[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 15931]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE ON RULES REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2601, 
   FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEARS 2006 AND 2007

  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, the Rules Committee may meet the week of 
July 18 to grant a rule which could limit the amendment process for 
floor consideration of H.R. 2601, the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007. The Committee on International 
Relations ordered the bill reported on June 9, 2005, and filed its 
report in the House on July 13.
  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 Rules Committee in room H-312 of the Capitol by 10 a.m. on Monday, 
July 18.
  Members should draft their amendments to the text of the bill as 
reported by the International Relations Committee.
  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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