[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1967]
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  SA 4925. Ms. HIRONO 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 appropriate place in title IV, add the following:

     SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST TRACKING, CREATING, OR 
                   MAINTAINING A DATABASE OF INDIVIDUALS 
                   PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES PROTECTED BY THE 
                   FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       (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 
     provides funding that can be used to track, create, or 
     maintain a database of individuals participating in 
     activities protected by the First Amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States.
       (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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