[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 111 (Thursday, July 25, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H8516]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR H.R. 123, ENGLISH AS THE 
                    OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF GOVERNMENT

  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, the Rules Committee is planning to meet this 
Wednesday, July 31, to grant a rule which may limit the amendments 
which may be offered to H.R. 123, English as the Official Language of 
Government.
  Subject to the approval of the Rules Committee, this rule may include 
a provision limiting amendments to those specified in the rule. Any 
Member who wishes to offer an amendment should submit 55 copies and a 
brief explanation of the amendment by 12 noon on Tuesday, July 30, to 
the Rules Committee, at room H-312 in the Capitol. Members should also 
have the amendment printed in the Congressional Record by Tuesday, July 
30.
  Amendments should be drafted to the text of the Goodling substitute, 
which will be printed in the Congressional Record of July 25, as an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 123. The rule is likely 
to self-execute in the Goodling amendment as a new base text for H.R. 
123.
  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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