House Rules Committee

The leading voice of the wholesale distribution industry in Alabama announced that it has officially endorsed state Rep. Mike Jones.

If elected, it would be Brown's second term in the House of Representatives.

The House Rules Committee has made civil asset forfeiture reform a high priority for the last day of the session.

The Alabama Senate should just go home. The Legislature was supposed to gather again simply to pass the budgets. But, as my colleague Josh Moon notably pointed out, senators are up to no good. And no good is SOP for the Alabama Legislature, but senators are hoping to kick that up a few notches. Alabama … Continued

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, on Friday issued a statement regarding the passing of Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., the Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee. “It was an honor to serve alongside Louise Slaughter on the Rules Committee,” Byrne said. “Despite being on different sides of the aisle, Louise was always kind, encouraging, and … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Representative Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville issued a written statement after he appeared before the House Rules Committee to present an amendment to H.R. 152, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act. H.R. 152 would fund approximately $21 billion in Hurricane Sandy relief costs.  The Brooks Amendment would have paid for … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s Republican legislators took to Facebook on Thursday to applaud Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard’s (R) from Auburn appointment of Representative Mac McCutcheon (R) from Capshaw to head the powerful House Rules Committee. The post was previously held by Rep. Blaine Galliher (R) from Rainbow City. Galliher vacated … Continued