[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S2211]
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  SA 1436. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Ms. Duckworth) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent 
resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT DIRECTS 
                   FEDERAL FUNDS TO PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE 
                   ASSISTANCE THROUGH VOUCHERS FOR SCHOOLS THAT DO 
                   NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS FOR 
                   STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

       (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 
     directs Federal funds to programs that provide assistance 
     through vouchers for schools that do not comply with Federal 
     civil rights laws under the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), or 
     section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     794), for students with disabilities.
       (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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