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House Rules committee sets testimony limits, outlines deadlines and administrative‑rules process
Summary
At an organizational meeting, the House Rules committee reviewed testimony limits, an omnibus rules resolution, key calendar deadlines and plans to take up agency rulemaking; members introduced themselves.
The House Rules committee at an organizational meeting outlined testimony limits, an omnibus approach to adopting committee rules and key deadlines for introducing bills and amendments, and members briefly introduced themselves.
Members said witnesses would be granted two minutes for testimony and that anyone may question a resolution sponsor during testimony. Chair (name not specified) said, "When we testify in here, traditionally, we're given 2 minutes." He also described an omnibus approach to rules, saying, "rules do have the effect of law." The committee plans to approve a house concurrent resolution that would collect…
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