[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1286]
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SA 1111. Mr. PADILLA 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 WOULD ENDANGER THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
UNITED STATES CONSUMERS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a reconciliation bill or a reconciliation
resolution pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644), or
an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between
the Houses in relation to such a bill or resolution, that
would endanger the health and safety of consumers in the
United States by resulting in the unjust removal of Federal
employees involved in critical food safety programs.
(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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