S.Amdt. 342Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)
S.Amdt. 342
Sponsored by
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Submitted February 3, 2021
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February 3, 2021
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SA 342. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 5, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030; 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 ADMITTING ANY ALIEN CHARGED WITH OR CONVICTED OF A FELONY. (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, authorizes, or allows for the authorization of conditional or permanent resident status to any alien with a felony criminal conviction or pending felony criminal charges under Federal or State law. [[Page S377]] (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). ______