[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 55 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H2096]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROCEDURE FOR AMENDMENTS ON H.R. 3, JUVENILE CRIME 
                          CONTROL ACT OF 1997

  (Ms. PRYCE of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. The Committee on Rules may meet early next week to 
grant a rule which may limit the amendments to be offered to H.R. 3, 
the Juvenile Crime Control Act of 1997. Subject to the approval of the 
Committee on Rules, this rule may include a provision limiting 
amendments to those specified in the rule. Any Member who desires to 
offer an amendment should submit 55 copies and a brief explanation of 
the amendment by noon on Monday, May 5, to the Committee on Rules at 
room H-312 in the Capitol.
  Amendments should be drafted to the text of the bill as reported from 
the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill and report are to be filed 
today, and until such time as the text is available in the document 
room it will be available in the Committee on the Judiciary. Members 
should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure 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.


                ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair announces he will entertain five 
1-minute speeches on each side.

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