[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12028]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE ON RULES ON AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR 
     CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2745, UNITED NATIONS REFORM ACT OF 2005

  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. 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. 2745, the United Nations Reform Act of 2005. The 
bill was introduced on June 7, 2005, and referred to the Committee on 
International Relations which ordered the bill reported yesterday and 
is expected to file its report with the House tomorrow.
  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 10 a.m. on 
Tuesday, June 14. Members should draft their amendments to the text of 
the bill as reported by the Committee on International Relations. 
Members are advised that the text of the bill will be available for 
their review on the Web sites of both the Committee on International 
Relations and the Committee on Rules.
  Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure 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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