Mr. Speaker. the motion to recede and concur is not in order because it does not meet the germaneness test under clause 7 of rule 16 of the rules of the House which provide that. "no motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment." Under the precedents of the House germaneness is determined by the text of the amendment and the burden of proof must be carried by the proponent of the amendment. The Senate amendment is limited to situations such as the unprecedented influx of Cuban refugees who were lawfully admitted into the country after the census got underway. Senator CHILES amendment is limited in scope and addresses a unique problem not heretofore encountered in the census. The amendment is limited to a specific period of time and to a specific category of people who enter the country lawfully around the time the census is taken.
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