[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1952]
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SA 944. Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. Schatz) 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 appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ____. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST USING TAX DOLLARS TO CENSOR
PUBLICLY-FUNDED CLIMATE SCIENCE.
It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any
bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between
the Houses, or conference report that would censor or
otherwise limit the ability of any Federal employee or
Federal agency to use in official documents or presentations
terms common in scientific literature describing atmospheric,
climate, weather, or oceanic processes, including terms
relevant to changes in the global climate system or other
risks to human health, the environment, and the economy
related to air pollution.
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