S.Amdt. 944

SA 944. Mr. HICKENLOOPER 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 LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
REQUIRE AUCTIONS OF FEDERAL SPECTRUM.

(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
directs the Federal Communications Commission to reallocate
frequencies for non-Federal commercial licensed use through a
system of competitive bidding under section 309(j) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) if the
frequencies are--
(1) assigned to a Federal entity; and
(2) used by a Federal entity to transmit communications,
perform technological functions, or support the operation of
relevant systems that perform missions to--
(A) forecast severe weather or issue natural disaster
warnings;
(B) monitor and enhance security across the United States-
Mexico border; or
(C) support national security or intelligence activities of
importance to the United States.
(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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