Committee Approves Rule for HR 5895 – EWR Spending Bill

Yesterday the House Rules Committee approved the rule for the consideration of HR 5895, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019. As I noted earlier, the Committee has combined two other spending bills into this bill to speed the consideration of spending bills this year. The approved rule provides for a structured debate with only a limited number of amendments approved for debate on the floor. Additional amendments will be considered by the Rules Committee in their meeting today.

In that earlier post I identified one cybersecurity related amendment in the 173 amendments submitted to the Committee, Soto Amendment #59. That amendment made the cut to be included in the 39 amendments to be approved for consideration by this initial rule. It is likely to be included in an en bloc amendment to further speed the debate on HR 5895.