[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16008]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE ON RULES REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3199, 
    USA PATRIOT AND TERRORISM PREVENTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005

  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, following up on the colloquy of our 
colleagues, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) and the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. DeLay), I would like to announce that the Committee on 
Rules may meet next week to grant a rule which could limit the 
amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 3199, the USA PATRIOT 
and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005. The Committee on 
the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
ordered the bill reported on July 13. Both committees are expected to 
file their reports with the House by Monday, July 18.
  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 H-312 of the Capitol by 6 p.m. on Tuesday, 
July 19. Members should be advised that a combined text from the 
committees of jurisdiction should be available for their review on the 
committees' websites and on the Committee on Rules website by tomorrow, 
Friday, July 15.
  Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that 
their amendments are drafted in the appropriate format. Members are 
also advised to check with the Office of the Parliamentarian to ensure 
that their amendments comply with the rules of the House.

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