S.Amdt. 4238

SA 4238. Mr. VOINOVICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 30, after line 23, add the following:

SEC. 202. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION.

Section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress), is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(8) Fiscal year 2009.--

“(A) In general.--When the Senate is considering a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, a point of order may be made against an emergency designation in that measure if that emergency designation would cause the total amount of all new budget authority or outlays for fiscal year 2009 designated as an emergency requirement under paragraph (2) in the Senate to be more than--

“(i) $65,000,000,000; or

“(ii) $15,000,000,000 for purposes other than overseas contingency operations.

“(B) Point of order.--If a point of order is made under subparagraph (A), the provision making the emergency designation in excess of the amount described in that subparagraph shall be stricken from the measure and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor.

“(C) No waiver.--A point of order under subparagraph (A) may not be waived.”.