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WASHINGTON, DC — On the House Floor today, Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) led passage of a rule to consider a package of six pre-conferenced spending bills negotiated between the House and Senate Appropriations Committees last Congress and a bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security through February 28th. Taken together, these bills would reopen the entire federal government and finally bring an end to the Trump Shutdown, which is in its 33rd day.
WASHINGTON, DC —Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) today submitted an amendment to H.R. 268, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, to prevent funding in the bill from being used to build President Trump's border wall. The amendment, which states that none of the funds in the bill for the Army Corps of Engineers or Department of Homeland Security may be used to plan, develop, or construct the border wall, comes as President Trump considers using disaster funding to build the wall. A vote on this amendment could come as soon as tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, DC — On the House Floor today, Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) led passage of a rule to consider a series of four appropriations bills to end the Trump Shutdown and urged the Senate to act. The bipartisan Agriculture, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Financial Services-General Government, and Interior-Environment Appropriations bills are virtually identical to the bills the Senate passed by a veto-proof 92 to 6 margin in August.
Announcements
The Committee on Rules will meet Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:
- H.R. 3724 – Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2023 [End Woke Higher Education Act]
- H.R. 4790 – Guiding Uniform and Responsible Disclosure Requirements and Information Limits Act of 2023 [Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act]
- H.R. 5179 – Anti-BDS Labeling Act
- H.R. 5339 – RETIRE Act [Protecting Americans’ Investments from Woke Policies Act]
- H.R. 5717 – No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act
- H.R. 7909 – Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
- H.J. Res. 136 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles".
The Committee on Rules will meet Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 10:00 AM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following:
- Member Day Hearing on Proposed Rules Changes for the 119th Congress
- Dear Colleague (sent September 9, 2024)
ANNOUNCEMENT
Member Day Hearing on Proposed Rules Changes for the 119th Congress
Dear Colleague:
As the Committee on Rules prepares for the 119th Congress, I wanted to inform members of an important hearing my committee will be holding. As we have done in previous Congresses, the Committee on Rules will hold a Member Day hearing at 10:00 AM onThursday, September 19th, 2024 in H-313, The Capitol regarding proposed changes to the standing rules of the House.
The purpose of this hearing is to receive input from Members about possible improvements to the Rules of the House for the 119th Congress. I welcome your input and encourage you to bring your suggestions before the Committee.
Any Member wishing to testify should complete this form by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024. I also ask that you submit a short summary of your proposal and any legislative text that may be available with your request to testify. Please make one submission per idea. All submissions will be made available to the Committee’s majority and minority staffs. 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. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my Staff Director, Jennifer Belair, at Jennifer.Belair@mail.house.gov, or at 202-225-9191.
Sincerely,
Michael Burgess
Chairman
House Committee on Rules