S.Amdt. 154

SA 154. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 3, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2018 through 2026; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of title II, add the following:

SEC. 2003. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING THE PUBLIC DEBT
LIMIT THROUGH 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 2001 or section 2002, or an amendment to, motion on,
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
2017 through 2026.
(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.
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