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amendment in the nature of a sub- tions proposing to strike out an stitute. entire pending portion (section or The Clerk read as follows: title) of text and to insert new Amendment in the nature of a matter and is not used to describe substitute offered by Mr. Wright: Strike out all after the enacting those motions to strike out and in- clause and insert in lieu thereof the sert which may be properly char- following: acterized as ‘‘perfecting - That the Intelligence Authoriza- ments’’ and which go only to a tion Act for Fiscal Year 1983 is amended by adding at the end there- portion of the pending text. of the following new title:... An amendment in the nature of MR. [HENRY J.] HYDE [of Illinois]: I a substitute for a bill may be pro- have an amendment that was printed posed before perfecting amend- in the Record. Will I be given an op- ments to the pending portion of portunity to offer it? the original text have been of- THE CHAIRMAN: (1) The Chair will ad- fered, but may not be voted on vise the gentleman that a printed per- until after such perfecting amend- fecting amendment to the bill can be (2) offered before the vote on the Wright ments have been disposed of. amendment in the nature of a sub- Amendments to a stitute. amendment in the nature of a Parliamentarian’s Note: In cases substitute are voted on before a such as that above, the perfecting , and the ef- amendment to the pending por- fect of the adoption of a substitute tion of the bill is voted on first. amendment striking out all after the title of the committee amend- ment is to eliminate the language § 25. Substitute Amend- inserted by the committee amend- ment as well as the language of ments; Amendments in the amendments thereto. (3) Nature of Substitute 2. See 107 CONG. REC. 8825–27, 87th An amendment in the nature of Cong. 1st Sess., May 24, 1961, where a substitute is basically, in form, a Member was recognized to offer an a motion to strike out and insert. amendment in the nature of a sub- stitute for a bill, and after it was But the term ‘‘amendment in the read another Member was recog- nature of a substitute’’ applies nized to offer a perfecting amend- only to those motions which pro- ment to the original text. The per- pose to strike out an entire pend- fecting amendment was considered ing bill, or, less precisely, to mo- and voted on before the amendment in the nature of a substitute. 1. William H. Natcher (Ky.). 3. See § 25.3, infra.

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Where a substitute—striking is on the Smith substitute as amended, out all of the text and inserting to the Ramspeck amendment to the new matter—for an amendment Vinson bill? in the nature of a substitute is THE CHAIRMAN: (6) The gentleman is adopted, the vote recurs imme- correct. diately on the amendment, as MR. COCHRAN: Now I want to know amended, and no further amend- if the Smith substitute is adopted, if ments to either proposition are in the vote then comes on the Ramspeck order since the original amend- amendment as amended by the Smith ment has been changed in its en- substitute? tirety by the substitute. (4) THE CHAIRMAN: The gentleman is correct again.... MR. COCHRAN: I would like to make one further parliamentary inquiry. If Rejection of Substitute the Smith substitute is voted down, we then remain in Committee of the § 25.1 If a substitute amend- Whole and consider the Ramspeck bill, ment is adopted, the ques- open to amendment under the 5- tion recurs on the amend- minute rule? ment as amended by the sub- THE CHAIRMAN: The gentleman from Missouri is correct throughout. stitute; but if the substitute is rejected, the amendment is Adoption of Substitute for open to further amendment. Amendment in Nature of Sub- ( ) On Dec. 3, 1941, 5 the following stitute proceedings took place: MR. [JOHN J.] COCHRAN [of Mis- § 25.2 Where an amendment in souri]: I desire to know if the first vote the nature of a substitute to a bill is amended in Com- 4. See, for example, 116 CONG. REC. 20206, 91st Cong. 2d Sess., June 17, mittee of the Whole by the 1970 (response of Chairman Charles adoption of a substitute M. Price [Ill.] to parliamentary in- therefor, the question recurs quiry by Mr. James G. Fulton [Pa.]). on the amendment in the na- 5. 87 CONG. REC. 9395, 77th Cong. 1st ture of a substitute, as Sess. Under consideration was H.R. amended. 4139, to further expedite national ( ) defense programs with respect to On Dec. 16, 1970, 7 the fol- naval construction, etc., by providing lowing proceedings took place: for the investigation and mediation of labor disputes in connection there- 6. William P. Cole, Jr. (Md.). with. For discussion of the effect of 7. 116 CONG. REC. 42032, 91st Cong. 2d rejection of amendments generally, Sess. Under consideration was H.R. see §§ 35 and 38, infra. 18582. For discussion of the effect of

