S.Amdt. 269

SA 269. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her 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
DECREASE THE AVAILABLE AMOUNT FOR PROGRAMS THAT
PROVIDE BASIC STANDARDS OF LIVING.

(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
decrease the available amount for programs that provide basic
standards of living for children, seniors, and families, such
as the supplemental nutrition assistance program established
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, the temporary
assistance for needy families established under part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act, programs that provide
housing assistance, or the program to provide block grants to
States for social services established under subtitle A of
title XX of the Social Security 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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