S.Amdt. 4944

SA 4944. 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 CONTRACTS FOR
WAREHOUSE DETENTION CENTERS AND PRIVATE PRISONS
THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT.

(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 contracts for warehouse detention centers and private
prisons that are not subject to the Freedom of Information
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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