[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 9, Chapter 27]
[Chapter 27. Amendments]
[C. Offering Particular Kinds of Amendments; Precedence and Priorities]
[Â§ 19. Amendments to Titles and Preambles]
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                               CHAPTER 27
 
                               Amendments
 
 C. OFFERING PARTICULAR KINDS OF AMENDMENTS; PRECEDENCE AND PRIORITIES
 
Sec. 19. Amendments to Titles and Preambles

Title Amendments; When Considered

Sec. 19.1 Amendments to the title of a bill are not in order until 
    after passage of the bill, and are then voted upon without debate 
    (see Rule XIX).

    On Dec. 2, 1975, (18) the Committee of the Whole having 
agreed to an amendment in the nature of a substitute, a further 
amendment was offered to the bill (19) and proceedings 
occurred as follows:
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18. 121 Cong. Rec. 38193, 38194, 94th Cong. 1st Sess.
19. H.R 10481, Intergovernmental Emergency Assistance Act.
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        The Chairman: (20) The question is on the amendment 
    in the nature of a substitute, as amended, offered by the gentleman 
    from Ohio (Mr. J. William Stanton).
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20. James G. O'Hara (Mich.).
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        The question was taken; and on a division (demanded by Mr. 
    Bauman) there were--ayes 71, nays 31.
        So the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was 
    agreed to.
        Mr. J. William Stanton: Mr. Chairman, I offer a technical 
    amendment.
        The Chairman: The Chair will advise the gentleman from Ohio 
    that inasmuch as the amendment in the nature of a substitute has 
    been agreed to, no further amendments are in order at this time. 
    The amendment sent to the desk by the gentleman from Ohio would be 
    in order in the House after the committee has risen. . . .
        Under the rule, the Committee rises.
        Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker having resumed 
    the chair, Mr. O'Hara, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole House 
    on the State of the Union, reported that that Committee, having had 
    under consideration the bill (H.R. 10481) to authorize emergency 
    guarantees of obligations of States and political subdivisions 
    thereof. . . .
        The Speaker: (1) Under the rule, the previous 
    question is ordered.
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 1. Carl Albert (Okla.).
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        The question is on the amendment.
        The amendment was agreed to.
        The Speaker: The question is on the engrossment and third 
    reading of the bill.
        The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and 
    was read the third time.
        The Speaker: The question is on the passage of the bill.
        The question was taken; and the Speaker announced that the ayes 
    appeared to have it.
        Mr. [Robert E.] Bauman [of Maryland]: Mr. Speaker, I object to 
    the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the 
    point of order that a quorum is not present.
        The Speaker: Evidently a quorum is not present.
        The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members.

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        The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 
    213, nays 203, answered ``present'' 2, not voting 16, as follows: . 
    . .
        So the bill was passed.
        The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
        Mr. J. William Stanton: Mr. Speaker, I offer an amendment to 
    the title.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Amendment offered by Mr. J. William Stanton to the title: 
        Amend the title so as to read: `A bill to authorize the 
        Secretary of the Treasury to provide seasonal financing for the 
        City of New York.''

        The title amendment was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Sec. 19.2 Amendments to the title of a bill may be considered in the 
    House after the passage of the bill.

    A rule (2) provides that, ``amendments to the title of a 
bill or a resolution shall not be in order until after its passage, and 
shall be decided without debate.''
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 2. Rule XIX, House Rules and Manual Sec. 822 (101st Cong.).
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    On Jan. 21, 1964, (3) The following proceedings took 
place:
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 3. 110 Cong. Rec. 759, 88th Cong. 2d Sess. Under consideration was 
        H.R. 4879.
            See, as a further example, 108 Cong. Rec. 1183, 1184, 87th 
        Cong. 2d Sess., Jan. 30, 1962 (proceedings relating to H.R. 
        8900 and an amendment to the title thereof offered by Mrs. 
        Edith S. Green [Oreg.]).
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        The Clerk read as follows:

            Amendments offered by Mr. [Peter H. B.] Frelinghuysen (Jr., 
        of New Jersey): On page 1, amend the title of the bill by 
        striking out the period after ``libraries'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``in rural areas.'' . . .

        The Chairman: (4) The Chair will have to advise the 
    gentleman from New Jersey, the author of the amendments, that the 
    first two lines of the amendments attempting to amend the title are 
    not in order, because an amendment to a title is not in order until 
    after the passage of the bill. So the question will occur on the 
    balance of the amendments.
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 4. William S. Moorhead (Pa.).
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Sec. 19.3 Amendments to titles of bills are properly presented after 
    the bill is passed and are not debatable.

