[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1951]
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SA 936. Mr. PAUL 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 subtitle A of title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4_. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT HAVE
BEEN EXPIRED FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS.
(a) In General.--It shall not be in order in Senate to
consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
appropriates amounts for a program for which the authorizing
authority has been expired for more than 5 fiscal years.
(b) Point of Order; Waiver and Appeal.--In the Senate, a
point of order under subsection (a) may be raised by a
Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). A point of order under
subsection (a) may be waived in accordance with the
procedures under section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)) upon an affirmative vote of
three-fifths of the Members duly chosen and sworn.
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