S.Amdt. 612

SA 612. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 INCREASE THE DEFICIT OR REDUCE A
SURPLUS.

(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any reconciliation bill, resolution, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, motion, or conference report
pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 that would cause or increase a deficit or reduce a
surplus in either of the following periods:
(1) The current fiscal year, the budget year, and the
ensuing 4 fiscal years following the budget year.
(2) The current fiscal year, the budget year, and the
ensuing 9 fiscal years following the budget year.
(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).
(c) Determination of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this
section, the levels of net deficit increases and net surplus
reduction shall be determined on the basis of estimates
provided by the Committee on the Budget of the Senate.
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