    On Dec. 11, 1947 (5) The following proceedings took 
place:
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 5. 93 Cong. Rec. 11307, 80th Cong. 1st Sess. Under consideration was 
        H.R. 4604, to promote world peace and the national interest and 
        foreign policy of the United States by providing aid to certain 
        foreign countries.
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        Mr. [Charles J.] Kersten of Wisconsin: Mr. Speaker, I have an 
    amendment to change the title of the bill, which I understand is 
    proper.
        The Speaker: (6) That will come after the passage of 
    the bill.
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 6. Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (Mass.).

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        Mr. Kersten of Wisconsin: I should like to inform the 
    membership that this is an important amendment and I should like to 
    speak on it.
        The Speaker: It is not debatable.

Sec. 19.4 Pursuant to Rule XIX, the title of a bill can only be amended 
    after the bill has been passed, and an amendment in Committee of 
    the Whole proposing inter alia an amendment to the title is not in 
    order; accordingly, where a Member offers an amendment under the 
    five-minute rule which includes an amendment to the title, the 
    Chair may direct the Clerk to disregard that portion of the 
    amendment and report only the amendment to the text of the bill.

    An example of the proposition described above occurred on Jan. 29, 
1986,(7) during consideration of House Resolution 364:
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 7. 132 Cong. Rec. 680, 99th Cong. 2d Sess.
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        Mr. (Bill) Frenzel [of Minnesota]: Mr. Chairman, I offer an 
    amendment.
        The Chairman: (8) The Chair would remind the 
    gentleman from Minnesota that the first part of his amendment 
    amends the title of the bill, and the title cannot be amended in 
    the Committee of the Whole.
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 8. Doug Barnard, Jr. (Ga.).
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        Mr. Frenzel: I thank the Chair for pointing that out.
        The Chairman: If the gentleman wishes to strike the first part 
    of the amendment, the amendment could be considered.
        Mr. Frenzel: Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the 
    language of my amendment referring to the title of the bill be 
    deleted from my amendment, and that the amendment be considered.
        The Chairman: The Clerk will disregard that portion referring 
    to the title and will report the amendment.

Sec. 19.5 Where a Member attempts to offer an amendment to the title of 
    a bill in Committee of the Whole under the five-minute rule, the 
    Chair may rule it out of order under Rule XIX on his own initiative 
    and need not rule on the germaneness of the amendment to the bill 
    under Rule XVI clause 7.

    On Jan. 29, 1986,(9) it was demonstrated that, where a 
point of order is raised against the germaneness of an amendment 
offered in Committee of the Whole to the title of a bill, the Chair may 
nevertheless rule it out of order under Rule XIX rather than rule on 
the germaneness of the subject of the amendment:
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 9. 132 Cong. Rec. 682, 99th Cong. 2d Sess.
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        Mr. [Bill] Frenzel [of Minnesota]: Mr. Chairman, I offer an 
    amendment.
        The Clerk read as follows:

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            Amendment offered by Mr. Frenzel: On page 1, after the word 
        ``for'' in the title, insert the following: ``for Presidential 
        primary dates on which there is more than one State conducting 
        its primary election and'' . . .

        Mr. [Al] Swift [of Washington]: . . . I make a point of order 
    against the amendment on the grounds that it is in violation of 
    clause 7 of rule XVI, the germaneness rule. I would say in 
    particular ``Deschler's Procedure,'' chapter 28, section 7, to the 
    effect that ``one individual proposition is not germane to another 
    individual proposition.'' This bill deals exclusively with 
    Presidential general elections. The amendment deals with 
    Presidential primary elections and I make the point of order that 
    it is not germane. . . .
        Mr. Frenzel: Mr. Chairman, I have had this done to me before on 
    a very similar point of order which was sustained by the Chair a 
    number of years ago. I suspect that the precedents are not with me 
    on it; nevertheless I think any rational reading of our rules and 
    of our precedents in a philosophical way and any presentation to a 
    body of Americans who can read or write would result in the 
    amendment being declared germane. . . .
        The Chairman: (10) The Chair is prepared to rule.
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10. Doug Barnard, Jr. (Ga.).
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        In this case the matter of germaneness need not be decided, 
    inasmuch as the amendment clearly violates rule XIX because it only 
    amends the title of the bill and the title of the bill can only be 
    amended after the bill is passed; so the Chair sustains the point 
    of order.

