[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 31 (Friday, March 18, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 18, 1994]
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  ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING SUBMISSION OF AMENDMENTS TO CRIME LEGISLATION

  (Mr. BONIOR asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, last night the Judiciary Committee completed 
action on the crime legislation and is expected to file their bill 
sometime today. With that in mind, the Rules Committee is planning on 
meeting during the week of March 21 on the crime legislation.
  In order to provide for an orderly process in the consideration of 
this matter, the Rules Committee is requesting that Members submit 55 
copies of their amendments to the bill, together with a brief 
explanation of the amendment, to the Rules Committee office at H-312, 
the Capitol, by 12 p.m., Tuesday, March 22.
  This is very important for Members to understand. We are 
preannouncing that amendments to the crime bill, which is expected to 
be reported out of the Judiciary Committee today, shall be submitted to 
the Rules Committee in H-312 of the Capitol by noon on Tuesday, March 
22.
  Copies of the text of the bill will be available at the Judiciary 
Committee and at the Office of Legislative Counsel later today. In 
considering the submitted amendments, the Rules Committee will 
understand if the amendments are not drafted in proper form due to the 
lack of availability of the reported bill. Again, the committee would 
urge Members to submit any amendments to the Rules Committee at the 
earliest possible time but in no case later than 12 p.m. on Tuesday, 
March 22. The Rules Committee will circulate a ``Dear Colleague'' later 
today that will further explain this process.
  So Members are apprised that this legislation is expected to be taken 
up next week, and if Members are interested in the amendment process 
and have amendments made in order, they will have the chance to submit 
for consideration those amendments to the Rules Committee.

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