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Ways and Means chair overrules germaneness objection; appeal tabled 25-19
Summary
House Ways and Means Chairman Smith overruled a point of order that the Republican amendment in the nature of a substitute was non‑germane to the bill as filed Friday. Representative Buchanan moved to table the appeal and the clerk recorded 25 yeses and 19 nos; the committee then proceeded to consider the substitute and hear technical witnesses.
Chairman Smith of the House Ways and Means Committee overruled a point of order arguing that the amendment being offered on the committee substitute was not germane to the base 28‑page bill filed on Friday, and the committee voted to table an appeal of that ruling, 25‑19.
The ruling came after several members rose to reserve or press objections under House Rule 16, Clause 7, saying the committee’s substitute had expanded from the 28‑page…
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