
The House Rules Committee has set a May 17 deadline for representatives to submit amendments that they want to propose when the full House debates the fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill (H.R. 5515) later this month.The $717 billion bill, which the House Armed Services Committee passed last week (Defense Daily, May 10), is expected to head to the House floor the week of May 21-25. The Rules Committee will determine how floor debate will proceed, including what amendments may…