Thread: Notes about germaneness

Standing Rules of the Senate
RULE XVI
APPROPRIATIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILLS

4. On a point of order made by any Senator, no amendment offered by any other Senator which proposes general legislation shall be received to any general appropriation bill, nor shall any amendment not germane or relevant to the subject matter contained in the bill be received; nor shall any amendment to any item or clause of such bill be received which does not directly relate thereto; nor shall any restriction on the expenditure of the funds appropriated which proposes a limitation not authorized by law be received if such restriction is to take effect or cease to be effective upon the happening of a contingency; and all questions of relevancy of amendments under this rule, when raised, shall be submitted to the Senate and be decided without debate; and any such amendment or restriction to a general appropriation bill may be laid on the table without prejudice to the bill.

OK is this bill an appropriation bill for the border fence and other security?

Or is it just the amendment that has appropriations in it. The House is in charge of appropriations from what Tancredo says.

Yes.....the House is the only body that can authorize the spending of money.

Originally Posted by NCByrd

Yes.....the House is the only body that can authorize the spending of money.

Thanks NCByrd.

Hey I usually have an edit on the top of my posts but I don't have them today. Anyone else having that problem?