S.Amdt. 1118Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 1118
Sponsored by
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Submitted October 17, 2017
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October 17, 2017
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SA 1118. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1116 proposed by Mr. Enzi to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 71, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 83, line 13, strike ``Sections 3205 and'' and insert ``Section''. On page 83, line 15, strike ``are'' and insert ``is''. At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following: SEC. 4114. PROHIBITION ON AGREEING TO CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO LEGISLATION WITHOUT A SCORE IN THE SENATE. (a) In General.--In the Senate, it shall not be in order to vote on the adoption of a covered amendment to a bill or resolution that requires an estimate under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653), unless an estimate described in such section 402 for the covered amendment was made publicly available on the website of the Congressional Budget Office not later than 28 hours before the time the vote commences. (b) Covered Amendment Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered amendment'' means an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (c) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal.-- (1) Waiver.--In the Senate, subsection (a) may be waived or suspended 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 to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a). ______