[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 166 (Monday, October 16, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6406-S6407]
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SA 1111. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 25, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2019 through 2027; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 83, line 17, strike ``Sections 3205 and'' and
insert ``Section''.
On page 83, line 19, strike ``are'' and insert ``is''.
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4114. PROHIBITION ON AGREEING TO CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO
LEGISLATION WITHOUT A SCORE IN THE SENATE.
(a) In General.--In the Senate, it shall not be in order to
vote on the adoption of a covered amendment to a bill or
resolution that requires an estimate under section 402 of the
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Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653), unless an
estimate described in such section 402 for the covered
amendment was made publicly available on the website of the
Congressional Budget Office not later than 28 hours before
the time the vote commences.
(b) Covered Amendment Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered amendment'' means an amendment in the nature of a
substitute.
(c) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal.--
(1) Waiver.--In the Senate, subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the
Members, duly chosen and sworn.
(2) Appeal.--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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