[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12881]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE ON RULES REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO LEGISLATIVE 
                       BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules is planning to 
meet later this week to grant a rule which may limit the amendment 
process on the legislative branch appropriations bill for fiscal year 
2003. The bill was ordered reported by the Committee on Appropriations 
Thursday, July 11, and is expected to be filed later today.
  Any Member wishing to offer an amendment must submit 55 copies of the 
amendment and one copy of a very brief explanation of the amendment to 
the Committee on Rules in room H-312 of the Capitol no later than 12 
noon on Wednesday, July 17. Members should draft their amendments to 
the bill as reported by the Committee on Appropriations. The text is 
available at the Committee on Appropriations.
  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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