[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2000]
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  SA 5171. Mr. KAINE 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 INCREASING THE DEFICIT 
                   THROUGH RECONCILIATION MULTIPLE TIMES DURING A 
                   SINGLE CONGRESS.

       (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
     to consider a reconciliation bill 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, that 
     would cause or increase a deficit or reduce a surplus in any 
     year if--
       (1) the Congressional Budget Office estimated that a prior 
     reconciliation bill considered during the same Congress 
     pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644) (as amended, 
     if amended) would cause or increase a deficit or reduce a 
     surplus in any year; and
       (2) that reconciliation bill was enacted into law.
       (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).
       (c) Determination of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this 
     section, the levels of net deficit increases and net surplus 
     reduction shall be determined on the basis of estimates 
     prepared by the Congressional Budget Office that are provided 
     by the Committee on the Budget of the Senate.
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