[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1172]
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SA 293. Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Warren, and Ms.
Slotkin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026
through 2034; 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
RAISE GROCERY COSTS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES.
(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
increase the cost of groceries for American families,
including the cost of staples such as eggs and milk.
(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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