[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S283-S284]
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  SA 120. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

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him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 3, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2018 through 2026; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of title IV, add the following:

     SEC. 4__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST A BUDGET RECONCILIATION 
                   MEASURE THAT FAILS TO INCLUDE A 
                   NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION.

       (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
     to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to 
     section 2001 or 2002, or an amendment to, motion on, 
     conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in 
     relation to, such a bill or joint resolution, if the bill or 
     joint resolution fails to include a provision referred to in 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Nondiscrimination Provision.--The provision referred to 
     in subsection (a) is a provision that forbids discrimination 
     on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual 
     orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or 
     disability in employment for, contracting for, or provision 
     of, the programs and activities covered by the bill or joint 
     resolution.
       (c) 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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