[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14324]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

  On June 23, 1999, the Senate passed S. Res. 113, the text of which 
follows:

                              S. Res. 113

       Whereas the Flag of the United States of America is our 
     Nation's most revered and preeminent symbol;
       Whereas the Flag of the United States of America is 
     recognized and respected throughout the world as a symbol of 
     democracy, freedom, and human rights;
       Whereas, in the words of the Chief Justice of the United 
     States, the Flag of the United States of America ``in times 
     of national crisis, inspires and motivates the average 
     citizen to make personal sacrifices in order to achieve 
     societal goals of overriding importance . . . and serves as a 
     reminder of the paramount importance of pursuing the ideals 
     that characterize our society'';
       Whereas the House of Representatives of the United States 
     has opened each of its daily sessions with the Pledge of 
     Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America since 
     1988; and
       Whereas opening each of the daily sessions of the Senate of 
     the United States with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag 
     of the United States would demonstrate reverence for the Flag 
     and serve as a daily reminder to all Senators of the ideals 
     that it represents: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That paragraph 1(a) of rule IV of the Standing 
     Rules of the Senate is amended by inserting after ``prayer by 
     the Chaplain'' the following: ``and after the Presiding 
     Officer, or a Senator designated by the Presiding Officer, 
     leads the Senate from the dais in reciting the Pledge of 
     Allegiance to the Flag of the United States''.

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