S.Amdt. 683

1. Adds SEC. __. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CREATE A CARBON TAX OR A CAP-AND-TRADE POLICY RELATING TO CARBON EMISSIONS wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. __. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CREATE A CARBON TAX OR A CAP-AND-TRADE POLICY RELATING TO CARBON EMISSIONS.

   Inserted: (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would create a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade policy relating to carbon emissions.

   Inserted: (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an 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 to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a).

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   Original wording

   At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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