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Announcement - Further Amendment Process Announcement for H.R. 4909

May 13, 2016

Dear Colleague:

I would like to remind all Members that H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, will be before the Committee on Rules the week of May 16th.

Due to the large number of amendments received, and in order to accommodate the House floor schedule, the Committee intends to make in order a group of amendments as part of the general debate rule, which was previously announced for Monday, May 16, 2016 at 5:00 PM.

Announcement - Meeting Announcement for H.R. 4909 [Amendment Consideration], H.R. 4974, and H.R. ____

May 13, 2016

The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 2:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measures:

Announcement - Meeting Announcement for H.R. 4909 [General Debate]

May 12, 2016

The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, May 16, 2016 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:

H.R. 4909—National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [General Debate]

Press Release - Sessions Applauds Court’s Decision to Defend and Protect the Constitution

May 12, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia’s ruling in favor of House Republican’s challenge against the Obama administration’s spending under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:

Announcement - Meeting Announcement for S. 524

May 10, 2016

The Committee on Rules will meet Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 3:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measure:

S. 524—Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016

Announcement - Meeting Announcement for H.R. 4641 and H.R. 5046

May 6, 2016

The Committee on Rules will meet Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measures:

H.R. 4641—To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5046—Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016

Announcement - Amendment Process Announcement for H.R. 4909

May 4, 2016