[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18936]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE ON RULES REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO H.J. RES. 
          114, AUTHORIZING USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to inform our colleagues that today 
we will be sending a Dear Colleague letter informing Members that the 
Committee on Rules is planning to meet on Monday, October 7, to grant a 
rule which may limit the amendment process for H.J. Res. 114, 
authorization for the use of military force against Iraq.
  Any Member who wishes to offer an amendment to this joint resolution 
should submit 55 copies of the amendment and one copy of a brief 
explanation of the amendment by 5 p.m. this Friday, October 4, to the 
Committee on Rules in room H-312.
  Amendments should be drafted to the text of the joint resolution as 
reported by the Committee on International Relations, which is expected 
to file probably tomorrow. The text will be available on the Web sites 
of both the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on 
Rules.
  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.

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