[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1972]
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SA 4959. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER 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 RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD INCREASE THE DEFICIT FOR IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT WHILE HOUSING PRICES CONTINUE TO
OUTPACE INCOME GROWTH.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported 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 would increase the deficit for
immigration enforcement while housing prices continue to
outpace income growth.
(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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