[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1959]
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SA 4865. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4109. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD FUND
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ACTION BY THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE
ISSUANCE OF AUTOMATIC EXTENSIONS OF AN
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT WHEN A
QUALIFIED IMMIGRANT APPLIES FOR SUCH EXTENSION
IN A TIMELY MANNER.
(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
fund the implementation of an action by the Executive branch
that prohibits the issuance of an automatic extension of an
Employment Authorization Document when a qualified immigrant
applies for such extension in a timely manner.
(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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