S.Amdt. 4583
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION at the end of the bill
Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE)What it changes
1 change to S. 3663 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION at the end of the bill
Adds a sectionIn S. 3663 · Placed on Calendar Senate
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Inserted: SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION.
Inserted: (a) Point of Order.--Subject to subsection (b), it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any conference report or other legislation that originates in the House of Representatives as a message, bill, amendment, or motion, or any Senate bill or related conference report to which the House of Representatives added a provision, that addresses climate change through the inclusion of a cap-and-trade program if the Senate has not considered and approved a bill addressing climate change that included such a cap-and-trade program.
Inserted: (b) Waiver and Appeal.--
Inserted: (1) Waiver.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of \2/3\ of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
Inserted: (2) Appeal.--An affirmative vote of \2/3\ 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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As printed
SA 4583. Mr. JOHANNS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3663, to promote clean energy jobs and oil company accountability, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION.
(a) Point of Order.--Subject to subsection (b), it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any conference report or other legislation that originates in the House of Representatives as a message, bill, amendment, or motion, or any Senate bill or related conference report to which the House of Representatives added a provision, that addresses climate change through the inclusion of a cap-and-trade program if the Senate has not considered and approved a bill addressing climate change that included such a cap-and-trade program.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--
(1) Waiver.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of \2/3\ of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
(2) Appeal.--An affirmative vote of \2/3\ 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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Senate amendment submitted
August 3, 2010