[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1282]
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SA 1082. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Booker) 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 RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT DOES NOT EXPLICITLY PROHIBIT THE DIVERSION
OF FENTANYL-RELATED INVESTIGATIONS AND
PROSECUTIONS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that does not explicitly prohibit the
diversion of fentanyl-related investigations and
prosecutions.
(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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