S.Amdt. 1599

SA 1599. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him 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 COSTS ON UNITED
STATES CONSUMERS BY IMPOSING TARIFFS ON ALLIES
AND PARTNERS.

(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 tariff rates on most imports from a county that is
an ally of, or has a free trade agreement in effect with, the
United States.
(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

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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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