[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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