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Chairman McGovern Opens Debate on the American Rescue Plan
Urges passage to crush the coronavirus, return children to the classrooms, get more vaccines to more people, and help struggling Americans

**Video of his remarks is available here**


Chairman McGovern Opens Debate on Resolution Removing Congresswoman Greene from Standing Committees
"Serving on a committee isn't a right, it's a privilege. When someone encourages violence against a Member, they should lose that privilege."

**Video of his remarks is available here**


Chairman McGovern Tells Members on the House Floor: "The Rules Apply to Us, Too - and It's Time All of Us Acted Like It"
Supports rule change mandating fines for Members who refuse to follow new safety protocols for the House Chamber

**Video of his remarks is available here**


Announcements

November 12, 2024

ANNOUNCEMENT

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


November 7, 2024

The Committee on Rules will meet Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:

  • H.R. 7409 – Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act
  • H.R. 8446 – Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024
  • H.R. 8932 – FAFSA Deadline Act

September 19, 2024

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.