[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9502]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE ON RULES REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2432, 
     PAPERWORK AND REGULATORY IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2003; H.R. 2728, 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH SMALL BUSINESS DAY IN COURT ACT OF 2004; 
H.R. 2729, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION EFFICIENCY 
  ACT OF 2004; H.R. 2730, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH INDEPENDENT 
   REVIEW OF OSHA CITATIONS ACT OF 2004; AND H.R. 2731, OCCUPATIONAL 
     SAFETY AND HEALTH SMALL EMPLOYER ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT OF 2004

  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules may meet the week of 
May 17 to grant a rule which could limit the amendment process for 
floor consideration of one or more of the following: H.R. 2432, 
Paperwork and Regulatory Improvements Act of 2003; H.R. 2728, 
Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2004; 
H.R. 2729, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency 
Act of 2004; H.R. 2730, Occupational Safety and Health Independent 
Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2004; and H.R. 2731, Occupational 
Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2004.
  Mr. Speaker, any Member wishing to offer an amendment to any of these 
bills 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 11 a.m. on Monday, May 17, 2004.
  Members should draft their amendments to the text of H.R. 2432 as 
reported by the Committee on Government Reform on May 12, which is 
expected to be filed on Friday, May 14. Members are also advised that 
the text of H.R. 2432 should be available for their review on the Web 
site of the Committee on Government Reform and the Committee on Rules 
today, Thursday, May 13, 2004.
  Members should draft their amendments to the texts of H.R. 2728, H.R. 
2729, H.R. 2730, and H.R. 2731 as reported by the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce on May 5, 2004, which will be filed 
momentarily. Members are also advised that the text of these bills 
should be available for their review on the Web sites of the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Rules today, 
Thursday, May 13, 2004.
  Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that 
their amendments are drafted in the most appropriate format 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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