S.Amdt. 5137

SA 5137. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting
forth

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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 RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
WHILE THE PRESIDENT RAISES COSTS FOR FAMILIES
IN THE UNITED STATES BY ARBITRARILY DELAYING
REVIEWS AND APPROVALS OF LOW-COST WIND, SOLAR,
AND BATTERY STORAGE PROJECTS.

(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, while the President raises costs for
families in the United States by arbitrarily delaying reviews
and approvals of low-cost wind, solar, and battery storage
projects.
(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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