[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 63 (Thursday, May 19, 1994)]
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   ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING SUBMISSION OF AMENDMENTS ON H.R. 4385, THE 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION ACT OF 1994, THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR 1995, AND THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS 
                             BILL FOR 1995

  (Mr. MOAKLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, the Rules Committee is 
scheduled to meet during the week of May 23 to grant rules for the 
following bills: H.R. 4385, the National Highway System Designation Act 
of 1994, the foreign operations appropriations bill for fiscal year 
1995, and the legislative branch appropriations bill for fiscal year 
1995. The committee may report rules which would permit only those 
floor amendments designated in the particular rule for the particular 
bill. The committee has circulated individual ``Dear Colleagues'' 
outlining the parameters for submission of amendments for each bill. 
For H.R. 4385, the National Highway System Designation Act of 1994, the 
committee requests that 55 copies of each amendment to the bill be 
submitted to the Rules Committee no later than 12 noon on Monday, May 
23. It is my understanding that the Public Works and Transportation 
Committee will file H.R. 4385 sometime today.
  Copies of the text of the bill are currently available at the Public 
Works and Transportation Committee at 2165 Rayburn, for Members who 
intend to offer amendments to H.R. 4385.
  Regarding our plans with respect to the Foreign Operations 
Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995, Members should submit 55 
copies of their amendment no later than 12 noon on Tuesday, May 24th.
  And finally, with respect to the legislative branch appropriations 
bill for fiscal year 1995, filed this afternoon, the committee requests 
that Members interested in offering amendments to the bill submit 55 
copies of their amendment to the Rules Committee no later than 5 p.m. 
on Tuesday, May 24th.
  It is my understanding, Mr. Speaker, that copies of the bills will be 
available, to Members and staff preparing amendment, in the 
Appropriations Committee office, located in room H-218 of the Capitol 
Building, on the afternoon of Friday, May 20. One copy of each of the 
bills will be made available to Member's offices only.
  We appreciate the cooperation of all Members in our effort to be fair 
and orderly in granting each of these three rules.
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. MOAKEY. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to inquire of the chairman as 
to whether or not this is the beginning of a process in which we will 
be considering rules on all appropriations bills? Is there any 
indication as to whether or not this is a pattern that has begun?
  This is something that does concern me, in light of the fact that 
appropriations are privileged resolutions which, frankly, can come 
straight to the floor here.
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, as the gentleman may 
recall, because the gentleman from California [Mr. Dreier] has such an 
extensive memory, there were only two appropriations bills that were so 
structured last year, and those are two of the three that are here.

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