[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1481 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1481
To prohibit the application of the trade authorities procedures with
respect to implementing bills that contain provisions regarding the
entry of aliens.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 29 (legislative day, July 21), 2003
Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Kennedy)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To prohibit the application of the trade authorities procedures with
respect to implementing bills that contain provisions regarding the
entry of aliens.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Responsibility for
Immigration Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON TRADE AUTHORITIES PROCEDURES.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
section 2103(b)(3) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of
2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(b)(3)) and the provisions of section 151 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191) (trade authorities procedures) shall
not apply to any bill implementing a trade agreement between the United
States and any other country, if the implementing bill contains any
provision relating to the immigration laws of the United States or the
entry of aliens.
(b) Point of Order in Senate.--
(1) In general.--When the Senate is considering an
implementing bill, upon a point of order being made by any
Senator against any part of the implementing bill that contains
material in violation of subsection (a), and the point of order
is sustained by the Presiding Officer, the Senate shall cease
consideration of the implementing bill under the procedures
described in subsection (a).
(2) Waivers and appeals.--
(A) Waivers.--Before the Presiding Officer rules on
a point of order described in paragraph (1), any
Senator may move to waive the point of order and the
motion to waive shall not be subject to amendment. A
point of order described in paragraph (1) is waived
only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn.
(B) Appeals.--After the Presiding Officer rules on
a point of order under this paragraph, any Senator may
appeal the ruling of the Presiding Officer on the point
of order as it applies to some or all of the provisions
on which the Presiding Officer ruled. A ruling of the
Presiding Officer on a point of order described in
paragraph (1) is sustained unless a majority of the
Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, vote not
to sustain the ruling.
(C) Debate.--Debate on a motion to waive under
subparagraph (A) or on an appeal of the ruling of the
Presiding Officer under subparagraph (B) shall be
limited to 1 hour. The time shall be equally divided
between, and controlled by, the Majority Leader and the
Minority Leader of the Senate, or their designees.
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