S.Amdt. 1542

SA 1542. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to

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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 subtitle A of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 41__. PROHIBITION ON PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION OF
LEGISLATION WITHOUT A SCORE IN THE SENATE.

(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``covered estimate'', with respect to covered
legislation, means an estimate of the costs which would be
incurred in carrying out the covered legislation, as
determined by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of
the Senate under the authority under section 312 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 643); and
(2) the term ``covered legislation'' means a bill, joint
resolution, amendment between the Houses, or conference
report.
(b) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to proceed to any covered legislation by motion or by consent
unless, not later than 28 hours before the time the Senate
proceeds to consideration of the covered legislation, a
covered estimate with respect to the covered legislation is
made publicly available--
(1) by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the
Senate; or
(2) on the website of the Congressional Budget Office.
(c) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal.--
(1) Waiver.--Subsection (b) may be waived or suspended in
the Senate 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
under subsection (b) with respect to a motion to proceed.
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