[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1970]
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  SA 4944. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him 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 FUNDING CONTRACTS FOR 
                   WAREHOUSE DETENTION CENTERS AND PRIVATE PRISONS 
                   THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE FREEDOM OF 
                   INFORMATION 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 
     fund contracts for warehouse detention centers and private 
     prisons that are not subject to the Freedom of Information 
     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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