S.Amdt. 579

SA 579. Mr. CRAMER 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 LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
ALLOW THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO
EMPLOYEE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF
A FELONY OR MEDICAL PERSONNEL WHO HAVE EVER HAD
THEIR MEDICAL LICENSES OR CREDENTIALS REVOKED
OR SUSPENDED.

(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
allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ
individuals who have been convicted of a felony and medical
personnel who have ever had their medical licenses or
credentials revoked or suspended.
(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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