[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2001-S2002]
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  SA 5180. 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 COLLECTING THE HEALTH AND 
                   MEDICAL RECORDS OF WORKERS.

       (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 
     funds--
       (1) the collection or publication of the health and medical 
     records of any individual enrolled in a health benefits plan 
     under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, including a 
     plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program or 
     the Postal Service Health Benefits Program, by the Office of 
     Personnel Management or any other Federal agency; or
       (2) the communication of health and medical records 
     described in paragraph (1) to the

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     Office of Personnel Management or any other Federal agency.
       (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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