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October 5, 2011
Dear Colleague:
Any Member wishing to offer an amendment must submit an electronic copy of the amendment and description via the Rules Committee’s website. Members must also submit 30 hard copies of the amendment, one copy of a brief explanation of the amendment, and an amendment login form to the Rules Committee in room H-312 of the Capitol by 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. Both electronic and hard copies must be received by the date and time specified. Members should draft their amendments to the text of the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, which is available on the Rules Committee website.
Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that their amendments are drafted in the most appropriate format. Members should also check with the Office of the Parliamentarian, the Committee on the Budget, and the Congressional Budget Office to be certain their amendments comply with the rules of the House and the Congressional Budget Act. If you have any questions, please contact myself or Lydia Calio of the Committee staff at extension 5-9191.
Sincerely,
DAVID DREIER
The Committee on Rules will meet on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. in H-313 The Capitol on the following emergency measures:
- Senate Amendment to H.R. 2832–To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes
- H.R. 3078–United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
- H.R. 3079–United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
- H.R. 3080–United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Dear Colleague:
The Committee on Rules is likely to meet as early as Monday, October 3, 2011 to grant a rule for the consideration of H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, which may require that amendments be printed in the Congressional Record prior to their consideration. In order to ensure that you are able to have your amendments considered, all amendments should be submitted for printing in the Congressional Record on or before the legislative day of Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Please visit the Rules Committee website (www.rules.house.gov) for additional information following committee action next week.
The bill was ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 21, 2011 and filed with the House on September 26th. Additionally, the text of the bill as ordered reported was made available electronically on the Rules Committee website on September 27, 2011. Members should draft their amendments to the bill as ordered reported. A more detailed description of the “pre-printing” process can be found on the Rules Committee website.
Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that their amendments are drafted in the most appropriate format. Members should also check with the Office of the Parliamentarian, the Committee on the Budget, and the Congressional Budget Office to be certain their amendments comply with the rules of the House and the Congressional Budget Act. If you have any questions, please contact myself or Stephen Cote of the Committee staff at extension 5-9191.
Sincerely,
David Dreier