Press Release - Rules Committee Launches New Website
May 31, 2013
News Items
Announcement - Meeting Announcement for H.R. 2216 and H.R. 2217
May 30, 2013
The Committee on Rules will meet on Monday, June 3, 2013 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measures:
Press Release - Sessions: Tying Student Loan Rates to Market Rates is a Common Sense Solution
May 23, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding passage of H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act of 2013:
“Currently, student loan interest rates are dictated by short-term political fixes, which unnecessarily create volatility in an already complicated market. Today the House approved legislation that will strengthen our federal student loan programs and provide long-term predictability to students, borrowers, and taxpayers.
Press Release - Sessions: Keystone XL Pipeline Would Create Jobs & Bolster Energy Security
May 22, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding H.R. 3 – the Northern Route Approval Act, legislation that eliminates the need for presidential approval and streamlines the permit process to begin construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline:
Rules Wrap Up - H.R. 1911 - Smarter Solutions for Students Act
May 22, 2013
H..R. 1911 returns student loan interest rates to a market-based system in order to strengthen federal student loan programs and better serve borrowers and taxpayers.
Rules Wrap Up - H.R. 3 - Northern Route Approval Act
May 21, 2013
H.R. 3 approves the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Rules Wrap Up - H.R. 45 - ObamaCare Repeal
May 20, 2013
H.R. 45 repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.