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THE CHAIRMAN: (8) The question is on ture of a substitute) is to the substitute amendment offered by eliminate the language in- the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Abbitt), as amended for the amend- serted by the amendments to ment in the nature of a substitute, of- the amendment in the nature fered by the gentleman from Wash- of a substitute. ington (Mr. Foley). . . . On May 26, 1960,(9) while a So the substitute for the amendment committee amendment in the na- in the nature of a substitute was agreed to. ture of a substitute was pending, THE CHAIRMAN: The question now the following proceedings took occurs on the amendment in the na- place: ture of a substitute offered by the gen- The Clerk read as follows: tleman from Washington (Mr. Foley), as amended by the substitute amend- Amendment offered by Mr. [Carl ment offered by the gentleman from A.] Elliott of Alabama: Page 13, strike out lines 5 through 12, and in- Virginia (Mr. Abbitt).... sert the following:... MR. [DURWARD G.] HALL [of Mis- souri]: The amendment was a sub- So the amendment was agreed (10) stitute amendment for the Foley com- to.... mittee amendment, and therefore the Amendment offered by Mr. [Adam question does not arise, does it? C.] Powell [Jr., of New York]: Page 18, line 4, after section 6(a) in- THE CHAIRMAN: The question is on sert:... the amendment in the nature of a sub- stitute offered by the gentleman from So the amendment was agreed Washington (Mr. Foley), as amended to....(11) by the substitute amendment offered Amendment offered by Mr. [Frank by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. T.] Bow of Ohio: On page 11, line 20, Abbitt). after ‘‘Sec. 1.’’ strike out all after sec- tion 1 and insert in lieu thereof the § 25.3 Amendments to an following:... amendment in the nature of So the amendment was agreed a substitute are voted on be- to.... fore a substitute amendment, The committee amendment as (12) and the effect of the adop- amended was agreed to.

tion of a substitute amend- 9. 106 CONG. REC. 11282, 11292, ment (here an amendment 11296–98, 11301, 11302, 86th Cong. striking out all after the title 2d Sess. Under consideration was of the amendment in the na- H.R. 10128. 10. 106 CONG. REC. 11282, 11292, 86th adoption of substitute amendments Cong. 2d Sess. generally, see § 32, infra. 11. Id. at pp. 11296, 11297. 8. Spark M. Matsunaga (Hawaii). 12. Id. at pp. 11298, 11301.

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Since the rule permitted sepa- Chair responded to a parliamen- rate votes in the House on amend- tary inquiry as described above. ments to the committee amend- The proceedings were as follows: ment in the nature of a sub- THE CHAIRMAN: (17) The question is stitute, separate votes were de- on the amendment, as amended, of- manded on the three amend- fered as a substitute by the gentleman ments. An inquiry was then di- from Iowa (Mr. Smith) for the amend- rected to the Chair: (13) ment in the nature of a substitute of- fered by the gentleman from Texas MR. [GRAHAM A.] BARDEN [of North (Mr. Krueger). . . . Carolina]: Mr. , what effect So the substitute amendment, as will the Bow amendment have on the amended, for the amendment in the other amendments that will be voted nature of a substitute to the committee on? amendment in the nature of a sub- THE SPEAKER: (14) If the Bow amend- stitute, was agreed to.... ment is agreed to it will strike out the THE CHAIRMAN: The question is on other two amendments. the amendment in the nature of a sub- MR. BARDEN: It strikes out the El- stitute offered by the gentleman from liott amendment and the Powell Texas (Mr. Krueger) as amended to the amendment? committee amendment in the nature of THE SPEAKER: That is correct. a substitute. MR. [ROBERT E.] BAUMAN [of Mary- § 25.4 Where a substitute for land]: Mr. Chairman, a parliamentary an amendment in the nature inquiry.... of a substitute has been . . . [I]t is my understanding that at this stage, since the Smith sub- agreed to, the question re- stitute amendment has been agreed to curs immediately upon the narrowly, that there are no further amendment as amended by amendments to the Krueger amend- the substitute, and further ment in the nature of a substitute perfecting amendments to since it was a complete substitute, is that correct? the amendment are not then THE CHAIRMAN: That is correct. in order. On Feb. 5, 1976,(15) the Com- Amendments to Original Text mittee of the Whole having under While Amendment in Nature consideration H.R. 9464,(16) the of Substitute Is Pending

