[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2235-S2236]
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SA 1613. 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, insert the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT FAILS TO REQUIRE AGENCIES INFILTRATED BY
DOGE TO UNDERGO A SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND
SECURITY AUDIT.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any reconciliation bill or joint resolution
reported
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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 require each
agency that has had staff of the Department of Government
Efficiency digging into protected data of the agency to
conduct a comprehensive systems audit to check for any
vulnerabilities that could interfere with system performance
or security or expose personally identifiable information.
(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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