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Jun 20, 2023 Press Release

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Good afternoon. Today’s hearing covers three items. The first I’ll discuss is H.R. 3799, the CHOICE Arrangement Act, a package of bills designed to give working Americans and small businesses more options when it comes to health coverage.

Jun 12, 2023 Press Release

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Today’s hearing covers a single item, a resolution arising under the Congressional Review Act to disapprove of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ rule that forces millions of law-abiding gun owners, many of them disabled veterans, to dispose of or register their firearms with stabilizing braces.

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Announcements

Dec 1, 2023 Announcement

ANNOUNCEMENT

H.R. 1147 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023

Dear Colleague:                  

The Committee on Rules may meet the week of December 11th to provide for floor consideration of H.R. 1147.

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 Wednesday, December 6, 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. 1147, 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

Dec 1, 2023 Announcement

ANNOUNCEMENT

H.R. 357 - Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act

Dear Colleague:                  

The Committee on Rules may meet the week of December 11th to provide for floor consideration of H.R. 357.

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 Wednesday, December 6, 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. 357, 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 of the Committee staff at Emily.Ackerman@mail.house.gov or at 202-225-9191.


Sincerely,

Tom Cole

Chairman

House Committee on Rules

Nov 30, 2023 Announcement

The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, December 4, 2023 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:

  • H.R. 4468 - Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023
  • H.R. 5933 - Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act
  • H.J. Res. 88 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program.

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