Amending Committee Amendments to Title

Sec. 19.6 Under Rule XIX, stating that amendments to the title of a 
    bill are considered in the House after passage of the bill, 
    committee amendments to the title of a bill are automatically 
    reported by the Clerk after passage of the bill, but an amendment 
    to a committee amendment to the title may be offered from the floor 
    and is voted on without debate.

    An illustration of the procedure described above is found in the 
proceedings of Sept. 23, 1977,(11) during consideration of 
H.R. 5383, Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendments of 1971.
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11. 123 Cong. Rec. 30573, 30574, 95th Cong. 1st Sess.
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        So the bill was passed.
        The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

                              title amendment

        The Speaker Pro Tempore: (12) The Clerk will report 
    the title amendment to the bill.
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12. Richard Nolan (Minn.).
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        The Clerk read as follows:

            Title amendment: Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to 
        amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to 
        provide that Federal employees who are 40 years of age or older 
        shall be protected by the provi

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        sions of section 15 of such Act, and for other purposes.''.

          amendment offered by mr. hawkins to the title amendment

        Mr. [Augustus F.] Hawkins [of California]: Mr. Speaker, I offer 
    an amendment to the title amendment.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Amendment offered by Mr. Hawkins to the title amendment: 
        Page 7, strike out the matter following line 5 and insert in 
        lieu thereof the following:
            Amend the title so as to read as follows: ``A bill to amend 
        the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to extend the 
        age group of employees who are protected by the provisions of 
        such Act, and for other purposes.''.

        The amendment to the title amendment was agreed to.
        The title amendment, as amended, was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Preamble Amendments; When Considered

Sec. 19.7 Amendments to the preamble of a joint resolution are 
    considered in the Committee of the Whole following disposition of 
    any amendments to the text following the resolving clause.

    On Mar. 22, 1967, an illustration of this procedure took place. The 
proceedings were as follows: (13)
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13. 113 Cong. Rec. 7679-83, 90th Cong. 1st Sess. Under consideration 
        was H.J. Res. 428.
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        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
        United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
        Congress recommends, in support of the concept of a Latin 
        American Common Market. . . .

        The Chairman: (14) The Clerk will report the 
    committee amendment. . . .
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14. Charles M. Price (Ill.).
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        The Clerk read as follows:

            Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the 
        following:
            ``That the Congress supports the concept of a Latin 
        American Common Market and, after appropriate steps have been 
        taken. . . .''

        The Chairman: Are there any amendments to the committee 
    amendment? If not, the question is on the committee amendment.
        The committee amendment was agreed to.
        The Chairman: The Clerk will read the preamble.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                                 H.J. Res. 428

            Whereas it has been an historic policy of the United States 
        to work in close harmony with our sister American Republics. . 
        . . 

        The Chairman: The Clerk will report the first committee 
    amendment to the preamble.

Sec. 19.8 Amendments to the preamble of a joint resolution

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    are considered in the Committee of the Whole following the 
    disposition of any amendments to the body of the resolution.

    On Mar. 9, 1967, (15) the following proceedings took 
place:
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15. 113 Cong. Rec. 6032-34, 90th Cong. 1st Sess. Under consideration 
        was H.J. Res. 267.
            See also 93 Cong. Rec. 2416, 80th Cong. 1st Sess., Mar. 21, 
        1947.
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        The Clerk read as follows:

                                 H.J. Res. 267

            Whereas the Congress has declared it to be the policy of 
        the United States to combat hunger and malnutrition and to 
        encourage economic development in the developing countries; and 
        . . .
            Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
        United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
        Congress approves the participation of the United States. . . .

        The Chairman: (16) The Clerk will report the first 
    committee amendment.
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16. John S. Monagan (Conn.).
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        The Clerk read as follows:

            On page 2, lines 7 and 8, strike the word ``Agricultural''. 
         . . .

        The committee amendment was agreed to.
        Mr. [Paul] Findley [of Illinois]: Mr. Chairman, I offer an 
    amendment.
        Mr. [William R.] Poage [of Texas]: Mr. Chairman, there are two 
    additional committee amendments to the preamble.
        The Chairman: The Chair will inform the gentleman they cannot 
    be considered until the body of the resolution has been perfected, 
    at which time they will be considered.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Amendment offered by Mr. Findley: On page 3, after line 2, 
        add the following paragraph: . . .

