[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2028]
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  SA 5366. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Smith) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION 
                   THAT WOULD NOT REIMBURSE STATES AND LOCALITIES 
                   FOR THE COSTS INCURRED AS A RESULT OF EXPANDED 
                   IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS.

         (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 would not reimburse States and localities for costs 
     incurred as a result of expanded immigration enforcement 
     operations, including costs incurred as a result of 
     ``Operation Metro Surge''.
         (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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