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Rules Wrap Up - H.R. 1947 and H.R. 1797

Jun 17, 2013

H.R. 1947: Provides for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018. 

H.R. 1797: Amends title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the United States.

Press Release - Sessions Statement on NDAA Passage

Jun 14, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2014:

Rules Wrap Up - H.R. 1960 - NDAA (General Debate) & H.R. 1256 - Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act

Jun 11, 2013

H.R. 1960:  Authorizes appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense, military construction, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2014. 

H.R. 1256: Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to jointly adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps that were enacted as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

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