 p.m. on Monday, November 16, 2015. 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 114-34, which contains the text of H.R. 1210 as ordered reported by the Committee on Financial Services 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 is likely to meet the week of November 16th to grant a rule that would provide a structured amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 1737, the Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance 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, November 16, 2015. Both electronic and hard copies must be received by the date and time specified. Members should draft their amendments to the text of H.R. 1737 as reported by the Committee on Financial Services, 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 Nate Blake of the Committee staff at 225-9191.
Sincerely,
PETE SESSIONS
The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 3:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
- Senate amendments to H.R. 22—Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 [DRIVE Act] [Amendment consideration]
The Committee on Rules will meet on Monday, November 2, 2015 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
- Senate amendments to H.R. 22—Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 [DRIVE Act] [General debate]
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**Please Note: This meeting will address general debate for the Senate amendments to H.R. 22; amendment consideration will occur at a later date and time to be determined by the Chair.
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules may meet the week of November 2nd to grant a rule that could limit the amendment process for floor consideration of the Senate Amendments to H.R. 22, the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 (Senate DRIVE Act).
Amendments to the Transportation Provisions
Members seeking to draft amendments to the transportation provisions should draft their amendments to the text of Rules Committee Print 114-32, which contains the text of H.R. 3763, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, as ordered reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, with modifications. The text of the Rules Committee Print and a summary of the modifications contained in the committee print are available on the Rules Committee website. The Rules Committee print also strikes various Senate provisions related to transportation authorizations to establish the House’s position on transportation provisions in a conference committee.
To further clarify, if a Member seeks to offer an amendment to transportation provisions to modify any of the provisions of the Senate amendment to H.R. 22 listed below, those amendments should be drafted to the text of Rules Committee Print 114-32:
- Section 1 and all that follows through division B
- Division C EXCEPT for:
the division designation and heading; and
in title XXXIV, (a) the division designation and heading; and (b) subtitles B, C, and D.
- Divisions D, G, and H.
Amendments to Non-Transportation Provisions
Members seeking to draft amendments to the non-transportation related provisions should draft their amendments to the text of the Senate amendment to H.R. 22, the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 (Senate DRIVE Act). The text of the Senate Amendment is available on the Rules Committee website.
Members must 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 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2015. Both electronic and hard copies must be received by the date and time specified. 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 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