[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1481 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1481

 To prohibit the application of the trade authorities procedures with 
  respect to implementing bills that contain provisions regarding the 
                            entry of aliens.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 29 (legislative day, July 21), 2003

Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Kennedy) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the application of the trade authorities procedures with 
  respect to implementing bills that contain provisions regarding the 
                            entry of aliens.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Responsibility for 
Immigration Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON TRADE AUTHORITIES PROCEDURES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
section 2103(b)(3) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 
2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(b)(3)) and the provisions of section 151 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191) (trade authorities procedures) shall 
not apply to any bill implementing a trade agreement between the United 
States and any other country, if the implementing bill contains any 
provision relating to the immigration laws of the United States or the 
entry of aliens.
    (b) Point of Order in Senate.--
            (1) In general.--When the Senate is considering an 
        implementing bill, upon a point of order being made by any 
        Senator against any part of the implementing bill that contains 
        material in violation of subsection (a), and the point of order 
        is sustained by the Presiding Officer, the Senate shall cease 
        consideration of the implementing bill under the procedures 
        described in subsection (a).
            (2) Waivers and appeals.--
                    (A) Waivers.--Before the Presiding Officer rules on 
                a point of order described in paragraph (1), any 
                Senator may move to waive the point of order and the 
                motion to waive shall not be subject to amendment. A 
                point of order described in paragraph (1) is waived 
                only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the 
                Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn.
                    (B) Appeals.--After the Presiding Officer rules on 
                a point of order under this paragraph, any Senator may 
                appeal the ruling of the Presiding Officer on the point 
                of order as it applies to some or all of the provisions 
                on which the Presiding Officer ruled. A ruling of the 
                Presiding Officer on a point of order described in 
                paragraph (1) is sustained unless a majority of the 
                Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, vote not 
                to sustain the ruling.
                    (C) Debate.--Debate on a motion to waive under 
                subparagraph (A) or on an appeal of the ruling of the 
                Presiding Officer under subparagraph (B) shall be 
                limited to 1 hour. The time shall be equally divided 
                between, and controlled by, the Majority Leader and the 
                Minority Leader of the Senate, or their designees.
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