S.Amdt. 3681Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)

To create a point of order against legislation that would provide funding or subsidize the import from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China of items relating to electric cars.

Sponsored by Ted CruzSen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Submitted August 10, 2021

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3681 proposed by Senator Cruz.(consideration: CR S6236; text: CR S6236)

August 11, 2021

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3681 proposed by Senator Cruz.(consideration: CR S6236; text: CR S6236)

August 11, 2021

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive section 904 of the CBA with respect to amendment SA 3681 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 355.(CR S6236)

August 11, 2021

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Amendment SA 3681 proposed by Senator Cruz. (consideration: CR S6236; text: CR S6236) To create a point of order against legislation that would provide funding or subsidize the import from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China of items relating to electric cars.

August 11, 2021

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Point of order that the amendment violates section 305(b)(2) of the CBA raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 3681.

August 11, 2021

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Motion to waive section 904 of the CBA with respect to amendment SA 3681 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 355. (CR S6236)

August 11, 2021

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Amendment SA 3681 ruled out of order by the chair.

August 11, 2021

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Senate amendment submitted

August 10, 2021

Text

Submitted

SA 3681. Mr. CRUZ 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 PROVIDING FUNDING OR
SUBSIDIZING THE IMPORT FROM THE XINJIANG UYGHUR
AUTONOMOUS REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA OF ITEMS RELATING TO ELECTRIC CARS.

(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
provide funding to or subsidize the import of--
(1) significant goods, wares, articles, or merchandise
mined, produced, or manufactured wholly, or in part, in the
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of
China to be used for the production of electric vehicles; and
(2) electric vehicles that incorporate or are otherwise
produced using goods, wares, articles, or merchandise
described in paragraph (1).
(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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