Text of Senate Amendment 4959

On 2026-04-22, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 4959" in the Senate. The speech addressed immigration and also covered housing. It referenced legislation: S1972.

Text of Senate Amendment 4959

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1972] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4959. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title IV, add the following: SEC. 4109. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION THAT WOULD INCREASE THE DEFICIT FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT WHILE HOUSING PRICES CONTINUE TO OUTPACE INCOME GROWTH. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution, that would increase the deficit for immigration enforcement while housing prices continue to outpace income growth. (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). ______