13. Id. at p. 11302. § 25.5 An amendment in the 14. Sam Rayburn (Tex.). nature of a substitute is not 15. 122 CONG. REC. 2648, 2649, 94th voted on until the pending Cong. 2d Sess. 16. Natural Gas Emergency Act of 1976. 17. Richard Bolling (Mo.).

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portion of original text is 1963 crop year for each of the following perfected. commodities: Wheat, corn, rye, barley, oats, and grain sorghums. Each such ( ) On June 21, 1962, 18 during program shall afford producers, who consideration of the Food and Ag- agree not to plant that particular com- ricultural Bill of 1962 (H.R. modity, an opportunity to purchase 11222), Mr. Charles B. Hoeven, of from the Commodity Credit Corpora- Iowa, offered an amendment in tion, at an attractive price, notwith- standing the provisions of section 407 the nature of a substitute: of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as Amendment offered by Mr. Hoeven: amended, the quantity of such com- Page 15, line 16, strike out lines 16 modity determined under section through 23, all of page 17 through 87 404.... and lines 1 through 3 on page 88 and Mr. Hoeven explained the effect insert in lieu thereof the following: of the amendment in part as fol- ‘‘SUBTITLE A—FEED GRAINS lows:

‘‘Sec. 401. Paragraphs (3) and (4) of MR. HOEVEN: . . . Mr. Chairman, section 105(c) of the Agricultural Act of this substitute would strike title IV 1949 are amended by inserting after from the bill and substitute a vol- the words ‘1962’ wherever they appear untary feed grain program for 1 year, the words ‘or 1963’. and the extension of the present wheat ‘‘Sec. 402. Section 105(c) of the Agri- program for another year, with certain cultural Act of 1949 as amended by additions. adding new subsections (5)(a) and Here are the main provisions of the (5)(b) as follows: substitute: No. 1, it extends the ‘‘ ‘(5)(a) The Secretary is authorized present voluntary feed grain program and directed to make payment-in-kind for 1 more year, but makes these im- to producers eligible for price support portant changes: It prohibits the on the 1963 crop of corn, grain sor- ‘‘dumping’’ of surplus feed grains back ghums, and barley who elect to take onto the domestic market, at less than such payments in lieu of price sup- 5 percent above the current support port.... price, plus reasonable carrying ‘‘Sec. 321. This subtitle may be cited charges.... as the ‘Wheat and Feed Grain Disposal Another provision of the substitute Act of 1962.’ would make payments-in-kind to par- Sec. 422. Notwithstanding any other ticipating feed grain farmers in lieu of provision of law, the Secretary shall price supports, thus preventing whole- formulate and carry out a surplus sale shuffling of the Commodity Credit wheat and feed grain disposal program Corporation inventory.... for each crop year beginning with the Another important part of the sub- stitute authorizes the Secretary to ex- 18. 108 CONG. REC. 11324–26, 87th tend expiring conservation reserve con- Cong. 2d Sess. tracts for periods of from 3 to 10 years

