S.Amdt. 746Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)

S.Amdt. 746

Submitted February 4, 2021

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Senate amendment submitted

February 4, 2021

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SA 746. Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Tillis) 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 IMPLEMENTING A NUCLEAR DEAL
WITH IRAN ABSENT RELEASE OF ALL UNJUSTLY
DETAINED UNITED STATES CITIZENS.

(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 implement an agreement with Iran related
to its nuclear program until Iran has released all United
States citizens unjustly held in detention in Iran.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate

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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 October 18, 2025.
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