S.Amdt. 2139Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)
S.Amdt. 2139
Sponsored by
Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
Submitted April 4, 2025
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April 4, 2025
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SA 2139. Mr. MARKEY 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 FACILITATING EXPORTS OF AMERICAN ENERGY. (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 facilitate new lease sales, expedited permitting, or royalty relief for fossil fuel projects developed on public lands or waters, in whole or in part, for the purpose of exporting United States energy abroad. (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). ______