S.Res. 483 · 113th Congress

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

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
John Walsh
Introduced
2014-06-24
Latest action
2014-06-24 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

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.

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.