[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13824]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR H.R. 1802, FOSTER CARE 
                        INDEPENDENCE ACT OF 1999

  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules is expected to meet 
later this week to grant a rule which may restrict amendments for 
consideration of H.R. 1802, the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999.
  Any Member contemplating an amendment to H.R. 1802 should submit 55 
copies of the amendment and a brief explanation of the amendment to the 
Committee on Rules no later than noon on Thursday, June 24. The 
Committee on Rules office is in H-312 of the Capitol.
  Amendments should be drafted to the text of the bill as reported by 
the Committee on Ways and Means on June 14.
  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 their amendments comply with the 
rules of the House. All of this with reference to the H.R. 1802, the 
Foster Care Independence Act of 1999, Members are so notified.

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