Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R.2397, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2014:
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 5, the Student Success Act:
“Student achievement across our nation is falling short despite the fact that overall funding per student has tripled since 1965. Instead of working with Congress to rewrite federal K-12 education law, the Obama Administration expanded its authority over our schools in an unprecedented manner that has done nothing to fix our long-term problem.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013:
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 2609, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2014:
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 2231, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2013:
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2014:
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 2216, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2014, and H.R. 2217, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014:
WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this week, the Rules Committee launched a new website. The site has been redesigned from scratch to provide new tools to better track legislation and to deliver an overall more user-friendly experience.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding passage of H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act of 2013:
“Currently, student loan interest rates are dictated by short-term political fixes, which unnecessarily create volatility in an already complicated market. Today the House approved legislation that will strengthen our federal student loan programs and provide long-term predictability to students, borrowers, and taxpayers.