[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 35 (Wednesday, March 25, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H1506-H1507]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR THE EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
                APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

  (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, the Committee on Rules is planning to meet 
on Monday, March 30, to grant a rule which may limit the amendment 
process for the emergency supplemental appropriation bills for fiscal 
year 1998. Any Member wishing to offer an amendment should submit 55 
copies and a brief explanation of the amendment by noon on Monday, 
March 30, to the Committee on Rules, in Room H-312 of the Capitol.

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  Amendments should be drafted to the text of the committee print 
ordered reported by the Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday March 
24. Copies of this committee print of the bill are available in Room H-
218 of the Capitol right now.
  The Committee on Rules strongly suggests that Members wishing to 
offer, and Members ought to listen carefully to this, Members wishing 
to offer amendments which would add spending to the bill, provide 
offsets for this additional spending in their amendment. And I would 
suggest that they adopt the amendments that would offset further 
spending in the Defense Department. I for one, as chairman of the 
committee, would not look kindly on those amendments.
  Members should also 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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