[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4983]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE ON RULES REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3763, 
     THE CORPORATE AND AUDITING ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY AND 
TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2002, AND H.R. 3231, THE BARBARA JORDAN IMMIGRATION 
                 REFORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2002

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, today a ``Dear Colleague'' letter will be 
sent to all Members informing them that the Committee on Rules is 
planning to meet next week to grant a rule which may limit the 
amendment process for H.R. 3763, the Corporate and Auditing 
Accountability, Responsibility and Transparency Act of 2002.
  Any Member who wishes to offer an amendment to this bill should 
submit 55 copies of the amendment, one copy of a brief explanation of 
the amendment by 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, to the Committee on Rules 
up in H-312 here in the Capitol.
  Amendments should be drafted to the text of the bill as reported by 
the Committee on Financial Services, which is expected to be filed on 
Monday, April 22. The text will be available on the Web sites of both 
the Committee on Financial Services 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 that their amendments comply with 
the Rules of the House.
  In addition, today a ``Dear Colleague'' will be sent to all Members 
informing them that the Committee on Rules is also planning to meet 
next week to grant a rule on H.R. 3231, the Barbara Jordan Immigration 
Reform and Accountability Act of 2002. The Committee on Rules may grant 
a rule which may limit the amendment process for H.R. 3231.
  Any Member who wishes to offer an amendment to this bill should 
submit 55 copies of the amendment and one copy of a brief explanation 
of the amendment by 12 noon on Wednesday, April 24, to the Committee on 
Rules in H-312 in the Capitol.
  Members should draft their amendments to the bill as reported by the 
Committee on the Judiciary, which will be available on the Web sites of 
both the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Rules.
  Once again, Mr. Speaker, 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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