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beyond the scheduled termination sition was illustrated as indicated dates, thus preventing millions of acres below: which are now retired from coming back into production. MR. [ELLIOTT H.] LEVITAS [of Geor- MR. [WILLIAM R.] POAGE [of Texas]: gia]: Mr. Chairman, I have a perfecting Mr. Chairman, this amendment, as I amendment at the desk to section 2 of understand it, is in the nature of a House Joint Resolution 13. substitute for the entire section. Is it THE CHAIRMAN: (2) The Chair will ad- not correct that since it is a substitute vise that perfecting amendments to the the amendment will go over until we underlying text are in order at this have perfected the titles, and that the time while the Levitas amendment in gentleman’s proposed substitute will the nature of a substitute is pending. then be subject to perfection itself and But the Chair will also point out that be voted upon, after completing the if any Member is recognized to offer a work on the titles of the bill? perfecting amendment at this time, de- THE CHAIRMAN: (19) The Chair will bate will not be limited on the per- state that the gentleman is correct. If fecting amendment and the vote will there are any perfecting amendments first come on the perfecting amend- to this section, they will be disposed of ment and on any potential amend- before the amendment in the nature of ments thereto before the question is the substitute is disposed of. put on the Levitas substitute.

§ 25.6 Where there is pending —Amendments Offered Under an amendment in the nature Terms of Special Rule of a substitute, perfecting amendments to the pending § 25.7 During consideration of portion of underlying text, a bill pursuant to a special and amendments thereto, rule permitting the may be offered and are voted and minority leaders to offer on prior to the vote on the amendments not printed in amendment in the nature of the Record but requiring all a substitute and amendments other Members to offer thereto. amendments to the bill On Apr. 13, 1983,(20) the Com- which have been printed in mittee of the Whole having under the Record, the majority consideration House Joint Resolu- leader was permitted to offer tion 13,(1) the above-stated propo- an amendment in the nature of a substitute not printed in 19. Francis E. Walter (Pa.). the Record, but while the 20. 129 CONG. REC. 8402–04, 98th Cong. substitute was pending an- 1st Sess. 1. Nuclear Weapons Freeze. 2. Matthew F. McHugh (N.Y.).

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other Member was permitted Amendments to Amendment in to offer to the bill a per- Nature of Substitute, and to fecting amendment printed Substitute, Under Limitation in the Record. on Debate During the proceedings of July § 25.8 Where there was pend- (3) 28, 1983, in the Committee of ing an amendment in the na- the Whole, it was demonstrated ture of a substitute, a sub- that, pending an amendment in stitute therefor and an the nature of a substitute for an amendment to the substitute, entire bill, perfecting amendments and debate had been limited to the pending portion of the bill on the substitute and all could still be offered. amendments thereto but not

MR. [JAMES C.] WRIGHT [Jr., of on the original amendment Texas]: Mr. Chairman, I offer an or amendments thereto, the amendment in the nature of a sub- Chair indicated that (1) fur- stitute. ther amendments to the sub- The Clerk read as follows: stitute or modifications of Amendment in the nature of a the substitute by unanimous substitute offered by Mr. Wright: consent must await disposi- Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the tion of the pending amend- following: ment to the substitute; (2) That the Intelligence Authorization amendments to the original Act for Fiscal Year 1983 is amended amendment could be offered by adding at the end thereof the fol- lowing new title.... and debated under the five- minute rule and would be MR. [HENRY J.] HYDE [of Illinois]: I voted on before amendments have an amendment that was printed in the Record. Will I be given an op- to the substitute; (3) amend- portunity to offer it? ments to the substitute could THE CHAIRMAN: (4) The Chair will ad- be offered and voted upon vise the gentleman that a printed per- without debate unless print- fecting amendment to the bill can be ed in the Record pursuant to offered before the vote on the Wright Rule XXIII clause 6; and (4) amendment in the nature of a sub- the question would not be stitute. put on the substitute until all perfecting amendments to it 3. 129 CONG. REC. 21468, 21469, 98th Cong. 1st Sess. and to the original amend- 4. William H. Natcher (Ky.). ment were disposed of.

