[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 69 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H5188-H5189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR H.R. 3259, INTELLIGENCE 
                  AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEAR 1997

  (Mr. SOLOMON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, the Rules Committee is planning to meet 
today at 1 p.m. to report a rule for the consideration of H.R. 3259, 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997.
  The chairman of the Intelligence Committee has requested a rule which 
would require that amendments be preprinted in the Congressional 
Record. If this request is granted, 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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