S.Amdt. 1921Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)

S.Amdt. 1921

Submitted April 4, 2025

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Senate amendment submitted

April 4, 2025

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Submitted

SA 1921. Mr. MURPHY 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
REDUCE FEMA ASSISTANCE TO DISASTER SURVIVORS.

(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
reduce the amount of assistance awarded to disaster survivors
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, such as
assistance awarded through the Disaster Relief Fund of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(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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