[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1185. Mr. TUBERVILLE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. 
Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, 
Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
Leahy, and Mr. Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 8___. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR STATE HOMES TO SUPPORT 
                   STATE HOMES STRUGGLING TO ADDRESS FALLOUT FROM 
                   COVID-19.

       (a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise made 
     available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, to support State homes 
     struggling to address the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
       (b) Offset.--The amount appropriated by section 602 of the 
     Social Security Act, as added by section 9901 of this Act, is 
     hereby reduced by $1,000,000,000.
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