[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 21 (Thursday, March 5, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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  ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PREPRINTING OF AMENDMENTS ON H.R. 1432, THE 
                   AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

  (Mr. SOLOMON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to inform the House of the Committee 
on Rules' plans in regard to H.R. 1432. It is the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act.
  The Committee on Rules is planning to meet the week of March 9 to 
grant a rule which may limit the amendment process to that bill, the 
African Growth and Opportunity Act. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on 
International Relations ordered this bill reported on June 25 and filed 
a report on March 2. The Committee on Ways and Means ordered the bill 
reported on February 25 and filed the report on March 2.
  Any Member who wishes to offer an amendment should submit 55 copies 
and a brief explanation of the amendment by 11 a.m. this coming 
Tuesday, March 10, to the Committee on Rules at Room 312 in the 
Capitol. 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.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill has some tax code implications to it. The tax 
code implications are sprinkled throughout the bill, so we cannot just 
close one part of the bill dealing with the tax code. That is why we 
have to ask for amendments to be filed. We will try to consider this as 
an open rule, except for those issues that affect the tax code, so 
Members should be aware of that and try to get their amendments filed 
by 11 a.m.

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