[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 169 (Thursday, October 19, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S6690]
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SA 1539. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1116 proposed by Mr. Enzi to the concurrent resolution H.
Con. Res. 71, establishing the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF ALL AMERICANS TO BE
FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION BASED ON THEIR SEXUAL
ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, RELIGION, RACE,
COLOR, SEX, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution,
and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between
the Houses, motions, or conference reports, relating to
ensuring that Federal agencies protect the rights of all
individuals in the United States to be free from
discrimination (such as discrimination in employment,
contracting, or programs and services) based on their sexual
orientation, gender identity, religion, race, color, sex, or
national origin, in accordance with the Constitution of the
United States and Federal law, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over either the
period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027.
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