Press Releases

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Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time.
 
Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider six separate measures: H.R. 845, H.R. 1366, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, H.R. 4371, and H.R. 4776.
 

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Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time.
 
Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider five measures: H.R. 3383, H.R. 3628, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3668, and S. 1071.
 
H.R 3383, the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act, or INVEST Act, would end the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of close-end companies to invest in private funds.

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Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time.
 
Before we begin today’s meeting, I want to take a moment to honor the life of Sarah Beckstrom, a member of the West Virginia National Guard, who tragically lost her life on the eve of Thanksgiving.
 
Sarah was only 20 years old, and many remember her as someone who possessed a heart of gold, and as someone who was as caring as she was forgiving.
 

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Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. 
 
We have a lot of business to catch up on given that the Schumer Shutdown has concluded.
 
Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider eight separate measures: S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5214, H.R. 5107, and H. Con. Res. 58.
 

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Good evening, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time.

Today, the Rules Committee is convening to finally end the Democrat-induced, Chuck Schumer-sponsored shutdown.

It has been over 40 Days since we last sat in this room, when Republicans advanced a responsible, nonpartisan, clean CR and all but one Democrat voted to shut the government down. 

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Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time.
 
Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider two separate measures: a continuing resolution related to government funding and H.Res. 719, a resolution honoring the life and memory of Charlie Kirk.
 

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Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. 
 
Before we begin, we have one housekeeping item: the Committee will recess at approximately 6:10 PM so that members can attend a candlelight vigil in the Capitol. 
 
If we are unable to complete our business before then, we will reconvene after votes.
 

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Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. 
 
Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time.
 
Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider a single measure: H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.