[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 121 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H7684-H7685]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4006, LETHAL 
                   DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION ACT OF 1998

  Mr. SOLOMON (during special order of the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
Souder), from the Committee on Rules, submitted a privileged report 
(Rept. No. 105-712) on the resolution (H. Res. 535) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4006) to clarify Federal law to 
prohibit the dispensing or distribution of a controlled substance for 
the purpose of causing, or assisting in causing, the suicide, or 
euthanasia, of any individual, which was referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered to be printed.


 ANNOUNCEMENT ON AMENDMENTS TO FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  1999

  (Mr. SOLOMON, during the special order of the gentleman from Indiana 
(Mr. Souder), asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to inform the House of the Committee 
on Rules's plan in regard to the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill 
for fiscal year 1999.
  The Committee on Rules is likely to meet on Wednesday, September 16, 
to grant a rule on the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill for 1999. 
The bill was ordered reported by the Committee on Appropriations on 
September 10 and will be filed on Tuesday, September 15, tomorrow.
  The Committee on Rules may grant a rule which would require that 
amendments be preprinted in the Congressional Record. In this case, 
amendments to be preprinted would need to be signed by the Member and 
submitted to the Speaker's table. Amendments should be drafted to the 
text of the bill as reported by the Committee on Appropriations.
  Mr. Speaker, 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 that their amendments 
comply with the rules of the House. It is not

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necessary to submit amendments to the Committee on Rules or to testify 
before our committee as long as the amendments comply with House rules.

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