[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1295]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 1179. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her 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 LIMITING THE ABILITY OF
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INVESTIGATE DRUG
TRAFFICKING AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
(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
limits the ability of Federal law enforcement to engage in a
core mission of investigating drug trafficking and human
trafficking in order to assist with immigration enforcement.
(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).
______