        The amendment was agreed to. . . .
        The Chairman: The Clerk will report the amendments to the 
    preamble.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            In the second paragraph of the preamble strike the word 
        ``Indian''.

    Parliamentarian's Note: The Clerk normally does not read the 
preamble for amendment, but merely reports amendments thereto.

Sec. 19.9 Amendments to the preamble of a joint resolution are 
    considered in the Committee of the Whole following the disposition 
    of any amendments to the body of the resolution; and, in the House, 
    amendments to the preamble of a joint resolution reported from 
    Committee of the Whole are considered following engrossment and 
    prior to third reading of the resolution.

    On Oct. 29, 1975, (17) the Committee of the Whole 
amended the preamble of a joint resolution (18)

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and the House later concurred in its recommendation. The proceedings 
were as follows:
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17. 121 Cong. Rec. 34282, 34283, 94th Cong. 1st Sess.
18. H.J. Res. 92, economic and social census statistics relating to 
        Americans of Spanish origin or descent.
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        The Chairman: (19) Are there further amendments to 
    the bill? If not, the Clerk will report the preamble.
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19. William J. Randall (Mo.).
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        The Clerk read as follows:

            Whereas more than twelve million Americans identify 
        themselves as being of Spanish-speaking background and trace 
        their origin or descent from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central 
        and South America, and other Spanish-speaking countries. . . .

        The Chairman: The Clerk will report the committee amendment to 
    the preamble.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Committee amendment: Amend the preamble by striking out 
        ``Western Hemisphere''.

        The committee amendment to the preamble was agreed to.
        The Chairman: Under the rule, the committee rises.
        Accordingly the Committee rose; and the Speaker having resumed 
    the chair, Mr. Randall, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
    House on the State of the Union, reported that that Committee, 
    having had under consideration the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 92) 
    relating to the publication of economic and social statistics for 
    Americans of Spanish origin or descent, pursuant to House 
    Resolution 799, he reported the joint resolution back to the House 
    with sundry amendments adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
        The Speaker: (20) Under the rule, the previous 
    question is ordered.
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20. Carl Albert (Okla.).
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        Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment? If not, the Chair 
    will put them en gross.
        The amendments were agreed to.
        The Speaker: The question is on the engrossment of the joint 
    resolution.
        The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed.
        The Speaker: The Clerk will report the amendment to the 
    preamble.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Amend the preamble by striking out ``Western Hemisphere''.

        The Speaker: The question is on the amendment to the preamble.
        The amendment to the preamble was agreed to.
        The Speaker: The question is on the third reading of the joint 
    resolution.
        The joint resolution was ordered to be read a third time, and 
    was read the third time.

Sec. 19.10 The preamble of a joint resolution is properly amended in 
    the House after the engrossment and pending the third reading of 
    the resolution.

    On Oct. 7, 1966, (1) the following proceedings took 
place:
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 1. 112 Cong. Rec. 25684, 89th Cong. 2d Sess. Under consideration was 
        H.J. Res. 1163.
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        The Speaker: (2) The question is on the engrossment 
    and third reading of the House joint resolution.
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        The House joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed. . . .

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                      Amendments Offered by Mr. Celler

        Mr. [Emanuel] Celler [of New York]: Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    number of amendments to the preamble and ask unanimous consent that 
    they be considered en bloc.
        The Clerk read the amendments as follows:
        On page 2, strike out ``and'' after the first complete 
    ``Whereas'' clause. . . .
        The amendments were agreed to. . . .
        The Speaker: The question is on the third reading of the House 
    joint resolution.

--Concurrent Resolution

Sec. 19.11 Amendments to the preamble of a concurrent resolution are 
    considered and voted on in the Committee of the Whole after 
    amendments to the body of the resolution; and amendments to the 
    preamble of such a resolution are voted on in the House after the 
    resolution has been adopted.

