the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman. the chair: mr. speaker,

pursuant to clause 6-r of rule 18, -- the speaker pro tempore: the chairman of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that during consideration of h.r. 2847 in that the committee pursuant to house resolution 552, the votes cast by the delegates and the resident commissioner were decisive on a recorded vote and on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california, mr. lewis. mr. price: mr. speaker, parliamentary inquiry. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? mr. price: parliamentary inquiry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will state his inquiry. the gentleman will suspend. the house will be in order. the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, my understanding

is that because the vote in the committee of the whole was within the margin of the number of delegates that there are within the house then the committee has now risen and we're in the whole house and the vote that we are about to have will be the same amendment, is that correct? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. mr. price: i thank the speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the amendment . the clerk: amendment number 18 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. lewis of california. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 6-r of rule 18, the chair will put the question to the house de novo. those in favor say aye. nopes. in the opinion of the chair the noes have it. mr. price: mr. speaker, on that i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the y%aiau:vzvtxp:vzvt)t