S.Amdt. 1978

SA 1978. Mr. BOOKER 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 UNDERMINES
CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS.

(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill,

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joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the
Houses, or conference report that endangers protections for
renters, homeowners, or people experiencing homelessness by
reducing funding for or staff charged with enforcement of the
Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), the Violence
Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291 et seq.), the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et
seq.), or other civil rights laws.
(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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