S.Amdt. 3588Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)
S.Amdt. 3588
Sponsored by
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)
Submitted August 10, 2021
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August 10, 2021
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SA 3588. Mr. DAINES 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 INCLUDE A DEFINITION OF ``CLEAN ENERGY'' THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE HYDROPOWER, HYDROKINETIC POWER, NUCLEAR POWER, GEOTHERMAL POWER, OR FOSSIL FUEL GENERATION PAIRED WITH A CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION, AND STORAGE SYSTEM. (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 include a definition of ``clean energy'' that does not include hydropower, hydrokinetic power, nuclear power, geothermal power, or fossil fuel generation paired with a carbon capture, utilization, and storage system. (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). ______