[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 39 (Thursday, March 22, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H1068]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE ON RULES REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO CONCURRENT 
             RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002

  (Mr. DIAZ-BALART asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules is planning to 
meet the week of March 26 to grant a rule which will limit the 
amendment process for floor consideration of the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2002.
  The Committee on the Budget ordered the budget resolution reported on 
March 21 and is expected to file its committee report late tomorrow.
  Any Member wishing to offer an amendment should submit five copies 
and a brief explanation of the amendment to the Committee on Rules in 
room H-312 of the Capitol by 6 p.m. on Monday, March 26. The text of 
the concurrent resolution is available at the Committee on the Budget 
and on that committee's Web site.
  As in past years, the Committee on Rules intends to give priority to 
amendments offered as complete substitutes.
  Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel and the 
Congressional Budget Office to ensure their substitute amendments are 
properly drafted and scored, and should check with the Office of the 
Parliamentarian to be certain that their substitute amendments comply 
with the rules of the House.

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