[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H1490]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  AMENDMENT PROCESS DURING CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 994, SMALL BUSINESS 
              GROWTH AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, the Rules Committee is planning to meet on 
Thursday, February 29 to grant a rule for H.R. 994, the Small Business 
Growth and Administrative Accountability Act, which the House is likely 
to consider during the week of March 4. The Rules Committee is 
contemplating an open rule for this legislation.
  The Rules Committee may grant a rule which would make in order an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Government Reform 
and Oversight Chairman Clinger and Judiciary Chairman Hyde as original 
text for purposes of amendment.
  The substitute amendment is expected to broaden the scope of the 
legislation. The Clinger-Hyde amendment will be printed in the 
Congressional Record on Thursday, February 29, and copies of the 
amendment will be available in the majority offices of the Government 
Reform and Oversight Committee and the Judiciary Committee.
  Members should draft their amendments to this substitute.
  The Rules Committee is also contemplating a rule which would provide 
priority in recognition to those Members who have preprinted their 
amendments in the Congressional Record prior to being offered.
  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.

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