[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 51 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S2064]
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SA 1001. Mr. MENENDEZ 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, insert the following:
SEC. 422. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING RELATING TO
ASSISTANCE FOR TRADE PROMOTION FOR CUBA UNTIL
THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION STANDARDS.
(a) Point of Order.--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
provide funding relating to assistance for trade promotion
for Cuba until the Government of Cuba is in compliance with
International Labor Organization standards.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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