[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1995-S1996]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5137. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting 
forth

[[Page S1996]]

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 RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION 
                   WHILE THE PRESIDENT RAISES COSTS FOR FAMILIES 
                   IN THE UNITED STATES BY ARBITRARILY DELAYING 
                   REVIEWS AND APPROVALS OF LOW-COST WIND, SOLAR, 
                   AND BATTERY STORAGE PROJECTS.

       (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, while the President raises costs for 
     families in the United States by arbitrarily delaying reviews 
     and approvals of low-cost wind, solar, and battery storage 
     projects.
       (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).
                                 ______