S.Amdt. 84Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)
S.Amdt. 84
Sponsored by
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)
Submitted February 3, 2021
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February 3, 2021
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SA 84. Mr. RUBIO 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 ALLOWING UNITED STATES BUSINESSES TO SELL PRODUCTS OR SERVICES TO CERTAIN BUSINESSES OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. (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 allow United States businesses to sell their products or services to businesses owned or controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of China involved in mass surveillance, camp contracting, or security contracting in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region or minority areas under the control of that Government. (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). ______