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House Rules Committee outlines omnibus rules process, key calendar deadlines
Summary
At an organizational meeting, the committee chair said the panel will use a single house concurrent resolution to adopt committee rules, reviewed Rule 18 requirements and noted three calendar deadlines including a Feb. 2 deadline for RSes, a "36th day" amendment deadline on March 10 and a March 3 transmittal date.
At an organizational meeting of the House Rules Committee, the committee chair reviewed how the panel will adopt its rules this year, explained key calendar deadlines for sponsor-requested items and flagged that agencies have submitted roughly nine or 10 pieces of legislation for the committee to consider.
The committee chair said the panel intends to use “a house concurrent resolution for all the bill for all the rules in which we we approve,” describing the measure as an omnibus vehicle to enact the committee’s agreed rules. “If we don't agree, then they don't go into effect,” the chair added.
Why it matters: committee rules affect how legislation and subsequent administrative rules are processed, and the chair emphasized that…
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