[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6674]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



   ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR H.R. 701, CONSERVATION AND 
                            REINVESTMENT ACT

  (Mr. HASTINGS of Washington asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, today a Dear Colleague 
letter will be sent to all Members informing them that the Rules 
Committee is planning to meet the week of May 8 to grant a rule which 
may limit the amendment process on H.R. 701, the Conservation and 
Reinvestment Act, also known as CARA.
  Any Member who wishes to offer an amendment should submit 55 copies 
of the amendment and one copy of a brief explanation of the amendment 
by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 8, to the Committee on Rules in Room H-312 
of the Capitol.
  Amendments should be drafted to the text of an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute which is available at the Committee on Resources 
and will be posted on their Web site by 12 noon tomorrow.
  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 that their amendments comply with 
the rules of the House.

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