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Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

S.Amdt. 2012

S.Amdt. 2012 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes H.Con.Res. 14 — Establishing 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.

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

This amendment would add a point of order, which is a procedural rule used to object to a bill, to the congressional budget resolution.

  • It would prohibit the Senate from considering any legislation that provides money for the arrest or detention of Massachusetts residents who are legally present in the United States if that action is based solely on their nonviolent free expression of political views.

  • The amendment also prohibits funding for the transport of a Massachusetts resident across state lines or their deportation if it violates a federal court order that forbids such actions.

  • Additionally, it stops funding for the revocation of a visa or the rescission of a green card if it is based on a Massachusetts resident's nonviolent free expression of political views.

  • To bypass or suspend these rules in the Senate, a vote of three-fifths of the members is required.

  • A three-fifths vote is also required to uphold an appeal of the ruling of the Chair, which is the presiding officer, regarding a point of order raised under this section.