S.Amdt. 825

SA 825. Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Warren, and Mr.
Schatz) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 INCREASING HOUSING COSTS
FOR UNITED STATES FAMILIES.

(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 would
increase housing costs for families in the United States by
reducing the labor supply for new home construction or
increasing tariffs on home materials.
(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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