[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 144 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6174]
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SA 2963. 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 ALLOWING GRANTING REGISTERED
PROVISIONAL IMMIGRATION STATUS UNTIL THE DHS
SECRETARY CERTIFIES THE DEPARTMENT HAS FULL
BORDER CONTROL WITH SURVEILLANCE, EFFECTIVENESS
RATE OF 90% FOR ALL BORDER SECTORS FOR AT LEAST
ONE YEAR, IMPLEMENTS E-VERIFY, AND HIRES 10,000
NEW BORDER PATROL OFFICERS.
(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 granting registered provisional immigration status
until the DHS Secretary certifies the Department has full
border control with surveillance, effectiveness rate of 90%
for all border sectors for at least one year, implements E-
verify, and hires 10,000 new Border Patrol officers.
(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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