[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 13, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5776]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


       ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR APPROPRIATIONS BILLS

  (Mr. SOLOMON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I rise for the purpose of making 
announcements and also to tell Members there will not be another vote 
around here until about 6:30 this evening in case they want to leave 
the floor now.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish to inform Members that when the Rules Committee 
is requested to grant open rules on any of the 13 regular 
appropriations bills for fiscal year 1996, the rules may include a 
provision giving the Chair authority to grant priority in recognition 
to those Members who have caused their amendments to be printed in the 
Congressional Record prior to their consideration.
  Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that 
their amendments are properly drafted. Amendments should be titled, 
``Submitted for printing under clause 6 of rule 23,'' signed by the 
Member, and submitted at the Speaker's table.
  Mr. Speaker, it has been our experience so far this year that the 
preprinting option has worked to the benefit of the sponsoring Members, 
the committees of jurisdiction, and the general membership alike. It 
has helped to ensure a more informed and deliberative amendment process 
on the House floor.
  The new House rule requiring the Clerk to assign a numerical 
designation to each amendment filed in the Record has also made it 
easier for all concerned to identify amendments for reference purposes. 
We encourage Members to continue to take advantage of this preprinting 
option.
  We also ask Members to score any offset amendments with the CBO in 
advance since offsetting budget authority numbers will not necessarily 
achieve an offset in outlays.

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