[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 143 (Thursday, September 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8937]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE ON RULES REGARDING FILING OF AMENDMENTS ON 
H.R. 927, CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY ACT OF 1995 AND H.R. 
                         1720, THE CAREERS ACT

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
munute.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, next week the Rules Committee is expected to 
meet to grant rules for several bills scheduled for floor 
consideration. As has been the practice in recent times, the Rules 
Committee may include a provision in these rules giving priority in 
recognition to Members who have preprinted their amendments in the 
Congressional Record.
  On Monday the Rules Committee will meet at 4 p.m. to consider rules 
on two bills--H.R. 927, the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
Act, and H.R. 1617, the CAREERS Act. A preprinting option will likely 
be included in both rules.
  With respect to the Cuban Liberty bill (H.R. 927), Members should be 
advised that the rule will likely make in order a new amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, taking into account the concerns of committees 
of shared jurisdiction, as base text for amendment purposes. For the 
convenience of Members, the text of the amendment will be printed in 
today's Congressional Record.
  With respect to the CAREERS Act, Members should be advised that the 
Rules Committee has been asked by the Economic and Educational 
Opportunities Committee to make in order as base text an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute consisting of the text H.R. 1617 combined 
with the text of H.R. 1720, the Privatization Act of 1995.
  That amendment in the nature of a substitute will be placed in 
today's Congressional Record for Members' convenience. It will also be 
introduced as a new bill for reference in the rule as an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute for amendment purposes. It is especially 
important that Members' pre-print their amendments for this bill since 
it involves several formulas that are complex in nature.
  Members are requested to use the Office of Legislative Counsel for 
drafting their amendments to the new base texts for both bills to 
ensure they are properly drafted. It is not necessary for Members to 
file their amendments with the Rules Committee or to testify.
  On Tuesday, September 19, the Rules Committee is tentatively 
scheduled to meet to consider rules on two bills, H.R. 2274, to 
designate the National Highway System, and H.R. 1323, the Pipeline 
Safety Act of 1995.
  While we have not received specific rule requests on these bills at 
this time, Members should expect at the least that the amendment 
preprinting option for priority in recognition may be included in these 
rules.
  As always, the continued cooperation of Members in preprinting their 
amendments in the Congressional Record is appreciated both by the 
committees of jurisdiction and their colleagues.

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