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On Feb. 5, 1976,(5) during con- amendment are debatable if of- sideration of H.R. 9464, the Nat- fered.... ural Gas Emergency Act of 1976, The point that the Chair is trying to there was pending an amendment make, regardless of what agreements in the nature of a substitute (the are reached, is that until the Krueger Krueger amendment); a substitute amendment is finally perfected to the satisfaction of the Committee, the therefor (the Smith amendment); Chair cannot put the question on the and an amendment to the sub- Smith substitute. stitute (the Eckhardt amend- MR. BROWN of Ohio: The Chair can- ment). A unanimous-consent re- not put the question on the Smith quest was made to limit debate: amendment? MR. [JOHN D.] DINGELL [of Michi- THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair cannot gan]: Mr. Chairman, I rise to strike the put the question on the Smith sub- requisite number of words. stitute until the Krueger amendment Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous con- is perfected to the satisfaction of the sent that all debate on the Smith Committee. amendment and all amendments There has been no limitation of de- thereto terminate immediately upon bate on the Krueger amendment or the conclusion of consideration of the amendments thereto. The basic par- amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Eckhardt). . . . liamentary situation is that we have a substitute amendment for the amend- There was no objection. . . . ment in the nature of a substitute, the MR. [CLARENCE J.] BROWN of Ohio: Mr. Chairman, as I understood it, the Krueger amendment. Both of those are unanimous-consent request of the gen- subject to amendment, but both must tleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell) be perfected before the Chair can put was that all debate on the Smith sub- the question on the substitute for the stitute amendment cease after the dis- amendment in the nature of a sub- position of the Eckhardt amendment. stitute. The Eckhardt amendment would be MR. BROWN of Ohio: With respect to the pending business then, and imme- the unanimous-consent request of the diately after the determination of the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Din- Eckhardt amendment, we would vote gell), the Eckhardt amendment is still on the Smith amendment. Is that not to be voted upon, and then there are to correct? . . . be no other amendments to the Smith THE CHAIRMAN: (6) Not necessarily, amendment? because there could be an amendment to the Krueger amendment, which THE CHAIRMAN: There is to be no would be debatable. . . . further debate on such amend- . . . Before we vote on the Smith sub- ments.... stitute, amendments to the Krueger MR. BROWN of Ohio: Mr. Chairman, if my time still applies, I would like to 5. 122 CONG. REC. 2646–48, 94th Cong. ask the Chair to state the cir- 2d Sess. cumstances. If I may, before the Chair 6. Richard Bolling (Mo.). does that, I would like to ask the ques-

7106 AMENDMENTS Ch. 27 § 25 tion this way: As the situation stands printed in the Record, there can be at this moment, the Krueger amend- both an amendment offered and debate ment is still perfectable by amend- on the amendment. If there were no ments under the normal course of amendments that were qualified for time, and there is no limitation on the debate by being printed in the Record, Krueger amendment. they could not be offered and voted on The Smith amendment, however, can without debate. be perfected only by the vote on the But if they are offered to the Eckhardt amendment, and then if Krueger amendment in the nature of a there are other amendments to the substitute, they would both be consid- Smith amendment there is no debate ered and would be debatable under the time remaining on those amendments. 5-minute rule. . . . Is that correct? The 5-minute rule applies only to amendments to the Smith amendment THE CHAIRMAN: Unless they are which has been printed in the Record. printed in the Record. Other amendments to the Smith MR. BROWN OF Ohio: And if they are amendment do not have debate time; printed in the Record, the debate time they are just voted on. . . . is 5 per side pro and con. Is MR. [BENJAMIN A.] GILMAN [of New that correct? York]: Mr. Chairman, I offer an THE CHAIRMAN: That is correct. . . . amendment to the Krueger amend- MR. DINGELL: Mr. Chairman, it is, ment in the nature of a substitute. My however, a fact that the gentleman amendment has been printed in the may have an amendment at the desk Record. and it may be voted on without debate The Clerk read as follows: under the unanimous-consent request? Amendment offered by Mr. Gilman THE CHAIRMAN: That is correct. to the amendment in the nature of a MR. [ROBERT] KRUEGER [of Texas]: substitute offered by Mr. Krueger Mr. Chairman, I have a parliamentary immediately after section 26 of the Natural Gas Act (as added by section inquiry. 208) insert the following: THE CHAIRMAN: The gentleman will state it. ‘‘TREATMENT OF RATES AND CHARGES FOR NATURAL GAS SOLD TO SENIOR MR. KRUEGER: Mr. Chairman, there are still those of us who are not certain CITIZENS of the parliamentary situation. I am ‘‘Sec. 27. (a) The Commission shall among them. prohibit any natural-gas company from selling or otherwise supplying Mr. Chairman, my question is this: natural gas to any local natural gas We will vote first on the Eckhardt company which increases the rates amendment to the Smith substitute? for natural gas sold to senior citi- THE CHAIRMAN: That is right. zens. . . . MR. KRUEGER: Following that, there MR. [JOE D.] WAGGONNER [Jr., of will then be a vote without further de- Louisiana] (during the reading): Mr. bate on the Smith substitute, or no? Chairman, I have a . THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair cannot The point of order lies to the fact say, because if there were amendments that the amendment now being read is

