Point of Order
March 18, 1977
Motion in amendment, beyond scope of bill
Hon. James Jerome
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
"The role of the organization spelled out in every clause in the bill is so fundamental to the operation of the statute that it is more than simply an incidental aspect of the machinery of the bill, and any attempt to try to produce the same effect without the producer organization would, in my opinion, be the introduction of an entirely new concept."
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Holding
"An amendment is inadmissible if it alters a bill so fundamentally as to introduce a new principle or concept not contemplated by the bill as read a second time."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible because it sought to remove a core element of the bill, thereby introducing a new principle beyond the bill's scope.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Debate on a bill
- Significance
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