S.Amdt. 4980

SA 4980. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him

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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 LEGISLATION THAT DOES NOT
PROTECT POLLING LOCATIONS AND ELECTION
ADMINISTRATION SITES FROM UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE
BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

(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 a conference report on or amendment between
the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, if
such bill, joint resolution, or conference report does not
further ensure protection of polling locations and election
administration sites from unlawful interference by Federal
law enforcement as proscribed by sections 592, 593 and 594 of
title 18, United States Code, and section 11 of the Voting
Rights Act of 1965.
(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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