Amendment Announcement for H.R. 3442

Dear Colleague:                                                   

The Committee on Rules may meet the week of January 25th to grant a rule that is likely to provide a structured amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 3442, the Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015.

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. Members must also submit 30 hard copies of the amendment, one copy of a brief explanation of the amendment, and an amendment login form to the Rules Committee in room H-312 of the Capitol by 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2016.  Both electronic and hard copies must be received by the date and time specified.  Members should draft their amendments to the text of H.R. 3442 as reported by the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 myself or Stephen Cote of the Committee staff at 225-9191.

Sincerely,
PETE SESSIONS

Created:
Jan 13, 2016