[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1940]
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SA 855. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title II, add the following:
SEC. 202. LIMIT ON SENATE CONSIDERATION OF RECONCILIATION.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 201, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, which would increase the public debt limit
under section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, during
the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025.
(b) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended in the
Senate only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the
Members, duly chosen and sworn.
(c) Appeals.--An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the
Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be
required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on
the point of order raised under this section.
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