[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)]
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  FURTHER PLANS OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES REGARDING H.R. 6, IMPROVING 
                     AMERICA'S SCHOOLS ACT OF 1994

  (Mr. MOAKLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Madam Speaker, I would like to inform members about the 
Rules Committee's further plans regarding H.R. 6, the ``Improving 
America's Schools Act of 1994.'' On February 17, a Dear Colleague 
letter was circulated by the Rules Committee and on Tuesday, February 
22, a floor statement was made by Mr. Gordon informing Members that 
amendments to H.R. 6 should be printed in the Congressional Record 
prior to consideration. At that time it was recommended that amendments 
be printed in the Record on Tuesday, February 22, or Wednesday, 
February 23.
  I would like to inform Members that the Rules Committee met today at 
2 p.m. and has recommended an open rule that will require that any 
amendments to H.R. 6 be printed in the Congressional Record no later 
than Thursday, February 24. This will give Members an extra day to 
prepare their amendments.
  Members should be aware, however, that the floor schedule indicates 
that consideration of this bill will begin tomorrow and will be 
considered by title. Therefore, if Member's have amendments to the 
first several titles of the bill, they need to get those amendments 
printed in the Congressional Record today to ensure consideration 
tomorrow.
  Amendments should be drafted to H.R. 6 as reported from the Committee 
on Education and Labor. This bill is available in the document room. 
The Rule provides that the bill be read by title except for title I. 
Title I, which is the actual reauthorization of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act, will be read by the individual titles within 
that act. Amendments should be titled ``Submitted for printing under 
clause 6 of rule XXIII'' and submitted at the Speaker's table. 
Amendments do not need to be submitted to the Rules Committee.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Madam Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. MOAKLEY. I am glad to yield to the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Madam Speaker, I just want to say to the gentleman that 
he has been speaking about H.R. 6, and that is a bill that so many 
people have been calling and writing in concerning for the last several 
days. It deals with home schooling and with the private and parochial 
schools.
  Mr. MOAKLEY. The gentleman is correct.
  Mr. SOLOMON. If the gentleman will yield further, just so that the 
Members will know, the Members who are concerned about this, we will be 
debating the amendment tomorrow, the so-called Armey amendment, which 
will relieve many of the concerns that many home schoolers and private 
schoolers have had. That debate will take place on this floor tomorrow, 
and I commend the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Moakley] for 
helping to bring this to the floor under an open rule, which would 
allow this House to work its will. I thank the gentleman from 
Massachusetts.
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New York [Mr. 
Solomon] for his cooperation in the Committee on Rules in putting this 
matter together.

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