To ensure that there are no tax cuts for the top 1 percent of Americans.
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)Legislative Activity
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1120 proposed by Senator Enzi for Senator Sanders to Amendment SA 1116.(consideration: CR S6518-6521, S6524-6525; text: CR S6519-6520)
October 18, 2017
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1120 proposed by Senator Enzi for Senator Sanders to Amendment SA 1116.(consideration: CR S6518-6521, S6524-6525; text: CR S6519-6520)
October 18, 2017
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the CBA with respect to amendment SA 1120 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 52. Record Vote Number: 224.
October 18, 2017
Amendment SA 1120 proposed by Senator Enzi for Senator Sanders to Amendment SA 1116. (consideration: CR S6518-6521, S6524-6525; text: CR S6519-6520) To ensure that there are no tax cuts for the top 1 percent of Americans.
October 18, 2017
Point of order that the amendment violates section 305(b)(2) of the CBA raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 1120.
October 18, 2017
Motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the CBA with respect to amendment SA 1120 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 52. Record Vote Number: 224.
October 18, 2017
Amendment SA 1120 ruled out of order by the chair.
October 18, 2017
Senate amendment submitted
October 17, 2017
Votes
1 roll call on this amendment
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Submitted
SA 1120. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Wyden) 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: At the end of title IV, add the following: SEC. 4__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ANY LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES A TAX CUT FOR THE TOP 1 PERCENT OF THE WEALTHIEST INDIVIDUALS. (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 provides a tax cut to the top 1 percent of individuals. (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). ______