[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 145 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6307]
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SA 3122. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 14, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2023 through 2031; 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
PROHIBITING OR LIMITING ANY NEW FEES OR
PENALTIES IMPOSED ON ENERGY FACILITIES THAT
WOULD RESULT IN HIGHER ENERGY PRICES FOR
AMERICAN TAXPAYERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
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
Federal energy policy, which may include prohibiting or
limiting any new fees or penalties imposed on energy
facilities that would result in higher energy prices for
American taxpayers and small businesses, 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 2022 through
2026 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2022 through
2031.
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