S.Amdt. 487Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)
S.Amdt. 487
Sponsored by
Sen. John Boozman (R-AR)
Submitted February 3, 2021
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February 3, 2021
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SA 487. Mr. BOOZMAN 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 RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION THAT WOULD TRIGGER SEQUESTRATION FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any reconciliation bill, resolution, amendment, amendment between Houses, motion, or conference report pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 641) that would result in a sequestration under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 931 et seq.) that reduces direct spending (as defined in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c))) for programs under title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011 et seq.) or programs under title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.). (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). (c) Sunset.--This section shall cease to have force or effect on December 31, 2022. ______