[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 169 (Thursday, October 19, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6690-S6691]
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  SA 1542. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to

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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 levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:

     SEC. 41__. PROHIBITION ON PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION OF 
                   LEGISLATION WITHOUT A SCORE IN THE SENATE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``covered estimate'', with respect to covered 
     legislation, means an estimate of the costs which would be 
     incurred in carrying out the covered legislation, as 
     determined by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 
     the Senate under the authority under section 312 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 643); and
       (2) the term ``covered legislation'' means a bill, joint 
     resolution, amendment between the Houses, or conference 
     report.
       (b) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
     to proceed to any covered legislation by motion or by consent 
     unless, not later than 28 hours before the time the Senate 
     proceeds to consideration of the covered legislation, a 
     covered estimate with respect to the covered legislation is 
     made publicly available--
       (1) by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
     Senate; or
       (2) on the website of the Congressional Budget Office.
       (c) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal.--
       (1) Waiver.--Subsection (b) may be waived or suspended in 
     the Senate 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 
     under subsection (b) with respect to a motion to proceed.
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