S.Amdt. 399Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)
S.Amdt. 399
Sponsored by
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Submitted February 20, 2025
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February 20, 2025
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SA 399. Mr. KAINE 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, insert the following: [[Page S1188]] SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION THAT WOULD TERMINATE UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE CONTRACTS WITH AMERICAN FARMERS. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, that would suspend, terminate or otherwise curtail contracts with United States farmers that are financed through foreign assistance funds. (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). ______