[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1031-S1032]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 88--REQUESTING THAT THE PRESIDENT TRANSMIT TO THE 
 SENATE NOT LATER THAN 14 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE ADOPTION OF THIS 
RESOLUTION DOCUMENTS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE PRESIDENT RELATING TO THE 
  AMOUNT OF FUNDING PREVIOUSLY ENACTED UNDER CERTAIN PUBLIC LAWS AND 
                           CURRENTLY UNSPENT

  Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
Young, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Braun, Mr. Rounds, and 
Mr. Hoeven) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:

                               S. Res. 88

       Whereas the national debt of the United States is 
     $27,900,000,000,000;
       Whereas this represents $223,441 in debt per taxpayer;
       Where Congress appropriated over $4,000,000,000,000 on a 
     bipartisan basis to address COVID-19 during 2020;
       Whereas Congress passed additional COVID-19 relief 
     legislation as part of the bipartisan-bicameral omnibus 
     COVID-19 relief deal on December 21, 2020;
       Whereas the latest reports from the Congressional Budget 
     Office indicate that a substantial portion of funds 
     previously allocated remain unspent;
       Whereas Congress needs reliable information on unspent 
     funds before it should consider allocating additional 
     dollars;
       Whereas, according to Center for a Responsible Federal 
     Budget, the proposed American Rescue Plan allocates less than 
     10 percent of its total funding to directly combat COVID-19 
     needs;
       Whereas, according to the Congressional Budget Office, the 
     level of spending in the proposed American Rescue Plan is at 
     least 3 times the size of the output shortfall in our 
     economy, which will lead to higher inflation; and
       Whereas, almost half of the American Rescue Plan would not 
     be spent until fiscal year 2022 or later, with at least 
     $140,000,000,000 not being spent until fiscal year 2024 or 
     later: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the President is requested to transmit to 
     the Senate not later than 14 days after the date of the 
     adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of 
     the President relating to the amount of funding previously 
     enacted and currently unspent provided under the following 
     laws:
       (1) The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-123).
       (2) The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 
     116-127).
       (3) The CARES Act (Public Law 116-136).
       (4) The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care 
     Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139).
       (5) Division N (relating to additional coronavirus response 
     and relief) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
     (Public Law 116-260).

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