[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11981]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR H.R. 1501, ADDRESSING 
     YOUTH VIOLENCE AND CHILDREN'S SAFETY; AND H.R. 1000, AVIATION 
             INVESTMENT AND REFORM ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules is planning to meet 
the week of June 14 to grant a rule which may limit the amendment 
process for floor consideration of H.R. 1501, a bill addressing youth 
violence and children's safety. Any Member wishing to offer an 
amendment should submit 55 copies and a brief explanation of the 
amendment to the Committee on Rules in Room H-312 in the Capitol by 
noon this Friday, June 11. Amendments should be drafted to H.R. 1501 as 
introduced. Members should know that the Committee on Rules may 
consider amendments relating to the causes of and solutions to youth 
violence and certain firearms proposals.
  Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules is also planning to meet the week 
of June 14 to grant a rule which may limit the amendment process on 
H.R. 1000, the Aviation Investment Reform Act for the 21st century, the 
so-called Air 21 bill. Any Member who wishes to offer an amendment 
should submit, again, 55 copies and a brief explanation of the 
amendment by noon this coming Monday, June 14, to the Committee on 
Rules, once again, upstairs in Room 312 here in the Capitol. Amendments 
should be drafted to the text of the bill as reported by the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 27. The committee filed 
this report on H.R. 1000 on May 28. Members should use the Office of 
Legislative Counsel to assure 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.

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