S.Amdt. 1677

SA 1677. Mr. WELCH 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 LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
AUTHORIZE OR APPROPRIATE FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT
ACTS IN VIOLATION OF THE WAR CRIMES ACT.

(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
authorize or appropriate funding to implement any activity,
including negotiations or policy discussions, on the topic of
removing Palestinians that are not citizens of the State of
Israel from Gaza, the West Bank, or other geographic areas
which came under the administration of the Government of
Israel after June 5, 1967, given that--
(1) seizing of enemy property and pillage is a war crime
under section 2441 of title 18, United States Code (commonly
known as the ``War Crimes Act''); and
(2) activities by United States officials or officers to
facilitate acts of pillage or seizing of enemy property would
engender liability risks under the War Crimes Act.
(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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