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to the Krueger amendment in the na- reported to the House from ture of a substitute and is not in order the , until there has been a disposition of the Eckhardt amendment to the Smith the having substitute. been ordered on the bill and THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair has stat- amendments to final passage, ed that any amendment to the Krueger amendment in the nature of a sub- the question is first on agree- stitute may now be offered and is de- ing to that amendment. And batable. if it is defeated, the question MR. WAGGONNER: But, Mr. Chair- would recur on the engross- man, the amendment is not in order until there has been a disposition of ment of the original bill, and the Eckhardt amendment to the Smith further amendment thereof substitute which is now under consid- is not in order. eration. (7) THE CHAIRMAN: This amendment On Aug. 13, 1959 the fol- takes precedence. This amendment lowing proceedings took place: takes precedence over the amendment to the substitute amendment. That is THE SPEAKER: (8) Under the rule the what the Chair has been trying to say previous question is ordered. now, repeatedly. The amendment that has precedence is an amendment to The question is on agreeing to the the amendment in the nature of a sub- amendment. . . . stitute, and this is the amendment MR. [FRANK] THOMPSON [Jr.] of New that is now before the committee. . . . Jersey: Is it my understanding that the The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas vote about to be taken is on whether or (Mr. Eckhardt) to the amendment of- not the substitute will be accepted, and fered by the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. that it is not a vote on final passage? Smith) as a substitute for the amend- THE SPEAKER: It will be a vote on ment in the nature of a substitute of- fered by the gentleman from Texas the amendment adopted in the Com- (Mr. Krueger). mittee of the Whole. . . . The question was taken; and on a di- MR. [JAMES] ROOSEVELT [of Cali- vision (demanded by Mr. Eckhardt) fornia]: If the amendment is defeated, there were—ayes 33, noes 35. what is then the parliamentary situa- So the amendment to the substitute amendment for the amendment in the tion? nature of a substitute was rejected. THE SPEAKER: Then the question is on the engrossment and third reading If Amendment in Nature of of the so-called committee bill. Substitute Is Defeated in House 7. 105 CONG. REC. 15859, 15867, 86th Cong. 1st Sess. Under consideration § 25.9 When an amendment in was H.R. 8342. the nature of a substitute is 8. Sam Rayburn (Tex.). 7108 AMENDMENTS Ch. 27 § 25