    On Oct. 30, 1945, (3) the following proceedings took 
place in the Committee of the Whole:
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 3. 91 Cong. Rec. 10202, 10203, 10205, 10206, 79th Cong. 1st Sess.
            Under consideration was H. Con. Res. 80, relating to the 
        composition of the post-war Navy.
            Parliamentarian's Note: In reading a concurrent resolution 
        with a preamble for amendment the Clerk reads the preamble 
        first and then reads the body of the resolution although 
        amendments to the preamble in the Committee of the Whole are 
        considered after amendments to the body of the resolution.
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        Mr. [Carl] Vinson [of Georgia]: Mr. Chairman, I ask that the 
    resolution be read for amendment.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Whereas under the Constitution of the United States the 
        Congress is charged with the responsibility of providing and 
        maintaining a Navy; and . . .
            Whereas it is necessary for the Congress to determine the 
        size of the immediate postwar Navy giving due consideration to 
        the security of the United States and its Territories and 
        insular possessions . . . and
            Whereas such immediate postwar Navy will require an 
        adequate fleet and supporting aircraft, personnel, bases, and 
        establishments: Therefore be it
            Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
        concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the Navy of 
        the United States should consist of ships of the following 
        types and numbers:
            1. Three large aircraft carriers (42,000 tons), 24 aircraft 
        carriers (27,000 tons) . . . 367 destroyers, 296 escort 
        destroyers, and 200 submarines.
            2. That sufficient aircraft, auxilliary vessels . . . and 
        drydocks should be maintained to support the above-enumerated 
        fleet. . . .

        Mr. Vinson (interrupting reading of the bill): Mr. Chairman, I 
    ask unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of the bill, 
    that it be printed in the Record, and that it be in order to 
    consider all the committee amendments en bloc.

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        The Chairman: (4) Is there objection to the request 
    of the gentleman from Georgia?
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        There was no objection.
        The Clerk will report the committee amendments.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Committee amendment:

        Page 2, line 3, after the word ``of'', insert ``not less 
    than.''

            Page 2, line 5, strike out ``forty-two thousand tons'' and 
        insert in lieu thereof: ``total tonnage approximately one 
        hundred and thirty-five thousand.''. . .

        Page 3, line 7, after the word ``submarines'', insert ``(total 
    tonnage approximately three hundred and fourteen thousand), 
    aggregate tonnage, all types, approximately four million six 
    hundred and ninety-eight thousand nine hundred.''

            Page 3, line 14, after the word ``facilities'', insert 
        ``including bases.''
            Page 3, line 21, strike out ``unit for unit.''
            In the preamble, page 1, fourth paragraph, strike out 
        ``giving due consideration to the security of the United States 
        and its Territories and insular possessions, the protection of 
        our commerce, and the necessity for cooperating with other 
        world powers in the maintenance of peace; and'' and insert in 
        lieu thereof ``in order to insure our national integrity, 
        support our national policies, guard the continental United 
        States and our overseas possessions, give protection to our 
        commerce and citizens abroad, and to cooperate with other world 
        powers in the maintenance of peace; and.''. . .

        Mr. [W. Sterling] Cole of New York: Mr. Chairman, I wonder if 
    we are going to consider the amendments to the preamble first?
        The Chairman: The amendments to the preamble are considered 
    after amendments to the body of the resolution. . . .
        The question is on the committee amendment.
        The committee amendment was agreed to. . . .
        Mr. Vinson: . . . Mr. Chairman, I ask for a vote on the 
    committee amendment to the preamble.
        The Chairman: The question is on the committee amendment to the 
    preamble.

        The amendment was agreed to.

    After the Committee rose:

        The Speaker: (5) Under the rule, the previous 
    question is ordered.
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        Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment? If not, the Chair 
    will put them en gross.
        The amendments were agreed to.
        The Speaker: The question is on the adoption of the resolution. 
    [The resolution was adopted.]
        The Speaker: The question is on the amendment to the preamble.
        The amendment to the preamble was agreed to.

Sec. 19.12 Amendments to the preamble of a concurrent resolution are 
    disposed of following adoption of the concurrent resolution in the 
    House.

    On May 18, 1978, (6) following the adoption of House 
Concurrent

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Resolution 624 (7) in the House, an amendment was offered to 
the preamble. The proceedings were as follows:
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        So the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
        The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

                         amendment to the preamble

        Mr. [Dante B.] Fascell [of Florida]: Mr. Speaker, I offer an 
    amendment to the preamble of the concurrent resolution.
        The Clerk read the preamble of the concurrent resolution.
        The Speaker Pro Tempore: (8) The Clerk will report 
    the amendment to the preamble.
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        The Clerk read as follows:

            Amendment to the preamble: Strike out the paragraph on page 
        4, lines 3 through 8, and insert the following:
            Whereas Yuri Orlov, the leader and founding member of the 
        Moscow Group, was convicted this week in the Soviet Capital for 
        such activities and sentenced to seven years in prison camp and 
        five years in internal exile. . . .

