S.Amdt. 2839

SA 2839. Mr. TILLIS 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 LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
ALLOW THE GRANTING OF REFUGEE STATUS OR ASYLUM
UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS
COMPLETED A BACKGROUND CHECK, INCLUDING
BIOMETRIC AND BIOGRAPHIC DATA.

(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 would
allow the granting of refugee status or asylum unless the
Department of Homeland Security has completed a background
check, including biometric and biographic data.
(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).
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