[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 144 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6157]
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  SA 2839. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 14, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2023 through 2031; 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 GRANTING OF REFUGEE STATUS OR ASYLUM 
                   UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS 
                   COMPLETED A BACKGROUND CHECK, INCLUDING 
                   BIOMETRIC AND BIOGRAPHIC DATA.

       (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 would 
     allow the granting of refugee status or asylum unless the 
     Department of Homeland Security has completed a background 
     check, including biometric and biographic data.
       (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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