[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16434]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR H.R. 1074, REGULATORY 
                       RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1999

  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, a ``Dear Colleague'' letter will go out 
today announcing that the Committee on Rules is planning to meet the 
week of July 18 to grant a rule which may limit the amendment process 
for floor consideration of H.R. 1074, the Regulatory Right-to-Know Act 
of 1999.
  The Committee on Government Reform ordered H.R. 1074 reported on May 
19 and filed its committee report on June 7.
  The Committee on Rules may meet on Wednesday, July 21 to grant a rule 
which may require that amendments be preprinted in the Congressional 
Record. In this case, amendments to be preprinted would need to be 
signed by the Member and submitted to the Speaker's table by the close 
of legislative business next Wednesday.
  Amendments should be drafted to the bill as reported on Committee on 
Government Reform. Members should also 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 that 
their amendments comply with the rules of the House.

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