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Chairman McGovern Announces Rules Committee Hearing Examining the Hunger Crisis in America
Will explore steps Congress and the Biden administration could take finally end food insecurity in this country
Washington, DC - Today, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer and House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern announced a change included in today's Rule that will allow the House to hold one vote on broadly bipartisan legislation on this week's Suspension Calendar. The language of the Rule gives the Majority Leader or his designee the ability to en bloc requested roll call votes on suspension bills considered on April 19 or 20. This authority lasts through April 22.
WASHINGTON, DC — Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) today released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Alcee Hastings (FL-20). Hastings served as Vice Chair of the Rules Committee and was Chairman of its Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process:
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H.R. 4278 - Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act of 2023
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules may meet the week of November 18th to provide for floor consideration of H.R. 4278.
If a Member wishes to offer an amendment for consideration, they 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 by 12:00 PM on Friday, November 15, 2024. Please note that staff must be on the House network, either physically or remotely via virtual private network (VPN), in order to access the online submission form.
Members should draft their amendments to the text of H.R. 4278, which is available on the Rules Committee website. Members are strongly advised to submit amendments by the deadline.
Members may not digitally edit HOLC PDFs prior to submission. If a Member must edit an HOLC draft prior to submission, please do so by printing, hand correcting, and scanning so it is clear there is a non-HOLC change. Members are still urged to re-submit any such hand revision upon receipt of an updated formal draft from HOLC.
Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that their amendments are drafted in the most appropriate format. Additionally, Members should consult 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 Ashlee Bierworth of the Committee staff at Ashlee.Bierworth@mail.house.gov or at 202-225-9191.
Sincerely,
Michael Burgess
Chairman
House Committee on Rules
The Committee on Rules will meet Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:
The Committee on Rules will also meet Monday, September 23, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following emergency measure:
- H.R. ____ – Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, September 23, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:
- H.R. 3334 – Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act
- H.R. 8205 – Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act
- H.R. 8790 – Fix Our Forests Act
- H. Res. 1469 – Ensuring accountability for key officials in the Biden-Harris administration responsible for decisionmaking and execution failures throughout the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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