[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 167 (Tuesday, October 17, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6485-S6486]
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SA 1126. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1116 proposed by Mr. Enzi to the concurrent resolution H.
Con. Res. 71, establishing the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary
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levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027; 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 TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY
BEFORE PROVIDING FULL HURRICANE RECOVERY
FUNDING.
(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
lowers taxes for the wealthiest Americans without ensuring
that full recovery funding is provided to Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, and other areas affected by recent
hurricanes.
(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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