[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 21 (Thursday, February 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S498]
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  SA 579. Mr. CRAMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 5, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2022 through 2030; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:

     SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD 
                   ALLOW THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO 
                   EMPLOYEE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF 
                   A FELONY OR MEDICAL PERSONNEL WHO HAVE EVER HAD 
                   THEIR MEDICAL LICENSES OR CREDENTIALS REVOKED 
                   OR SUSPENDED.

       (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 
     allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ 
     individuals who have been convicted of a felony and medical 
     personnel who have ever had their medical licenses or 
     credentials revoked or suspended.
       (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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