S.Amdt. 1543

SA 1543. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Heinrich) 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 LEGISLATION THAT WOULD RAISE
GROCERY COSTS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES.

(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
increase the cost of groceries for families in the United
States, including by cutting or changing eligibility
requirements for the supplemental nutritional assistance
program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2011 et seq.) or other programs that help households in the
United States afford food.
(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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