[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 95 (Wednesday, July 19, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H5432]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1956, BUSINESS ACTIVITY TAX 
                       SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 2006

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules may 
meet the week of July 24 to grant a rule which would limit the 
amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 1956, the Business 
Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006.
  Any Member wishing to offer an amendment should submit 55 copies of 
the amendment and one copy of a brief explanation of the amendment to 
the Rules Committee in room H-312 of the Capitol by noon on Monday, 
July 24, 2006. Members should draft their amendments to the bill as 
ordered reported by the Committee on the Judiciary, which was filed 
with the House on Monday, July 17, 2006.
  Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that 
their amendments are drafted in the most appropriate format and should 
check with the Office of the Parliamentarian to ensure that their 
amendments comply with the rules of the House.

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