S.Amdt. 4942

SA 4942. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2027 through 2035; 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 FUNDING FEDERAL AGENCIES
THAT DO NOT COOPERATE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN INVESTIGATIONS INTO
DEATHS AND SERIOUS BODILY HARM.

(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 Federal agencies without clear policies to share
evidence and cooperate in investigations by State and local
law enforcement agencies into the death of or serious bodily
harm caused to residents of those jurisdictions.
(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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