On the recordJanuary 26, 2023
Mr. Chair, clause 7 of rule XVI prohibits the House and its committees from considering nongermane amendments. The amendment violates clause 7 of rule XVI of the House rule because it is not germane to the underlying bill. Specifically, the bill limits the drawdown of petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Department of Energy develops a plan to increase the percentage of Federal lands leased for oil and gas production, but the amendment addresses the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is outside the scope of H.R. 21. Conditioning enactment of this bill upon an entirely unrelated foreign military event is not germane. The Acting CHAIR. Does any Member wish to be heard on this point of order?
