Dear Colleague:

The Committee on Rules may meet the week of July 10th to grant a rule which could limit the amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 4411, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. The bill was ordered reported on March 15th by the Committee on Financial Services. The bill was also ordered reported by the Committee on the Judiciary on May 25th.

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 12 noon on Monday, July 10, 2006. The form used to submit amendments to the Rules Committee is at the top of this page. Members should draft their amendments to the Rules Committee Print of an amendment in the nature of a substitute, which represents the combined text of both the Financial Services and the Judiciary Committees’ versions of the bill. The Rules Committee Print is available on the websites of the Committee on Rules, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on the Judiciary.

Members are also encouraged to submit an electronic copy of the amendment either via the Committee’s web page (http://www.rules.house.gov/amendment_form.asp) or by e-mailing an electronic copy of the amendment to rules.amendments@mail.house.gov. Anyone e-mailing an electronic copy of an amendment should include the bill number and amendment sponsor in the subject of the e-mail, as well as a copy of the summary in the body of the email. Electronic submission of an amendment does not relieve a Member of filing the amendment with the Committee as explained above.

Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that their amendments are drafted in the most appropriate format and should check with the Office of the Parliamentarian to be certain their amendments comply with the rules of the House. If you have any questions, please contact me or Adam Jarvis at extension 5-9191.

Text of H.R. 4411 - Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006