S.Amdt. 1347

SA 1347. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Ms. Duckworth)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent
resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CHANGES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION THAT WOULD WEAKEN THE ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

(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 makes
changes to the Department of Education that would weaken the
academic achievement of students with disabilities, including
moving core responsibilities to other agencies with less
experience serving this population.
(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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