S.Amdt. 5249

SA 5249. Mr. WELCH 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 RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL CONVICTED OF AN
OFFENSE RELATING TO THE ATTACK ON THE UNITED
STATES CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021, TO BE
APPOINTED TO A POSITION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT
OR ACCESS FEDERAL PROPERTY.

(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, that, with respect to any individual
convicted of an offense relating to the attack on the United
States Capitol on January 6, 2021--
(1) would authorize or appropriate funding to appoint such
an individual to a position in the Federal Government,
including a position in any component, agency, or other
office of the Federal Government;
(2) does not deem such an individual ineligible for
employment or other financial engagement with the Federal
Government, including with any component, agency, or other
office of the Federal Government; or
(3) does not deny such an individual access to property of
the Federal Government, including property of any component,
agency, or other office of the Federal Government.
(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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