[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1266-S1267]
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SA 975. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley) 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
INCREASE RISKS TO FISHING FAMILIES AT SEA.
(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 risks to the safety of fishing families at sea.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate
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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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