S.Amdt. 317Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)

S.Amdt. 317

Sponsored by Tina SmithSen. Tina Smith (D-MN)
Submitted February 20, 2025

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Senate amendment submitted

February 20, 2025

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SA 317. Ms. SMITH 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 HARMING INDIAN TRIBES OR
NATIVE AMERICANS.

(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
harm Indian Tribes or Native Americans or in any way reduce
services provided under the trust and treaty obligations of
the Federal Government to Indian Tribes and Native Americans.
(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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