[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 26, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6950]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
                           APPROPRIATONS BILL

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, the Rules Committee is planning to meet on 
Tuesday, July 9, to grant a rule which may limit the amendments offered 
to the legislative branch appropriations bill.
  Members who wish to offer amendments to the bill should submit 55 
copies of heir amendments, together with a brief explanation, to the 
Rules Committee office in H-312 of the Capitol, no later than noon on 
Monday, July 8.
  Amendments should be drafted to the bill as ordered reported by the 
Appropriatons Committee. Copies of the text will be available for 
examination by Members and staff in the offices of the Appropriatons 
Committee in H-218 of the Capitol.
  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.
  Any off-set amendments should be scored by CBO to ensure compliance 
with clause 2(f) of rule 21, which requires that they not increase the 
overall levels of budget authority and outlays in the bill.
  We appreciate the cooperation of all Members in submitting their 
amendments by the noon, July 8, deadline in properly drafted form.

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