,,iii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #dhc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bd1 #bjad ,mr4 ,walsh 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 and ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado7 submitted the following resolution2 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 deficit4 #a4 ,point of order against selling ,federal land in order to reduce the deficit 7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subsection 7b71 it shall not be in order in the ,senate to consider any bill1 joint resolution1 amendment1 motion1 amendment between the houses1 or conference report that sells any ,federal land and uses the proceeds of the sale to reduce the ,federal deficit4 7b7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7 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 resources4 7c7 ,supermajority waiver and appeal in the senate 7#a7 ,waiver ,this section may be waived or suspended only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the ,members1 duly chosen and sworn4 7#b7 ,appeal ,an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the ,members1 duly chosen and sworn1 shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the ,chair on a point of order raised under this section4