[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S2217]
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SA 1477. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him 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, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
INCREASE CARBON POLLUTION FROM FOSSIL FUELS
UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A CBO ANALYSIS OF THE
LEGISLATION'S EFFECT ON COSTS.
(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 carbon pollution from fossil fuels unless the
legislation is accompanied by an analysis prepared by the
Congressional Budget Office of the effect of the legislation
on the costs of homeowner property insurance, products, and
commodities caused by the effect of the legislation on
climate change.
(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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