[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 114 (Thursday, September 14, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H6617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 6054, MILITARY COMMISSIONS 
                              ACT OF 2006

  Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules may meet 
the week of September 18 to grant a rule which could limit the 
amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 6054, the Military 
Commissions 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 12 noon on Tuesday, 
September 19, 2006. Members should draft their amendments to the bill 
as ordered reported by the Committee on Armed Services, which is 
expected to be filed tomorrow, Friday, September 15.
  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 be certain that their 
amendments comply with the rules of the House.




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