ANNOUNCEMENT
H.R. 1 – The Lower Energy Costs Act
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules may meet the week of March 27th to provide for floor consideration of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act.
If a Member wishes to offer an amendment for consideration, they 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 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. 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. 1 as posted 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 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. Please contact Emily Ackerman (Divisions A and B) at Emily.Ackerman@mail.house.gov or Eric Shepard (Division C) at Eric.Shepard@mail.house.gov with any questions. For general questions, please contact the Committee at (202) 225-9191.
Sincerely,
Tom Cole
Chairman
House Committee on Rules