[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3915]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE ON RULES REGARDING AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR H.R. 
               354, HUMAN CLONING PROHIBITION ACT OF 2003

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules may meet the week of 
February 24 to grant a rule which could limit the amendment process for 
floor consideration of H.R. 354, the Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 
2003.
  Any Member wishing to offer an amendment should submit 55 copies of 
the amendment and one copy of a brief explanation of the amendment to 
the Committee on Rules in room H-312 of the Capitol by 12 noon on 
Wednesday, February 26.
  Members should craft their amendments to the bill as reported by the 
Committee on the Judiciary on February 12, 2003, which is expected to 
be filed on Tuesday, February 25. Members are also advised that the 
text should be available for their review on the Web sites of the 
Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Rules by that time.
  Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to make sure 
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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