S.Amdt. 1562

SA 1562. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Alsobrooks,
Mr. Kim, and Ms. Blunt Rochester) 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 RAISING TAXES ON IMPORTS OF
ESSENTIAL GOODS TO PAY FOR TAX CUTS THAT
BENEFIT THE WEALTHY.

(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 rate of duty on any food, energy, or
pharmaceutical good imported into the United States from a
country that is an ally of the United States while decreasing
taxes on the wealthy.
(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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