Jason Chaffetz: “I raise a point of order against the motion because the instruction contains matter in the jurisdiction of a committee…”

“I raise a point of order against the motion because the instruction contains matter in the jurisdiction of a committee to which the resolution was not referred, thus violating clause 7 of rule XVI which requires an amendment to be germane to the measure being amended. The committee of jurisdiction is a central test of germaneness; therefore, I must insist on the point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Are there any other Members who wish to speak on the point of order? If not, the Chair is prepared to rule. The gentleman from Utah makes a point of order that the instructions proposed in the motion to recommit offered by the gentleman from California are not germane. The bill addresses operational and administrative aspects of Federal agencies, including information technology management, government-wide rulemaking restrictions, and sundry personnel matters. The instructions in the motion to recommit address, in part, adjudication of veterans under title 38, United States Code. Among the fundamental principles of germaneness is that an amendment must confine itself to matters that fall within the jurisdiction of the committees with jurisdiction over the pending measure. The bill, as amended, falls within the legislative jurisdiction of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on the Judiciary.…”