[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 137 (Wednesday, September 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8555]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR THE INTELLIGENCE 
                 AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996

  (Mr. SOLOMON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I rise for the purposes of making an 
announcement.
  The Rules Committee is planning to meet tomorrow, September 7, to 
report a rule for the consideration of H.R. 1655, the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 1996.
  The chairman of the Intelligence Committee has requested a rule which 
would require that amendments be pre-printed in the Congressional 
Record. If this request is granted, and I believe it will be, 
amendments to be preprinted would need to be signed by the Member and 
submitted at the Speaker's table.
  The amendments would still need to be consistent with House rules and 
would be given no special protection by being printed.
  Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that 
their amendments are properly drafted and should check with the Office 
of the Parliamentarian to be certain their amendments comply with the 
rules of the House.
  It is not necessary to submit amendments to the Rules Committee or to 
testify as long as the amendments comply with the House rules.

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