[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 35 (Thursday, March 18, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H1276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE 
                        BUDGET, FISCAL YEAR 2005

  (Mr. HASTINGS of Washington asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules may 
meet the week of March 22 to grant a rule which would limit the 
amendment process for the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 2005.
  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 
to the Committee on Rules in Room H-312 of the Capitol, no later than 5 
p.m. on Tuesday, March 23. As in past years, 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 on Friday, March 19.
  Mr. Speaker, Members should use the Office of Legislative Council and 
the Congressional Budget Office to make sure that their substitute 
amendments are properly drafted and scored, 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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