To establish a point of order.
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Senate amendment submitted
March 17, 2005
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Senate amendment submitted
March 17, 2005
Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 257 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 54. Record Vote Number: 77.
March 17, 2005
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 257 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 54. Record Vote Number: 77.
March 17, 2005
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 257 proposed by Senator Boxer.
March 17, 2005
Amendment SA 257 proposed by Senator Boxer. (consideration: CR S2935; text: CR S2935) To establish a point of order.
March 17, 2005
Amendment SA 257 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 54. Record Vote Number: 77.
March 17, 2005
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1 roll call on this amendment
Text
Submitted
SA 257. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. POINT OF ORDER. (a) Point of Order in the Senate.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any appropriations bill if it allows funds to be provided for prepackaged news stories that do not have a disclaimer that continuously runs through the presentation which says, ``Paid for by the United States Government.''. (b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal.--This section may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of \3/5\ of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of \3/5\ 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 this section. ______