S.Amdt. 516Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)
S.Amdt. 516
Sponsored by
Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)
Submitted February 3, 2021
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February 3, 2021
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SA 516. Ms. LUMMIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 USING FEDERAL FUNDS FOR FURTHER RULEMAKING OR POLICY DEVELOPMENT BY THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES FOR CLASSIFICATION OF NEW WEAPONS, DEVICES, OR COMPONENTS UNDER THE NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT OR AS CONTRABAND. (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 authorize the use of Federal funds for further rulemaking or policy development by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for classification of new weapons, devices, or components under the National Firearms Act or as contraband. (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). ______