[United States Senate Manual, 116th Congress]
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[Cleaves Manual of Conferences and Conference Reports]
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TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
Chapter 12--IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
336 Sec. 1254a. Temporary protected status
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(h) Limitation on consideration in Senate of legislation
adjusting status
(1) In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), it
shall not be in order in the Senate to consider
any bill, resolution, or amendment that--
(A) provides for adjustment to lawful
temporary or permanent resident alien status
for any alien receiving temporary protected
status under this section, or
(B) has the effect of amending this
subsection or limiting the application of
this subsection.
(2) Supermajority required
Paragraph (1) may be waived or suspended in
the Senate only by the 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 in the Senate to sustain an
appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of
order raised under paragraph (1).
(3) Rules
Paragraphs (1) and (2) are enacted--
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking
power of the Senate and as such they are
deemed a part of the rules of the Senate,
but applicable only with respect to the
matters described in paragraph (1) and
supersede other rules of the Senate only to
the extent that such paragraphs are
inconsistent therewith; and
(B) with full recognition of the
constitutional right of the Senate to change
such rules at any time, in the same manner
as in the case of any other rule of the
Senate. (Pub. L. 101-649, Title III,
Sec. 302(a), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5035.)
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