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March 13, 2012
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules may meet the week of March 19th to grant a rule that could limit the amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 5, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011.
Any Member wishing to offer an amendment must submit an electronic copy of the amendment and description via the 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, March 19, 2012. 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 112-18, which largely reflects the text of H.R. 5, as reported by the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and H.R. 452, the Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011, as ordered reported by the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Office of the Parliamentarian, the Committee on the Budget, and the Congressional Budget Office 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 Karas Pattison of the Committee staff at extension 5-9191.
Sincerely,
DAVID DREIER
The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules is likely to meet as early as Monday, March 5, 2012 to grant a rule for the consideration of H.R. 2842, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011, which may require that amendments be printed in the Congressional Record prior to their consideration. A more detailed description of the “pre-printing” process can be found on the Rules Committee website. The bill was reported, as amended, by the Committee on Natural Resources on December 1, 2011. Members should draft their amendments to the bill 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 Office of the Parliamentarian, the Committee on the Budget, and the Congressional Budget Office 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 Lydia Calio of the Committee staff at extension 5-9191.
Sincerely,
David Dreier