S.Amdt. 2745Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)
S.Amdt. 2745
Sponsored by
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO)
Submitted August 9, 2021
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August 9, 2021
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SA 2745. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 14, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following: SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS THAT MANDATE FACE COVERINGS FOR STUDENTS. (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 does not condition Federal funding provided to States and localities for elementary schools and secondary schools on the recipient schools not discriminating against any student based on the student's decision not to wear a face covering in school. (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). ______