A resolution establishing a point of order against legislation selling Federal land in order to reduce the deficit.

Bill: 113-sres-483
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT]
Introduced: 2014-06-24
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt

Land transfers

Legislative rules and procedure

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3944)

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-06-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider legislation that sells any federal land and uses the proceeds of the sale to reduce the federal deficit, except for the sale of federal land in a state as part of a program that acquires land in the same state of comparable value or contains exceptional resources.</p> <p>Permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths (60) of the Senate.</p>

tv_txt: III 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 483 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2014 Mr. Walsh (for himself, Mr. Heinrich , and Mr. Udall of Colorado ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources RESOLUTION Establishing a point of order against legislation selling Federal land in order to reduce the deficit.

1. Point of order against selling Federal land in order to reduce the deficit (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, amendment between the houses, or conference report that sells any Federal land and uses the proceeds of the sale to reduce the Federal deficit. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply to the sale of Federal land as part of a program that acquires land in the same State that is of comparable value or contains exceptional resources. (c) Supermajority waiver and appeal in the senate (1) Waiver This section may be waived or suspended only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. (2) Appeal An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.