[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 26 (Thursday, February 9, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




ANNOUNCEMENT ON AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY REVITALIZATION 
                                  ACT

  (Mr. McINNIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the 
House for 1 minute for the purpose of making an announcement.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish to announce to Members that the Rules Committee 
will meet next Monday, February 13, at 2 p.m. to consider a rule for 
H.R. 7, the National Security Revitalization Act.
  The Rules Committee anticipates reporting an open or modified open 
rule with a possible time limit on the amendment process.
  The rule will likely accord priority in recognition to Members who 
have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record, though 
this would be optional and not mandatory.
  The Rules Committee intends to make in order as base text for 
amendment purposes the text of H.R. 872 which was introduced today. The 
new bill reflects a consensus product of the various committees of 
jurisdiction.
  Members should draft their amendments to this new base text and are 
urged to use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that their 
amendments are properly drafted to the new base text.
  If Members wish to avail themselves of this pre-printing option, 
amendments should be titled, ``Submitted for printing under clause 6 of 
rule XXIII,'' signed by the Member, and submitted at the Speaker's 
table.
  Amendments must still be consistent with House Rules since neither 
the rule nor printing in the Record will afford any special protection 
against points of order for such amendments.
  It will not be necessary for Members to submit their amendments to 
the Committee on Rules or to testify on them.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. McINNIS. I yield to the gentleman from Illinois.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. speaker, I may have misunderstood. Would the 
gentleman please state the date and day of that committee meeting?
  Mr. McINNIS. We have just been advised that the time has just now 
been changed, so the date is February 10 at 3 p.m.
  Mr. DURBIN. That is tomorrow, Friday, February 10?
  Monday is February 13.
  Mr. McINNIS. All right; I have got a typographical error. It is 
Monday, February 13, at 3 p.m.


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