Washington, DC – Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement on the House’s passage of a bill (H.R. 1732) that restricts the administration’s efforts to expand federal jurisdiction over additional bodies of water under the Clean Water Act.

The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at  5:00 PM on the following measures: 

• H.R. 36—Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [Meeting II]
• H.R. 1735—National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [General Debate only]

It will also meet on the following emergency measure: 

• H.R. 2048—USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

Dear Colleague:                                                   

The Committee on Rules may meet the week of May 11th to grant a rule that could limit the amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES  Reauthorization Act of 2015.