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Welcome to our first legislative hearing of the 118th Congress. Our business today is to consider four items.
H.J. Res. 7 and H.R. 382 both address the Administration’s use of emergency designations relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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We are here for the adoption of the committee rules and other business related to the organization of the committee for the 118th Congress.
Before we begin today’s organizational meeting, I wanted to take a minute to welcome everyone to the Rules Committee.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, welcomed Republican members appointed to the committee by Speaker Kevin McCarthy for the 118th Congress.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
H.R. 5933 – Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules may meet the week of December 4th to provide for floor consideration of H.R. 5933.
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 3:00 PM on Thursday, November 30, 2023. 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. 5933, which is available on the Rules Committee website.
Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that their amendments are drafted in the most appropriate format. Members should check 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 Eric Shepard of the Committee staff at Eric.Shepard@mail.house.gov or at 202-225-9191.
Sincerely,
Tom Cole
Chairman
House Committee on Rules
The Committee on Rules will meet Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:
- H.R. 5283 - Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023
- H.R. 5961 - No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act (amendment testimony only, if any)
- S.J. Res. 32 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B).
ANNOUNCEMENT
H.R. 5283 – Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules may meet the week of November 27th to provide for floor consideration of H.R. 5283.
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 Wednesday, November 22, 2023. 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 Rules Committee Print 118-15, which is available on the Rules Committee website.
Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that their amendments are drafted in the most appropriate format. Members should check 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 Emily Ackerman at Emily.Ackerman@mail.house.gov or Steve Waskiewicz at Steve.Waskiewicz@mail.house.gov.
Sincerely,
Tom Cole
Chairman
House Committee on Rules
