S.Amdt. 242Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)
S.Amdt. 242
Sponsored by
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Submitted February 20, 2025
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SA 242. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth 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 in title IV, add the following: SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD FUND THE DEPLOYMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES OR OTHER UNITED STATES PERSONNEL FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS IN GAZA, PANAMA, OR GREENLAND. (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 fund the deployment of members of the United States Armed Forces or other United States personnel for military operations in Gaza, Panama, or Greenland. (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). ______