[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7457]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE 
BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008; AND H.R. 1538, WOUNDED WARRIOR ASSISTANCE 
                                  ACT

  (Ms. SLAUGHTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, the Rules Committee intends to meet on 
Tuesday, March 27, at 4 p.m. to report a rule that may structure the 
amendment process for floor consideration of the Concurrent Resolution 
on the Budget for the Fiscal Year 2008. The Committee on the Budget 
ordered the concurrent resolution reported on March 22, 2007, and is 
expected to file its report with the House later today.
  Members who wish to offer an amendment to the concurrent resolution 
must submit 55 copies of the amendment and a brief description to the 
Rules Committee in H-312 in the Capitol no later than 10 a.m. on 
Tuesday, March 27. As in past years, the Rules Committee intends to 
give priority to amendments offered as complete substitutes. The text 
of the concurrent resolution should be available on the Rules Committee 
Web site later today.
  Substitute amendments should be drafted by Legislative Counsel and 
also should be reviewed by the Office of the Parliamentarian to be sure 
that the substitute amendments comply with the rules of the House.
  The Rules Committee is also scheduled to meet on Tuesday, March 27, 
at 4 p.m. to grant a rule which may structure the amendment process for 
floor consideration of H.R. 1538, the Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 
2007.
  Members who wish to offer an amendment on this bill should submit 55 
copies of the amendment and a brief description of the amendment to the 
Rules Committee in H-312 in the Capitol no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, 
March 26.
  Amendments should be drafted to the bill as ordered reported by the 
Committee on Armed Services. A copy of the bill is posted on the Web 
site of the Rules Committee. Amendments should be drafted by 
Legislative Counsel and should be reviewed by the Office of the 
Parliamentarian to be sure that the amendments comply with the rules of 
the House. Members are also strongly encouraged to submit their 
amendments to the Congressional Budget Office for analysis regarding 
possible PAYGO violations.

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