[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 267]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE ON RULES ON AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR 
 CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 54, CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 
                                  2005

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules may 
meet next week to grant a rule which could limit the amendment process 
for floor consideration of H.R. 54, the Congressional Gold Medal 
Enhancement Act of 2005. The bill was introduced on January 4, 2005, 
and referred to the Committee on Financial Services.
  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 1 p.m. on 
Tuesday, January 25. Members should draft their amendments to the text 
of the bill as introduced on January 4. Members are advised that the 
text of the bill as introduced is available for their review on the Web 
sites of the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on 
Rules.
  Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that 
their amendments are drafted in the most appropriate format. Members 
are also advised to check with the Office of the Parliamentarian to be 
certain their amendments comply with the rules of the House.

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