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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee James P. McGovern (D-MA) delivered opening remarks at a committee meeting on the Republican budget—a plan that betrays the middle class by gutting essential funding for families and bankrolling massive giveaways for greedy billionaires and corporations.


WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee James P. McGovern (D-MA) released this statement following Representative Virginia Foxx being named Chair of the House Rules Committee for the 119th Congress: 


WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, January 1, 2025, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee James P. McGovern (D-MA) released the following statement in response to the House Republicans' rules package for the 119th Congress:


Announcements

September 16, 2025

The Committee on Rules will meet today, September 16, 2025 at the end of the first vote series in H-313, The Capitol on the following emergency measures:

  • H.R. 5371 – Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026
  • H. Res. 719 – Honoring the life and legacy of Charles “Charlie” James Kirk

September 11, 2025

The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:

  • H.R. 1047 – Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power Act
  • H.R. 3062 – Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act
  • H.R. 3015 – National Coal Council Reestablishment Act
  • H.R. 4922 – DC CRIMES Act of 2025
  • H.R. 5143 – District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025
  • H.R. 5140 – To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age.
  • H.R. 5125 – District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025

September 4, 2025

The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, September 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:

  • H.R. 3486 – Stop Illegal Entry Act [Rule Markup Only]
  • H.R. 3838 – Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026