/ News ItemsWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after voting in favor of a measure that requires states to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services certain information with respect to Medicaid provider terminations to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse within the system:
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after House Speaker Paul Ryan announced that the House will consider a resolution authorizing the Speaker to file an amicus brief in the United States v. Texas litigation in the coming weeks:
The Committee on Rules will meet on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 3:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 3:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after voting in favor of a measure that provides a uniform approach to deciding fraudulent joinder, an act where trial lawyers unfairly add a party to a lawsuit for the sole purpose of keeping the lawsuit in a state court favorable to the plaintiff:
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules is likely to meet the week of February 29th to grant a rule that may provide a structured amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 4557, the Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016.
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules is likely to meet the week of February 29th to grant a rule that would provide a structured amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 3716, the Ensuring Terminated Providers are Removed from Medicaid and CHIP Act.