Ruling
March 21, 1984
Item anticipating passage of bill
Hon. Lloyd Francis
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The Vote would: authorize a new program without the appropriate legislative authority. The rulings of the Chair since 1974 clearly emphasize that it is not procedurally correct to use an Appropriation Act to establish a new program.
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Holding
"A vote in an Appropriation Act is out of order if it seeks to establish a new program without separate, pre-existing legislative authority."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that a vote in an Appropriation Act is out of order if it seeks to create a new program without separate legislative authority.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
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