To prohibit increasing the public debt limit under reconciliation.
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 855 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 132.
March 27, 2015
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 855 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 132.
March 27, 2015
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 855 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 132.
March 27, 2015
Amendment SA 855 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 132.
March 27, 2015
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 855 proposed by Senator Enzi for Senator Lee.(consideration: CR S1979-1980, S2012-2013; text: CR S1979)
March 26, 2015
Amendment SA 855 proposed by Senator Enzi for Senator Lee. (consideration: CR S1979-1980, S2012-2013; text: CR S1979) To prohibit increasing the public debt limit under reconciliation.
March 26, 2015
Senate amendment submitted
March 25, 2015
Senate amendment submitted
March 25, 2015
Votes
1 roll call on this amendment
Text
Submitted
SA 855. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title II, add the following: SEC. 202. LIMIT ON SENATE CONSIDERATION OF RECONCILIATION. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to section 201, or an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, which would increase the public debt limit under section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, during the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. (b) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. (c) Appeals.--An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on the point of order raised under this section. ______