The Chairman – Dave Camp. Recognized as one of the most powerful members of Congress weighs in his support of HR 4278.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
Washington, DC., March 26, 2014.
Hon. DAVE CAMP,
Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means,
Washington, DC.
DEAR CHAIRMAN CAMP: Thank you for consulting with the Committee on Foreign Affairs on H.R 4278, the Ukraine Support Act, and for agreeing to forgo a sequential referral request on that bill. The suspension text contains edits to the bill related to the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on the Ways and Means that were requested by your committee.
I agree that your forgoing further action on this measure does not in any way diminish or alter the jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means, or prejudice its jurisdictional prerogatives on this resolution or similar legislation in the future. I would support your effort to seek appointment of an appropriate number of conferees to any House-Senate conference involving this legislation.
I will seek to place our letters on H.R. 4278 into the Congressional Record during floor consideration of the resolution. I appreciate your cooperation regarding this legislation and look forward to continuing to work with the Committee on the Ways and Means as this measure moves through the legislative process.
Sincerely,
Edward R. Royce,
Chairman.