Announcements
The Committee on Rules will meet today, Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 5:30 PM on the following emergency item:
The Committee on Rules will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 2:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following emergency measures:
- H.R. 5230—Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.
- Senate Amendment to H.R. 5021—Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014
- H.R. 5272—To prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred action for aliens not lawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes.
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**Please Note: The Senate amendment to H.R. 5021 and H.R. 5272 were added, as an emergency item, to this hearing on 7/30/2014 at 9:39 PM
The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 3:00 on the following measure:
The Committee will also consider the following emergency item:
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**Please note: The emergency item of H.R. 935 was added on 7/29/2014 at 12:50 PM
The Committee on Rules will meet on Monday, July 28, 2014 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules may meet the week of July 28th to grant a rule that could limit the amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency 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, July 28, 2014. 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 113-55, which contains the text of H.R. 4315, H.R. 4316, H.R. 4317, and H.R. 4318 as reported by the Committee on Natural Resources, with modifications 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 Nate Blake of the Committee staff at 225-9191.
Sincerely,
PETE SESSIONS
The Committee on Rules will meet on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 10:00 AM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
- H. Res. ___ —Providing for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution of the United States. [OJ MARKUP]
The Committee on Rules will meet on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 3:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measures:
The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measures:
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules may meet the week of July 21st to grant a rule that could limit the amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 4984, the Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling 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 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 21, 2014. 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 113-53, which is posted on the Rules Committee website and contains the text of H.R. 4984, 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 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 may meet the week of July 21st to grant a rule that could limit the amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 3136, the Advancing Competency-Based Education Project Demonstration Act of 2013.
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, July 21, 2014. 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 113-52, which is posted on the Rules Committee website and contains the text of H.R. 3136, 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 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