[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1981]
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SA 5031. Mr. KIM 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 CONSIDERATION OF
RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION WHEN INFLATION IS
ABOVE 2.0 PERCENT.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a reconciliation bill or a reconciliation
resolution pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644), or
an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between
the Houses in relation to such a bill or resolution, that
would provide for the consideration of budget reconciliation
legislation when inflation is above 2.0 percent, pursuant to
the Consumer Price Index as established by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
(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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