S.Amdt. 452

SA 452. Mr. TILLIS (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Scott of Florida,
Mrs. Capito, Mr. Thune, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Inhofe) 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 DELAYING COVID-19 TESTS,
TREATMENTS, AND VACCINES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
PRE-EXISTING HEALTH CONDITIONS.

(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
impede innovation by delaying the development and
availability of COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines for
individuals with pre-existing conditions, and result in
increased cases and hospitalizations associated with COVID-
19.
(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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