S.Amdt. 5188

SA 5188. Mr. KAINE 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 LEGISLATION THAT REDUCES
PRODUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

(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 defunds, restricts, or limits the ability of Federal
agencies to support, build, and expand affordable housing
initiatives.
(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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