S.Amdt. 4358

SA 4358. Mr. GREGG 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:

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SEC. . SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST SPENDING RECONCILIATION DIRECTIVES THAT DO NOT PROVIDE FOR DE MINIMIS AMOUNT IN SAVINGS.

(a) In General.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a concurrent resolution on the budget for the budget year or any amendment, amendment between Houses, motion, or conference report thereon that provides reconciliation directives, pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, that do not instruct committees to achieve savings in their jurisdictions that total at least 0.5% of on-budget mandatory outlays, excluding net interest, over the budget resolution budget window.

(b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal in the Senate--

(1) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

(2) Appeal.--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 this section.

(c) Determination of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this section, the levels of mandatory spending and reductions therefrom shall be determined by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget on the basis of estimates provided by the Congressional Budget Office.