[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 172 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H9264]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PROCEDURES AND DEADLINE FOR FILING AMENDMENTS TO 
    H.R. 1542, INTERNET FREEDOM AND BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT OF 2001

  (Mr. DREIER Asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, this is an announcement that I think Members 
might be interested in.
  Mr. Speaker, today a Dear Colleague letter is going to be sent to all 
Members informing them that the Committee on Rules is planning to meet 
this week to grant a rule which may limit the amendment process for 
H.R. 1542, the Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 2001.
  Any Member who wishes to offer an amendment should submit 55 copies 
of the amendment and one copy of a brief explanation of the amendment 
by 2 p.m. on Thursday. That is 24\1/2\ hours from now. That is December 
13. It should be sent up to the Committee on Rules, H-312 in the 
Capitol.
  Mr. Speaker, the bill, as our colleagues know, was reported favorably 
by the Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 24, and ordered 
reported, adversely, by the Committee on the Judiciary on June 18. 
Amendments should be drafted to the text of the bill as reported by the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, which will be available on the Web 
sites of both the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on 
Rules.
  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.

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