Announcements

The Committee on Rules will also meet on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 1:30 PM EST via Cisco Webex on the following emergency measure:

• H. Con. Res. 11—Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030.

The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 1:30 PM EST via Cisco Webex on the following items:

• H.R. 447—National Apprenticeship Act of 2021
• Rules of the Committee on Rules for the 117th Congress

**PLEASE NOTE:

• This proceeding will be streamed live on rules.house.gov. Information will be provided separately to Members on how to join via the Cisco Webex platform.

• Members intending to testify during this meeting should notify the Rules Committee of their interest in order to receive instructions on how to participate.

January 26, 2021

AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR

H.R. 447 – National Apprenticeship Act of 2021

Dear Colleague:                  

The Committee on Rules is likely to meet the week of February 1 to grant a rule that may provide a structured amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 447, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021.

Any Member wishing to offer an amendment 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 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 29, 2021. After submitting the amendment via the linked form, please follow the instructions in the automated confirmation email to finalize your submission. 

Amendments will only be considered submitted upon Committee receipt of the follow-up e-mail confirmation reply–please do not bring physical copies of amendments to the Rules Committee in person. 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. 447, as introduced, 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 also check with the Congressional Budget Office for a preliminary assessment of their amendments’ budgetary effects. Finally, 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 Rose Laughlin of the Committee staff at 202-225-9091.

Sincerely,

James P. McGovern

Chairman

Committee on Rules

The Committee on Rules will hold its organizational meeting for the 117th Congress on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 11:00 AM EST via Cisco Webex.

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PLEASE NOTE:  Additionally, the Committee on Rules will meet immediately following the organizational meeting on the following measure: 

• H. Res. 21—Calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments of the Cabinet to activate section 4 of the 25th Amendment to declare President Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting President.

The Committee on Rules will meet on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 1:00 PM EST via Cisco Webex on the following measure:

• H.R. 3884—Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 [MORE Act of 2020]

**PLEASE NOTE:

• This proceeding will be streamed live on rules.house.gov. Information will be provided separately to Members on how to join via the Cisco Webex platform.

• Members intending to testify during this meeting should notify the Rules Committee of their interest in order to receive instructions on how to participate.