ANNOUNCEMENT
H.R. 5283 – Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules may meet the week of November 27th to provide for floor consideration of H.R. 5283.
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 12:00 PM on Wednesday, November 22, 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 Rules Committee Print 118-15, 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 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 Emily Ackerman at Emily.Ackerman@mail.house.gov or Steve Waskiewicz at Steve.Waskiewicz@mail.house.gov.
Sincerely,
Tom Cole
Chairman
House Committee on Rules