[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 41 (Thursday, March 13, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H1871-H1872]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE ON RULES REGARDING CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON 
                    THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004

  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules may meet the week of 
March 17 to grant a rule which could limit the amendment process for 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004. Any 
Member who wishes to offer an amendment should submit 55 copies of the 
amendment and one copy of a brief explanation of the

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amendment to the Committee on Rules in room H-312 of the Capitol no 
later than 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18.
  As in past years, Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules intends to give 
priority to amendments offered as complete substitutes. Members are 
advised that the text of the concurrent resolution, as ordered reported 
by the Committee on the Budget, should be available on the Web sites of 
both the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Rules no later 
than Friday, March 14. 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.

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