[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 12 (Tuesday, February 4, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR TERM LIMITS CONSTITUTIONAL 
                               AMENDMENT

  (Mr. SOLOMON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on the Judiciary has already 
reported House Joint Resolution 2, the term limits constitutional 
amendment. Copies of the joint resolution are available for review in 
the office of the Committee on the Judiciary.
  The Committee on Rules is planning to meet early next week to grant a 
rule which may limit the amendments to be offered to the joint 
resolution. Any Member who wishes to offer a different version of the 
term limits constitutional amendment should submit 55 copies and a 
brief explanation by noontime on Monday, February 10, to the Committee 
on Rules in room H-312 in the Capitol. Members are strongly advised to 
submit only amendments in the nature of a substitute. 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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