An amendment. to be germane to a bill under consideration. must be akin to and relative to the subject matter of the bill. The Chair does not feel that the provision of a penalty or the provision for civil relief from a law seeking to be enacted would be a matter unakin or unrelated to the bill. However. there is specific matter in the amendment. to wit. "or any other law relating to the immigration of expulsion of aliens" which is to be found in section 509 to which specific objection was made. The Chair has examined the bill before the Committee and is unable to find reference to any other law relating to the immigration or expulsion of aliens. Therefore. because of the references just cited. the Chair sustains the point of order.
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