        The amendment to the preamble was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

--Simple Resolution

Sec. 19.13 In the House, an amendment to the preamble of a simple 
    resolution is considered after the adoption of the resolution.

    On June 8, 1970,(9) the following proceedings took 
place:
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 9. 116 Cong. Rec. 18656-71, 91st Cong. 2d Sess. Under consideration 
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        Mr. [Hugh L.] Carey [of New York]: Mr. Speaker, at what point 
    did the Speaker put the committee amendment which appears on page 1 
    to strike out the preamble?
        The Speaker: (10) That question will come after the 
    adoption of the resolution. . . .
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        So the resolution was agreed to. . . .
        The Speaker Pro Tempore: (11) The Clerk will report 
    the committee amendment to the preamble.
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11. Carl Albert (Okla.).
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        The Clerk read as follows:

            Committee amendment: On page 1, strike out the preamble. . 
        . .

        So the committee amendment to the preamble was agreed to.

--Following Adoption of Committee Amendment in Nature of Substitute

Sec. 19.14 The preamble of a joint resolution may be amended in the 
    Committee of the Whole following the adoption of a committee 
    amendment in the nature of a substitute for the body of the joint 
    resolution.

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    On Aug. 18, 1972, (12) the following proceedings took 
place:
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12. 118 Cong. Rec. 29126, 92d Cong. 2d Sess. Under consideration was 
        H.J. Res. 1227.
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        The Chairman: (13) The question is on the committee 
    amendment in the nature of a substitute.
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        The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
    agreed to.
        The Chairman: The Clerk will read the preamble.
        The Clerk read as follows: . . .
        The Chairman: The Clerk will report the committee amendment to 
    the preamble.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Committee amendment: Strike out the preamble.

Motion To Strike Out Preamble

Sec. 19.15 A motion to strike all after the resolving clause of a 
    concurrent resolution does not affect the preamble thereof; and a 
    motion to strike out the preamble is properly offered in the House 
    after the resolution has been agreed to.

    On Feb. 21, 1966,(14) the following proceedings took 
place:
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14. 112 Cong. Rec. 3473, 89th Cong. 2d Sess. Under consideration was S. 
        Con. Res. 68.
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        The Clerk read as follows:

            Amendment offered by Mr. [Arch A.] Moore [Jr., of West 
        Virginia]: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert 
        the provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 552 as passed.

        The Speaker Pro Tempore: (15) Is the purpose of the 
    gentleman from West Virginia to strike out the preamble?
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        Mr. Moore: My amendment would strike out the language of the 
    Senate concurrent resolution and substitute in lieu thereof the 
    language of the concurrent resolution just passed by the House.
        The Speaker Pro Tempore: Would the amendment of the gentleman 
    from West Virginia strike out the preamble or all after the 
    enacting clause and substitute the language of the House concurrent 
    resolution just passed?
        Mr. Moore: It would strike out all after the enacting clause.
        The Speaker Pro Tempore: That would not eliminate the preamble.
        Mr. Moore: Then, Mr. Speaker, I move to strike the preamble.
        The Senate concurrent resolution was agreed to and a motion to 
    reconsider was laid on the table.
        The Speaker Pro Tempore: The Clerk will report the amendment of 
    the gentleman from West Virginia.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Mr. Moore moves to strike out the preamble.

        The amendment was agreed to.

    Similarly, on Dec. 4, 1973,(16) the following 
proceedings took place:
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16. 119 Cong. Rec. 39337, 93d Cong. 1st Sess. Under consideration was 
        S. Con. Res. 11.

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        Mr. [John D.] Dingell [of Michigan]: Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    motion.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Mr. Dingell moves to strike out all after the resolving 
        clause of Senate Concurrent Resolution 11, and insert in lieu 
        thereof the language of House Concurrent Resolution 173, as 
        agreed to by the House.

        The motion was agreed to.
        [The Senate concurrent resolution as amended was agreed to.]

                       Motion offered by Mr. Dingell

        Mr. Dingell: Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Mr. Dingell moves to strike out the preamble of Senate 
        Concurrent Resolution 11, and insert in lieu thereof the 
        language of the preamble of House Concurrent Resolution 173, as 
        agreed to by the House.

        The motion was agreed to.