[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2011-S2012]
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  SA 5251. Mr. WELCH 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

[[Page S2012]]

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 
                   THAT AUTHORIZES OR APPROPRIATES FUNDING FOR A 
                   BALLROOM.

       (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, motion, amendment, amendment between the 
     Houses, or conference report that would authorize or 
     appropriate funding for any action by the United States 
     Government, agencies, personnel, or persons acting on their 
     behalf, to begin construction on a ballroom prior to January 
     21, 2029.
       (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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