Separate Votes on Amendments of a substitute, as amended;(14) in House these amendments were then voted on in the House, under a § 25.10 The rule that an special rule permitting separate amendment in the nature of votes on any amendments adopted a substitute is always per- in the Committee of the Whole to fected before a vote is taken either the bill or the committee on a substitute amendment is amendment, in the order in which followed in the House when they had been adopted.(15) operating under a special rule permitting separate Substitute Not Subject to Divi- votes on amendments adopt- sion of Question ed in the Committee of the Whole. § 25.11 A substitute for an amendment is not subject to (9) In the 86th Congress, during a division of the question. consideration of a bill (10) to au- thorize federal financial assist- An example of the proposition ance to school construction, the stated above occurred on July 2, ( ) Committee of the Whole had 1980, 16 during consideration of adopted, in the following order: (1) H.R. 7235, the Rail Act of 1980. an amendment to section 4 of a The proceedings in the Committee committee amendment in the na- of the Whole were as follows: (11) ture of a substitute, (2) then an MR. [JAMES J.] FLORIO [of New Jer- amendment to section 6,(12) (3) an sey]: Mr. Chairman, I offer an amend- amendment, in effect a substitute, ment. striking out all after section 1 of The Clerk read as follows: the committee amendment (thus Amendment offered by Mr. Florio: deleting all after the title),(13) and Page 103, line 14, insert ‘‘or (c)’’ im- mediately after ‘‘subsection (b)’’. finally (4) had agreed to the com- Page 104, line 20, strike out the mittee amendment in the nature closing quotation marks and the fol- lowing period. 9. See the proceedings at 106 CONG. Page 104, after line 20, insert the REC. 11282, 11292, 11296–98, following new subsection. . . . 11301–03, 86th Cong. 2d Sess., May MR. [EDWARD R.] MADIGAN [of Illi- 26, 1960. nois]: Mr. Chairman, I offer an amend- 10. H.R. 10128. 11. 106 CONG. REC. 11282, 11292, 86th 14. Id. at p. 11302. Cong. 2d Sess. 15. Id. at pp. 11302, 11303. 12. Id. at pp. 11296, 11297. 16. 126 CONG. REC. 18288, 18290–92, 13. Id. at pp. 11298, 11301. 96th Cong. 2d Sess.

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ment as a substitute for the amend- § 26. Committee Amend- ment. ments The Clerk read as follows: Amendment offered by Mr. Mad- Amendment to First Section igan as a substitute for the amend- ment offered by Mr. Florio: Voted On Before Amendment Page 103, line 14 insert ‘‘or (c)’’ im- in Nature of Substitute mediately after ‘‘subsection (b)’’. Page 104, line 20, strike out the § 26.1 A committee amendment closing quotation marks and the fol- lowing period. to the first paragraph or sec- Page 104, after line 20, insert the tion of a bill is voted on be- following new subsection. . . . fore a vote is taken on an MR. MADIGAN: Mr. Chairman, this amendment in the nature of amendment includes a number of pro- a substitute to strike out all visions designed to resolve problems after the enacting clause and which had been expressed by agricul- insert new matter. tural groups since the bill was reported (18) from committee. . . . On Feb. 9, 1940, the fol- MR. [ROBERT C.] ECKHARDT [of lowing exchange took place: Texas]: Mr. Chairman, I was not aware MR. [JACK] NICHOLS [of Oklahoma]: at the time that this amendment was May an amendment which proposes to offered that it would purport to deal strike out all after the enacting clause with a number of very different sub- and insert other matter be offered at jects. I assume that it would not be in any time during the process of the order to raise a point of order con- reading of the bill, or must it be of- cerning germaneness at this late time, fered at some particular point in the bill? . . . not having reserved it, but I would like THE CHAIRMAN: (19) It can be done to ask if the question may be divided. after the reading of the first section, as There are several subjects that are soon as the committee amendment is quite divisible in the amendment of- disposed of. fered here, and that deal with different matters. Amendment Adding Section THE CHAIRMAN: (17) The Chair will advise the gentleman from Texas that § 26.2 While committee amend- he is correct, it is too late to raise a ments to a pending section point of order on the question of ger- are normally considered maneness. The Chair will further advise the 18. 86 CONG. REC. 1330, 76th Cong. 3d gentleman from Texas that a sub- Sess. Under consideration was H.R. stitute is not divisible. 960, extending the Classified Execu- tive Civil Service. 17. Les AuCoin (Oreg.). 19. Charles F. McLaughlin (Nebr.).

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