To prohibit the application of the trade authorities procedures with respect to implementing bills that contain provisions regarding the entry of aliens.

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

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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