[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S2245]
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  SA 1677. Mr. WELCH 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 LEGISLATION THAT WOULD 
                   AUTHORIZE OR APPROPRIATE FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT 
                   ACTS IN VIOLATION OF THE WAR CRIMES ACT.

       (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 
     authorize or appropriate funding to implement any activity, 
     including negotiations or policy discussions, on the topic of 
     removing Palestinians that are not citizens of the State of 
     Israel from Gaza, the West Bank, or other geographic areas 
     which came under the administration of the Government of 
     Israel after June 5, 1967, given that--
       (1) seizing of enemy property and pillage is a war crime 
     under section 2441 of title 18, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``War Crimes Act''); and
       (2) activities by United States officials or officers to 
     facilitate acts of pillage or seizing of enemy property would 
     engender liability risks under the War Crimes Act.
       (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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