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Announcement - Meeting Announcement for S. 304 and Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 764
The Committee on Rules will meet Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 3:00 PM on the following measures:
- S. 304—Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act [Conscience Protection Act of 2016]
- Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 764—An Act to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes. [GMO Labeling Requirements]
Press Release - Sessions Applauds House-Senate Conference Report on the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
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 conference report to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use:
Press Release - Sessions Supports Financial Services Appropriations Act
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 H.R. 5485, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017:
Announcement - Meeting Announcement for H.R. 4992, H.R. 5119, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5538, and H.R. 5620
Consideration of the following measure has been postponed subject to the call of the chair:
- H.R. 5620—VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016
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The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, July 11, 2016 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measures:
Press Release - Sessions Votes to Protect Americans from Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the Federal Government
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 bill to provide for enhanced security of Federal information systems:
Press Release - Sessions Votes to Repeal Nonsensical ObamaCare Policy
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 bill that amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements: