[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1154-S1302]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 160. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IN MEDICAID EXPANSION
STATES WITH TRIGGER LAWS.
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 health
insurance coverage, which may include protecting Medicaid
expansion by reversing cuts to Federal Medicaid funding that
would trigger provisions in the laws of some States
automatically ending coverage of the Medicaid expansion
population in those States, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 161. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING
RURAL HOSPITALS AND ENSURING RURAL COMMUNITIES
DO NOT LOSE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.
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
promoting access to health care in rural communities, which
may include protecting the rural health care workforce, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 162. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROMOTING
THE HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, AND RIGHTS OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN LONG-TERM CARE
FACILITIES.
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
promoting the health, safety, welfare, and rights of
individuals who live in long-term care facilities, which may
include enhancing the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 163. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PREVENTING
FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZES FROM SHUTTING DOWN
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS.
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
protecting access to health care services, which may include
protecting resources for Federally-qualified health centers
to reverse the harms done by the recent Federal funding
freeze, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
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SA 164. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING ACCESS TO HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED
SERVICES.
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
promoting opportunities for seniors and people with
disabilities to access long-term service and support in their
homes and communities by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 165. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE.
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
programs that support voluntary conservation agriculture,
which may include programs established under Public Law 117-
169 (commonly known as the ``Inflation Reduction Act of
2022'') (136 Stat. 1818), by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 166. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ADVANCING
OFFSHORE WIND PERMITTING AND CONSTRUCTION.
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
advancing offshore wind permitting and construction by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 167. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
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At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO KEEPING
AIR TRAVEL SAFE.
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 air
travel technology modernization or Federal Aviation
Administration investments, including air traffic controller
staffing, radars, or control towers, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 168. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REPAIRING
FEDERALLY MAINTAINED TRAILS IMPACTED BY NATURAL
DISASTERS DURING 2024.
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
funding for the Forest Service and National Park Service to
repair and maintain trails and other outdoor recreation
assets on Federal land impacted by natural disasters during
2024 by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
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SA 169. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 STRATEGIC
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE.
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
construction of port infrastructure at strategic seaports of
the United States to improve supply chain resilience,
readiness, and security by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 170. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
STRENGTHENING UNITED STATES SANCTIONS
ENFORCEMENT.
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
strengthening United States sanctions enforcement, which may
include legislation that would prevent the provision of
financial support to or relief from sanctions imposed on the
Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, Iran, or
North Korea absent meaningful action to change the malign
policies of those countries that undermine the international
order, including invasion of sovereign territory or support
for terrorism, 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 2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 171. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
COUNTERING COOPERATION AMONG UNITED STATES
ADVERSARIES.
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
countering cooperation among United States adversaries, which
may include legislation that would counter the increasing
alignment of and cooperation between the Governments of
Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 172. Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Alsobrooks, and Mr. Lujan)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
REDUCE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID BENEFITS FOR
AMERICANS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce Medicare or Medicaid benefits for working-class and
middle-income Americans.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 173. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FEDERAL
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AGENTS' GOOD FAITH
INVESTIGATIONS.
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 agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
are not punished for good faith investigations relating to
the events of January 6, 2021, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 174. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
PUBLIC SAFETY IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION
DECISIONS.
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 the consideration of public safety when making
immigration detention decisions, which may include
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ensuring that mandatory detention laws do not result in the
release of individuals who pose a serious public safety
threat in order to detain individuals who do not pose a
public safety threat and are not a flight risk, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 175. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT DEPLOYMENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED
STATES ARMED FORCES IN SUPPORT OF IMMIGRATION
OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY DO NOT REDUCE MILITARY READINESS.
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 deployments of members of the United States
Armed Forces in support of immigration operations of the
Department of Homeland Security do not reduce military
readiness, which may include ensuring that such deployments
do not require the cancellation or rescheduling of training
exercises, do not divert military personnel from operations
supporting state wildfire suppression efforts, or do not
divert funds appropriated by Congress for the Department of
Defense for other agencies' operations, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 176. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 HONORING
OUR COMMITMENT TO AFGHANS WHO SERVED WITH THE
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
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
honoring our commitment to Afghans who served with the United
States Armed Forces, which may include supporting pathways to
ensure they are not in danger of reprisal due to their
service, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 177. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION IS ACCESSIBLE ONLY TO
THOSE WITH PROPER SECURITY CLEARANCES.
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 classified information is accessible only to
individuals, including individuals employed by the United
States DOGE Service, who have the proper security clearance
to access such information by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 178. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 HONORING
CAPITOL POLICE OFFICERS FOR THEIR SERVICE ON
JANUARY 6, 2021.
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
honoring Capitol Police Officers for their service on January
6, 2021, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 179. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF UNITED STATES
PERSONNEL SERVING OVERSEAS.
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
protecting United States Government employees serving
overseas, which may include legislation that would provide
medical and emergency evacuation services to United States
personnel serving overseas and their families, including
those suffering health emergencies or those serving on behalf
of the Department of State or the United States Agency for
International Development, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 180. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
FROM REDUCING WORKFORCE POSITIONS IN EACH
ADMINISTRATION.
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
strengthening the Department of Veterans Affairs workforce,
including legislation that would prevent the Department from
reducing workforce positions in each administration in a
manner that reduces job opportunities for or positions
occupied by veterans, including service-disabled veterans and
military spouses, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 181. Mr. GALLEGO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
INCREASING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
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,
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joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to increasing access
to affordable housing, which may include allocating
additional housing vouchers to fast growing cities, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 182. Mr. GALLEGO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 WATER
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE
SUPPORTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR
COLORADO RIVER CONSERVATION PROJECTS.
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 water
conservation programs, which may include supporting the
distribution of funds for Colorado River conservation
projects, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 183. Mr. GALLEGO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FEDERAL
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT, WHICH MAY INCLUDE
INCREASING WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER RETENTION
THROUGH IMPROVED SALARY AND BENEFITS.
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 wildland fire management, which may include
increasing wildland firefighter retention through improved
salary and benefits, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 184. Mr. GALLEGO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 AMERICAN POULTRY PRODUCTION, WHICH
MAY INCLUDE VACCINATING THE UNITED STATES
CHICKEN POPULATION AGAINST AVIAN INFLUENZA.
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
protecting American poultry production, which may include
vaccinating the United States chicken population against
avian influenza, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 185. Mr. GALLEGO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ADDRESSING
THE PUBLIC HEALTH RISK OF AVIAN FLU.
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
addressing the public health risk of avian flu by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 186. Mr. GALLEGO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CUTTING FEDERAL FUNDING TO
STATES BY REDUCING THE FEDERAL MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE (FMAP).
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that cuts
Federal funding to States by reducing the Federal medical
assistance percentage.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 187. Mr. GALLEGO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
PRIORITIZES THE DETENTION AND REMOVAL OF
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF
VIOLENT CRIMES OR WHO POSE A THREAT TO PUBLIC
SAFETY OR NATIONAL SECURITY.
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 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement uses
its finite resources to prioritize the detention and removal
of illegal immigrants who have been convicted of violent
crimes or who pose a threat to public safety or national
security, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 188. Mr. GALLEGO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PROHIBITING THE FREEZING OR CANCELLING OF
CONGRESSIONALLY APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS
THAT COMBAT DRUG CARTELS, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, OR
ILLICIT DRUG SMUGGLING.
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
prohibiting the freezing or cancelling of congressionally
appropriated funds for programs that combat drug cartels,
human trafficking, or illicit drug smuggling, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 189. Mr. GALLEGO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
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him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE CLOSURE OF UNITED STATES
MILITARY BASES WITHOUT NOTIFYING CONGRESS AT
LEAST SIX MONTHS IN ADVANCE.
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
prohibiting the closure of United States military bases
without notifying Congress at least six months in advance, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 190. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO AMERICAN
BROILER CHICKEN EXPORTS.
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
pairing robust trade protections for chicken producers in the
United States with any vaccination strategy against the
highly pathogenic avian influenza by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 191. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 UNITED
STATES NATIONAL SECURITY CIVILIAN WORKFORCE.
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
preventing the reduction in civilian personnel in the
Department of Defense and the intelligence community by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 192. Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. King, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Hirono, Ms.
Slotkin, and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
SERVICE OF VETERANS.
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
recognizing the tremendous service and sacrifices made by
American veterans, which may include legislation that would
protect or sustain Federal employment opportunities for
veterans as part of the wider Federal civilian workforce that
is critical to United States governance and national
security, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 193. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT POSED BY RUSSIA.
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
recognizing Russia as a threat to the national security of
the United States, including by holding the Government of
Russia accountable for its illegal invasion of Ukraine and
its provision of weapons, funds, and technological expertise
to strengthen United States adversaries, including China,
Iran, and North Korea, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 194. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.
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
protecting the integrity of the United States classified
information ecosystem amid growing counterintelligence
threats, including by ensuring that only those properly
cleared individuals with a fully adjudicated background
investigation and a legitimate need to know can access
classified data, systems, and facilities, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 195. Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Heinrich)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 IN-KIND
FOOD ASSISTANCE.
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
sustaining United States foreign assistance in the form of
food grown by United States farmers to combat global food
insecurity, a key driver of global instability and migration,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 196. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Booker) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROMOTING
UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY AND COUNTERING
PRC INFLUENCE.
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
promoting United States national security and countering the
influence of the People's Republic of China, including by
sustaining United States foreign assistance programs that (1)
provide food and shelter in the wake of conflict or
disasters, curb infectious diseases, support counter
terrorism and drug trafficking programs, or address irregular
migration; (2) remain largely frozen despite the issuance of
waivers by the Department of State; and (3) are likely to
result in thousands of deaths worldwide if not restored, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 197. Mr. KING (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM
PROGRAMS.
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
strengthening international counter-terrorism programs, which
may include legislation that would provide foreign military
financing, bolster international law enforcement and
security, provide economic and development assistance,
strengthen intelligence and cybersecurity cooperation, or
increase humanitarian assistance in conflict zones, 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 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 198. Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Merkley) proposed
an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; as follows:
Beginning on page 52, strike line 20 and all that follows
through page 53, line 6, and insert the following:
SEC. 3002. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LEGISLATION THAT
DOES NOT INCREASE TAX BREAKS FOR THE WEALTHY.
(a) Senate.--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
by the amounts provided in such legislation, provided that
such legislation does not reduce the average tax liability of
taxpayers with income over $500,000,000 and provided that
such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 199. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
STRENGTHENING UNITED STATES DETERRENCE.
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
strengthening American deterrence, which may include
legislation that would reiterate continued United States
commitment to Article 5 of the NATO Treaty or stipulate that
an attack against one is an attack against all, a provision
that has only been invoked on one occasion when NATO allies
stood with the United States following the 9/11 attacks, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 200. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 A JUST
AND LASTING PEACE FOR UKRAINE.
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
securing a just and lasting peace for Ukraine, which may
include legislation that would ensure Ukraine and key
European allies are leading participants in any peace
negotiations with Russia, that any agreement preserves
Ukraine's independence, sovereignty, and democracy, or that
strengthens European security, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 201. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING OUT-OF-POCKET
HEALTH CARE COSTS FOR AMERICANS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase out-of-pocket health care costs for Americans.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 202. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA OF
UNITED STATES CITIZENS AGAINST DISCLOSURE TO
UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS.
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 data
privacy, which may include legislation ensuring the
protection of sensitive personal information of United States
citizens held by the Federal Government by preventing
individuals without proper authority from accessing systems
used to store such data, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 203. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034;
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which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RAISING COSTS ON UNITED
STATES CONSUMERS BY IMPOSING TARIFFS ON ALLIES
AND PARTNERS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase tariff rates on most imports from a county that is
an ally of, or has a free trade agreement in effect with, the
United States.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 204. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY.
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
housing affordability, which may include investments in
increasing the supply of affordable housing or actions to
reduce regulatory barriers to home construction, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 205. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. 4___. REQUIREMENT FOR JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
ESTIMATES.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``major
legislation'' means, in the Senate, a bill, joint resolution,
conference report, amendment, amendment between the Houses,
or treaty--
(1) for which an estimate is required to be prepared
pursuant to section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) and that causes a gross budgetary effect
(before incorporating macroeconomic effects and not including
timing shifts) in a fiscal year in the period of years of the
most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget
equal to or greater than--
(A) 0.25 percent of the current projected gross domestic
product of the United States for that fiscal year; or
(B) for a treaty, equal to or greater than $15,000,000,000
for that fiscal year; or
(2) designated as such by--
(A) the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the
Senate for all direct spending and revenue legislation; or
(B) the Senator who is Chairman or Vice Chairman of the
Joint Committee on Taxation for revenue legislation.
(b) Estimates.--An estimate provided by the Joint Committee
on Taxation to the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office under section 201(f) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 601(f)) for any major legislation shall
provide an estimate of the distributional effects across
income categories resulting from major legislation.
______
SA 206. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 CLOSING
THE CARRIED INTEREST LOOPHOLE.
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 tax
fairness, which may include that carried interest
compensation be taxed at ordinary income rates and treated as
wage income subject to employment taxes, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 207. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Welch, Mr. Coons, Mr.
Murphy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. King, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs.
Shaheen, and Mr. Booker) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 HOME
ENERGY ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
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 low-income households' access to energy assistance
to account for high energy costs or the impact of any new
tariffs on the cost of heating oil, delivered fuels, or other
forms of energy, which may include home energy assistance
under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (42
U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 208. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING RESEARCH FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL
SCIENCE FOUNDATION.
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
supporting the access of institutions of higher education and
research institutions to grants from the National Science
Foundation, which may include a robust workforce that ensures
timely and independent grant reviews and awards, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 209. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
INCREASE COSTS FOR BORROWERS OF FEDERAL STUDENT
LOANS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase costs for borrowers of Federal student loans.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 210. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States
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Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 EXPANDING
NATIONWIDE COVERAGE OF, AND ACCESS TO,
FERTILITY TREATMENT, INCLUDING IN VITRO
FERTILIZATION.
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
reproductive health care, which may include expanding
nationwide coverage of, and access to, fertility treatment,
including in vitro fertilization, or that is consistent with
widely accepted and evidence-based medical standards of care,
or to protect an individual's right to make decisions, in
consultation with the individual's health care provider,
about the most appropriate medical care to maximize the
chance of becoming pregnant and giving birth to a healthy,
living, human child with the help of fertility treatment by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 211. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENTS TO
FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS OR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
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
providing mental health support and improvements to
facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the
Department of Defense by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 212. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 HOLISTIC
HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, MEMBERS OF THE
RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES, AND
THEIR DEPENDENTS PROVIDED FROM FACILITIES THAT
ARE NOT FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS OR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
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
holistic health care services for veterans, active duty
members of the Armed Forces, members of the reserve
components of the Armed Forces, and their dependents provided
from facilities that are not facilities of the Department of
Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 213. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ANY LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
DECREASE FUNDING INTENDED TO PROTECT MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS, UPGRADE FACILITIES, AND INCREASE
RESILIENCY TO PREPARE FOR OR IN RESPONSE TO THE
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, SUCH AS RISING SEA
LEVELS, EXTREME WEATHER, OR FIRES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
decrease funding intended to protect military installations,
upgrade facilities, and increase resiliency to prepare for or
in response to the impact of climate change, such as rising
sea levels, extreme weather, or fires.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 214. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 EXPANDING
CYBERSECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE TO COUNTER THREATS
FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARIES IDENTIFIED AS
COUNTRIES OF CONCERN BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
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
expanding cybersecurity infrastructure to counter threats
from foreign adversaries identified as countries of concern
by the Federal Government by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 215. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REQUIRING
NOTIFICATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES OF ALL
PURCHASES OF LAND WITHIN 50 MILES OF A UNITED
STATES MILITARY INSTALLATION BY PERSONS FROM
COUNTRIES OF CONCERN.
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
protecting the security of United States military
installations, which may include requiring notification to
the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States of
all purchases of land within 50 miles of a United States
military installation by any person from a country identified
by the United States Government as a country of concern, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 216. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING
ACCESS BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE
DUTY OR MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS TO
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES ON OR OFF UNITED STATES
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
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
improving access by members of the Armed Forces on active
duty or members of the reserve components to mental health
resources on or off United States military installations by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 217. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 IMPROVING
ACCESS TO PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS OR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
THAT PROVIDE REPRODUCTIVE MEDICAL CARE OR
MEDICATION FOR VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES, OR MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE
COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
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
improving access to programs of the Department of Veterans
Affairs or the Department of Defense that provide
reproductive medical care or medication for veterans, active
duty members of the Armed Forces, or members of the reserve
components of the Armed Forces by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 218. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOES NOT CONDUCT
OPERATIONS AT THE UNITED STATES SOUTHERN BORDER
THAT WOULD INCREASE THE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET
EXPENDITURE WITHOUT PROVIDING A DETAILED COST
ESTIMATE TO THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEES.
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 the Department of Defense does not conduct
operations at the United States southern border that would
increase the Department's budget expenditure without
providing a detailed cost estimate to the Armed Services
committees, including budget offsets by program, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 219. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY, RESERVE, OR NATIONAL
GUARD MEMBERS ARE NOT ENGAGED IN DOMESTIC LAW
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AT THE UNITED STATES
SOUTHERN BORDER.
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 active-duty military, reserve, or National
Guard members are not engaged in domestic law enforcement
activities at the United States southern border by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 220. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
CYBERSECURITY TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE
U.S. DOGE SERVICE TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
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
cybersecurity, which may include legislation on cybersecurity
training for employees of the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary
Organization, requiring that those employees complete the
same cybersecurity and data privacy certifications as other
Federal employees of the health agencies at which those
employees are accessing data, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 221. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS OWNED
BY FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES.
(a) Point of Order.--
(1) In general.--In the Senate, it shall not be in order to
consider a provision in a bill, joint resolution, motion,
amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report
that provides funding for a school owned by a for-profit
entity.
(2) Point of order sustained.--If a point of order is made
by a Senator against a provision described in paragraph (1),
and the point of order is sustained by the Chair, that
provision shall be stricken from the measure and may not be
offered as an amendment from the floor.
(b) Form of the Point of Order.--A point of order under
subsection (a)(1) may be raised by a Senator as provided in
section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
U.S.C. 644(e)).
(c) Conference Reports.--When the Senate is considering a
conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in
relation to, a bill or joint resolution, upon a point of
order being made by any Senator pursuant to subsection
(a)(1), and such point of order being sustained, such
material contained in such conference report or House
amendment shall be stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to
consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from
its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur
in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case
may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that
portion of the conference report or House amendment, as the
case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate
shall be debatable to the same extent as the conference
report or House amendment, as the case may be. In any case in
which such point of order is sustained against a conference
report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference
report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment
shall be in order.
(d) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal.--In the Senate, this
section may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chose and sworn. An
affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members of the Senate,
duly chosen and sworn shall be required to sustain an appeal
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of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
this section.
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SA 222. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
REQUIREMENT TO PUBLICLY DISCLOSE FINANCIAL
TRANSACTIONS WITH FOREIGN PERSONS OR FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
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
requiring all special advisors to the President, or special
Government employees (as defined in section 202 of title 18,
United States Code), appointed on or after January 20, 2025,
regardless of whether such individuals are paid or unpaid, to
publicly disclose any financial transaction or investment
involving a foreign person or foreign government by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 223. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING COAST GUARD ORDER AND EFFECTIVENESS.
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
supporting Coast Guard order and effectiveness, which may
include studying the sudden, unexplained, and irregular
dismissal on January 21, 2025, of Admiral Linda Fagan from
her role as Commandant of the Coast Guard and addressing any
impacts on Coast Guard organization, morale, and ability to
execute its missions, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 224. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 IMPROVING
TRANSPARENCY OF CABINET NOMINEE INVESTMENTS.
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
improving the transparency of cabinet nominee investments,
which may include requiring cabinet nominees under the
Department of Health and Human Services to publicly disclose
all investments in health-related companies, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 225. Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Smith, Ms.
Alsobrooks, and Mr. Booker) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST TAX HIKES ON THE MIDDLE
CLASS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
increases taxes on taxpayers with adjusted gross income less
than $400,000.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 226. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 WHETHER
RENAMING THE GULF OF MEXICO REDUCES THE PRICE
OF GAS, GROCERIES, OR EGGS.
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
whether renaming the Gulf of Mexico reduces the price of gas,
groceries, or eggs by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 227. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Ms. Smith) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING MEDICARE DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE
HOSPITALS.
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
supporting hospitals serving low-income patients and patients
with disabilities, which may include increasing flexibility
for hospitals to meet Medicare Disproportionate Share
Hospital thresholds, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 228. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SAVING
CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING JOBS.
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
supporting clean energy manufacturing, which may include the
protection of funding for solar panels or electric vehicle
batteries that provides American jobs in construction and
manufacturing, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 229. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States
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Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
PRIORITIZING INVESTMENTS IN CHRONIC DISEASE
PREVENTION THROUGH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL AND PREVENTION.
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
prioritizing investments in chronic disease prevention
through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 230. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PRESERVING MEDICAID EXPANSION INCENTIVES FOR
NON-EXPANSION STATES.
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 health
insurance coverage, which may include preserving Medicaid
coverage incentives established under the American Rescue
Plan Act for non-expansion States to expand Medicaid, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 231. Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Beginning on page 52, strike line 20 and all that follows
through page 53, line 6, and insert the following:
SEC. 3002. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LEGISLATION THAT
DOES NOT INCREASE TAX BREAKS FOR THE WEALTHY.
(a) Senate.--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
by the amounts provided in such legislation, provided that
such legislation does not reduce the average tax liability of
taxpayers with income over $1,000,000,000 and provided that
such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 232. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
FULL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS SERVING
STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
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 full funding for public schools serving students
from low-income households, which may include fully funding
title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), by the end of fiscal year 2034 by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 233. Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Ms. Hirono) proposed an
amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CUT
FUNDING FROM THE SCHOOL LUNCH OR SCHOOL
BREAKFAST PROGRAMS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that cuts
funding from the school lunch program under the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or
the school breakfast program established under section 4 of
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 234. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CUT
RURAL ENERGY PROGRAMS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that cuts
programs that provide funding to agricultural producers and
rural small businesses to implement renewable energy systems
or make energy efficiency improvements.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 235. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CUT
ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that cuts
programs that cuts programs that improve energy efficiency
and lower energy costs for Americans.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 236. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT CUTS IRS
TAXPAYER SERVICES OR LIMITS AUDIT CAPACITY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
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amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
cut taxpayer services at the Internal Revenue Service or
limit the capacity to audit wealthy tax cheats.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 237. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING THE DETENTION OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT GUANTANAMO BAY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
use funds to detain immigrant children and families at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 238. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCING STUDENT LOAN
FORGIVENESS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
reduces student loan forgiveness for Federal employees.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 239. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
REDUCE EARNED RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES OR RETIREES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce earned retirement benefits for Federal employees or
retirees.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 240. Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Ms. Warren) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ELIMINATING STUDENT LOAN
PROGRAMS FOR PARENTS SUPPORTING THEIR CHILDREN.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
eliminates authorization for awarding Federal Direct PLUS
Loans made to the parents of dependent students.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 241. Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Ms. Warren) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
INSPECTORS GENERAL RESOURCES.
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
increasing support for Inspectors General to ensure that
agencies properly handle and safeguard the personal
information of the people of the United States, maintain
official records, and protect the cybersecurity of Government
systems in accordance with all applicable laws by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 242. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD FUND
THE DEPLOYMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES
ARMED FORCES OR OTHER UNITED STATES PERSONNEL
FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS IN GAZA, PANAMA, OR
GREENLAND.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
fund the deployment of members of the United States Armed
Forces or other United States personnel for military
operations in Gaza, Panama, or Greenland.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 243. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CUT
FUNDING TO MEDICARE OR MEDICAID BENEFITS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
cut funding to Medicare or Medicaid benefits.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 244. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S.
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Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION REPEALING THE
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT PRESCRIPTION DRUG
NEGOTIATION PROVISIONS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
repeal the prescription drug negotiation program under part E
of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320f et
seq.).
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 245. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION CUTTING HEALTH
CARE BENEFITS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES OR
RETIREES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
cut health care benefits for Federal employees or retirees.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 246. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 CLOSING
TAX LOOPHOLES FOR THE WEALTHY.
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
closing tax loopholes for millionaires and billionaires and
supporting tax relief for taxpayers earning under $400,000 a
year, 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 2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 247. Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Kaine) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 52, strike lines 4 through 12.
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SA 248. Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Kaine) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 52, strike lines 13 through 19.
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SA 249. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
INCREASING FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.
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
protecting the rights of students, which may include
increasing funding for public education, by the end of fiscal
year 2034, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 250. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REDUCING
THE FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT.
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
reducing the deficit to be not more than 3 percent of the
gross domestic product of the United States 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 2025 through
2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 251. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 4, strike lines 3 through 16.
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SA 252. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REQUIRING
CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ON THE BUDGET TO INCLUDE
AN ESTIMATION OF THE RATIO OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
TO THE ESTIMATED GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT.
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
requiring concurrent resolutions on the budget to include an
estimation of the ratio of the public debt to the estimated
gross domestic product 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 253. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 48, strike line 24 and all that follows through
page 49, line 4.
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SA 254. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States
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Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ANY LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING
DETENTION OR DEPORTATION UNDER THE ALIEN
ENEMIES ACT OF 1798 OR ANY OTHER LAW THAT DOES
NOT PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH THEIR
CONSTITUTIONALLY-PROTECTED DUE PROCESS RIGHTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
carries out detention and deportation pursuant to sections
4067 through 4070 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States (50 U.S.C. 21 et seq.; commonly known as the ``Alien
Enemies Act of 1798'') or pursuant to any other law that does
not provide due process to individuals in accordance with the
Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the
United States.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 255. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 STAFFING
LEVELS AT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.
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 the National Park Service is fully staffed,
which may include ensuring at least 23,000 full-time
equivalent positions are filled at the National Park Service,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 256. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENERGY
DEVELOPMENT, WHICH MAY INCLUDE WIND ENERGY OR
WIND ENERGY SUPPLY CHAINS.
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
strengthening United States competition with China and
lowering energy prices in the United States, which may
include supporting the domestic wind energy industry or the
domestic wind energy supply chain, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 257. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 NATURAL GAS EXPORTS TO THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION,
IRAN, AND NORTH KOREA.
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
strengthening the energy independence of the United States,
which may include prohibiting the sale of natural gas to the
People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, Iran, and
North Korea, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 258. Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr.
Padilla) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026
through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
REDUCE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT SERVE
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
reduces Federal funding under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act for programs that serve students
with disabilities.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 259. Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Padilla) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO FEDERAL
PELL GRANTS.
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
bolstering the Federal Pell Grant program, which may include
changes to increase the Federal Pell Grant maximum award,
index the Federal Pell Grant maximum award for inflation, or
expand Federal Pell Grant program eligibility, 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 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 260. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 LIVING
MARINE RESOURCES.
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 living
marine resources, which may include activities by the Coast
Guard relating to living marine resources inspections and
enforcement matters, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 261. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and
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setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026
through 2034; 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
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY HEALTH CARE.
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 health
care for servicemembers, which may include access to
obstetrics and gynecology health care or prevention providers
for Coast Guard personnel temporarily or permanently assigned
to remote duty stations, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 262. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
MAINTENANCE.
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
maintenance, which may include maintenance and repairs to
Coast Guard installations, including remote duty stations, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 263. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 BORDER
OPERATIONS.
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 border
operations, which may include legislation supporting
activities conducted by the Coast Guard to support maritime
security at the northern border of the United States, such as
search and rescue, living marine resources enforcement, law
enforcement, or counternarcotics operations, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 264. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 MENTAL
HEALTH CARE.
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 health
care for servicemembers, which may include access to mental
health care providers and prevention providers and services
for Coast Guard personnel temporarily or permanently assigned
to remote duty stations, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 265. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 3, line 5, increase the amount by $128,000,000.
On page 3, line 6, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $128,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $160,000,000.
On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $128,000,000.
On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
On page 9, line 7, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 9, line 8, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 9, line 12, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 12, line 15, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 12, line 16, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 12, line 20, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 14, line 7, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 14, line 8, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 14, line 12, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 17, line 15, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 17, line 16, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 17, line 20, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 19, line 7, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 19, line 8, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 19, line 12, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 20, line 24, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 20, line 25, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 21, line 4, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 22, line 16, increase the amount by $20,000,000.
On page 22, line 17, increase the amount by $16,000,000.
On page 22, line 21, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 24, line 7, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
On page 24, line 8, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 24, line 12, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 25, line 23, increase the amount by $15,000,000.
On page 25, line 24, increase the amount by $12,000,000.
On page 26, line 3, increase the amount by $3,000,000.
On page 27, line 15, increase the amount by $20,000,000.
On page 27, line 16, increase the amount by $16,000,000.
On page 27, line 20, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 30, line 23, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 30, line 24, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 31, line 3, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 34, line 7, increase the amount by $30,000,000.
On page 34, line 8, increase the amount by $24,000,000.
On page 34, line 12, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
______
SA 266. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 48, strike lines 13 through 18.
On page 49, lines 2 and 3, strike ``reduce the deficit by
not less than $1,000,000,000'' and insert ``increase the
deficit by not more than $5,000,000,000''.
______
SA 267. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 3, line 8, increase the amount by $850,000,000.
On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $1,350,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $1,400,000,000.
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On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $1,200,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $1,050,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $850,000,000.
On page 3, line 22, increase the amount by $1,350,000,000.
On page 3, line 23, increase the amount by $1,400,000,000.
On page 3, line 24, increase the amount by $1,200,000,000.
On page 3, line 25, increase the amount by $1,050,000,000.
On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $850,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $1,350,000,000.
On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $1,400,000,000.
On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $1,200,000,000.
On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $1,050,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by $391,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, increase the amount by $857,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, increase the amount by $1,105,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, increase the amount by $1,124,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, increase the amount by $1,082,000,000.
On page 5, line 16, increase the amount by $798,000,000.
On page 5, line 17, increase the amount by $392,000,000.
On page 24, line 19, increase the amount by $850,000,000.
On page 24, line 20, increase the amount by $391,000,000.
On page 24, line 23, increase the amount by $1,350,000,000.
On page 24, line 24, increase the amount by $857,000,000.
On page 25, line 2, increase the amount by $1,400,000,000.
On page 25, line 3, increase the amount by $1,105,000,000.
On page 25, line 6, increase the amount by $1,200,000,000.
On page 25, line 7, increase the amount by $1,124,000,000.
On page 25, line 10, increase the amount by $1,050,000,000.
On page 25, line 11, increase the amount by $1,082,000,000.
On page 25, line 14, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
On page 25, line 15, increase the amount by $798,000,000.
On page 25, line 19, increase the amount by $392,000,000.
On page 48, strike lines 13 through 18.
______
SA 268. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
On page 48, strike lines 19 through 23.
______
SA 269. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
DECREASE THE AVAILABLE AMOUNT FOR PROGRAMS THAT
PROVIDE BASIC STANDARDS OF LIVING.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
decrease the available amount for programs that provide basic
standards of living for children, seniors, and families, such
as the supplemental nutrition assistance program established
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, the temporary
assistance for needy families established under part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act, programs that provide
housing assistance, or the program to provide block grants to
States for social services established under subtitle A of
title XX of the Social Security Act.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 270. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
Beginning on page 48, strike line 24 and all that follows
through page 49, line 4.
______
SA 271. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 PREPARING
THE CRITICAL AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE.
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
preparing the workforce to work with critical and emerging
technologies that are essential to countering and competing
with adversaries, which may include biotechnology, artificial
intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum, or others, 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 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 272. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr. Booker) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CUT
TAXES FOR BILLIONAIRES WITHOUT SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASING TAX INCENTIVES FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SUPPLY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
cut taxes for billionaires without significantly increasing
tax incentives for the supply of affordable housing.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 273. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENERGY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
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
preventing funding decreases to energy assistance programs,
which may include the low-income home energy assistance
program established under the Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), the State
Energy Program established under part D of title III of the
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.),
or the weatherization assistance program established under
part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production
Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.), by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 274. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER submitted an amendment intended to
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be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
On page 48, strike lines 19 through 23.
______
SA 275. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CUTTING TAXES FOR THE
WEALTHY BEFORE ALL SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT
BENEFITS ARE PAID.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
results in lowered taxes for the wealthiest Americans before
the Social Security Fairness Act is fully implemented.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 276. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD TAKE
AWAY HEALTH CARE FROM SENIORS, INCLUDING THOSE
RECEIVING CARE IN NURSING HOMES, THROUGH CUTS
TO THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
make changes to the Medicaid program under title XIX of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) unless the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office certifies that
such changes would not result in lower coverage rates,
reduced benefits, or decreased affordability for seniors,
including seniors who are residents of nursing facilities or
who receive services in their own homes.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 277. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
DECREASE ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
TREATMENT.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
decrease access to substance use disorder treatment by making
changes to the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) that would result in
lower coverage rates, reduced benefits, or decreased
affordability for individuals with substance use disorder.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 278. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
DECREASE ACCESS TO MATERNAL HEALTHCARE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
decrease access to maternal healthcare by making changes to
the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or the Children's Health
Insurance Program under title XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1397aa et. seq.) that would result in lower coverage rates,
reduced benefits, or decreased affordability for pregnant
women.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 279. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
DECREASE COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN UNDER MEDICAID
AND CHIP.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
make changes to the Medicaid program under title XIX of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or the
Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et. seq.) unless the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office certifies that such changes would
not result in lower coverage rates, reduced benefits, or
decreased affordability for children receiving coverage
through the Medicaid program or the Children's Health
Insurance Program.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 280. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
DECREASE ACCESS TO CARE FOR RURAL AMERICANS
THROUGH CHANGES TO MEDICAID OR CHIP.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
make changes to the Medicaid program under title XIX of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or the
Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et. Seq.) unless the Congressional
Budget Office certifies that such changes would not result in
lower coverage rates, reduced benefits, or decreased
affordability for individuals residing in rural communities
receiving coverage through the Medicaid program or the
Children's Health Insurance Program and that the bill, joint
resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses,
or conference report would not increase the likelihood of the
closure of rural hospitals, clinics, or other healthcare
facilities serving rural communities.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 281. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S.
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Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RISK-SHARING REQUIREMENTS
FOR FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
force institutions of higher education to repay or be liable
for any missed or forgiven student loan payments for their
former students.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 282. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
RESOURCES TO UNDO HARM CAUSED TO THE HEAD START
AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS BY THE FEDERAL
FUNDING FREEZE.
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
supporting access to the Head Start and Early Head Start
programs, which may include providing resources to undo harm
caused by the Federal funding freeze ordered in January 2025,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 283. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ELIMINATING OR REDUCING
SUPPORT FOR THE CHILD CARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS
IN SCHOOL PROGRAM.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
eliminate or reduce support for the Child Care Access Means
Parents in School (commonly referred to as the ``CCAMPIS'')
program.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 284. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ELIMINATING EDUCATOR
WORKFORCE PROGRAMS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
eliminate or reduce programs that support high-quality
teacher and school leader preparation.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 285. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 DOUBLING
FUNDING FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
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
doubling funding for career and technical education, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 286. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 MINE WORKERS FROM UNSAFE WORKPLACES.
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 the
enforcement of labor laws, which may include prohibiting any
decreases in funding for or any reductions in force at the
Mine Safety and Health Administration of the Department of
Labor, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 287. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
TAX RELIEF FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS, PAID FOR BY
RAISING TAXES ON THE WEALTHY.
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
providing tax relief for the middle class, paid for by
raising taxes on the wealthy, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 288. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 COMBATING
HOUSING DISCRIMINATION.
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
preventing, educating on,
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and investigating housing discrimination, which may include
supporting efforts of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity at the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 289. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 BACK PAY
FOR WRONGFULLY REMOVED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
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
providing back pay to any individual who a court finds was
wrongfully removed from a position of Federal employment
because that individual refused to execute an illegal order
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 290. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD FUND
ANY ACTION TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT 2025.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
contains any funding for any effort by any Federal agency to
implement Project 2025.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 291. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
UNDERMINE UNIVERSAL MAIL SERVICE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
privatizes, politicizes, or defunds the United States Postal
Service.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 292. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
CHANGE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE SCHOOL
MEALS PROGRAM.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
change the relevant percentage for community eligibility
under section 11(a)(1)(F) of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)) to a level that
would leave millions of children without access to nutritious
food during school hours.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 293. Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Warren, and Ms.
Slotkin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026
through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
RAISE GROCERY COSTS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase the cost of groceries for American families,
including the cost of staples such as eggs and milk.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 294. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 WHETHER
THE PRESIDENT, OR ANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL, HAS
UNILATERALLY SUBSTITUTED THEIR OWN FUNDING
DECISIONS FOR THOSE OF THE CONGRESS.
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
impoundments, which may include legislation defining when the
President, or other government officials, have violated the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2
U.S.C. 621 et seq.), which requires the President to promptly
report to the Congress all withholdings of budget authority
and was established to prevent the President, and other
government officials, from unilaterally substituting their
own funding decisions for those of the Congress, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 295. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN NATIONAL
SECURITY.
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
strengthening Government ethics, which may include
legislation that would strengthen financial transparency and
conflict-of-interest rules, increase ethics and oversight
enforcement, or prevent senior executive branch officials
from investing in Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 296. Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Blumenthal)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR NEO-NAZIS.
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
countering neo-Nazism, including legislation that would
prohibit the direct or indirect financing of, or support for,
foreign or domestic neo-Nazi groups or political parties, 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 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 297. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Ms. Warren) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
CREATE BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
create barriers for individuals who are eligible for Medicaid
by creating bureaucratic red tape, or onerous conditions of
eligibility that make it more difficult for people to access,
or result in eligible Americans losing access to, health
care.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 298. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCING FUNDING FOR LAND-
GRANT UNIVERSITIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
cause a land-grant university (as defined within the meaning
of the term ``1994 Institution'' in section 532 of the Equity
in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301
note), as a college established for the benefit of
agriculture and the mechanic arts in accordance with the
provisions of the Act of July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503; 7 U.S.C.
301 et seq.) (commonly known as the First Morrill Act), and
as a college eligible to receive funding under the Act of
August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417, chapter 841; 7 U.S.C. 321 et
seq.) (commonly known as the Second Morrill Act)) to receive
less funding than the land-grant university would receive
under law in effect on the day before the date of
consideration.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 299. Mr. REED (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Kim, and
Mr. Bennet) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
SUPPORTING UKRAINE.
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
strengthening support for the Government of Ukraine, which
may include legislation that authorizes and funds assistance,
expands training and intelligence-sharing, accelerates
defense production and deliveries, ensures that negotiations
about the future of Ukraine include representatives of the
Government of Ukraine, or otherwise supports Ukraine's
defense against Russia's illegal war, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 300. Mr. REED (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING UKRAINE.
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
strengthening support for the Government of Ukraine, which
may include legislation that authorizes and funds assistance,
expands training and intelligence-sharing, accelerates
defense production and deliveries, ensures that negotiations
about the future of Ukraine include representatives of the
Government of Ukraine, or otherwise supports Ukraine's
defense against Russia's illegal war, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 301. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST UNDERMINING TRIBAL
SOVEREIGNTY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
undermines Tribal sovereignty, which may include Tribal self-
governance or self-determination, and funding and programs
underlying the Federal trust responsibility shared by all
Federal agencies.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 302. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING
THE INTERDICTION OF FENTANYL AND ILLICIT
SUBSTANCES AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER.
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
expanding and modernizing land ports of entry to better
detect and
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intercept illicit fentanyl, firearms, and currency, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 303. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ANY ATTEMPT TO HINDER THE
ABILITY OF INSPECTORS GENERAL AT FEDERAL
AGENCIES TO INVESTIGATE ETHICS VIOLATIONS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
reduces funding or hinders the ability of Inspectors General
at Federal agencies to investigate ethics violations.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 304. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD FAIL TO SUPPORT RURAL COUNTIES
PROVIDING ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that would result in the reconciliation
legislation failing to provide mandatory, permanent, and
stable funding to each county government for essential
services at a level equal to or greater than the average
amount that the county government received from the Secure
Rural Schools program and payments in lieu of taxes programs
for those purposes during the period of fiscal years 2001
through 2023.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 305. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
SAFETY AND WELFARE OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN.
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 the
safety and welfare of unaccompanied children, which may
include legislation to ensure that every unaccompanied child
has access to legal representation, including for immigration
proceedings or post-release case management services, such as
services that allow the child to successfully transition into
the community, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 306. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Ms. Hirono) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
PRESERVING AND ENSURING CURRENT FEDERALLY
APPROVED ACCESS TO MIFEPRISTONE.
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
preserving and ensuring current federally approved access to
mifepristone by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 307. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT HARMS
SENIORS' ACCESS TO SAFE CARE IN NURSING HOMES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce Medicare or Medicaid payments for nurses or certified
nursing assistants in long-term care facilities or modify
existing requirements related to the number of nurses or
certified nursing assistants in Medicare- and Medicaid-
certified nursing facilities.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 308. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT INCLUDES ANY CUTS TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID,
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, OR SOCIAL SECURITY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any reconciliation bill, resolution, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, motion, or conference report
pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 that--
(1) reduces the life of the Medicare program or cuts
benefits for current or future beneficiaries;
(2) reduces or eliminates Federal Medicaid funding
available to States or imposes additional barriers to
Medicaid coverage;
(3) limits access to insurance through the Affordable Care
Act Marketplace through changes to eligibility criteria or
reductions to premium tax credits; or
(4) restricts eligibility for, or reduces the amount of,
Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance benefits,
Disability Insurance benefits, or Supplemental Security
Income benefits.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 309. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING ENERGY PRICE INCREASES ON AMERICAN
CONSUMERS AND 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
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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 preventing price increases for consumers and
businesses that would result from abandoning an America-
focused energy strategy and stripping away support for
advanced and quickly deployable technologies that can
increase the abundance of available power, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 310. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 48, strike line 19 and all that follows through
line 23.
______
SA 311. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself, Ms. Alsobrooks, and Mr.
Heinrich) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PREVENTING THE INDISCRIMINATE TERMINATION OF
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO PROTECT THE HEALTH OR
SAFETY OF AMERICANS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE
SCIENTISTS, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS STAFF,
FRONTLINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS, DRUG OR MEDICAL
DEVICE REVIEWERS, OR OTHER EMPLOYEES AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
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
preventing the indiscriminate termination of Federal
employees who protect the health or safety of Americans,
which may include scientists, emergency preparedness staff,
frontline health care workers, drug or medical device
reviewers, or other employees at the Department of Health and
Human Services, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 312. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 UNITED STATES FARMERS, GROWERS, AND
RANCHERS FROM RETALIATORY TARIFFS.
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
protecting United States farmers, growers, and ranchers from
retaliatory tariffs, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 313. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 DOJ
MOTIONS TO DISMISS.
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
preserving the impartiality of the justice system, which may
include an investigation by the Department of Justice
Inspector General of any motions to dismiss criminal charges
against public officials in 2025, or actions carried out by
the Department of Justice to identify and reassign or
terminate prosecutors who refused to move to dismiss such
charges, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 314. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 TAXPAYER INFORMATION.
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
protecting taxpayer information, which may include
prohibiting political appointees and officials from the
Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive
taxpayer, business, and nonprofit information including
Social Security numbers, bank account information, tax
returns, and addresses through Internal Revenue Service
systems, including the Integrated Data Retrieval System, 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 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 315. Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Ms. Warren) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND PRESERVATION OF
RECORDS.
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
preserving agency records, which may include directing the
Executive Office of the President and the Office of
Government Ethics to preserve all existing and future
records, materials, and correspondence related to personnel
actions at the Office of Government Ethics or issuance of
waivers to special Government employees (as defined in
section 202 of title 18, United States Code) regarding
compliance by those special Government employees with
financial conflicts-of-interest laws or other ethics and
reporting requirements, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 316. Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr.
Bennet, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Merkley)
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
SUPPORTING FEDERAL WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS AND
ASSOCIATED PERSONNEL.
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
supporting Federal wildland firefighters or other Federal
personnel necessary for hazardous fuels management and
community wildfire resilience, which may include provisions
to recruit and retain such personnel, paying such personnel a
fair wage and providing industry-standard leave policies
following wildfire deployments, supporting the health and
wellbeing
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of such personnel, exempting such personnel from hiring
freezes, or reinstating the employment of such personnel the
positions of whom were terminated during calendar year 2025,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 317. Ms. SMITH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST HARMING INDIAN TRIBES OR
NATIVE AMERICANS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
harm Indian Tribes or Native Americans or in any way reduce
services provided under the trust and treaty obligations of
the Federal Government to Indian Tribes and Native Americans.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 318. Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Warnock)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT LIMITS
ACCESS TO CARE BY REDUCING PAYMENTS FOR
PHYSICIANS, HOSPITALS, OR LONG-TERM CARE
SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce Medicare or Medicaid payments for physicians,
hospitals, or long-term care services in rural areas or
otherwise reduce or limit access to the services they
provide.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 319. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, and Mr.
Sanders) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026
through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT FAILS TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE FEDERAL
PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE PROGRAM.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that fails to ensure that all working
people in the United States have access to 12 weeks of paid
leave to welcome a new child, to care for a family member, to
care for one's own serious medical condition, and for certain
military caregiving and deployment purposes.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 320. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING THE DISCLOSURE OF UNAUTHORIZED
INFORMATION.
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
preventing the disclosure of unauthorized information, which
may include legislation that would prohibit employees of the
U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization from posting
classified information, such as classified budget data or
classified personnel information, on its website, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 321. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING UNCHECKED ACCESS TO FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS, INFORMATION, DATA, OR
SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS.
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 the
maintenance and security of information and documents of the
Federal Government, including legislation that would protect
systems, information, data, or sensitive documents of the
Federal Government from being accessed by any individual who
has not been vetted by the relevant executive agency or is
not properly credentialed and cleared by the relevant
executive agency to access such system, information, data, or
sensitive documents, such as access by personnel of the U.S.
DOGE Service Temporary Organization, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 322. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF SOCIAL SECURITY
BENEFICIARY INFORMATION.
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
protecting information maintained by the Social Security
Administration, which may include legislation that would
prohibit the public disclosure of information maintained by
the Social Security Administration, such as the personal
information of social security beneficiaries, including any
such disclosure by the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary
Organization on its website or online platforms, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 323. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO DROUGHT-
RELATED WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND
PROTECTING DROUGHT-STRICKEN AREAS AND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS.
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
drought, which may include water conservation efforts,
infrastructure modernization, or payments to drought-stricken
agricultural producers, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 324. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
BOLSTERING AIR TRAVEL SAFETY AND SUPPORTING AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS.
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
bolstering air travel safety, including legislation that
would prohibit the deferred resignation, termination, or
laying off of personnel at the Federal Aviation
Administration responsible for air traffic safety, or
prohibit reductions in force actions for any agency with a
mission that includes ensuring air travel safety, or increase
funding for the Federal Aviation Administration for safety
and air traffic control personnel hiring and training, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 325. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL TO
CONTINUE COMBATING TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED
CRIME AND PROTECTING THEM FROM THE WORKFORCE
REDUCTIONS DIRECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY.
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
protecting Federal employees who combat transnational
organized crime, which may include legislation that would
prohibit the reassignment, termination, or laying off of
Federal employees whose job is to disrupt, investigate, or
prosecute criminal acts by transnational organized criminal
organizations and transnational organized crime or that would
prohibit reduction in force actions for any Federal agency
with a mission that includes protecting the people of the
United States against transnational organized crime, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 326. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL TO
CONTINUE COMBATING TERRORISM AND PROTECTING
THEM FROM THE WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS DIRECTED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY.
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
protecting Federal employees who combat terrorism, which may
include legislation that would prohibit the reassignment,
termination, or laying off of Federal employees whose job is
to disrupt, investigate, or prosecute acts of terrorism or
that would prohibit reduction in force actions for any
Federal agency with a mission that includes protecting the
people of the United States against terrorism, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 327. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL TO
CONTINUE COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND
PROTECTING THEM FROM THE WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS
DIRECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT
EFFICIENCY.
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
protecting Federal employees who combat human trafficking,
which may include legislation that would prohibit the
reassignment, termination, or laying off of Federal employees
whose job is to disrupt, investigate, or prosecute human
trafficking or that would prohibit reduction in force actions
for any Federal agency with a mission that includes
protecting the people of the United States against human
trafficking, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 328. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL TO
CONTINUE COMBATING CHILD TRAFFICKING AND
PROTECTING THEM FROM THE WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS
DIRECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT
EFFICIENCY.
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
protecting Federal employees who combat child trafficking,
which may include legislation that would prohibit the
reassignment, termination, or laying off of Federal employees
whose job is to disrupt, investigate, or prosecute child
trafficking or that would prohibit reduction in force actions
for any Federal agency with a mission that includes
protecting the people of the United States against child
trafficking, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 329. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
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At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
SUPPORTING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL TO
CONTINUE COMBATING DRUG TRAFFICKING AND
PROTECTING THEM FROM THE WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS
DIRECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT
EFFICIENCY.
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
protecting Federal employees who combat drug trafficking,
which may include legislation that would prohibit the
reassignment, termination, or laying off of Federal employees
whose job is to disrupt, investigate, or prosecute drug
trafficking or keep communities drug-free or that would
prohibit reduction in force actions for any Federal agency
with a mission that includes protecting the people of the
United States against drug trafficking or the illegal sale of
dangerous drugs, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 330. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SAVING
JOBS IN CRITICAL MINERALS, ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND SEMICONDUCTORS.
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
protecting thousands of jobs in critical minerals mining and
processing, energy infrastructure, and semiconductors, as
part of strengthening manufacturing in the United States
through strategic investments by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 331. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
STRENGTHENING NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR
LOW-INCOME MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED
FORCES, MILITARY RETIREES, AND THEIR FAMILIES.
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
strengthening nutrition assistance programs, which may
include preventing cuts to the supplemental nutrition
assistance program established by the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) or bolstering funding for the
Food and Nutrition Service to provide nutrition assistance to
members of the United States Armed Forces, their families, or
military veterans, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 332. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 BARRING
DOGE FROM REALLOCATING, DELAYING, OR
REPURPOSING PACT ACT FUNDS.
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
strengthening benefits for toxic-exposed veterans, which may
include legislation that bars the Department of Government
Efficiency (DOGE) from reallocating, delaying, or repurposing
funds for the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring
our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022
(Public Law 117-168), also known as the ``PACT Act'', by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 333. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE
REINSTATEMENT OF VETERANS WORKING IN EXECUTIVE
AGENCIES.
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 the
reinstatement of veterans working in executive agencies who
have been terminated since January 20, 2025, without cause or
based on a performance review or conduct in the workplace,
including veterans who were within the probationary period,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 334. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT.
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
workforce development, which may include shipbuilding
workforce, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 335. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
INDUSTRIAL BASE.
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 the
industrial base, which may include Department of Defense
directed energy weapons, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 336. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034;
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which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST UNIVERSAL TARIFFS OR GLOBAL
SUPPLEMENTAL TARIFFS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
impose, or authorize the imposition of, a universal tariff or
global supplemental tariff that would increase the costs paid
by consumers and small businesses in the United States.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 337. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 EXPANDING
THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
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
housing policy, which may include expanding and strengthening
the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit or developing Federal
incentives to encourage State and local governments to reduce
regulatory burdens and enact other programs and policies that
would increase the affordable housing supply, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 338. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE
STATE AND LOCAL TAX DEDUCTION.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
changes the Federal income tax deduction for State and local
taxes in a way that would increase the tax burden for
taxpayers residing in States which have general sales taxes
in lieu of State income taxes.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 339. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
MULTIJURISDICTIONAL DRUG TASK FORCES.
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 drug enforcement policy, which may include expanding
programs related to State and local drug task forces, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 340. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS AND THE
FEEDSTOCKS NECESSARY FOR THEIR PRODUCTION.
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
supporting sustainable aviation fuels and the feedstocks
necessary for their production, which may include reliable
tax incentives for production utilizing a wide range of
feedstocks, including domestic agricultural residues,
forestry slash, wood mill waste, municipal waste, algae, or
other sustainable sources, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 341. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 LOWERING
ENERGY COSTS FOR CONSUMERS AND INCREASING THE
RELIABILITY AND SECURITY OF AMERICAN ENERGY
SYSTEMS BY EXPANDING AND ENHANCING FEDERAL TAX
INCENTIVES PROMOTING INVESTMENTS IN ADVANCED
ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.
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
advanced energy technologies, which may include expanding and
enhancing Federal tax incentives promoting investments in
advanced energy technologies, including hydrogen, biofuels,
energy storage, fusion energy, or advanced nuclear, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 342. Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Alsobrooks)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 EMPLOYEE
TERMINATIONS AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF
HEALTH.
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 basic
research, which may include prohibiting the National
Institutes of Health from terminating, reassigning, or
otherwise removing employees or contractors unless such
action is based on documented cause or performance
justification, and not for reasons that undermine the
agency's mission, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 343. Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Booker, and Ms. Smith) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PROHIBITING INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION CUTS AT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL AND PREVENTION.
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 public
health, which may include prohibiting the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention from cutting funding or programs
relating to infectious disease control and prevention, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 344. Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Alsobrooks)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH INDIRECT COSTS RATES.
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
scientific research, which may include prohibiting the
National Institutes of Health from unilaterally reducing,
negotiating, or modifying previously established indirect
cost rates for federally funded research, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 345. Mr. KING (for himself and Ms. Alsobrooks) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
FROM FIRING STAFF WITHOUT CAUSE.
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 public
health, which may include prohibiting the Food and Drug
Administration from firing staff unless there is cause or
genuine performance justification or if doing so is opposed
to the work of the agency by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 346. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCTIONS IN HEALTH
INSURANCE ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce health insurance access and affordability for
individuals based on their occupation, unless legislation is
enacted to provide comparable benefits and protections for
such individuals.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 347. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FALLS
PREVENTION.
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
requiring coverage of certain fall prevention services under
the Medicare program by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 348. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF
FUNDING FOR MEDICARE-DEPENDENT, SMALL RURAL
HOSPITALS.
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
prohibiting the reduction or elimination of funding for
Medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 349. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF
FUNDING FOR RURAL REFERRAL CENTERS.
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
prohibiting the reduction or elimination of funding for rural
referral centers by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 350. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF
FUNDING FOR LOW-VOLUME HOSPITALS.
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
prohibiting the reduction or elimination of funding for low-
volume hospitals by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 351. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
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him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF
FUNDING FOR CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS.
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
prohibiting the reduction or elimination of funding for
critical access hospitals by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 352. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PERSONAL DATA OF TAXPAYERS OF
THE UNITED STATES AND PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY
WITHIN GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY EFFORTS.
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
protecting the personal data of taxpayers of the United
States and promoting transparency within Government
efficiency efforts, which may include efforts relating to the
U.S. Department of Government Efficiency Service Temporary
Organization (referred to in this section as ``DOGE''), such
as requiring the President to appoint a head of DOGE, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, requiring each
employee of DOGE to qualify for a security clearance prior to
taking office in that position, requiring each employee of
DOGE to have a publicly available biography on a Federal
Government-sponsored website, prohibiting DOGE from entering
into any contract with an external contractor for the
provision of labor or consulting services or from using the
services of any volunteer, prohibiting the Federal Government
from entering into contracts with any DOGE-associated
employees or officials, and requiring DOGE to publish all
findings relating to Government efficiency and spending on a
Federal Government-sponsored website prior to the release of
the information on any private social media platform, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 353. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 CONGRESS' CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY
OF THE POWER OF THE PURSE.
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
protecting the constitutional authority of Congress to
appropriate funds (commonly known as ``the power of the
purse''), which may include ending the funding freeze
instituted by the Office of Management and Budget as declared
by a series of memoranda issued by the Office of Management
and Budget or requiring the President to disperse all
previously-appropriated funds (including amounts made
available under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
(Public Law 118-42; 138 Stat. 25)), by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 354. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROMOTING
RURAL BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT.
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
promoting rural broadband deployment, which may include
prohibiting rescissions to the Broadband, Equity, Access, and
Deployment program, ensuring the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration distributes previously
appropriated funds to States in a timely fashion, or
prohibiting rescissions to the Department of Agriculture's
ReConnect Program, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 355. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROMOTING
BROADBAND AFFORDABILITY.
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
promoting broadband affordability, which may include
restarting the Affordability Connectivity Program
administered by the Federal Communications Commission, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 356. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF
FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER TREATMENT.
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
prohibiting the reduction or elimination of funding for
programs that support substance use disorder treatment by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 357. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF
FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER PREVENTION.
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
prohibiting the reduction
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or elimination of funding for programs that support substance
use disorder prevention by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 358. Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Wyden)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT REDUCES OR
ELIMINATES ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT
FAMILIES, CHILDREN, OR COMMUNITIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
reduces or eliminates programs that support families,
children, or communities, which may include--
(1) the program of block grants to States for temporary
assistance for needy families established under part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq);
(2) the program carried out through the Social Services
Block Grant authorized under subtitle A of title XX of the
SSA (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.);
(3) the Meals on Wheels program established under title III
of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.);
(4) Head Start programs or Early Head Start programs
established under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et
seq.);
(5) programs that support prevention services to keep
vulnerable families together whenever possible;
(6) programs that support child care;
(7) programs that support kinship caregivers, or provide
guardianship assistance, adoption services or assistance,
foster care services, or child protective services; or
(8) programs that support legal services for children in
foster care and their families.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 359. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF
FUNDING FOR SOLE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS.
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
prohibiting the reduction or elimination of funding for sole
community hospitals (as defined in section 1886(d)(5)(D)(iii)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(D)(iii)))
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 360. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF
FUNDING FOR DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITALS.
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
prohibiting the reduction or elimination of funding for
disproportionate share hospitals by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 361. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROMOTING
INNOVATION, DOMESTIC JOB CREATION, AND UNITED
STATES COMPETITIVENESS.
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
promoting innovation, domestic job creation, and the
competitiveness of the United States, which may include
prohibiting recissions to Federal programs established under
the CHIPS Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-167; 136 Stat. 1372),
such as the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs Program,
and incentives and investments related to onshoring domestic
semiconductor production administered by the Department of
Commerce, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 362. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROMOTING
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY.
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
promoting Federal Government accountability, which may
include prohibiting Members of Congress from publicly taking
credit for Government-funded projects in their State or
district supported by legislation they previously opposed or
requiring Members of Congress to state in publicly available
press releases that they opposed such legislation when
speaking about such Government-funded projects in their State
or district, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 363. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 EXPANDING
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR RURAL VETERANS.
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
veterans health care, which may include legislation that
expands access to rural health care providers, community-
based outpatient clinics, or Vet Centers in rural areas
inside the United States, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 364. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034;
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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 EXPANDING
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR VETERANS AT
COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINICS AND VET
CENTERS.
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 health
care for veterans, which may include legislation to expand
mental health resources, including those available via
telehealth services, for veterans available through
community-based outpatient clinics operated by the Department
of Veterans Affairs or Vet Centers providing readjustment
counseling services, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 365. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 VETERAN
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY HEALTH CARE AND
PREVENTION SERVICES AT COMMUNITY-BASED
OUTPATIENT CLINICS.
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 health
care for veterans, which may include expanded obstetrics and
gynecology health care and prevention services for veterans
provided at community-based outpatient clinics operated by
the Department of Veterans Affairs, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 366. Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Coons)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST IMPOSING TARIFFS ON UNITED
STATES ALLIES UNDER EMERGENCY AUTHORITIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
impose, authorize the imposition of, or enable the collection
of, tariffs on imports from Canada or Mexico, pursuant to
emergency authorities, including the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), that would
raise costs on United States consumers, farmers, and
businesses.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 367. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING FOR EFFORTS AT
FEDERAL AGENCIES TO POLITICIZE THE COMPETITIVE
SERVICE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
contains funding for any effort at any Federal agency or
department to politicize the competitive service, including
by, without the consent of Congress, reclassifying Federal
employees occupying positions in the competitive service to
any schedule of excepted positions created after September
30, 2020.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 368. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING WASTE.
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
adjudicating immigration cases, which may include legislation
to prevent the Attorney General from removing, reassigning,
or furloughing, without cause, permanent immigration judges
or assistant chief immigration judges if the Attorney General
is actively seeking to hire temporary immigration judges, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 369. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC,
FISCAL, AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTS OF MASS
LAYOFFS, FIRINGS, OR INVOLUNTARY SEPARATIONS OF
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ALSO VETERANS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the adoption of this resolution, the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office shall submit to Congress a report
analyzing the short- and long-term effects of mass layoffs,
firings, or involuntary separations of Federal employees who
are veterans.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A description of the effects on Federal spending,
unemployment rates, and gross domestic product.
(2) A description of the implications for veterans'
benefits, workforce training programs, and social safety net
costs.
(3) A description of the impact on agency efficiency,
mission readiness, and the loss of institutional knowledge.
(4) A description of trends in veterans' reintegration into
the workforce and barriers to reemployment following
separation.
(5) An analysis of how reductions in veteran employment
within Federal agencies could affect agencies critical to
national security, defense, and public safety.
(6) Historical data on past reductions in force affecting
veterans, comparisons to private-sector trends, and policy
recommendations to mitigate negative effects.
(c) Public Availability.--Upon submission of the report
required by subsection (a) to Congress, the Director shall
make the report publicly available on the website of the
Congressional Budget Office, except for any classified or
sensitive information.
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SA 370. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION TO TERMINATE,
RECLASSIFY, OR FURLOUGH CAREER CIVIL SERVANTS
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WHO WORK ON OR
HANDLE SENSITIVE WEAPON SYSTEMS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
terminates, reclassifies,
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or furloughs career civil servants at the Department of
Defense who work on or handle sensitive weapon systems.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 371. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Kim, and
Ms. Blunt Rochester) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RAISING TAXES ON IMPORTS OF
ESSENTIAL GOODS TO PAY FOR TAX CUTS THAT
BENEFIT THE WEALTHY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase the rate of duty on any food, energy, or
pharmaceutical good imported into the United States from a
country that is an ally of the United States while decreasing
taxes on the wealthy.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 372. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Ms. Rosen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING TIPPED WORKERS.
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
supporting tipped workers, which may include providing a
deduction for tipped income while ensuring such deduction
does not lower any worker's earned income credit or child
credit amount, offset by increasing taxes on the wealthy, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 373. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE.
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
reproductive health care, which may include prohibiting
anyone from interfering with a person's ability to access
out-of-State reproductive health care or prohibiting anyone
from restricting who receives, provides, or assists with out-
of-State reproductive health care that is legal in the State
in which the care is provided, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 374. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Ms. Alsobrooks, and Mr. Kim)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 LOWERING
PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES.
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
lowering prescription drug prices, which may include imposing
monetary penalties on drug manufacturers with respect to
prescription drug sales in the commercial market if the
average price of such drugs increases faster than the rate of
inflation or implementing other policies that penalize drug
manufacturers for increasing drug prices faster than
inflation, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 375. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING THE DEPORTATION OF
CHILDREN WHO ARE UNITED STATES CITIZENS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that funds
the deportation of children who are United States citizens.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 376. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Ossoff)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING THE DETENTION OF
CHILDREN AT GUANTANAMO BAY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that funds
the detention of children at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 377. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Ms. Rosen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT MEASURES THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE
UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that funds
immigration enforcement measures that negatively impact the
United States travel and tourism industry.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members
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of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to
sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of
order raised under subsection (a).
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SA 378. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Ossoff) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
CONDEMNING JANUARY 6 PARDONS.
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
supporting law enforcement, which may include condemning
recent pardons of individuals who assaulted police officers
on January 6, 2021, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 379. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCING PROVIDER
PARTICIPATION IN MEDICAID.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
position States to reduce Medicaid eligibility, limit
coverage of certain services, or reduce provider payment
rates.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 380. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES OR OFFICIALS FROM
ISSUING, PROMOTING, OR FINANCIALLY BENEFITTING
FROM MEMECOINS IN WHICH THE CHINESE COMMUNIST
PARTY INVESTS.
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
protecting Federal financial security, which may include
prohibiting Federal employees or officials from issuing,
promoting, or financially benefitting from any cryptocurrency
that is named after a character, individual, animal, or
artwork or that has other humorous characteristics based on
internet memes (commonly known as a ``memecoin'') in which
the Chinese Communist Party has a financial stake, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 381. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Ms. Smith) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THE DISTRIBUTION OF DISCRETIONARY GRANT FUNDING
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT.
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 the distribution of discretionary grant funding by
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which may
include signing grant agreements and processing payments to
accelerate the Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for
Community Enhancement Program which supports communities in
their efforts to maintain, protect, replace, and stabilize
manufactured housing and manufactured housing communities, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 382. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 RURAL AND
TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
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
supporting rural and Tribal law enforcement, which may
include preventing the diversion of law enforcement away from
rural areas or Tribal lands, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 383. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGAINST DREAMERS.
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
immigration enforcement, which may include prohibiting
immigration enforcement against Dreamers with no criminal
record or who do not pose a threat to public safety, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 384. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Ms. Rosen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING FOR CAGES FOR
IMMIGRANT CHILDREN.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that funds
cages for immigrant children.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 385. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
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proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 STUDYING
THE EFFECTS OF THE INDISCRIMINATE FIRING OF
EMPLOYEES OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION AND THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY
SITE BY PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP.
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 the
termination of employees of the National Nuclear Security
Administration, including a report analyzing the effects of
indiscriminate termination of such employees on the national
security of the United States, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 386. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, ELON MUSK,
AND THE SO-CALLED DOGE FROM ILLEGALLY AND
UNILATERALLY SHUTTING DOWN AND ELIMINATING
FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES AND PROTECT NATIONAL SECURITY.
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 Congress approves of the withholding of funds from,
or the restructuring, reorganization, or elimination of, any
agency of the executive branch by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 387. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FULFILLING ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY SMALL
BUSINESSES FOR WORK PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.
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 small businesses that performed work under
contract for the Federal Government are timely paid for work
performed, including work performed prior to the funding
freeze by the President on January 24, 2025, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes.
______
SA 388. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE FAIR
ADMINISTRATION OF DISASTER AID.
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 disaster aid cannot be delayed or
withheld because of the political affiliation of a State,
organization, or individual by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 389. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING UNELECTED BILLIONAIRES FROM USING
GOVERNMENT POSITIONS TO ENRICH THEMSELVES.
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 each special Government employee (as defined in
section 202 of title 18, United States Code) with a net worth
of more than $1,000,000,000 completes a public financial
disclosure form and divests stock or themselves of any
position in any company that does business with the
Government, or else any companies associated with such
special Government employees shall be barred from contracting
with the Government, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 390. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA.
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 the personally identifiable information of the
people of the United States, including photos, fingerprints
and other biometrics, health records, tax records, or other
information in Government systems, is not accessed for any
purpose other than the purpose for which the information was
collected, prohibiting that such information be altered,
manipulated, or exfiltrated, and ensuring that individuals
and agencies engaging in such activities shall be held
accountable by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 391. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT TARIFFS DO NOT INCREASE PRICES FOR UNITED
STATES CONSUMERS.
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 no tariffs implemented on imports from Canada
will increase the price of goods for United States consumers,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 392. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States
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Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
PERMIT A REDUCTION IN THE AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROLLER WORKFORCE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
permit a reduction in the number of air traffic controller
positions within the Department of Transportation.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 393. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FBI AGENTS AND FEDERAL PROSECUTORS
FROM POLITICAL RETRIBUTION.
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
restoring the jobs of any law enforcement personnel and
Federal prosecutors fired for participating in investigations
of the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States
Capitol by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 394. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 AMERICANS' PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL
DATA.
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
enhancing the privacy protections of the people of the United
States, which may include legislation that would repair the
harms done by the mishandling or exposure of personal data by
the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, including
providing credit monitoring services for all taxpayers or
Social Security recipients, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 395. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO RELATING
TO PREVENTING THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS FROM REDUCING THE WORKFORCE BELOW
LEVELS NEEDED TO STAFF AND PROVIDE SERVICES
THROUGH NEW OR REMODELED FACILITIES OR
SERVICES.
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
preventing the Department of Veterans Affairs from reducing
the workforce positions in each administration below levels
needed to appropriately staff, open, and provide services
through new or re-opening facilities and service lines, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 396. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO DENYING
ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED MATERIALS TO ANYONE
WITHOUT PROPER SECURITY CLEARANCE.
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
denying access to classified materials to anyone who has not
been granted the appropriate security clearance, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 397. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD FUND
AMERICAN TROOPS TAKING OVER GAZA.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
provide funding for United States Armed Forces to be deployed
to Gaza for the purposes of the United States asserting
control over Gaza.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 398. Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD TERMINATE UNITED STATES NATIONAL
SECURITY PROGRAMMING IMPLEMENTED BY THE UNITED
STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that would suspend, terminate or curtail
U.S. national security programming implemented by the United
States Agency for International Development.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 399. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, insert the following:
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SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD TERMINATE UNITED STATES FOREIGN
ASSISTANCE CONTRACTS WITH AMERICAN FARMERS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that would suspend, terminate or otherwise
curtail contracts with United States farmers that are
financed through foreign assistance funds.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 400. Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
PROVIDE FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY PEACE
PLAN FOR UKRAINE THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE SUPPORT
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
support the implementation of any peace plan for Ukraine, or
any negotiated surrender to or appeasement of the Russian
Federation in response to its unlawful invasion of Ukraine,
without the consultation, participation and support of the
Government of Ukraine.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 401. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST AFFECTING HEALTH INSURANCE
COVERAGE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report--
(1) that affects Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health
Insurance Program, provisions of the Affordable Care Act, or
other laws related to health insurance coverage for not fewer
than 1,000,000 people of the United States; and
(2) for which the Congressional Budget Office has not made
available on the website of the Office an estimate required
under subsection (c) on the legislation during the 72-hour
period ending on the vote on final passage of the
legislation.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
(c) Cost Estimates.--
(1) Cbo and jct estimates.--During the 119th Congress, any
estimate provided by the Congressional Budget Office under
section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
653) or by the Joint Committee on Taxation to the
Congressional Budget Office under section 201(f) of such Act
(2 U.S.C. 601(f)) for significant legislation considered in
the Senate shall, to the greatest extent practicable, include
an estimate on the impact to health insurance coverage in the
United States for any significant legislation affecting
Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program,
provisions of the Affordable Care Act, or other laws related
to health insurance coverage.
(2) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``significant
legislation'' means a bill, joint resolution, conference
report, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or treaty
considered in the Senate that is estimated to impact health
insurance coverage for not fewer than 1,000,000 people of the
United States.
______
SA 402. Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. King) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. REPORTING ON FEDERAL REVENUE.
(a) In General.--The Director of the Congressional Budget
Office shall include in each report submitted under section
202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
602(e)(1)) the following:
(1) An estimate of the total changes in revenue resulting
from major legislation enacted or significant executive
actions taken in the fiscal year preceding submission of the
report.
(2) An estimate of the distributional effects across income
groups in the United States of the estimate described in
paragraph (1).
(b) Significant Executive Action Defined.--In this section,
the term ``significant executive action'' means any action
taken by the President that results in $10,000,000,000 or
more in new revenue for the United States on an annualized
basis, including changes to duties on goods imported into the
United States.
______
SA 403. Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Padilla) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ELIMINATING OR RESTRICTING
PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
eliminate Public Service Loan Forgiveness or restrict
eligibility for borrowers of Federal student loans seeking
Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 404. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING
FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE SERVICES.
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
supporting Federal or State programs that help people
transition from institutional care to home and community-
based settings, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 405. Mr. OSSOFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING THE LOSS AND ABUSE OF FOSTER
CHILDREN BY STRENGTHENING FEDERAL OVERSIGHT OF
STATE FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS.
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
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reports relating to foster care, which may include
legislation preventing the loss and abuse of foster children
by strengthening Federal oversight of State foster care
programs, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 406. Mr. OSSOFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 DISEASE PREVENTION EFFORTS AT THE
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.
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 public
health, which may include legislation protecting disease
prevention efforts at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 407. Mr. OSSOFF proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PROTECTING ACCESS TO MATERNAL AND PEDIATRIC
HEALTH CARE THROUGH MEDICAID.
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 access
to health care, which may include legislation protecting
access to maternal and pediatric health care through Medicaid
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 408. Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Warren)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY, RESERVE, OR NATIONAL
GUARD MEMBERS ARE NOT ENGAGED IN DOMESTIC LAW
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AT THE UNITED STATES
SOUTHERN BORDER.
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 active-duty military, reserve, or National
Guard members are not engaged in domestic law enforcement
activities at the United States southern border by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 409. Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Warren)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOES NOT CONDUCT
OPERATIONS AT THE UNITED STATES SOUTHERN BORDER
THAT WOULD INCREASE THE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET
EXPENDITURE WITHOUT PROVIDING A DETAILED COST
ESTIMATE TO THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEES.
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 the Department of Defense does not conduct
operations at the United States southern border that would
increase the Department's budget expenditure without
providing a detailed cost estimate to the Armed Services
committees, including budget offsets by program, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 410. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS.
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
prohibiting any action that would reduce the number of air
traffic controllers, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 411. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT LIMITS
ACCESS TO HEAD START OR EARLY HEAD START
PROGRAMS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
results in a reduction in funding or a decrease in the number
of slots available for Head Start or Early Head Start
programs.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 412. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING A PELL GRANT SHORTFALL.
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
preventing a funding shortfall for the Pell Grant program,
which may include preventing the Pell Grant program from
entering a budget shortfall that would result in cuts or
changes to the program that will harm low- and middle-income
students most, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 413. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S.
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Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES,
VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.
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
supporting members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their
families, which may include reinstating Federal employees
fired during a probationary employment period who are family
members of members of the Armed Forces or veterans, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 414. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 HELPING
HOUSEHOLDS AFFORD GROCERIES.
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
helping households afford groceries, which may include
preventing increases to the cost of food due to broad tariffs
on the 38 percent of fresh vegetables that are imported, the
60 percent of fresh fruit that is imported, or the 99 percent
of coffee that is imported, or preventing cuts to the
supplemental nutrition assistance program established under
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 415. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 MAKING
HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE.
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 making
housing more affordable, which may include providing tax
credits to develop housing, ensuring sweeping tariffs do not
increase the cost of housing construction, or preventing
Federal staffing cuts which slow needed approvals for
permitting of housing development, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 416. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASING THE DEFICIT WHEN INTEREST EXPENSES
ARE ALREADY HIGH.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that,
based on estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget
Office, would increase the deficit by more than
$100,000,000,000 over the period of the budget year and the
ensuing 9 fiscal years if the most recent budget and economic
outlook by the Congressional Budget Office projects net
Federal interest outlays of more than 3 percent of the gross
domestic product of the United States in any of the those
years.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 417. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING MULTI-STATE REGIONAL COMMISSIONS.
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
supporting multi-State regional commissions, which may
include the Northern Border Regional Commission by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 418. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REDUCING WASTEFUL
SPENDING IN THE FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM.
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
reducing wasteful spending in the Federal crop insurance
program authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), which may include limiting payments to
larger corporate farms and higher-income operations,
increasing transparency in crop insurance, or retaining
support for small, independent farms, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes.
______
SA 419. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY AND
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP.
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
protecting United States national security and global
leadership, which may include legislation to help facilitate
the safe transport or relocation of individuals to the United
States who have been approved under the Afghan special
immigrant visa program, and to ensuring the continuation of
the United States Refugee Assistance Program, which is a
lifesaving tool to resettle the most vulnerable refugees,
including individuals at risk of sexual violence, human
trafficking, or violence based on religious minority, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 420. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States
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Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY AND NATIONAL SECURITY.
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
preserving public safety and the national security of the
United States, which may include exempting employees who work
at naval shipyards, other employees whose job duties are
critical to protecting the national security of the United
States, or employees whose job duties involve protecting
public safety (including by screening for avian flu or
supporting vaccination efforts) from executive orders and
directives from the Office of Personnel Management and the
Office of Management and Budget, including such measures
instituting a Federal hiring freeze, instituting a deferred
resignation program, or removing employees in a probationary
period, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 421. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 IMPROVING
SERVICES AND INTERVENTIONS RELATING TO SEXUAL
ASSAULT, FAMILY VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
DATING VIOLENCE, STALKING, AND CHILD ABUSE.
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
improving services and interventions relating to sexual
assault, family violence, domestic violence, dating violence,
stalking, and child abuse, which may include programs and
grants that address violence against women and assist victims
of child abuse or programs to provide housing and emergency
shelter to survivors, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 422. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 POLICING
AND PREVENTING FRAUD, PRICE GOUGING, AND
ALGORITHMIC PRICE DISCRIMINATION.
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
policing and preventing fraud, price gouging, and algorithmic
price discrimination, which may include supporting programs
and funds across the Department of Justice, Federal Trade
Commission, or other agencies to use their authority to
prevent and punish such activities in fields including
housing, banking, financial services, consumer goods and
services, employment, or communications, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 423. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REDUCING
ECONOMIC HARM TO AMERICAN BUSINESSES AND
CONSUMERS FROM THE U.S. SUGAR PROGRAM.
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
reducing economic harm for American businesses and consumers
negatively impacted by the sugar program authorized under
section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272), which may include expanding
sugar supplies in the United States, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 424. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 MILITARY READINESS BY REQUIRING THE
TRACKING AND REIMBURSEMENT OF NON-TRADITIONAL
DEFENSE EXPENDITURES.
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
protecting military readiness by ensuring military costs and
activities are properly documented and reimbursed, which may
include documenting all costs associated with the use of
military aircraft and aircrew for the purposes of
transporting migrants from the United States to any other
location and reimbursing those costs to the Department of
Defense, documenting all costs associated with the expansion,
construction, and maintenance of the Migrant Operations
Center at Guantanamo Bay and reimbursing those costs to the
Department of Defense, documenting all costs associated with
the use of military personnel to perform functions at the
Migrant Operations Center at Guantanamo Bay and reimbursing
those costs to the Department of Defense, documenting all
costs associated with the deployment of active-duty military
personnel to the Southern Border of the United States, or
documenting all costs associated with the expansion,
construction, and maintenance of a wall or barrier on the
border between the United States and Mexico and reimbursing
those costs to the Department of Defense, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 425. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
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
supporting local law enforcement agencies, which may include
ensuring local law enforcement agencies and communities do
not pay the bill for unfunded Federal mandates, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 426. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034;
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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 RELATING
TO DISASTER RECOVERY INVESTMENTS THAT LOWER THE
COST OF HOUSING.
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
supporting disaster recovery investments that lower the cost
of housing, which may include investing in new housing
construction that is resilient and efficient and accounts for
the long-term costs of living for residents, the use of
energy-efficient building codes, or using modern building
methods that will lower the cost of home insurance, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 427. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
REPLENISHING UNITED STATES DEFENSE STOCKS SENT
TO UKRAINE.
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
supporting defense readiness, which may include replenishing
United States defense stocks sent to Ukraine, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 428. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 LOWERING
ENERGY COSTS AND ENHANCING GRID RELIABILITY.
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
lowering energy costs and enhancing electrical grid
reliability through energy efficient building construction
and retrofits by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 429. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 HEALTH
CARE PARITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.
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
maintaining health care parity for members of the Armed
Forces covered under the TRICARE program, which may include
ensuring access to reproductive health care, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 430. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING HEALTH CARE FOR
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
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 members of the Armed Forces can travel freely
to receive medical care, which may include restoring
paragraph 033013 of the Joint Travel Regulations, as in
effect on January 19, 2025, or other actions to support and
fund travel by members for medical care, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes.
______
SA 431. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION DEFUNDING
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
rescinds funds appropriated by or made available pursuant to
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-
58; 135 Stat. 429).
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 432. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PRESERVING ROBUST FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH
CENTERS.
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
preserving health care access through community health
centers, which may include supporting access to health
insurance for individuals and families, preventing cuts to
grant funding for community health centers, and ensuring
continued access to Medicaid and other reimbursements for
medical care provided by community health centers, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 433. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST IMPEDING STATE AND LOCAL
BUILDING CODE UPDATES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
impede State and local efforts to adopt and implement updated
building codes that protect life and property, reduce losses
from disasters, lower home insurance costs, improve indoor
air quality, or lower energy costs for American families.
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(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 434. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING A REDUCTION IN POSTAL SERVICE FOR
RURAL AMERICA.
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
preventing a reduction in postal service in the rural United
States, which may include preventing the closure or
consolidation of postal processing and distribution centers
if such action would negatively impact mail delivery or would
result in there no longer being any processing and
distribution centers located in a State that, prior to such
closure or consolidation, has 1 or more processing and
distribution centers, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 435. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Gallego)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
PRESERVING FEDERAL FUNDING TO STATES UNDER
MEDICAID EXPANSION.
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
preserving health care access for low-income Americans, which
may include preventing cuts to Medicaid programs in States
made available under the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 436. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Baldwin) proposed an
amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PRESERVING HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY
FOR BENEFICIARIES OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
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
preserving health care access and affordability for
Americans, which may include preserving and extending tax
credits made available by amendment made to the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 by the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (Public Law 111-148) that will prevent catastrophic
insurance premium hikes for 22,000,000 Americans or the loss
of insurance coverage for an additional 4,000,000 Americans,
or ensuring that any changes to such tax credits would not
result in lower coverage rates, reduced benefits, or
decreased affordability for individuals receiving coverage
through private insurance markets established under the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 437. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT MAKES
REDUCTIONS IN CHILD CARE OR EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION FUNDING.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
reduces funding for child care or early childhood education.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 438. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PRIORITIZING THE DEPORTATION OF UNDOCUMENTED
INDIVIDUALS WHO POSE A THREAT TO NATIONAL
SECURITY OR PUBLIC SAFETY.
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
protecting public safety and national security in immigration
enforcement, which may include prioritizing the deportation
of undocumented individuals who present a national security
or public safety threat, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 439. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 IMPROVING
SECURITY AND COMMUNICATIONS ALONG THE NORTHERN
BORDER.
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
improving security and communications along the northern
international land border of the United States, which may
include accelerating approvals for no-cost leases provided
for under section 6409(b) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and
Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(b)) at U.S. Customs
and Border Protection facilities within 100 miles of that
border, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 440. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ENERGY COST INCREASES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase energy costs for American families, farmers, or
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businesses by rescinding funding appropriated through the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58;
135 Stat. 429) or Public Law 117-169 (136 Stat. 1818)
(commonly known as the ``Inflation Reduction Act of 2022'')
for energy saving improvements.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 441. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
INCREASE RATES OF UNTREATED DIABETES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report if the
Congressional Budget Office has determined that it would--
(1) reduce the number of individuals accessing covered
insulin products, as outlined in section 1860D-2 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w--102);
(2) cause an increase in the rate of uninsured individuals
living with diabetes; or
(3) reduce Federal funding upon which hospitals, community
health centers, and other health providers rely to treat
diabetes.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 442. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO STOPPING THE FLOW OF
ILLICIT DRUGS.
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
improving efforts to stem the flow of illicit drugs entering
the United States, which may include funding and programs for
the interdiction of controlled substances (which may include
precursors and analogues), countering the production of
controlled substances, fostering and deepening cooperation
with other countries and international organizations, tracing
the flow of funds and weapons associated with illicit drugs,
or assisting Federal, State, and local law enforcement
agencies, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes.
______
SA 443. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Warnock)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 FEDERAL
FUNDING FOR RURAL HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS.
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
preserving access to health care in rural communities, which
may include ensuring funding, including funding for Medicare
and Medicaid, is not reduced for all rural health providers,
including rural hospitals, physicians, long-term care
providers, or other health care providers operating in rural
areas, or ensuring Federal staffing is sufficient to process
reimbursement for procedures and other administrative
requirements by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 444. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING FAMILIES FROM
HIGHER ENERGY COSTS DUE TO BROAD TARIFFS.
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
protecting families in the United States from increases in
energy costs, which may include preventing sweeping tariffs
from increasing the cost of gasoline, heating oil, or
propane, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes.
______
SA 445. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 MAKING
HOME HEATING MORE AFFORDABLE FOR UNITED STATES
FAMILIES AND SENIORS.
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
helping households afford home heating, which may include
preventing funding reductions to the Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Program or Weatherization Assistance Program, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 446. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING OUR AIR SAFETY WORKFORCE.
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
supporting our air safety workforce, which may include
improving hiring, retention, pay, or quality-of-life for
certified professional controllers or making improvements to
technology and critical infrastructure, or which may include
exempting all Federal Aviation Administration employees or
other critical flight security personnel from recent
executive orders and directives from the Office of Personnel
Management and the Office of Management and Budget
instituting a Federal hiring freeze, a deferred resignation
program, and the dismissal of Federal employees in their
probationary period, and which may include reinstating fired
Federal Aviation Administration employees, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 447. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
REPLENISHING UNITED STATES DEFENSE STOCKS SENT
TO TAIWAN.
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
supporting defense readiness, which may include replenishing
United States defense stocks sent to Taiwan, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 448. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY IN
LIEU OF REDUCING HEALTH CARE COSTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that cuts
taxes for taxpayers with adjusted gross income above
$1,000,000,000 if the cost of health care has not been
reduced.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 449. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
PROVIDE TAX CREDITS TO EMPLOYERS WITHOUT A
NEUTRALITY AGREEMENT.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
provide a tax credit to any employer without an agreement to
remain neutral with respect to employees organizing, which
may include an agreement to refrain from engaging in pre-
election activities to undermine the certification of a labor
organization or an agreement to refrain from interfering with
employee efforts to participate in any other activities
protected under the National Labor Relations Act, including
forming or joining a labor organization.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 450. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
CONTINUATION OF LIFESAVING BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH.
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
lifesaving biomedical research, which may include preventing
or reversing arbitrary actions by the Executive Branch to
limit indirect costs associated with grants awarded or
administered by the National Institutes of Health, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 451. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 IMPROVING
COVERAGE FOR REPRODUCTIVE ASSISTANCE UNDER
FEHB.
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
improving the coverage for reproductive assistance for
Federal employees and the spouses or partners of Federal
employees under the program carried out under chapter 89 of
title 5, United States Code, which may include coverage for
in vitro fertilization or other fertility treatments, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 452. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT
EFFICIENCY FROM ACCESSING SENSITIVE SYSTEMS AND
CONFIDENTIAL DATA AT THE SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION.
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
preventing the Department of Government Efficiency from
accessing sensitive systems and confidential data at the
Social Security Administration by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 453. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST A CORPORATE TAX RATE CUT.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
reduces the corporate income tax rate below 21 percent.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 454. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Wyden) proposed an amendment
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST TAX BREAKS FOR THE WEALTHY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that cuts
taxes for taxpayers with an adjusted gross income greater
than $1,000,000,000.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate
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only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members,
duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of
the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be
required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a
point of order raised under subsection (a).
______
SA 455. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CUTS TO CORPORATE TAX
REVENUE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
decreases, or would decrease, corporate tax revenue in the
current fiscal year, the budget year, and the ensuing 9
fiscal years following the budget year.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 456. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
OR PROSECUTIONS OF WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
DECISIONS.
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 public
safety, which may include prohibiting funding or grants for
criminal investigations or prosecutions of women's
reproductive health decisions, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 457. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
OR PROSECUTIONS OF IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.
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 public
safety, which may include prohibiting funding or grants for
criminal investigations or prosecutions of in vitro
fertilization, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 458. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING FOR PROSECUTIONS OF HEALTH
CARE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ABORTION
CARE CONSISTENT WITH THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TREATMENT AND LABOR ACT.
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
improving health programs, which may include prohibiting
funding for the prosecution of health care providers who
provide emergency abortion care consistent with section 1867
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395dd) (commonly known
as the ``Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act''), by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 459. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES.
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 employees, which may include requiring that each
Federal agency and department comply with all applicable laws
relating to employees occupying positions in the civil
service, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 460. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
CONDEMNING PARDONS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP OF ANY
PERSON WHO COMMITTED VIOLENT ACTIONS AGAINST
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON JANUARY 6, 2021.
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 public
safety, which may include condemning President Trump for
pardoning any person who committed violent actions against
law enforcement officers on January 6, 2021, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 461. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
PRESIDENTIAL COMPLIANCE IN THE TERMINATION OF
INSPECTORS GENERAL.
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 programs, which may include ensuring the President
complies with chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code
(commonly known as the ``Inspector General Act of 1978'') and
any subsequent amendments, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 462. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States
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Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
REAFFIRMATION BY CONGRESS OF THE ILLEGALITY OF
IMPOUNDMENT OUTSIDE OF THE IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL
ACT OF 1974.
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
appropriations, which may include reminding the President
that any impoundment by the executive branch, except as
proscribed by the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
681 et seq.), is unconstitutional, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 463. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
CONTINUING ELECTION SECURITY FUNDING TO ENSURE
ELECTION INTEGRITY.
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 appropriations, which may include continuing to fund
election security in order to ensure election integrity, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 464. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ESTABLISHING A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO MAKE ONE'S
OWN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DECISIONS.
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
improving health programs, which may include providing women
with the fundamental right for women to make their own
reproductive health decisions, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 465. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING FOR SURVEILLANCE OF
ABORTION CLINICS.
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 public
safety, which may include prohibiting funding for the
surveillance of abortion clinics, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 466. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING OF SURVEILLANCE OF IN VITRO
FERTILIZATION CLINICS.
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 public
safety, which may include prohibiting funding for the
surveillance of in vitro fertilization clinics, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 467. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 AN EXTENSION OR MODIFICATION OF TAX
CUTS UNTIL FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE IN FULL
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LAWFULLY ISSUED COURT
ORDERS.
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
changes in revenues, which may include prohibiting an
extension or modification of any Federal tax cut until the
Government Accountability Office provides written
confirmation to the Senate that each Federal agency is in
full compliance with all lawfully issued court orders that
were issued on or after January 20, 2025, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 468. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST MODIFYING OR EXTENDING TAX
CUTS UNTIL FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE IN FULL
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LAWFULLY ISSUED COURT
ORDERS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
modify or extend any existing tax cuts until the Government
Accountability Office provides written confirmation to the
Senate that each Federal agency is in full compliance with
all lawfully issued court orders that were issued on or after
January 20, 2025.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 469. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FEDERAL PROSECUTION OF HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS PROVIDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL
ABORTIONS.
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
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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 public safety, which may include prohibiting
Federal prosecution of health care providers providing
emergency abortion care pursuant to section 1867 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395dd) (commonly known as the
``Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act''), by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 470. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 COMBATING
WHITE NATIONALISM AND EXTREMISM IN THE ARMED
FORCES.
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
combating white nationalism or extremism in the Armed Forces,
which may include legislation that would provide resources to
the Department of Defense to investigate or dismiss
individuals active in or members of white nationalist, neo-
Nazi, Proud Boys, neo-Confederate, anti-American militia, or
Patriot Front organizations, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 471. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCING MEDICARE,
MEDICAID, OR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
result in a reduction in eligibility for, or the amount of,
benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, or the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 472. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST HARMING RURAL HOSPITALS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
result in a reduction in federally financed payments to rural
hospitals.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 473. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Van Hollen, and
Mr. Ossoff) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REDUCING
THE IMPACTS OF HEDGE FUND OWNERSHIP OF SINGLE-
FAMILY HOMES AND RENT PRICES.
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
lowering rent for American families, which may include
reducing the single-family housing market share of large
single-family housing investors or addressing the impact of
these investors' activities on housing availability, housing
affordability, eviction rates, home maintenance, and
gentrification, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 474. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Heinrich)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 AMERICAN
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
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
American housing affordability, which may include making
communities more resilient to the impacts of extreme weather
and disasters such as wildfires, floods, and hurricanes, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 475. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT REDUCES
FUNDING FOR RESEARCH ON CANCERS THAT
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES OR VETERANS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
reduces funding for research on cancers that
disproportionately impact members of the Armed Forces or
veterans.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 476. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
UNITED STATES DOES NOT CEDE FUTURE OF BATTERY
SUPPLY CHAIN TO CHINA.
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 the United States does not cede the future of
the battery supply chain to the People's Republic of China,
including by supporting tax incentives similar to the
incentive provided under section 45X of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, incentivizing investments in domestic battery
manufacturing and research and development, such as the
incentive included in
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the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-
58; 135 Stat. 429), or strengthening Department of Energy
loan programs designed to boost battery manufacturing in the
United States, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 477. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 CREATING
GOOD-PAYING MANUFACTURING JOBS IN THE UNITED
STATES.
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
creating good-paying manufacturing jobs in the United States,
including jobs represented by labor organizations, such as by
expanding or maintaining tax incentives to onshore
manufacturing, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 478. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FAIR
TAXATION, INCLUDING ENDING TAX BREAKS FOR THE
TOP 1 PERCENT AND EXTENDING TAX BREAKS FOR
WORKING FAMILIES.
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 fair
taxation, which may include ending tax breaks for the top 1
percent or extending tax breaks for working families, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 479. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT INCREASES
CAR PRICES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that has
the effect of increasing car prices, including the removal or
termination of any existing tax incentives that lower the
price of vehicles.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 480. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
REDUCE MANUFACTURING JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
result in a net loss of manufacturing jobs in the United
States during the 10-year period beginning on the date of
adoption of this resolution.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 481. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT THE UNITED STATES AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY CAN
OUTCOMPETE AUTOMAKERS BACKED BY THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
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 the United States automotive industry can
outcompete automakers backed by the Government of the
People's Republic of China, including by supporting
incentives for vehicles made in the United States, working
closely with allies and trade partners like Canada, or taking
action to prevent the importation of vehicles from the
People's Republic of China, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 482. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
CANCELLING OR PREVENTING ACROSS-THE-BOARD
TARIFFS ON CANADA THAT WOULD CRIPPLE UNITED
STATES MANUFACTURERS AND THE AUTO INDUSTRY
WHILE RAISING PRICES FOR CONSUMERS.
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
cancelling or preventing across-the-board tariffs on Canada
that would cripple United States manufacturers and the auto
industry while raising prices for consumers, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 483. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
RELIABLE AIR SERVICE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES.
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 reliable air service in rural communities, including
by maintaining the Essential Air Service Program, expanding
the Small Community Air Service Development Grant, or
investing in small airport infrastructure, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 484. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
UNFREEZING ALL FUNDS ALLOCATED TO PROJECTS
UNDER THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW.
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
unfreezing all funds allocated to projects under the
Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58;
135 Stat. 429) by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 485. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ANY
UNLAWFUL ACCESS, DISCLOSURE, OR MISUSE OF THE
PRIVATE PERSONAL INFORMATION OR TAX INFORMATION
OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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 any
unlawful access, disclosure, or misuse of the private
personal information or tax information of the people of the
United States, including such actions by individuals
affiliated with the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 486. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT AIR NATIONAL GUARD INSTALLATIONS RECEIVE
NEW AIRCRAFT AT A RATE EQUAL TO ACTIVE-DUTY
INSTALLATIONS.
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 Air National Guard installations receive new
aircraft at a rate equal to active-duty installations by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 487. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT ADEQUATE RESOURCES ARE ALLOCATED TO THE
REMEDIATION OF PFAS CONTAMINATION IN
COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING AIR NATIONAL GUARD
BASES.
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 adequate resources are allocated to the
remediation of PFAS contamination in communities surrounding
Air National Guard bases by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 488. Mr. KELLY (for himself, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Warnock)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST TAXING SCHOLARSHIPS AND
FELLOWSHIPS AS INCOME.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that taxes
scholarships or fellowships as income.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 489. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST USING TAX DOLLARS TO
SUBSIDIZE PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
spends tax dollars collected from taxpayers to subsidize the
cost of private schools.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 490. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FULLY
FUNDING FEDERAL PROGRAMS SERVING STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES.
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 fully
funding Federal programs serving students with disabilities,
which may include fully funding the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) by the
end of fiscal year 2034 and ensuring that students with
disabilities receive the free and appropriate education and
accommodations guaranteed to them by the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), and all other applicable law, by the
end of fiscal year 2034 by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 491. Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting
[[Page S1201]]
forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through
2034; 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 TARIFFS ON IMPORTED ENERGY PRODUCTS
THAT WILL RAISE ENERGY COSTS FOR UNITED STATES
HOUSEHOLDS 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
prohibiting tariffs on imported energy products that will
raise energy costs for households and small businesses in the
United States, which may include prohibiting tariffs on
energy products imported from Canada or Mexico, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 492. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CUTS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
cut benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance
program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), change the thrifty food plan under
that program, or increase the age limit for able-bodied
adults without dependents subject to work requirements under
that program.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 493. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Van
Hollen, and Mr. Welch) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
INCREASE DRUG COSTS FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES ON MEDICARE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
increases cost-sharing or out-of-pocket expenses for seniors
or people with disabilities who rely on Medicare for their
prescription drug coverage.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 494. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY IN
LIEU OF REDUCING FOOD COSTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that cuts
taxes for taxpayers with an adjusted gross income greater
than $1,000,000,000 if the most recent change in the Consumer
Price Index shows an increase in food prices.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 495. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING INCREASES IN FOOD AND GROCERY PRICES
BY PROHIBITING RECKLESS TARIFF POLICIES.
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
preventing increases in food and grocery prices, which may
include prohibiting reckless tariff policies or across-the-
board tariffs, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 496. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 LOWERING
PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES.
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
lowering prescription drug prices, which may include
negotiating prescription drug prices under the Medicare
program and outreach to the public regarding efforts to lower
prescription drug prices, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 497. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING, CONTROLLING, AND MITIGATING THE
OUTBREAK OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
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
preventing, controlling, and mitigating the outbreak of
infectious disease, which may include services and programs
administered by the Department of Health and Human Services
for such purposes, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 498. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 LOWERING
THE COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
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
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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 lowering the cost of prescription drugs, which
may include capping the cost of certain generic prescription
drugs under the Medicare program, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 499. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND THE
ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH.
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
funding the National Institutes of Health and the Advanced
Research Projects Agency for Health by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 500. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CUTS TO HEALTH CARE
BENEFITS OR SERVICES FOR VETERANS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce, limit, or otherwise cut health care coverage,
benefits, or services available to veterans, including that
which is provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 501. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE COVERAGE, BENEFITS, AND
SERVICES FOR VETERANS.
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 veterans continue to have access to all of the
health care coverage, benefits, and services that are
currently available to them, including those provided by the
Department of Veterans Affairs, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 502. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS FOR EXPOSURE-
RELATED CANCERS.
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
providing public safety officer benefits for exposure-related
cancers by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 503. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROGRAMS
TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT HIRING AND THE
PURCHASING OF EQUIPMENT.
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
programs to support hiring and the purchasing of equipment by
law enforcement agencies by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 504. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PREMERGER
NOTIFICATION FILING FEES.
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
premerger notification filing fees, which may include a
requirement that premerger notification filing fees collected
pursuant to section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a)
shall be retained and used for expenses necessary for the
enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws by the Antitrust
Division of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade
Commission, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 505. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 RESEARCH
AND PRODUCT REVIEWS BY THE FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION FOR RARE DISEASES.
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
research and product reviews by the Food and Drug
Administration for rare diseases, which may include efforts
to accelerate the development and approval of treatments,
improvements in regulatory science, or support for research
on innovative therapies, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 506. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States
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Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUSTAINING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN RURAL
AREAS.
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
sustaining health care providers in rural areas of the United
States, which may include ensuring access to critical medical
services, expanding workforce recruitment and retention,
strengthening rural hospitals, or improving telehealth
infrastructure, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 507. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 TAX INCENTIVES FOR THE PRODUCTION
AND USE OF BIOFUELS.
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
protecting tax incentives for the production and use of
biofuels, which may include incentives supporting domestic
biofuel production, infrastructure development, or expanded
market access, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 508. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE TAX
TREATMENT OF MILEAGE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES.
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 the
tax treatment parity of mileage traveled by members of the
Armed Forces (including reserve components) in the
performance of their duties, which may include ensuring that
mileage traveled in the performance of their duties is
treated in the same manner as other business travel under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or equalizing the required
distance for deductible travel, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 509. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR ELDER CARE EXPENSES.
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
providing an income tax credit for elder care expenses, which
may include financial relief for those caring for aging
relatives, support for working caregivers balancing
employment and caregiving responsibilities, or incentives to
make elder care more affordable, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 510. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 EXPANDING
THE CHILD CARE WORKFORCE OR AVAILABILITY OF
CHILD CARE FACILITIES.
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
assisting States, territories, the District of Columbia, or
tribal entities with expanding the child care workforce or
availability of child care facilities, which may include
providing grants on a competitive basis to support child care
workforce development or the establishment, renovation, or
expansion of child care facilities in child care deserts, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 511. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING WORKFORCE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT.
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
supporting workforce skills development, which may include
modernizing career and technical education programs,
expanding apprenticeships, increasing access to industry-
recognized credentials, or enhancing workforce training
initiatives that align with employer needs, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 512. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING DISASTER RECOVERY EFFORTS.
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
bolstering disaster response programs, which may include
legislation that would support communities and individuals
recovering from Hurricane Helene or other natural disasters
or provisions that protect against funding and staffing cuts
to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 513. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mr. Ossoff) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
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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 AMERICAN JOBS AND THE HEALTH OF
AMERICA'S SCHOOLCHILDREN.
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
protecting American jobs and the health of America's
schoolchildren, which may include provisions that protect
against funding cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency's
Clean School Bus Program or the Department of Energy's Office
of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 514. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS FACING DIVESTMENT
RECEIVE PREFERENTIAL PLACEMENT FOR NEW
AIRCRAFT.
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 military installations facing divestment receive
preferential placement for new aircraft by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 515. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 45, strike line 10 and all that follows through
page 49, line 23, and insert the following:
TITLE II--RECONCILIATION
SEC. 2001. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) Committee on Agriculture.--The Committee on Agriculture
of the House of Representatives shall report changes in laws
within its jurisdiction that reduce the deficit by not less
than $230,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
(b) Committee on Armed Services.--The Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives shall report changes
in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by
not more than $150,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years
2025 through 2034.
(c) Committee on Education and Workforce.--The Committee on
Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that reduce
the deficit by not less than $330,000,000,000 for the period
of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(d) Committee on Energy and Commerce.--The Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that reduce
the deficit by not less than $880,000,000,000 for the period
of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(e) Committee on Natural Resources.--The Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that reduce
the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(f) Committee on Homeland Security.--The Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase
the deficit by not more than $175,000,000,000 for the period
of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(g) Committee on the Judiciary.--The Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives shall report
changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the
deficit by not more than $175,000,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(h) Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.--The
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives shall report changes in laws within its
jurisdiction that reduce the deficit by not less than
$10,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
(i) Committee on Financial Services.--The Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that reduce
the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(j) Submissions.--In the House of Representatives, not
later than March 7, 2025, the committees named in the
subsections of this section shall submit their
recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the House
of Representatives to carry out this section.
SEC. 2002. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE.
(a) Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.--The
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction
that reduce the deficit by not less than $230,000,000,000 for
the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(b) Committee on Armed Services.--The Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate shall report changes in laws within
its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than
$150,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
(c) Committee on Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.--The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate shall report changes in laws within its
jurisdiction that reduce the deficit by not less than
$1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
(d) Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.--
The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction
that reduce the deficit by not less than $440,000,000,000 for
the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(e) Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.--The
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that reduce
the deficit by not less than $440,000,000,000 for the period
of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(f) Committee on Environment and Public Works.--The
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase
the deficit by not more than $1,000,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(g) Committee on Finance.--The Committee on Finance of the
Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction
that reduce the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for
the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(h) Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.--
The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate shall report changes in laws within its
jurisdiction that reduce the deficit by not less than
$330,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
(i) Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.--The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate shall report changes in laws within its
jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than
$175,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
(j) Committee on the Judiciary.--The Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate shall report changes in laws within
its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than
$175,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
(k) Submissions.--In the Senate, not later than March 7,
2025, the committees named in the subsections of this section
shall submit their recommendations to the Committee on the
Budget of the Senate. Upon receiving all such
recommendations, the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill carrying out
all such recommendations without any substantive revision.
______
SA 516. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING ANY CUTS TO THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.
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
preventing any cuts to the Medicaid program by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 517. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and
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setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026
through 2034; 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 AUDITING
ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE.
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
establishing an independent office of Inspector General
solely for the purpose of auditing, through regular publicly
available reports, all United States military, nonmilitary,
and economic assistance provided or made available to Ukraine
since March 2022, which may include detailed review of all
contracts and grants the United States Government has entered
into, the expenses of foreign government agencies receiving
United States funds, and the Government of Ukraine's
compliance with all applicable conditions for the receipt of
assistance, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 518. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING THE PROVISION OF ANY ADDITIONAL
MILITARY, NONMILITARY, OR ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
TO UKRAINE.
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
preventing the provision of any additional military,
nonmilitary, or economic assistance to Ukraine by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 519. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 FOOD AND FARM LABORERS FROM REMOVAL
TO AVOID UNNECESSARY INCREASES TO THE COST OF
GROCERIES FOR AMERICANS.
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 the
cost of groceries, which may include the protection from
arrest, detention, or removal for noncitizen food and farm
laborers who do not present a threat to public safety or
national security, and whose removal would create an
immediate labor shortage, resulting in increases in household
grocery prices, such as eggs, milk, cheese, meat, fruits, and
vegetables, for United States citizens and lawful permanent
residents, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 520. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. King) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 DREAMERS.
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
protecting long-time undocumented immigrants who were brought
to the United States as children, which may include a path to
lawful permanent residence for individuals eligible for
deferred action pursuant to the final rule of the Department
of Homeland Security entitled ``Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals'' (87 Fed. Reg. 53152 (August 30, 2022)) or
employment authorization or protection from detention and
removal for such individuals, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 521. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
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
protecting national security and public safety, which may
include protecting employees of the Department of Justice or
component agencies from facing termination or retribution for
investigative or prosecutorial work on assigned cases, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 522. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
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
protecting national security and public safety, which may
include protecting employees of the Department of Justice or
component agencies in probationary status from layoffs due to
their probationary status, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 523. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
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
protecting national security and public safety, which may
include ensuring that employees of the Department of Justice
or component agencies are not forced to work on mass
deportation or immigration enforcement efforts instead of
fulfilling their duties to prevent violent crime, combat
child sexual abuse or the distribution of child sexual abuse
material, respond to the fentanyl crisis, or prevent
terrorism, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 524. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
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him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING VICTIMS OF CRIME.
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
supporting victims of crime, which may include ensuring that
grant programs that fund victim service providers or provide
support or compensation to victims of crime remain accessible
or uninterrupted, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 525. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING VICTIMS OF CRIME.
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
supporting victims of crime, which may include ensuring that
grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act
of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103-322) that are tailored to
support particular communities remain intact or accessible,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 526. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 NATIONAL SECURITY AND PRIVACY.
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
protecting national security and privacy, which may include
limiting access to classified systems, personnel records,
investigative records, and prosecutorial records at the
Department of Justice and its component agencies, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 527. Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr.
Booker, and Ms. Blunt Rochester) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PREVENTING
TAX CUTS FOR BILLIONAIRES TO BE OFFSET BY CUTS
TO SCHOOL MEALS FOR CHILDREN.
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
preventing reductions in funding for nutrition assistance
programs, which may include reductions in funding for school
meals for children authorized under the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) or creating more
administrative barriers to accessing school meals for
children, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 528. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
COUNTERING CHINA'S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE.
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
countering China's Belt and Road Initiative, which may
include legislation that would increase development
assistance, bolster development finance and infrastructure
investments, increase military and security cooperation, or
enhance trade and economic partnerships, 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 2025 through
2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 529. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
STRENGTHENING FEDERAL DISASTER RESPONSE
PROGRAMS.
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
strengthening Federal disaster response programs, which may
include legislation that prevents the privatization or
cancellation of the National Flood Insurance Program, 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 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 530. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE UNNECESSARY WASTE OF VALUABLE
ENERGY RESOURCES.
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 energy
supply, which may include prohibiting any action that would
lead to increased unnecessary waste of natural gas resources
and thereby increase natural gas prices or prohibit any
action that would decrease funding resources dedicated to
reducing such waste, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 531. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034;
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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 AIR AND WATER QUALITY AND PUBLIC
HEALTH AND SAFETY.
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
environmental protection, which may include prohibiting any
action that would worsen air or water quality, jeopardize
public health and safety, or limit access to clean air or
water, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 532. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ABILITY OF CONSUMERS TO PAY
THEIR ENERGY BILLS.
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 energy
bills, which may include prohibiting any action that would
reduce or eliminate funding to help American consumers pay
their energy bills, such as for heating, air conditioning, or
electricity, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 533. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FREEDOM
OF ENERGY CHOICE.
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 energy
choice, which may include prohibiting any action that would
lead to fewer energy options available to consumers or
restrictions on energy supply that would lead to increased
energy costs for Americans, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 534. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ADVANCING
NEW AND EMERGING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.
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 energy
innovation, which may include prohibiting any action that
would limit investment in research, development, and
demonstration for new or emerging energy technologies, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 535. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 AMERICAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING.
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
American energy manufacturing, which may include prohibiting
any action that would lead to companies or businesses that
produce energy components or process critical minerals from
moving to China or other foreign countries, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 536. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 RURAL COMMUNITIES FROM INCREASES IN
ENERGY COSTS.
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 energy
in rural communities, which may include prohibiting any
action that would lead to increased energy costs for farms,
small businesses, or rural households or any reduction in
funding for rural energy programs, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 537. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
TAXPAYERS DO NOT PAY THE COST OF CLEANUP OF
ORPHANED OIL AND GAS WELLS ON PUBLIC LAND.
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 oil
and gas production, which may include prohibiting any action
that would lead to increased costs to taxpayers for cleaning
up orphaned oil and gas wells on public land, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 538. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PRESERVING THE UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK
SYSTEM.
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
preserving the units of the National Park System, which may
include reinstating the fired Federal employees at the
National Park Service responsible for, among other things,
preserving the benefits of natural and cultural resource
conservation and outdoor recreation throughout
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the United States, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 539. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FOREST
MANAGEMENT.
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 forest
management, which may include supporting local efforts to
restore forests, reducing wildfire risk, removing invasive
species, or addressing the backlog of fire mitigation
projects across Federal, State, local, private, or Tribal
land, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 540. Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Lujan,
Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. Merkley)
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO FEDERAL
LAND MANAGEMENT.
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 land management, which may include reinstating the
fired Federal employees at the Forest Service, National Park
Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau
of Land Management, including positions responsible for,
among other things, wildfire mitigation, range and timber
management, habitat conservation, outdoor recreation, or
other uses that generate revenue for the Federal Government,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 541. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 LAND
MANAGEMENT IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.
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 land
management in the western United States, which may include
reinstating the fired Federal employees at the Bureau of Land
Management responsible for, among other things, administering
grazing leases, oil and gas development, mining, outdoor
recreation, or other uses that generate revenue for the
Federal Government, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 542. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.
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 the
management of the National Forest System, which may include
reinstating the fired Federal employees at the Forest Service
responsible for, among other things, wildfire mitigation,
range and timber management, habitat conservation, or outdoor
recreation management, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 543. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCING DISASTER RESPONSE
AND RECOVERY PROGRAMS FOR STATES AND LOCAL
COMMUNITIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce the resources of Federal agencies to administer
disaster response and recovery programs for the benefit of
State, local, and municipal governments.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 544. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT INCREASES
CHILD POVERTY ACCORDING TO THE CONGRESSIONAL
BUDGET OFFICE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
increases child poverty, based on the current levels
determined by the Congressional Budget Office.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 545. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT FAILS TO INCREASE THE CORPORATE TAX RATE
TO 24 PERCENT.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, which does not increase the corporate tax
rate to 24 percent.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 546. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
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him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT DECREASES
TAX REVENUE BY DECREASING APPROPRIATIONS FOR
THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
includes any decrease in appropriations for the Internal
Revenue Service which the Congressional Budget Office
certifies would result in a decrease in tax revenue.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 547. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING THE PROCESSING
TIME FOR FEDERAL PROGRAM APPLICATIONS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase the average processing time for Federal program
applications.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 548. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT INCREASES
TAXES FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH LESS THAN $200,000 IN
TAXABLE INCOME.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
increases tax liability for households with less than
$200,000 in taxable income.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 549. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 STUDYING
THE IMPACT OF REDUCED STAFFING AT THE INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE.
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
studying the impact of reduced staffing at the Internal
Revenue Service, which may include a study by the
Congressional Budget Office to determine if decreases in
staff will impact the Federal deficit and debt, 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 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 550. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 STUDYING
THE IMPACT OF REDUCED STAFFING AT THE INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE.
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
studying the impact of reduced staffing at the Internal
Revenue Service, which may include a study by the
Congressional Budget Office to determine if decreases in
staff will impact the Federal deficit and debt, 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 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 551. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING CHINA FROM ACHIEVING ENERGY
DOMINANCE BY INVESTING IN RENEWABLE ENERGY
PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGIES IN THE UNITED
STATES.
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
preventing China from achieving energy dominance by investing
in renewable energy production and technologies in the United
States by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 552. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REDUCING
ENERGY COSTS FOR AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS 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
reducing energy costs for American households and small
businesses, which may include investments in renewable
energy, including wind, solar, geothermal, or hydroelectric
power, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 553. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REDUCING
ENERGY BILLS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND THE
WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
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
reducing energy bills for low-income households and the
weatherization assistance program established under part A of
title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42
U.S.C. 6861 et seq.), which may include increasing funding
for or prohibiting recissions to the weatherization
assistance program, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 554. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REDUCING
ENERGY BILLS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS OR
PROTECTING THE LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
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
reducing energy bills for low-income households or to
protecting the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program,
which may include increasing funding for or prohibiting
recissions of funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Program, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 555. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
Beginning on page 48, strike line 24 and all that follows
through page 49, line 4.
______
SA 556. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
ELECTRIC RELIABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY BY
INVESTING IN EXPANDING AND MODERNIZING ELECTRIC
TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE.
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 electric reliability and affordability by investing
in expanding and modernizing electric transmission
infrastructure, which may include investing in the
construction of new high-voltage transmission lines,
improving intraregional and interregional transmission
planning, investing in advanced transmission technologies, or
accelerating the permitting process for renewable energy and
electric transmission projects, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 557. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 48, strike lines 7 through 12.
______
SA 558. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 48, strike lines 7 through 12.
______
SA 559. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 48, strike lines 7 through 12.
______
SA 560. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 48, strike lines 7 through 12.
______
SA 561. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 48, strike lines 7 through 12.
______
SA 562. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REDUCING
ENERGY BILLS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
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
reducing energy bills for low-income households, which may
include increasing funding for or prohibiting recissions of
funds for the Weatherization Assistance Program or Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Program, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 563. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS EXPORTS THAT
WOULD RAISE ENERGY COSTS FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN THE
UNITED STATES.
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
prohibiting liquefied natural gas exports that would raise
energy costs for households in the United States by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 564. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary
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levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 REDUCING
ENERGY COSTS FOR AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS 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
reducing energy costs for American households and small
businesses, which may include investments in programs to
support weatherization and the implementation of energy
efficiency measures, prohibiting legislation eliminating
energy conservation standards established by the Secretary of
Energy (including energy conservation standards prescribed
under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201
et seq.)), investments in the Energy Star program established
by section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
U.S.C. 6294a) and the WaterSense program established by
section 324B of that Act (42 U.S.C. 6294b), investments in
the weatherization assistance program established under part
A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act
(42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.), or tax incentives for
weatherization and energy efficiency measures, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 565. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 CREATING
JOBS IN THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY AND
INVESTING IN THE RENEWABLE ENERGY WORKFORCE OF
THE UNITED STATES.
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
creating jobs in the renewable energy industry and investing
in the renewable energy workforce of the United States, which
may include investments in renewable energy production,
investments in workforce training and the reskilling of
workers in fossil fuel industries, or investments in
renewable energy resources in energy communities, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 566. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE.
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 public
health, which may include prohibiting further cuts to the
workforce of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
that threaten or undermine lifesaving public health efforts,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 567. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
TIMELY DISBURSEMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
LOANS.
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
upholding commitments to American families, which may include
the timely disbursement of affordable housing loans, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 568. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. PROHIBITING FUNDING FOR COMPANIES OWNED BY SPECIAL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
provide a financial benefit to a company or other business
entity owned or controlled by an individual serving as a
special Government employee (as that term is defined in
section 202 of title 18, United States Code).
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 569. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST THE RELOCATION OF FEDERAL
AGENCIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
result in the relocation of any Federal agency to a different
region of the United States.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 570. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST DRILLING ON THE OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
permit new drilling for oil and gas on the outer Continental
Shelf.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 571. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
ADDRESSING LGBTQ+ MENTAL HEALTH.
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
improving the mental health of the LGBTQ+ community and
decreasing suicide rates of the LGBTQ+ community, which may
include requiring resources of the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration related to the 988 Suicide and
Crisis Lifeline to be LGBTQ+ inclusive, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 572. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
PROHIBIT TRANSGENDER PEOPLE FROM SERVING IN THE
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
prohibit transgender people from serving in the United States
Armed Forces.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 573. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
Beginning on page 52, strike line 20 and all that follows
through page 53, line 6, and insert the following:
SEC. 3002. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LEGISLATION THAT
DOES NOT INCREASE TAX BREAKS FOR THE WEALTHY.
(a) Senate.--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
by the amounts provided in such legislation, provided that
such legislation does not reduce the average tax liability of
taxpayers with income over $10,000,000,000 and provided that
such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 574. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING CORRUPTION BY THE PRESIDENT AND
EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
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
preventing corruption, which may include legislation
preventing or responding to Presidential or executive branch
interference with United States attorneys faithfully
executing their duties, upholding the rule of law, or
pursuing justice impartially, illegal quid pro quo between
and among the executive branch and subjects of Federal
investigations or prosecutions, or the unconstitutional
encroachment of the President or the executive branch into
judicial branch independence, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 575. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
APPLICATION OF THE FLORES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
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 the
welfare of noncitizen children interacting with the
immigration system of the United States, which may include
maintaining the legal obligations of the stipulated
settlement agreement in Reno v. Flores, as filed in the
United States District Court for the Central District of
California on January 17, 1997 (CV-85-4544-RJK), including
all subsequent court decisions, orders, agreements, and
stipulations (commonly known as the ``Flores Settlement
Agreement''), by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 576. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
ACCESS TO COUNSEL TO NONCITIZEN CHILDREN.
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 the
welfare of noncitizen children interacting with the
immigration system of the United States, which may include
providing access to counsel to noncitizen children, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 577. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 LIMITING
MANDATORY FACIAL RECOGNITION.
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
strengthening American civil liberty protections, which may
include legislation that would preserve travelers' use of
approved documentation in lieu of facial recognition
technology to verify their identity at Transportation
Security Administration checkpoints or prevent the
establishment of a national surveillance system run by the
Government, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 578. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENHANCING
THE SOFT POWER OF THE UNITED STATES.
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
relating to enhancing the soft power of the United States,
which may include providing assistance to distressed
countries around the world, countering the Belt and Road
Initiative of the People's Republic of China, or restoring
the United States Agency for International Development, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 579. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ENDANGERING CHILD WELFARE
AND FAMILY SEPARATION.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
endanger child welfare by separating families in immigration
custody or detention.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 580. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
IMMIGRATION CASE MANAGEMENT.
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
improving the legal immigration process in the United States
for noncitizen individuals and families, which may include
expanding the Case Management Pilot Program of the Department
of Homeland Security, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 581. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST THE IMPRISONMENT OF
CHILDREN.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
subject noncitizen children to mandatory detention for any
reason, including if accused of theft.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 582. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ANY
LEGISLATION THAT PROHIBITS THE IMPRISONMENT OF
NONCITIZEN CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT BEEN CHARGED
WITH OR CONVICTED OF A CRIME.
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 the
welfare of noncitizen children interacting with the
immigration system of the United States, which may include
the prohibition of detaining or otherwise imprisoning
noncitizen children who have not been charged with or
convicted of a crime, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 583. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RAISING THE COST OF CHILD
CARE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
reduces funding to support child care access and
affordability.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 584. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT INCREASES
COSTS FOR UNITED STATES FARMERS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase costs for farmers in the United States or increase
barriers to exporting agricultural products from the United
States.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 585. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. PROHIBITING INCREASED COSTS OF GROCERIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
substantially increase the price of groceries (as determined
by the Congressional Budget Office) for families in the
United States.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 586. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
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him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 IN VITRO
FERTILIZATION.
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
protecting access to reproductive care, which may include in
vitro fertilization, egg retrieval, egg freezing, or other
related procedures, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 587. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 48, strike line 24 and all that follows through
page 49, line 4.
______
SA 588. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 51, line 22, strike ``resolution.'' and insert
``resolution, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.''.
______
SA 589. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 52, strike lines 13 through 19.
______
SA 590. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 52, strike lines 4 through 12.
______
SA 591. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 TAXPAYER INFORMATION FROM NON-
GOVERNMENTAL ACTORS AND GOVERNMENTAL ACTORS
WITHOUT SECURITY CLEARANCES.
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
protecting taxpayer information retained by executive
agencies, which may include protecting that information from
individuals who are not employed by the Federal Government,
individuals serving as special Government employees (as
defined in section 202 of title 18, United States Code), and
individuals who do not have sufficient security clearances,
have not passed all background checks, or have not taken all
information security training, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 592. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST TAX CUTS FOR BILLIONAIRES
AND THE WEALTHY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
provide any tax giveaway to the top 1 percent of taxpayers in
the United States, by wealth.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 593. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASES IN WEALTH
INEQUALITY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase wealth inequality in the United States.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 594. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE EXPORT OF LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS
TO CHINA AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF CONCERN.
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
mitigating the harms caused by climate change, which may
include legislation prohibiting exports of natural gas or
petroleum products to the Chinese Communist Party (People's
Republic of China), Iran, North Korea, or Russia, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 595. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST THE FINANCING OF FACILITIES
THAT WILL EXPORT LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS TO CHINA
OR OTHER COUNTRIES OF CONCERN.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
finance or facilitate exports of natural gas or petroleum
products to the People's Republic of China, Iran, North
Korea, or Russia.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling
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of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a).
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SA 596. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASED ENERGY PRICES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
substantially raise energy prices (as determined by the
Congressional Budget Office) on families and small businesses
in the United States.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 597. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REDUCING
FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAM SPENDING FOR
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
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
reducing health care costs, which may include legislation
establishing international reference prices so the United
States may purchase prescription drugs at the lowest prices
available among similarly developed countries, requiring
pharmaceutical manufacturers to report annually the amount of
taxpayer dollars used to benefit manufacturers' research and
development efforts, or other mechanisms to purchase
prescription drugs at lower prices, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 598. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT REDUCES
AIR OR WATER QUALITY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce air or water quality.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 599. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS FOR
WIND ENERGY PROJECTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
rescind obligated Federal funding for wind energy projects.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 600. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS FOR
RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
rescind funds for renewable energy projects.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 601. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES
TAX BREAKS FOR FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
create new or expand existing tax breaks for fossil fuel
companies.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 602. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FEDERAL HEALTH WORKERS AGAINST
UNJUSTIFIED REMOVALS.
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
protections for Federal health workers, which may include
protections against unjustified removals, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 603. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FEDERAL
WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER WORKFORCE.
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
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reports relating to fire management, which may include
increasing hiring and retention in the Federal wildland
firefighting workforce, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 604. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FOREST
MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE RISK OF EXTREME WILDFIRES.
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 forest
management to reduce the risk of extreme wildfires, which may
include removing hazardous fuels, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 605. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
DEFENSIBLE SPACE AND HOME HARDENING FOR
WILDFIRE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES.
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
increasing community wildfire defense, which may include
defensible space and home hardening programs over several
years, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 606. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENHANCING
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY IN NUCLEAR MODERNIZATION.
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
enhancing fiscal responsibility with respect to nuclear
modernization, which may include legislation that strengthens
oversight of nuclear weapons systems, bolsters chapter 325 of
title 10, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Nunn-
McCurdy Act''), or holds nuclear weapons defense contractors
accountable for waste, fraud, and abuse, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 607. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES
FUNDING FOR OVERLY COSTLY, OUTDATED, OR
INEFFECTIVE NUCLEAR MODERNIZATION PROGRAMS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
provides funding for nuclear modernization programs that are
over-budget, behind schedule, in violation of chapter 325 of
title 10, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Nunn-
McCurdy Act''), unnecessary, wasteful, or in contravention of
international security agreements.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 608. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REDUCING
FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAM SPENDING FOR ANTI-
OBESITY PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
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
reducing the cost of prescription drugs approved for the
treatment of obesity, which may include the establishment of
international reference prices so that the United States may
purchase prescription drugs at the lowest price available
among member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-
operation and Development, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 609. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE.
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
protecting access to reproductive care, which may include
abortion care, medication abortion, contraceptives, or other
care for patients during the course of their pregnancies, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 610. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FEDERAL WILDLAND
FIREFIGHTER WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
decreases the number of wildland firefighters employed by the
Federal Government, in either seasonal or permanent
positions, including as the result of a workforce reduction.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 611. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
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him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 HIRING
IMMIGRATION JUDGES.
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
reducing immigration court backlogs, which may include the
rehiring of recently dismissed immigration judges, hiring
additional immigration judges, or hiring additional support
staff for immigration judges and courts, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 612. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD INCREASE THE DEFICIT OR REDUCE A
SURPLUS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any reconciliation bill, resolution, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, motion, or conference report
pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 that would cause or increase a deficit or reduce a
surplus in either of the following periods:
(1) The current fiscal year, the budget year, and the
ensuing 4 fiscal years following the budget year.
(2) The current fiscal year, the budget year, and the
ensuing 9 fiscal years following the budget year.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
(c) Determination of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this
section, the levels of net deficit increases and net surplus
reduction shall be determined on the basis of estimates
provided by the Committee on the Budget of the Senate.
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SA 613. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 49, strike lines 16 through 18 and insert the
following:
(j) Submissions.--In the Senate, only on or after the date
on which the Director of the Congressional Budget Office
certifies (based on the most recent data available to the
Director) that inflation (as measured in either the average
of the annualized changes in the most recently published
monthly reports on the consumer price index for all-urban
consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor or the previous year's unadjusted annual
change in that index) is not more than 2 percent, the
committees named in the subsections of this section may
submit their recommendations to the
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SA 614. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
UNTIL CBO ANALYZES ITS INFLATIONARY IMPACT.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill pursuant to title II unless the
Congressional Budget Office has made available on the website
of the Office an estimate of the effect on inflation of the
legislation during the 72-hour period ending on the vote on
final passage of the legislation.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 615. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD INCREASE INFLATION.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill pursuant to title II unless the Director
of the Congressional Budget Office certifies that the bill
would not cause an increase in inflation.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 616. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ACTIONS THAT RESULT IN
CLIMATE CHAOS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase emissions of greenhouse gases (as defined in section
132(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7432(d)).
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 617. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST WAIVING NEPA REQUIREMENTS
FOR OIL AND GAS PROJECTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
weaken environmental review requirements under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to
streamline oil and gas-related development.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 618. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4___. EXTENSION OF ENFORCEMENT OF BUDGETARY POINTS OF
ORDER IN THE SENATE.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), subsections (c)(2) and
(d)(3) of section
[[Page S1218]]
904 of such Act shall remain in effect for purposes of Senate
enforcement through September 30, 2034.
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SA 619. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. 4___. REQUIREMENT FOR JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
ESTIMATES.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``major
legislation'' means, in the Senate, a bill, joint resolution,
conference report, amendment, amendment between the Houses,
or treaty--
(1) for which an estimate is required to be prepared
pursuant to section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) and that causes a gross budgetary effect
(before incorporating macroeconomic effects and not including
timing shifts) in a fiscal year in the period of years of the
most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget
equal to or greater than--
(A) 0.25 percent of the current projected gross domestic
product of the United States for that fiscal year; or
(B) for a treaty, equal to or greater than $15,000,000,000
for that fiscal year; or
(2) designated as such by--
(A) the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the
Senate for all direct spending and revenue legislation; or
(B) the Senator who is Chairman or Vice Chairman of the
Joint Committee on Taxation for revenue legislation.
(b) Estimates.--An estimate provided by the Joint Committee
on Taxation to the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office under section 201(f) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 601(f)) for any major legislation shall
provide an estimate of the distributional effects across
income categories resulting from major legislation.
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SA 620. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING THE PRICE OF
EGGS FOR CONSUMERS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase the price of eggs for consumers.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 621. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST DEFUNDING EXISTING
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
result in the rescission of funding for projects that improve
the reliability, safety, and efficiency of transportation
infrastructure.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 622. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PRESERVING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS' AUTONOMY FROM
HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY OWNERSHIP.
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 the
enforcement of antitrust laws, which may include legislation
prohibiting anti-competitive vertical integration in health
care, or any health insurance issuer's ownership, operation,
or control of, a health care provider or management services
organization that has a management services agreement with a
health care provider, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 623. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER PROHIBITING CUTS TO MEDICAID.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce Medicaid spending or result in the disenrollment of
beneficiaries from the Medicaid program.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 624. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST DECREASING RESOURCES FOR
ADDRESSING AVIAN INFLUENZA.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
decrease Federal resources for addressing avian influenza.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 625. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST TERMINATING FEDERAL FOOD
SAFETY WORKERS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce funding for food safety measures or reduce the number
of food safety inspectors.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 626. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and
[[Page S1219]]
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026
through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES
FEDERAL STUDENT AID FUNDING TO INSTITUTIONS
THAT ENGAGE IN LEGACY ADMISSION PRACTICES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
provide Federal student aid funding to institutions of higher
education that provide any manner of preferential treatment
in the admission process to applicants on the basis of their
relationships to donors to the institution or to alumni of
the institution.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 627. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 51, line 22, insert ``, except that no adjustment
shall be made pursuant to this subsection unless the Director
of the Congressional Budget Office certifies (based on the
most recent data available to the Director) that inflation,
as measured in either the average of the annualized changes
in the most recently published monthly reports on the
consumer price index for all-urban consumers published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, or the
previous year's unadjusted annual change in that index, is
equal to or below 2 percent'' before the period.
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SA 628. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
DURING A PERIOD OF HIGH INFLATION.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill pursuant to title II unless the Director
of the Congressional Budget Office certifies (based on the
most recent data available to the Director) that inflation,
as measured by the average of the annualized changes in the
most recently published monthly reports on the consumer price
index for all-urban consumers published by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, or the
unadjusted annual change of the previous year in that index,
is equal to or below 2 percent.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 629. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REDUCING
OVERDOSE RATES.
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
reducing opioid overdose rates, which may include grants to
expand access to naloxone in elementary or secondary schools
or issuing guidance to employers regarding opioid overdose
reversal medication attainment, usage, and training, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 630. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ADDRESSING NURSING WORKFORCE SHORTAGES.
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
addressing nursing workforce shortages, which may include
increasing the number of faculty and students at schools of
nursing or the enhancement and modernization of nursing
education programs, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 631. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ADDRESSING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS.
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
addressing the behavioral health crisis, which may include
loan programs to fund the construction or renovation of
mental health or substance use disorder treatment facilities
or scholarships for students in the fields of mental health,
behavioral health, or substance use disorder treatment, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 632. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Booker) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT
DISCRIMINATES AGAINST THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
allows for discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation,
or gender identity, with respect to public accommodations,
education, Federal funding, employment, housing, credit, or
jury service.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 633. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REDUCING
THE IMPACTS OF HEDGE FUND OWNERSHIP OF SINGLE-
FAMILY HOMES RENTED BY MILITARY PERSONNEL,
INCLUDING RENT PRICES FOR SUCH HOMES.
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
lowering rent for military personnel and their families,
which may include reducing the market share of large
investors in single-family housing or addressing the impact
of the activities of those investors on the availability and
affordability of, and eviction rates, home maintenance, and
gentrification in, off-base housing for military families, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 634. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SENATE
CONFIRMATION OF HIGH-LEVEL EXECUTIVE BRANCH
STAFF.
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 Senate
advice and consent duties, which may include requiring the
head of the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization or paid
or unpaid Special Government Employees (as defined in section
202 of title 18, United States Code) unofficially serving in
that role to be confirmed by the Senate, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 635. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL ETHICS LAWS.
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 ethics
in Government, which may include legislation ensuring
compliance with all Federal ethics laws by all employees in
existing executive branch agencies or compliance with Federal
ethics laws by employees of new executive branch entities
such as the Department of Government Efficiency and which may
include receiving relevant ethics training before carrying
out activities to cut Government employees, agencies, or
access private agency data, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 636. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
ELIMINATION OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.
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
congressional oversight duties, which may include requiring
consent from Congress before executive agencies or entities
like the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, an advisor
to the President connected with the U.S. DOGE Service
Temporary Organization, or any office of the President, make
large changes to executive agencies, which may include
eliminating executive agencies, substantially changing the
purpose of an executive agency, or substantially changing the
workforce of an executive agency, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 637. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ADDRESSING HATE CRIMES AGAINST LGBTQ+ PEOPLE.
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
addressing hate crimes against LGBTQ+ people, which may
include ongoing funding of prosecutions related to hate
crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 638. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES
FUNDING FOR EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE VETERANS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that funds
any effort by a Federal agency or department to engage in a
mass removal, rescheduling, or furlough of employees who are
veterans.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 639. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE VETERANS.
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
supporting Federal employees who are veterans and protecting
Federal employees who are veterans against mass
reclassifications, removals, and furloughs by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 640. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
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SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ALLOWING THE PRESIDENT TO
RESTRICT TRADE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION BY AN ACT
OF CONGRESS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
allow the President to restrict trade without authorization
by an Act of Congress.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 641. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, WHICH MAY INCLUDE
OVERSIGHT OF OR LEGISLATION REQUIRING
INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
THE PRESIDENT, INCLUDING SPECIAL GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES, TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
DOCUMENTATION.
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
congressional oversight, which may include oversight of or
legislation requiring individuals employed by the Executive
Office of the President, including special Government
employees (as defined in section 202 of title 18, United
States Code), to disclose conflicts of interest documentation
pertaining to those individuals, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 642. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.
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
congressional oversight, which may include oversight of
Federal agencies or requiring Federal agencies to remove
employees who are active in, or members of, an extremist
organization, including the Proud Boys, Patriot Front, any
anti-American militia, or any other White nationalist, neo-
Nazi, or neo-Confederate organization, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 643. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 AFFIRMING
THAT THE PRESIDENT IS STILL BREAKING THE LAW
WHEN COMMITTING ILLEGAL ACTIONS EVEN WHEN
CLAIMING TO SAVE THE COUNTRY.
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 law
enforcement, which may include legislation that affirms that
the President is still breaking the law when committing
illegal actions even when claiming to save the country, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 644. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT AND COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.
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
Congressional oversight, which may include oversight of or
efforts to support the principle that all collective
bargaining agreements should be honored in the public and
private sectors, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 645. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, WHICH MAY INCLUDE
OVERSIGHT OF, STEPS TO PREVENT, OR RESPONSE TO,
THE IMPOSITION BY THE PRESIDENT OF TARIFFS ON
PRODUCTS OF ALLIES OF THE UNITED STATES,
INCLUDING CANADA, AT HIGHER RATES THAN TARIFFS
IMPOSED ON PRODUCTS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA OR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
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
relating to congressional oversight, which may include
oversight of, steps to prevent, or response to the imposition
by the President of tariffs on products imported from
countries that are allies of the United States, including
Canada, at higher rates than tariffs imposed on products
imported from the People's Republic of China or the Russian
Federation, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 646. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING ORGANIC FARMERS WITH RESPECT TO THE
PAYMENT OF ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COSTS AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MARKETS.
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
supporting organic farmers with respect to the payment of
organic certification costs and the development of new
markets by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 647. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
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At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING
THE ABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICES TO OPERATE AT FULL CAPACITY.
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 USDA Rural Development, Farm Service Agency,
and Natural Resources Conservation Service State offices can
operate at full capacity by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 648. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 CREATING
A STRONG SAFETY NET FOR SMALL-SCALE, DIVERSE,
SPECIALTY CROP, ORGANIC, YOUNG, AND BEGINNING
FARMERS AND RANCHERS.
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
creating a strong safety net for small-scale, diverse,
specialty crop, organic, young, and beginning farmers and
ranchers by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 649. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF DISASTERS IN RURAL
COMMUNITIES.
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
addressing the impacts of disasters in rural communities by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 650. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROMOTING
LAND ACCESS AND CREDIT ACCESS FOR YOUNG AND
BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS.
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
promoting land access and credit access for young and
beginning farmers and ranchers by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 651. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 IMPROVING
SMALL FARM CROP INSURANCE OFFERINGS.
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
bolstering rural communities by improving crop insurance
offerings for small farms by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 652. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 IMPROVING
RURAL ACCESS TO NUTRITION PROGRAMS.
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
improving rural access to Federal nutrition assistance
programs by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 653. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ORGANIC
AGRICULTURE RESEARCH.
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
improving information on healthy foods by directing the
Department of Agriculture to conduct regular studies on the
organic agriculture industry, which may include prices for
organic crops, cost-of-production data for organic milk, or
information on organic production and marketing, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 654. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 STUDYING
THE IMPACT OF CONSOLIDATION ON FOOD PRICES.
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
addressing the rising costs of food by studying the impact
that consolidation in the food industry has on food prices by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 655. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States
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Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 MANDATORY
DAIRY COST-OF-PROCESSING SURVEYS.
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
authorizing the Department of Agriculture to conduct regular
dairy cost-of-processing studies by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 656. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 IMPROVING
THE RESILIENCE OF UNITED STATES FOOD SYSTEMS.
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
improving the resilience of United States food systems, which
may include reversing cuts to personnel researching local
food systems, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 657. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SUPPORT
FOR FEDERAL DAIRY PROGRAMS.
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 programs that support small- and medium-scale dairy
operations by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 658. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
STREAMLINING APPLICATIONS FOR FEDERAL NUTRITION
PROGRAMS.
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
addressing food insecurity by easing the process for
qualified individuals to be approved for Federal nutrition
programs by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 659. Mr. BLUMENTHAL proposed an amendment to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING
FULL AND UNINTERRUPTED FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE AND BENEFITS.
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
strengthening veterans' health care and benefits, which may
include legislation that would ensure full and uninterrupted
funding for veterans' health care or benefits under the
Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to
Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-
168), also known as the ``PACT Act'', by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 660. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ACCESS TO VETERANS' MEDICAL DATA,
BENEFITS ENROLLMENT, OR OTHER PERSONAL
INFORMATION FROM MISUSE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY.
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 the protection and privacy of veterans, which may
include legislation on protecting access to medical data,
benefits enrollment, or other personal information from
misuse by government and nongovernment entities, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 661. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
COMBAT-INJURED VETERANS RECEIVE FULL MILITARY
BENEFITS.
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
enhancing veterans' benefits, including legislation that
would ensure veterans entitled to disability compensation
from the Department of Veterans Affairs and retirement
payments from the Department of Defense receive such
compensation and payments concurrently, or eliminate the
offset of Department of Veterans Affairs disability
compensation and Department of Defense retirement payments
for veterans who have a combat-related disability, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 662. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
STRENGTHENING THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS WORKFORCE.
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
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pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint
resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to strengthening the
Department of Veterans Affairs workforce, including
legislation that would prevent implementation of the ``Fork
in the Road'' memorandum, prohibit reclassification of
employees to Schedule F, diminish civil service protections,
or remove oversight and inspector general accountability by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 663. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS' TOP
CLINICAL PRIORITY OF ENDING VETERAN SUICIDE IS
NOT IMPACTED BY STAFFING OR FUNDING REDUCTIONS
OR FREEZES.
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
preventing veterans suicide, including legislation that
ensures that staff and programs related to or administered by
the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the
Department of Veterans Affairs are not reduced below levels
at the end of fiscal year 2024 due to hiring freezes,
deferred resignation, or buyout offers, reductions in force,
mass terminations or layoffs, or funding freezes or
reductions, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 664. Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar) proposed an
amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PREVENTING REDUCTIONS IN FUNDING AND STAFFING
NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO, CONTROL, AND PREVENT
THE HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA.
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
preventing the spread of animal diseases, which may include
prohibiting reductions to funding and staff (including
veterinarians) that monitor, respond to, control, mitigate,
and prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 665. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING
THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FROM
TERMINATION.
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
bolstering the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which may
include legislation that protects the Federal Emergency
Management Agency from termination, reorganization, or
downsizing, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 666. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 AMERICANS FROM TERRORISM.
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
protecting families in the United States from terrorism,
which may include legislation that prohibits the use of
taxpayer dollars to reassign Federal agents, officers,
analysts, and prosecutors focusing on either foreign or
domestic terrorism to other purposes, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 667. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 AMERICAN FARMLAND FROM FOREIGN
ADVERSARIES.
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
American oversight of farmland, which may include prohibiting
reductions in funding for programs and administrative
activities related to the enforcement of the Agricultural
Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (7 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) or
ensuring robust oversight of foreign acquisitions of United
States farmland, particularly by entities affiliated with the
Chinese Communist Party or other foreign adversaries, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 668. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY ARE NOT UNLAWFULLY
UNLEASHED ON UNITED STATES CITIZENS.
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 public
safety and security, which may include legislation that
prohibits the use of taxpayer dollars to direct active duty
servicemembers to unlawfully perform law enforcement
functions in the interior of the United States, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 669. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES FROM
CYBER ATTACKS.
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
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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 cybersecurity, which may include legislation that
ensures that adequate funding and resources are available to
respond to and thwart cyber attacks against schools,
businesses, hospitals, utilities, and other critical
infrastructure sectors, that invests in cyber defensive
tools, information sharing, and training resources, or that
provides grants to support physical security and resilience,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 670. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PRESERVING AN APOLITICAL MILITARY.
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 the
integrity of our Armed Forces, which may include legislation
that prohibits the use of taxpayers dollars to fire,
reassign, demote, or retaliate against any member of the
Armed Forces or retired members of the Armed Forces for
obeying lawful and legal orders or that prohibits revoking
security clearances, security details, or denying retirement
benefits to such individuals, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 671. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING
AID PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS IMPACTED BY FEDERAL
ACTIVITIES.
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
funding aid programs for schools impacted by Federal
activities, which may include increasing funding for the
impact aid program under title VII of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.),
including for schools that serve military-connected students,
students living on Indian lands, and students with
disabilities and other eligible school districts, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 672. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REDUCING
EXPLOITATIVE JUNK FEES.
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
supporting initiatives to protect consumers from exploitative
junk fees by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 673. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT DOES NOT
PROHIBIT CONTRACTS OR PAYMENT AGREEMENTS TO
COMPANIES OWNED BY ELON MUSK.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
provides any contracts or payment agreement to companies
owned in full or in part by Elon Musk.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 674. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD FUND
OR SUBSIDIZE EXECUTIVE BRANCH SPECIAL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WHO REFUSE TO DIVEST
THEMSELVES OF ANY ASSETS THAT MAY CAUSE A
CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
fund or subsidize individuals serving as special Government
employees (as defined in section 202 of title 18, United
States Code) in the executive branch who refuse to divest
themselves of any asset that may cause a conflict of
interest.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 675. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENHANCING
GOVERNMENT ETHICS.
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
enhancing Government ethics, which may include legislation
that prohibits the funding or subsidization of individuals
serving as special Government employees (as defined in
section 202 of title 18, United States Code) in the executive
branch who refuse to divest themselves of any asset that may
cause a conflict of interest, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 676. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 GRANT
PROGRAMS FOR FIREFIGHTERS.
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
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reports relating to supporting initiatives for fire
departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations,
which may include assistance to such departments and
organizations to increase or maintain the number of trained,
front-line firefighters available their respective
communities, including through grants under section 34 of the
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.
2229a), by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 677. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
AFFORDABILITY OF GROCERIES FOR AMERICANS.
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
improving the affordability of groceries for Americans by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 678. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ORPHANED
WELL REMEDIATION.
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
restoring land to productive use and addressing safety
issues, which may include identification and remediation of
abandoned oil and gas wells, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 679. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SAFETY
CRITICAL STAFFING AT THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION.
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 the Federal Aviation Administration has the
appropriate staffing to respond to aviation safety incidents,
which may include the hiring of maintenance mechanics,
aviation safety inspectors, air traffic controllers, and
other aviation safety professionals that contribute to the
Federal Aviation Administration's safety mission, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 680. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR STOCKPILE.
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 the
safety, security, and reliability of the nuclear stockpile of
the United States, which includes the critical importance of
employees of the National Nuclear Security Administration, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 681. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
GREATER INCENTIVES FOR DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING.
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
providing greater incentives for manufacturers who develop
and manufacture products in the United States by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 682. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
STRENGTHENING HEAD START PROGRAMS OR EARLY HEAD
START PROGRAMS, INCLUDING TRIBALLY OPERATED
PROGRAMS.
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
strengthening Head Start programs (including tribally
operated Head Start programs) or Early Head Start programs
(including tribally operated Early Head Start programs), by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 683. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING RESEARCH RELATING TO AND PRESERVING
NATIVE LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND KNOWLEDGE, NATIVE
AMERICAN-SERVING NONTRIBAL INSTITUTIONS, AND
ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN-SERVING
INSTITUTIONS.
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
supporting research relating to and preserving Native
language, culture, and knowledge, Native American-Serving
Nontribal Institutions (commonly known as ``NASNTIs''), and
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions
(commonly known as ``ANNHIs'') by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 684. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
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him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT REDUCES
FEDERAL PAYMENTS, SHIFTING COSTS TO STATE OR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, OR FORCES REDUCTIONS IN
EXISTING BENEFITS OR ELIGIBILITY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce Federal payments in a manner that shifts costs to
State or local governments or induces State or local
governments to reduce benefits or eligibility provided under
an existing law, regulation, or other order.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 685. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATE OF THE
ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND COSTS INCURRED BY
VETERANS FROM CUTS TO THE WORKFORCE OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Estimate Required.--The Congressional Budget Office
shall prepare an analysis estimating the economic, health,
and social impacts of reductions in the workforce of the
Department of Veterans Affairs on veterans, their families,
and caregivers.
(b) Scope of Analysis.--The estimate prepared pursuant to
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the financial impact on veterans,
including increased out-of-pocket costs, lost wages due to
delayed services, and any additional financial burdens
related to health care access.
(2) An evaluation of appointment wait times, specialty care
availability, and emergency services affected by workforce
reductions.
(3) An estimate of increased delays in processing
Department benefits claims and appeals, leading to potential
financial instability for veterans.
(4) An analysis of how workforce reductions may
disproportionately affect rural and underserved veterans.
(5) An estimate of potential increased Federal expenditures
resulting from workforce reductions, such as higher Medicaid
enrollment, increased mental health crises, and long-term
disability claims.
(c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the adoption of this resolution, the Office
shall--
(1) submit to Congress a report detailing the findings of
the Office with respect to the analysis prepared pursuant to
subsection (a); and
(2) make available to the public the report submitted
pursuant to paragraph (1).
(d) Consultation.--In preparing the analysis required by
subsection (a), the Office shall consult with such
stakeholders as the Office considers appropriate, including
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, veterans service
organizations, and independent policy experts.
______
SA 686. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF PRIVATE COMPANIES ACCESSING
VETERANS' PRIVATE DATA.
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 the protection and privacy of veterans, which may
include protecting access to their medical data, benefits
enrollment, or other personal information from private
companies or individuals, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 687. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 NATIONAL
SECURITY THREATS CAUSED BY WILDFIRE AND DROUGHT
IN WESTERN STATES.
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
addressing national security threats caused by wildfire and
drought in western States by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 688. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 STAFFING
FOR THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE.
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 health
care for American Indians and Alaska Natives, which may
include ensuring sufficient staffing and funding for the
Indian Health Service so beneficiaries can access timely and
appropriate health care, to ensure the United States upholds
its trust responsibility to Indian Tribes by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 689. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 MEDICAID
FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
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 Medicaid is accessible, including to pregnant women
and children under 5 years of age, including by not providing
monies or incentives for imposing barriers that reduce
necessary access to health care, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 690. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 LOWERING
PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS.
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
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reports relating to lowering prescription drug costs,
including making prescription drugs more affordable for
American patients and taxpayers, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 691. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
JUSTICE AND COMPENSATION FOR AMERICANS IMPACTED
BY UNITED STATES NUCLEAR TESTING AND MINING.
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 compensation is made to people in the United
States who were sickened by radiation exposure by above-
ground nuclear weapons testing throughout the western United
States and Pacific islands and to those who were sickened by
radiation while working in the uranium mining industry during
the Cold War by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 692. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SUPPORT
FOR RURAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
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
increasing funding for rural hospital and rural health care
providers by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 693. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FOCUSING
ON COMBATING ROBOCALLS AND ROBOTEXTS.
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
supporting activities to protect consumers, which may include
combating scam robocalls and robotexts, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 694. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND FUNDING FOR THE U.S.
DOGE SERVICE TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
provides additional resources and funding to the U.S. DOGE
Service Temporary Organization.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 695. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
FUNDING TO RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COMBAT THE
FENTANYL CRISIS.
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
supporting initiatives for rural law enforcement agencies to
protect the people of the United States and combat the
fentanyl crisis by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 696. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
INVESTIGATION OF CASES OF MISSING AND MURDERED
INDIGENOUS PERSONS.
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
supporting initiatives for investigating cases of missing and
murdered Indigenous persons by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 697. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PUBLIC
SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY AND
INFRASTRUCTURE.
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
improving the technology and infrastructure that 9-1-1
systems across the United States rely on during emergencies
to improve the resiliency and efficiency of the public safety
systems of the United States by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 698. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROVIDING
BROADBAND TO RURAL AMERICANS.
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
supporting initiatives for providing affordable and reliable
high-speed broadband to residents of rural areas of the
United States by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 699. Mr. LUJAN proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO RELATING
TO THE COPS HIRING PROGRAM.
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
supporting law enforcement officers, which may include
legislation supporting initiatives that provide funding
directly to law enforcement agencies to hire or rehire
additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to
increase their community policing capacity and crime
prevention efforts, including the COPS Hiring Program under
section 1701(b)(2) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)(2)), by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 700. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
NATIONAL LABORATORIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY.
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
supporting the 17 National Laboratories of the Department of
Energy, which may include supporting research and development
initiatives, enhancing technological innovation, or
maintaining infrastructure critical to national security, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 701. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING
FOR SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR NATO AND MAJOR NON-
NATO ALLIES.
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
maintaining or increasing security assistance for United
States allies, including those in the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) and major non-NATO allies such as
Australia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, New Zealand, Jordan,
Argentina, Bahrain, the Philippines, Thailand, Kuwait,
Morocco, Brazil, Colombia, and Kenya, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 702. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SECURITY
ASSISTANCE FOR TAIWAN.
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
increasing security assistance to Taiwan to bolster Taiwan's
self-defense by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 703. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING
FOR UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND.
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
strengthening United States Southern Command, why may include
legislation that would increase resources to support Central
America, South America, or the Caribbean to address
immigration, deter adversaries, preserve stability, or
address common challenges, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 704. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SECURITY
ASSISTANCE FOR INDIA.
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
increasing security assistance for India, including maritime
security cooperation, military education and training, and
joint exercises, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 705. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING
FOR THE AUKUS TRILATERAL SECURITY PARTNERSHIP.
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
maintaining or increasing funding for the AUKUS trilateral
security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom,
and the United States by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 706. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SECURITY
ASSISTANCE FOR TRILATERAL EXERCISES BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES, JAPAN, AND SOUTH KOREA.
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
increasing security assistance enabling trilateral exercises
between the United States, Japan, and South Korea by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 707. Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin,
Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Rosen) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
RECOGNIZING THAT RUSSIA STARTED THE WAR AGAINST
UKRAINE.
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
recognizing that Russia started the war against Ukraine, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 708. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SECURITY
ASSISTANCE FOR TRILATERAL EXERCISES AMONG THE
UNITED STATES, JAPAN, AND THE PHILIPPINES.
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
increasing security assistance enabling trilateral exercises
among the United States, Japan, and the Philippines by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 709. Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schatz, Mr.
Padilla, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Smith) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO BUILDING 5,000,000 NEW
HOMES.
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
building 5,000,000 new housing units, which may include
investments in the Housing Trust Fund established under
section 1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568) or the HOME
Investment Partnerships program under subtitle A of title II
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 12741 et seq.) or investments to lower regulatory
barriers to new home construction by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes.
______
SA 710. Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Booker,
Mr. Padilla, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Smith) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REDUCING HOMELESSNESS.
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
reducing homelessness for veterans, families, and
individuals, which may include investments in the Homeless
Assistance Grants program, the Housing Choice Voucher program
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f), the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program, or
other Federal programs, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes.
______
SA 711. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 CLOSING
THE FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT.
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
closing the federal budget deficit by recovering unpaid
liabilities from wealthy tax dodgers, which may include
closing the portion of the tax gap attributable to the top 5
percent of taxpayers by income, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 712. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ELIMINATING CORPORATE DEDUCTIONS FOR
COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000.
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
reducing the tax code's subsidization of corporate
compensation, which may include eliminating corporate
deductions for compensation in excess of $1,000,000, 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 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 713. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO UPHOLDING
THE FEDERAL TRUST AND TREATY RESPONSIBILITIES
HELD BY ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES TO INDIAN TRIBES.
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
upholding the Federal trust and treaty responsibilities held
by all Federal agencies to Indian Tribes, which may include
reversing Executive orders that undermine those Federal trust
and treaty responsibilities by cutting essential Federal
programs and staff that oversee Federal trust funding and
services to Indian Tribes, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 714. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE FOOD
DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS.
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 food
security in low-income households, which may include enacting
measures to provide for regional distribution networks for
the food distribution program on Indian reservations
established under section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)), by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 715. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SCHOOL
CHOICE EFFORTS THAT UNDERMINE THE FEDERAL TRUST
RESPONSIBILITY TO INDIAN TRIBES AND NATIVE
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
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
prohibiting the diversion of Federal funding for school
choice efforts, which may include such efforts in the
Department of Education and the Department of the Interior,
that undermine the Federal trust responsibility to Indian
Tribes and Native students and families by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 716. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ARCTIC
RESEARCH.
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 Arctic
research, which may include Coast Guard support of Arctic
research, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 717. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 CLEAN
WATER.
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
infrastructure and repair necessary to provide access to
clean water, which may include access for members of the
Coast Guard where they live and serve, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 718. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SEARCH
AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.
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 search
and rescue operations, which may include legislation that
would bolster Coast Guard operations based out of remote duty
stations within the United States, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 719. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SHIPBUILDING.
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
shipbuilding, which may include polar icebreakers, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 720. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PRESENCE
AND DOMAIN AWARENESS.
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
presence and domain awareness, which may include expanding
Coast Guard infrastructure, maritime domain awareness, and
presence in the Arctic region, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 721. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S.
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Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES FROM FIRING STAFF WITHOUT CAUSE.
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 public
health, which may include prohibiting the Department of
Health and Human Services from firing staff unless there is
cause or genuine performance justification or if doing so is
opposed to the mission of the Department by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 722. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE
MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
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
protecting Federal funding for the Massachusetts Bay Transit
Authority, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 723. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF
PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES
FROM DRINKING WATER IN MASSACHUSETTS.
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
protecting Federal funding for the removal of perfluoroalkyl
and polyfluoroalkyl substances from drinking water in
Massachusetts, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 724. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
FUNDING FOR MASSACHUSETTS.
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
protecting National Endowment for the Arts funding for
Massachusetts, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 725. Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Van
Hollen, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Welch) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
UNTIL CERTAIN SGE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORMS
ARE RELEASED.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, until all special Government employees (as
defined in section 202 of title 18, United States Code) who
directly advise the President on policies that promote their
own business interests while hurting hard-working individuals
in the United States publicly release their respective
complete financial disclosure forms required to be completed
by those individuals under subchapter I of chapter 131 of
title 5, United States Code.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 726. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REPEALING THE CENTERS FOR
MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES NURSING HOME
MINIMUM STAFFING RULE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
reduces nursing home staffing ratios below 1 nurse available
at any time.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 727. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Kaine) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 A CABINET MEMBER, ANYONE WHOSE
INTERESTS ARE IMPUTED TO THEM, OR THEIR
IMMEDIATE FAMILY FROM HOLDING A CONTINGENCY FEE
INTEREST IN LITIGATION FOCUSED ON ISSUES UNDER
THEIR JURISDICTION.
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
interests of Cabinet members in ongoing litigation by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 728. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
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SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
RAISE COSTS FOR MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES WHILE
DOGE CUTS IMPORTANT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
raise costs for middle class families while an unelected
billionaire illegally directs cuts to programs that keep air
travel safe, preserve services for veterans, and ensure the
integrity of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
payments.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 729. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION UNTIL DOGE
STOPS THREATENING SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE,
AND MEDICAID.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report until the
date on which--
(1) the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization stops
threatening the Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
benefits of the people of the United States; and
(2) an unelected billionaire stops infiltrating the Social
Security Administration and the Center for Medicare and
Medicaid Services.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 730. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Peters) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE OF EFFECT
OF HIRING PRIVATE SECTOR CONTRACTORS TO REPLACE
PROBATIONARY STATUS NATIONAL SECURITY
EMPLOYEES.
(a) Cost Estimate Required.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the adoption of this resolution, the
Congressional Budget Office shall prepare a detailed cost
estimate of the projected financial impact associated with
hiring private sector contractors to replace probationary
status national security employees who have been fired or
separated from service.
(b) Elements.--The estimate provided by the Office under
subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum:
(1) The projected costs for recruiting and hiring
contractors to perform the same duties as the fired
probationary employees.
(2) An analysis of the differences in costs between
contracting the positions versus rehiring new probationary
employees, including salary, benefits, training, and any
other relevant costs.
(3) The projected administrative costs for overseeing and
managing contractor personnel in national security roles.
(4) A disaggregation of costs by Federal department or
agency involved in the hiring and oversight of contractors
for such roles.
(c) Assessment of Number of Probationary Employees Fired or
Separated.--As part of the estimate, the Office shall provide
an assessment of the number of probationary status national
security employees who have been fired or separated from
service since October 1, 2024, including an analysis of any
trends or patterns in such separations.
(d) Provision of Initial Findings.--Not later than 30 days
after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the Office
shall provide to Congress the initial findings of the Office
with respect to the cost estimate being prepared pursuant to
subsection (a), along with information on the scope of any
further work pertaining to this section.
______
SA 731. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Kelly) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF
LIFE OF SERVICEMEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN
NEED OF QUALITY CHILD CARE SERVICES.
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
investing in improvements to the Department of Defense child
care services and programs, which may include funding for
improving child care provider pay, improving educational
materials or activities, providing recreational equipment, or
enhancing, expanding, or increasing health, safety, and
access to child care facilities, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes.
______
SA 732. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Durbin) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ELIMINATING OR REDUCING
ACCESS TO STUDENT LOAN CANCELLATION PROGRAMS
FOR DEFRAUDED BORROWERS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
eliminates or reduces access to student loan cancellation
programs for borrowers who were defrauded or misled by their
schools.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 733. Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. King) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
INVESTIGATIONS INTO UNLAWFUL ACCESS,
DISCLOSURE, OR MISUSE OF AMERICANS' PRIVATE
INFORMATION BY DOGE.
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
investigations into, or criminal prosecution of, any unlawful
access, disclosure, or misuse of the private personal
information or tax information of the people of the United
States, including such actions by individuals affiliated with
the United States DOGE Service, or any successor thereto, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 734. Ms. WARREN proposed an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
Beginning on page 52, strike line 20 and all that follows
through page 53, line 6, and insert the following:
SEC. 3002. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LEGISLATION THAT
DOES NOT INCREASE TAX BREAKS FOR THE WEALTHY.
(a) Senate.--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
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more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between
the Houses, motions, or conference reports by the amounts
provided in such legislation, provided that such legislation
does not reduce the average tax liability of taxpayers with
income over $10,000,000 and provided that such legislation
would not increase the deficit over the period of the total
of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 735. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 FEDERAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING FOR MASSACHUSETTS.
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
protecting Federal public transportation funding for
Massachusetts, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 736. Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schiff, Mr.
Peters, Mr. Kim, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Welch, and Ms. Klobuchar)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
PROVIDE RECONCILIATION SPENDING UNTIL
INSPECTORS GENERAL ARE REINSTATED.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
provide for spending in reconciliation legislation until each
Inspector General who was terminated is reinstated.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 737. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
MAINTAINING FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR MASSACHUSETTS-
BASED MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.
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
maintaining Federal support for Massachusetts-based medical
research institutions by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 738. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 CLEAN
SCHOOL BUSES.
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 clean
school buses, which may include replacing diesel-powered
buses through the Clean School Bus program of the
Environmental Protection Agency, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 739. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING ANY EXPANSION OF THE H1-B VISA
PROGRAM.
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
preventing the expansion of the H1-B visa program by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 740. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING THE INDISCRIMINATE TERMINATION OF
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO PROTECT URBAN, SUBURBAN,
AND RURAL COMMUNITIES FROM POLLUTION.
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
preventing the indiscriminate termination of Federal
employees who protect urban, suburban, and rural communities
from pollution, which may include scientists, engineers,
public health and environmental experts, or other employees
at the Environmental Protection Agency, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 741. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 49, strike lines 16 through 23 and insert the
following:
(j) Submissions.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in the Senate,
not later than May 1, 2025, the committees named in the
subsections of this section shall submit their
recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
to carry out this section.
(2) Limitation.--It shall not be in order for committees to
submit their recommendations to the Committee on the Budget
of the Senate to carry out this section before the Chairman
of the Budget Committee has submitted a statement for
publication in the Congressional Record certifying the
Committee on the Budget has--
(A) directed the Congressional Budget Office to estimate
the effectiveness of the debt-reducing policies of the
Department of Government Efficiency, taking into account the
costs to taxpayers of its actions, including the cost of
operations and the cost of defending the Federal Government
against lawsuits as a result of its actions; and
(B) held a public hearing that includes representatives of
the Congressional Budget Office to review the report
described in subparagraph (A).
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SA 742. Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr.
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Ossoff) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026
through 2034; 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
PROTECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND
THEIR FAMILIES.
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
preventing financial abuses and predatory lending targeting
members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and their
families by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 743. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
WITH UNKNOWN IMPACTS ON INFLATION.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, with respect to which the Congressional
Budget Office has not provided an estimate of the effect the
measure would have on inflation.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 744. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ALLOWING FOR INCREASED
LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS EXPORTS IF THE SITTING
PRESIDENT HAS DECLARED A NATIONAL ENERGY
EMERGENCY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
allow for increased liquified natural gas exports if the
sitting President has declared a national emergency with
respect to energy.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 745. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT NO LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS IS EXPORTED IF
THE SITTING PRESIDENT HAS DECLARED A NATIONAL
ENERGY EMERGENCY.
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
lowering energy costs for United States families,
individuals, and businesses, which may include prohibiting
liquified natural gas exports if the sitting President has
declared a national energy emergency, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 746. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ALLOWING FOR INCREASED OIL
EXPORTS IF THE PRESIDENT HAS DECLARED A
NATIONAL ENERGY EMERGENCY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
allow for increases in oil exports if the President has
declared a national energy emergency.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 747. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 OIL EXPORTS IF THE PRESIDENT HAS
DECLARED A NATIONAL ENERGY EMERGENCY.
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
lowering energy costs for individuals in the United States,
which may include prohibiting oil exports if the President
has declared a national energy emergency, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 748. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
INCREASE ENERGY EXPORTS IF THE SITTING
PRESIDENT HAS DECLARED A NATIONAL ENERGY
EMERGENCY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase energy exports if the sitting President has declared
a national emergency with respect to energy.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 749. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENERGY EXPORTS IF THE SITTING
PRESIDENT HAS DECLARED A NATIONAL ENERGY
EMERGENCY.
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
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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 lowering energy costs for the people of the
United States, which may include prohibiting energy exports
if the sitting President has declared a national emergency
with respect to energy, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 750. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT PRIVATIZES
PUBLIC LANDS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
privatizes public lands.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 751. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
MAINTAINING FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR MASSACHUSETTS-
BASED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
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
maintaining Federal support for Massachusetts-based health
care providers by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 752. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Warnock) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING HEALTH INSURANCE
PREMIUMS OR OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase health insurance premiums, deductibles, co-payments,
or other cost-sharing for insured patients or health care
costs for uninsured patients.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 753. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CONSIDERATION OF ANY
LEGISLATION UNTIL THE CAP ON NIH FUNDING IS
LIFTED.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report until the
date on which the 15 percent cap on the use of National
Institutes of Health funding for indirect costs is lifted for
institutions that conduct research and clinical trials on
rare diseases, chronic diseases, pediatric diseases, cancer,
Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, or other
life-threatening or debilitating diseases or conditions.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 754. Ms. WARREN (for herself, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Lujan, Mr. Kim, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Schiff) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN LEGISLATION UNTIL
FEDERAL AGENCIES COMPLY WITH LAWS THAT PROTECT
THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
appropriate amounts or other Federal resources for the
Executive Office of the President, or any component thereof,
including the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, until
the date on which each Federal agency, without regard to the
direction or advice of an unelected billionaire, complies
with legislation, regulations, and court orders that
protect--
(1) veteran benefits and the Social Security, Medicare, and
Medicaid benefits of the people of the United States from
reductions;
(2) grants awarded by the National Institute of Health that
benefit cancer patients, sick children, and people with rare
diseases from elimination;
(3) Federal workers who ensure the safety of the food,
transportation, and work places of the people of the United
States from partisan, retaliatory, or arbitrary removal;
(4) career watchdogs who police waste, fraud, abuse,
conflicts of interest, ethics violations, or unfair firings
in the executive branch from termination;
(5) the security of the data and other personal information
of taxpayers of the United States from invasions of privacy;
and
(6) Federal agencies that provide life-saving food aid or
that protect consumers from scams by large corporations from
elimination.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 755. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 PRIVACY AND DATA SECURITY OF
MASSACHUSETTS VETERANS.
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
protecting the privacy and data security of veterans in
Massachusetts who work for the Federal Government as an
employee, contractor, or grantee by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 756. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the
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concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026
through 2034; 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
PRESERVING SAFE AND HEALTHY HOUSING FOR
MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES IN
MASSACHUSETTS.
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
preserving safe and healthy housing, including barracks, for
military personnel and their families in Massachusetts by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 757. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 RESTORING
EMPLOYMENT FOR VETERANS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
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
reinstating veterans in Massachusetts employed by Federal
agencies as probationary employees who have been fired or
separated from service by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 758. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN MASSACHUSETTS.
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
protecting continued access to grants and programs relied on
by families in Massachusetts, which may include the Head
Start program or Early Head Start program, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 759. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HARM
TRANSPORTATION OR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that--
(1) restricts or rescinds funds for transportation or
infrastructure projects in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
that have been awarded or otherwise been made available in
accordance with current law; or
(2) delays the delivery of a transportation or
infrastructure project in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 760. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 FEDERAL FUNDING FOR OFFSHORE WIND
PROJECTS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
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
protecting Federal funding for offshore wind projects in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 761. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 FEDERAL HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING FOR
MASSACHUSETTS.
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
protecting Federal higher education funding for
Massachusetts, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 762. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 INCENTIVES FOR DOMESTIC ENERGY
PROJECTS.
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
protecting incentives for domestic energy projects, which may
include additional Federal support for projects using
American-made steel, iron, or manufactured products, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 763. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING FOR WATER CONSERVATION IN
STATES EXPERIENCING LONG-TERM DROUGHT.
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,
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joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to protecting funding
for water conservation in States experiencing long-term
drought, which may include prohibiting provisions that
restrict the distribution of funds in the Colorado River
Basin or Rio Grande River Basin, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 764. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ANY ACTION THAT WOULD HARM SCHOOL
CHILDREN.
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
prohibiting any action that would harm school children by
undermining support for nutrition programs by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 765. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 FARM INCOME FOR AMERICAN FARMERS BY
PREVENTING CUTS TO VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION
PROGRAMS.
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
protecting farm income for American farmers, which may
include prohibiting funding cuts to voluntary conservation
programs, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 766. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ACCESS TO VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS THAT
HELP FARMERS STEWARD THEIR LAND AND ADDRESS
NATURAL RESOURCE CHALLENGES IN A RESPONSIBLE
AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE WAY.
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
protecting access to voluntary programs that help farmers
steward their land and address natural resource challenges in
a responsible and economically viable way, which may include
prohibiting provisions that decrease funding for existing
conservation programs or programs that address drought and
persistent water challenges, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 767. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FOOD SAFETY.
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
protecting food safety, which may include prohibiting
provisions that result in fewer food safety inspectors, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 768. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ABILITY OF FAMILY FARMERS OR
RANCHERS TO EMPLOY A LEGAL, STABLE, AND
RELIABLE IMMIGRANT WORKFORCE.
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
immigrant farm labor, which may include protecting the
ability of family farmers or ranchers to employ a legal,
stable, and reliable immigrant workforce, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 769. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ACCESS FOR FARMERS TO USDA PROGRAMS.
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
protecting access for farmers to programs of the Department
of Agriculture, which may include prohibiting provisions of
law that undermine the ability of the Department of
Agriculture to deliver critical services and programming by
decreasing funding for field staff, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 770. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 AND EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL MARKET
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FARMERS.
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
protecting and expanding international market opportunities
for farmers, which may include prohibiting provisions that
decrease funding for international market promotion programs
or foreign food aid programs, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 771. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
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him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 AMERICAN FARMERS AND CONSUMERS.
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
protecting American farmers and consumers, which may include
prohibiting provisions that decrease federal spending
projections for programs administered by the Department of
Agriculture, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 772. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS IN THE UNITED
STATES.
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
protecting farmers and consumers in the United States, which
may include prohibiting provisions of law that would decrease
Federal spending on farm safety net programs or nutrition
programs, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 773. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 LOWERING
FOOD PRICES.
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
lowering food prices, which may include prohibiting
provisions that decrease funding for programs that combat
animal disease or programs aimed at reducing input costs for
farmers, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 774. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 DISASTER RESPONSE.
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 any
action that would limit the ability of the Federal Government
to respond in times of disaster, including wildfires,
flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 775. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 AMERICAN FARMERS FROM BROKEN
CONTRACTS.
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
protecting American farmers, which may include prohibiting
the withholding of any reimbursement from a farmer who has
outlaid funds in accordance with a signed contract with the
Federal Government, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 776. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST MEDICAID CUTS TO FUND TAX
BREAKS FOR THE WEALTHY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that--
(1) cuts taxes for taxpayers with adjusted gross income
above $1,000,000,000; and
(2) reduces coverage for people in Medicaid, shifts
coverage or funding responsibility to states, or includes a
net reduction in Federal funding for Medicaid.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 777. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
STRENGTHENING THE WORKFORCE AND FUNDING OF THE
WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM.
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
strengthening the workforce and funding of Federal programs
providing medical benefits to individuals affected by
disasters, which may include supporting the World Trade
Center Health Program of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, or supporting permanent funding solutions to such
programs, 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 2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 778. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO HIV/AIDS
PREVENTION.
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
improving health outcomes, which may include legislation that
authorizes or funds HIV/AIDS prevention programs globally, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 779. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 IMPROVING
HEALTH OUTCOMES.
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
improving health outcomes, which may include legislation that
authorizes or funds programs to prevent the spread of
infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Marburg, Mpox,
polio, tuberculosis, or malaria, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 780. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
SAFETY AND SECURITY OF UNITED STATES PERSONNEL
OVERSEAS.
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 the safety and security of United States personnel
overseas, which may include legislation to authorize or fund
safe and secure access to communications for United States
citizens deployed on behalf of the United States Government
or in support of United States activities overseas, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 781. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SUPERFUND
POLLUTER PAYMENTS.
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
Superfund cleanup, which may include holding polluters
responsible for the cleanup of contaminated Superfund sites,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 782. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REDUCING
LEAD IN DRINKING WATER.
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
reducing lead in drinking water, which may include protecting
existing Federal funding for lead service line replacement in
drinking water systems, schools, child care facilities, or
communities nationwide, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 783. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
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
environmental justice, which may include ensuring that 40
percent of the overall benefits of certain Federal climate,
clean energy, affordable and sustainable housing, or other
investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are
marginalized by underinvestment or overburdened by pollution,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 784. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
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
environmental justice, which may include acknowledging that
marginalized communities are disproportionately impacted by
environmental harms or that addressing this harm requires
centering environmental justice, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 785. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 HEALTH OF AMERICAN COMMUNITIES.
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
protecting the health of American communities, which may
include prohibiting bans on pivotal scientific research
focused on communities with the worst health outcomes, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 786. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
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him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
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
helping scientific researchers, which may include lifting any
freezing of Federal funding and external communication, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 787. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING LETHAL INJECTIONS
USING DRUG CONCOCTIONS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE RECENTLY FOUND CREATE AN UNDUE RISK OF
A BOTCHED EXECUTION.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
provides funding for the execution of individuals in Federal
custody using pentobarbital or another substance that the
Department of Justice has found creates a risk of unnecessary
pain and suffering.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 788. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REQUIRING
ELON MUSK TO PUBLICLY RELEASE HIS FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE FORM TO ENSURE HE IS NOT IN
VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL PROHIBITIONS UNDER
SECTION 208 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE,
WHICH PREVENTS HIM FROM PERSONALLY AND
SUBSTANTIALLY PARTICIPATING IN ANY PARTICULAR
MATTER THAT WOULD HAVE A DIRECT AND PREDICTABLE
EFFECT ON HIS FINANCIAL INTERESTS.
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
stopping corruption and ensuring transparency in the Federal
Government, which may include requiring Elon Musk to publicly
release a financial disclosure form, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 789. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ESTABLISHING CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR DOWNLOADING
OF SENSITIVE GOVERNMENT DATA TO EXTERNAL HARD
DRIVES OR DATABASES BY ANY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE.
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
protecting sensitive Government data, which may include
establishing criminal penalties for the downloading of
sensitive Government data to external hard drives or
databases by any Government employee, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 790. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REQUIRING
THE UNITED STATES DOGE SERVICE TO REGULARLY
ANNOUNCE WHICH DATA HAS BEEN ACCESSED BY
EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED STATES DOGE SERVICE.
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
transparency, which may include requiring the United States
DOGE Service to regularly announce which data has been
accessed by employees of the United States DOGE Service,
including from which agency and the date of access, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 791. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ALLOWING
FEDERAL AGENCIES TO OBSERVE AND PERMIT
CELEBRATIONS FOR CERTAIN HOLIDAYS.
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
allowing Federal holiday celebrations, which may include
allowing Federal employees to observe and permit celebrations
for certain holidays, such as Martin Luther King Jr. Day,
Black History Month, Women's History Month, Holocaust
Remembrance Day, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Month, LGBTQ Pride Month, Juneteenth, Women's Equality Day,
National Hispanic Heritage Month, National Disability
Employment Awareness Day, or National American Indian
Heritage Month, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 792. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
INCREASING TRANSPARENCY AND REDUCING CORRUPTION
IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
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
increasing transparency
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and reducing corruption in the Federal Government, which may
including requiring any special Government employee who,
during the service of the individual as a special Government
employee, holds an executive position at a company that has
contracts with the Federal Government to publicly disclose
the financial information of that individual as a condition
of serving as a special Government employee by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 793. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING
THAT VICTIMS OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION ARE NOT
REMOVED TO A COUNTRY IN WHICH THEY HAVE NOT
PREVIOUSLY RESIDED.
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 human
rights, which may include ensuring access to asylum for
applicants or canceling the practice of removing people who
have been persecuted based on their religion to a country in
which they have not previously resided, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 794. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PROHIBITING THE REMOVAL OF UNITED STATES
CITIZENS FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPRISONING THEM
OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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 the
rights of United States citizens, which may include
prohibiting their removal from the United States for the
purpose of imprisoning them outside of the United States, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 795. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING
THE FREEDOM OF ALL UNITED STATES RESIDENTS TO
CONGREGATE AT PLACES OF WORSHIP.
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 the freedom to worship, which may include
reinstating the Guidelines for Enforcement Actions in or Near
Protected Areas, issued by Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on
October 27, 2021, which prohibits immigration enforcement
actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S.
Customs and Border Protection in protected areas, such as at
or near places of worship, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 796. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PROHIBITING COMPANIES OWNED BY SPECIAL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FROM RECEIVING AND
PROFITING FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
CONTRACTS.
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
government ethics, which may include prohibiting companies
owned by special Government employees from receiving Federal
Government procurement contracts, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 797. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING THE SPOILAGE OF UNITED STATES
COMMODITIES.
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
supporting American farmers and agricultural workers, which
may include legislation to authorize or fund the delivery or
prevent the spoilage of commodities, including commodities
that American farmers provide for international food aid, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 798. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SCHOOL MEALS.
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 school
meals, which may include not changing community eligibility
under section 11(a)(1)(F) of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)) for schools and
school districts by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 799. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
PROMOTION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OR
ACCESS TO JOB OR SKILLS TRAINING, WHICH MAY
INCLUDE MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR IN-SCHOOL YOUTH
OR PROGRAMS AT RE-ENGAGEMENT CENTERS.
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 the
promotion of workforce development programs or access to job
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or skills training, which may include mentoring programs for
in-school youth or programs at re-engagement centers, 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 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 800. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SAFEGUARDING TEACHER SALARIES.
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
safeguarding teacher salaries, which may include prohibitions
on changes that would result in reducing teacher salaries due
to reductions in funding for title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) or
the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), by the amounts
provided in such bills, joint resolutions, and other
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over either the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 801. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING PUBLIC SERVICE PROFESSIONALS.
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
supporting public service professionals, which may include
prohibiting undermining financial relief for police officers,
first responders, teachers, and health care providers through
harmful changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness
program, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 802. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 MEDICAID
IS ESSENTIAL HEALTH COVERAGE.
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
protecting Americans' health, which may include a report by
the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to Congress
studying the health and economic impacts of cutting Medicaid
funding, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 803. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PATIENTS
OVER PROFITS.
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
preventing changes to Medicare, which may include putting
shareholder profits or company revenues before patient
outcomes and health, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 804. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 MEDICARE.
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
protecting seniors' health, which may include preserving
competition between Medicare Advantage and traditional
Medicare by strengthening traditional Medicare with better
services by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 805. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
INCREASING FUNDING INTENDED TO PROTECT MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS, UPGRADE FACILITIES, AND INCREASE
RESILIENCY.
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
increasing funding intended to protect military
installations, upgrade facilities, and increase resiliency to
prepare for or in response to extreme weather events, fires,
or other natural disasters by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 806. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 HEALTH CARE ACCESS.
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
protecting access to health care, which may include any
action that financially harms rural hospitals and providers,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 807. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
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At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PROTECTING AGAINST HIGHER PREMIUMS IN THE
COMMERCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET.
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
maintaining health insurance premium affordability, which may
include prohibiting any actions that may lead to higher
premiums in the commercial health insurance market, such as
Medicaid cuts, as determined by the Congressional Budget
Office, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 808. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 MEDICAID.
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
protecting Medicaid, which may include prohibiting caps to
the Federal share of Medicaid payments to the States, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 809. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 MEDICAID.
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
protecting Medicaid, which may include restoring cuts to the
Federal share of Medicaid payments to the States, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 810. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 CUTS TO
SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANTS.
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
programs funding social services, which may include
prohibiting reductions to the program of block grants to
States for social services under subtitle A of title XX of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.) such as cuts
to Meals on Wheels programs receiving funding through such
grants, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 811. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 HOSPITALS.
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
protecting hospitals, which may include prohibiting any
action that would lead to uncompensated care, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 812. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC LANDS.
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 all people in the United States are able to
enjoy recreational opportunities on public lands for
generations to come, which may include prohibiting the
privatization of public lands, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 813. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
REDUCE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM BENEFITS FOR AMERICANS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for
Americans under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2011 et seq.).
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 814. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT AMERICANS ARE PREPARED FOR NATURAL
DISASTERS.
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 people in the United States are prepared for
natural disasters, which may include opposing the
privatization of the National Weather Service, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 815. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
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him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST THREATS TO FISHERIES OF THE
UNITED STATES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
threaten the jobs, recreational opportunities, and economic
impact generated by the commercial and recreational fisheries
of the United States.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 816. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE YEAR-
ROUND, NATIONWIDE SALE OF E15.
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
lowering gas prices, supporting farmers of the United States,
and strengthening United States energy independence, which
may include allowing for the year-round, nationwide sale of
E15, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 817. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
THREATEN THE SAFETY OF AMERICANS IN COMMUNITIES
THROUGH WHICH OIL AND NATURAL GAS PIPELINES
RUN.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
threaten the safety of Americans in communities through which
oil and natural gas pipelines run.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 818. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF
FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN THE VICINITY OF OIL
OR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES.
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
protecting the safety and well-being of families and
communities, which may include prohibiting the rollback of
pipeline leakage identification efforts or prohibiting any
efforts to reduce the pipeline inspector workforce at the
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 819. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
THREATEN THE SAFETY OF AMERICANS IN COMMUNITIES
THROUGH WHICH PROPOSED OIL AND NATURAL GAS
PIPELINES WOULD RUN.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
threaten the safety of Americans in communities through which
proposed oil and natural gas pipelines would run.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 820. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF
FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN THE VICINITY OF
PROPOSED OIL OR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE ROUTES AND
OTHER PROPOSED PIPELINE FACILITY LOCATIONS.
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
protecting the safety and well-being of families and
communities, which may include prohibiting expedited
environmental reviews of oil or natural gas pipeline project
proposals, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 821. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 LOWERING
THE COST OF LIVING FOR AMERICANS.
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
lowering the cost of living for Americans, which may include
prohibiting cuts to supplemental nutrition assistance program
benefits for Americans under the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 822. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
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SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES
FUNDS FOR ASSISTING IN THE ANNEXATION OF THE
WEST BANK.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
provides funds for assisting in the annexation of the West
Bank.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 823. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES
FUNDS TO ENABLE THE UNITED STATES TO TAKE
CONTROL OF GAZA WITH MEMBERS OF THE UNITED
STATES ARMED FORCES OR TO ASSIST IN THE
DISPLACEMENT OR REMOVAL OF PALESTINIANS FROM
GAZA.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
provides funds to enable the United States to take control of
Gaza with members of the United States Armed Forces or to
assist in the displacement or removal of Palestinians from
Gaza.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 824. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT PROHIBITS
FUNDING FOR UNRWA.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
prohibits funding for the United Nations Relief and Works
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 825. Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Warren, and Mr.
Schatz) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026
through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING HOUSING COSTS
FOR UNITED STATES FAMILIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase housing costs for families in the United States by
reducing the labor supply for new home construction or
increasing tariffs on home materials.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 826. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ACTIONS BY THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
THAT WOULD MAKE THE UNITED STATES MORE RELIANT
ON THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR MATERIALS
NEEDED FOR CRITICAL ENERGY PROJECTS AND
INFRASTRUCTURE.
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
prohibiting actions by the Executive branch that would make
the United States more reliant on the People's Republic of
China for materials needed for critical energy projects and
infrastructure by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 827. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCING FUNDING FOR
RESOURCE PARTNERS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
that would reduce funding for resource partners of the Small
Business Administration, which may include veteran business
outreach centers, women's business centers, small business
development centers, and the Service Corps of Retired
Executives program.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 828. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
ONBOARDING, HIRING, AND RETENTION OF STAFF AT
FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES THAT SUPPORT
THE PERMITTING OF CRITICAL MINERAL AND
RESPONSIBLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
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 the
onboarding, hiring, and retention of staff at Federal land
management agencies that support the permitting of critical
mineral and responsible energy development projects by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 829. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROVIDING
FULL, PERMANENT, MANDATORY FUNDING FOR THE
PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES PROGRAM.
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
providing full, permanent, mandatory funding for the payment
in lieu of taxes program under chapter 69 of title 31, United
States Code, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 830. Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FEDERAL WILDLAND
FIREFIGHTER WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
decreases the number of wildland firefighters employed by the
Federal Government, in either seasonal or permanent
positions, including as the result of a workforce reduction.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 831. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST MAKING CUTS TO THE HUD-VASH
PROGRAM.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
make cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development
and Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program
authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)).
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 832. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING HIRING, ONBOARDING, AND RETENTION IN
FEDERAL FIREFIGHTING WORKFORCE, INCLUDING
SEASONAL FIREFIGHTERS.
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
supporting hiring, onboarding, and retention in the Federal
firefighting workforce, including seasonal firefighters, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 833. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST DISMANTLING FEMA PROGRAMS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
dismantles any program of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency that supports disaster response and resilience,
including any program that supports wildfire and drought
preparedness and recovery.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 834. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PERSONAL PRIVATE DATA OF THE
PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES FROM BEING ACCESSED
BY THE U.S. DOGE SERVICE TEMPORARY
ORGANIZATION.
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
protecting the personal private data of the people of the
United States from being accessed by the U.S. DOGE Service
Temporary Organization by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 835. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT REDUCE BARRIERS TO
HOMEOWNERSHIP.
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
supporting programs that reduce barriers to homeownership,
which may include down payment assistance and first-time
homebuyer tax credits, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 836. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 TAKING
ACTIONS ACROSS AGENCIES TO HELP LOWER THE COSTS
OF GROCERIES FOR ALL WORKING FAMILIES.
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 taking
actions across agencies to help lower the costs of groceries
for all working families by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes,
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provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 837. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING THE COST FOR
STATES TO CARE FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS WITH
CANCER, ALZHEIMER'S OR OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA,
DIABETES, TRAUMATIC INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM CAR
ACCIDENTS, FARMING ACCIDENTS, OR OTHER
ACCIDENTAL INJURIES REQUIRING EMERGENCY
RESPONSE AND HOSPITALIZATION, HEART DISEASE OR
STROKE, OR RESULT IN LESS COVERAGE OR HIGHER
HEALTH CARE COSTS FOR PATIENTS WITH ANY OF
THESE CONDITIONS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
increases the cost for States to care for Medicaid patients
with cancer, Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia,
diabetes, traumatic injuries sustained from car accidents,
farming accidents, or other accidental injuries requiring
emergency response and hospitalization, heart disease or
stroke, or result in less coverage or higher health care
costs for patients with any of these conditions.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 838. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
RAISE COSTS ON FAMILIES MAKING LESS THAN
$400,000 PER YEAR.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
raise costs on families making less than $400,000 per year.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 839. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING THE NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT
PROGRAM.
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
supporting the Nonprofit Security Grant Program under section
2009 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609a) by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 840. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ACTIONS BY THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
THAT WOULD ELIMINATE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY STAFF
WORKING ON PROGRAMS THAT LOWER ENERGY COSTS FOR
FAMILIES.
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
prohibiting actions by the executive branch that would
eliminate Department of Energy staff working on programs that
lower energy costs for families 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 841. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 AMERICAN'S PERSONAL PRIVATE DATA
FROM BEING ACCESSED BY THE UNITED STATES DOGE
SERVICE.
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
protecting the personal private data of the people of the
United States from being accessed by the United States DOGE
Service by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 842. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CUTTING TAXES FOR THE
ULTRA-WEALTHY PAID FOR BY INCREASING COSTS OR
REDUCING ACCESS TO CARE FOR MEDICARE PATIENTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that cuts
taxes for the ultra-wealthy paid for by increasing costs or
reducing access to care for Medicare patients.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 843. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 MANUFACTURING INVESTMENTS THAT
CREATE JOBS.
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
protecting manufacturing investments that create jobs 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 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
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SA 844. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCTION OF TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION STAFF AT AIRPORTS.
(a) Point of Order.--
(1) In general.--In the Senate, it shall not be in order to
consider a provision in a bill, joint resolution, motion,
amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report
that reduces staff of the Transportation Security
Administration at airports.
(2) Point of order sustained.--If a point of order is made
by a Senator against a provision described in paragraph (1),
and the point of order is sustained by the Chair, that
provision shall be stricken from the measure and may not be
offered as an amendment from the floor.
(b) Form of the Point of Order.--A point of order under
subsection (a)(1) may be raised by a Senator as provided in
section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
U.S.C. 644(e)).
(c) Conference Reports.--When the Senate is considering a
conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in
relation to, a bill or joint resolution, upon a point of
order being made by any Senator pursuant to subsection
(a)(1), and such point of order being sustained, such
material contained in such conference report or House
amendment shall be stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to
consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from
its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur
in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case
may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that
portion of the conference report or House amendment, as the
case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate
shall be debatable to the same extent as the conference
report or House amendment, as the case may be. In any case in
which such point of order is sustained against a conference
report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference
report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment
shall be in order.
(d) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal.--In the Senate, this
section may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chose and sworn. An
affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members of the Senate,
duly chosen and sworn shall be required to sustain an appeal
of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
this section.
______
SA 845. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STAFFING AND
PROGRAMS.
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
supporting National Park Service staffing and programs across
the 433 units of the National Park System by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 846. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING
TO LOWER ENERGY COSTS FOR WORKING FAMILIES
THROUGH PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE LOW INCOME HOME
ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
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
funding to lower energy costs for working families through
programs that may include the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program, 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 847. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING UPDATES TO, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS ACROSS PUBLIC
LANDS.
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
supporting updates to, and the implementation of, resource
management plans across public lands by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 848. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT HAS THE
STAFF, FUNDS, AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO
RESPONSIBLY MANAGE AND PROTECT PUBLIC LANDS.
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 the Bureau of Land Management has the staff,
funds, and resources necessary to responsibly manage and
protect public lands by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 849. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING RURAL CAPACITY BUILDING TO HELP
RURAL COMMUNITIES LEVERAGE FEDERAL FUNDING.
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
supporting rural capacity building to help rural communities
leverage Federal funding by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 850. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
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SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
INCREASE THE COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS,
INCLUDING $35 INSULIN, INCREASE OUT-OF-POCKET
COSTS FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES, OR INCREASE
DRUG COSTS FOR PATIENTS ON MEDICAID, WITH
PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE, ON TRICARE, OR WHO
ARE UNINSURED.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase the cost of prescription drugs, including $35
insulin, increase out-of-pocket costs for Medicare
beneficiaries, or increase drug costs for patients on
Medicaid, with private health insurance, on TRICARE, or who
are uninsured.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 851. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
REDUCE TAX RATES FOR THE ULTRA-WEALTHY AT THE
EXPENSE OF PROGRAMS THAT LOWER COSTS FOR
WORKING FAMILIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce tax rates for the ultra-wealthy at the expense of
programs that lower costs for working families.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 852. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING HOUSING COSTS
FOR WORKING FAMILIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase housing costs for working families.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 853. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCING STAFF OF THE SMALL
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WORKING ON PROGRAMS
THAT PROVIDE RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND ASPIRING
ENTREPRENEURS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce staff of the Small Business Administration working on
programs that provide resources and technical assistance to
small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 854. Mr. Welch submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 47, strike lines 15 through 20.
______
SA 855. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
FUNDING FOR TRIBAL HOUSING PROGRAMS.
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
providing funding for Tribal housing programs, which may
include those authorized under the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101
et seq.), by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 856. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 EXTENDING
THE TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF THE PREMIUM TAX
CREDITS UNDER SECTION 36B OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986.
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
extending the temporary expansion of the premium tax credits
under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
making health insurance more affordable through the health
Exchanges established under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), 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 2025 through
2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 857. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RESTRICTIONS ON WOMEN'S
ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE CARE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
fund restrictions on women's access to reproductive care.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 858. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and
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setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026
through 2034; 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 EXPANDING
TAX CREDITS THAT INCENTIVIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PRODUCTION.
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
expanding tax credits that incentivize affordable housing
production, which may include the Low-Income Housing Tax
Credit, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 859. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING RURAL HOUSING PROGRAMS.
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
supporting rural housing programs by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 860. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 CRITICAL FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTERS, ENSURING THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL FREEZES IN FUNDING DISBURSEMENT, AND
SUPPORTING THE VITAL PRIMARY CARE COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTERS PROVIDE IN EVERY STATE.
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
supporting the vital primary care community health centers
provide in every State, which may include protecting critical
funding for community health centers or ensuring there are no
additional freezes in funding disbursement, 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 2025 through
2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 861. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS OR
SKILLED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
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
supporting registered apprenticeships or skilled workforce
development programs in in-demand industry sectors, which may
include residential construction, advanced manufacturing,
clean energy, or health care sectors, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 862. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
FUNDING FOR SKILLED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS.
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
providing funding for skilled workforce development programs,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 863. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
FUNDING TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM.
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
supporting increased resources for and investment in the
Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education, which
may include resources and investment for combating
antisemitism on campuses of colleges or universities or at
elementary or secondary schools, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 864. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
FUNDING TO INCREASE THE AFFORDABILITY OF CHILD
CARE FOR WORKING FAMILIES.
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
providing funding to increase the affordability of child care
for working families, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 865. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
INCREASE THE COST OF BROADBAND.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase the cost of broadband.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of
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the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of
three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and
sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling
of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a).
______
SA 866. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCTION IN FUNDING FOR
MEALS ON WHEELS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce funding provided for the Meals on Wheels program.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 867. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING HIRING AND TRAINING OF STAFF TO
ADDRESS AND MITIGATE HARM FROM BIRD FLU.
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
supporting the hiring and training of staff tasked with
addressing and mitigating harm from the bird flu in order to
address rising egg prices by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 868. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
RESCIND OR ALTER ALLOCATIONS UNDER THE
BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT
PROGRAM.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
rescind or alter allocations under the Broadband Equity,
Access, and Deployment Program.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 869. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING
FOR SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS PROGRAM.
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
providing full, permanent, mandatory funding for the secure
rural schools program under the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7101 et
seq.) to support rural law enforcement and emergency
management operations by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 870. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
IF STATES WITH APPROVED FINAL PROPOSALS UNDER
THE BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT
PROGRAM HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR ALLOCATIONS
UNDER THAT PROGRAM.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, if States with approved final proposals
under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program
have not received their allocations under that program.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 871. Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez
Masto, and Mr. Wyden) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO LIFTING CHILDREN OUT OF
POVERTY.
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
lifting children out of poverty by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes.
______
SA 872. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PRESERVING DATA SECURITY.
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 no company with an active Federal contract is
allowed to transfer the data of a United States person to a
server located in a foreign entity of concern unless
expressly authorized by such person by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 873. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO TAXPAYER
FILING.
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 taxpayers are able to file their taxes in the most
cost-effective and efficient way possible by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 874. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
STUDENTS ARE FREE FROM SOCIAL MEDIA
DISTRACTIONS DURING SCHOOL HOURS.
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 students are free from social media distractions
during school hours by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 875. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT THE UNITED STATES MAINTAINS ITS LEAD IN
QUANTUM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.
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 a
policy to ensure that the United States maintains its lead in
quantum information technologies by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 876. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Hickenlooper)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST MEDICAID CUTS TO CHILDREN'S
HOSPITALS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
reduces Medicaid funding to children's hospitals for the
provision of lifesaving medical services, including for
pediatric patients with cancer, complex birth defects,
asthma, allergies, diabetes, or epilepsy.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 877. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT FAILS TO REDUCE INFLATION.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill pursuant to title II unless the Director
of the Congressional Budget Office certifies that the bill
would cause a reduction in inflation.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 878. Mrs. MURRAY proposed an amendment to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; as
follows:
On page 45, strike line 10 and all that follows through
page 52, line 19, and insert the following:
TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS
SEC. 3001. RESERVE FUND FOR BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT ON
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.
(a) Senate.--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, make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger,
and, consistent with section 4004, make adjustments to
address revisions to the statutory caps on discretionary
spending for one or more bills, joint resolutions,
amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or
conference reports that provide up to an additional
$171,000,000,000 in discretionary budget authority for
defense over the period of fiscal year 2025 to fiscal year
2028 and up to an additional $171,000,000,000 in budget
authority for other discretionary spending over the period of
fiscal year 2025 to fiscal year 2028.
(b) House of Representatives.--The Chairman of the
Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives may
revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution,
make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, and make
adjustments to address revisions to the statutory caps on
discretionary spending for one or more bills, joint
resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports that provide up to an
additional $171,000,000,000 in discretionary budget authority
for defense over the period of fiscal year 2025 to fiscal
year 2028 and up to an additional $171,000,000,000 in budget
authority for other discretionary spending over the period of
fiscal year 2025 to fiscal year 2028.
______
SA 879. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
IMPOUNDMENT AND PRESIDENTIAL SPENDING
AUTHORITY.
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 the faithful execution of appropriations and other
laws by the President and other Executive Branch officials,
including prohibiting actions to unilaterally impound, delay,
or withhold congressionally appropriated funds in violation
of the Constitution of the United States or the Impoundment
Control Act of 1974, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 880. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Durbin) proposed an
amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
SUPPORTING LIFE-SAVING RESEARCH FUNDED BY THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.
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
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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 supporting life-saving biomedical research funded
by the National Institutes of Health 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 881. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4008. GAO AUDIT AND REPORT.
(a) In General.--To assist with its oversight, review, and
recommendations relating to the Federal budget, the Committee
on the Budget of the Senate requests the Comptroller General
of the United States to, not later than 90 days after the
adoption of this resolution, conduct a review and audit on,
and submit to the Committee on the Budget of the Senate a
report on, U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization
established under Executive Order 14158 (90 Fed. Reg. 8441;
relating to establishing and implementing the President's
Department of Government Efficiency) (referred to in this
section as the ``Department''), including with respect to--
(1) the authorities and funding under which the Department
operates;
(2) the internal controls and compliance of the Department
with appropriations laws, including--
(A) statutory reprogramming requirements, data privacy
laws, and any other Federal law; and
(B) whether the Department has violated section 6103 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(3) the hiring, vetting, and security clearance of each
employee, special government employee, or volunteer of the
Department, including whether any such individual has any
conflict of interest;
(4) the appropriateness of actions taken by the Department
to cancel contracts and reassign or otherwise change the
status of Federal employees, including provisional Federal
employees;
(5) with respect to cost savings of the Federal Government
realized by the Department separated out by Federal agency,
activity, and budget function, estimates of those cost
savings and projections of those cost savings over 5 and 10
years; and
(6) any other matter determined appropriate by the
Comptroller General of the United States.
(b) Initial Findings.--The Committee on the Budget of the
Senate requests that, not later than 30 days after the
adoption of this resolution, the Comptroller General of the
United States provide the Committee with initial findings
relating to--
(1) the review and audit requested under subsection (a);
and
(2) information on the scope of any further work of the
Department.
______
SA 882. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ACCESS TO LAWFUL HEALTH CARE.
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
protecting individuals and health care providers from
prosecution or penalties for seeking, providing, or receiving
(as applicable) lawful health care services by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 883. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION.
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 access to reproductive health care, including
legislation to prevent Federal or State government
restrictions on the sale, provision, or use of
contraceptives, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 884. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 IMPROVING
REPRODUCTIVE ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE MEMBERS AND
VETERANS.
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
improving the reproductive assistance, which may include in
vitro fertilization or other fertility treatments, provided
by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans
Affairs to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their
spouses or partners 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 885. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 AMERICAN WORKERS WHO KEEP US SAFE
FROM NUCLEAR WASTE.
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
protecting American workers who keep us safe from nuclear
waste by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 886. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PROVIDING FUNDING FOR OVER
BUDGET CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WITHOUT
INDEPENDENT REVIEW.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report provides
new or additional funding for any National Nuclear Security
Administration capital project with a total project cost that
is more than $5,000,000,000, unless provisions are included
to require a review of the full project by an external,
independent project management organization to minimize cost
overruns and schedule slippage.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 887. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
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her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING LIFE-SAVING RESEARCH FUNDED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
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
supporting life-saving biomedical research funded by the
Department of Veterans Affairs by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 888. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCING CHILD CARE
FUNDING.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
reduces child care funding.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 889. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REDUCING
ENERGY COSTS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES.
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
preserving existing energy programs and funding to reduce
energy costs by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 890. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SUPPORTING
PUBLIC SAFETY.
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
supporting public safety and promoting public health, which
may include reviewing practices that divert law enforcement
officers from countering fentanyl, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 891. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO MILITARY
READINESS.
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 military readiness and fiscal responsibility, which
may include limiting the use of Coast Guard or Department of
Defense air and sea assets for immigration enforcement, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 892. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PREVENTING
HARM TO PREGNANT, NURSING, AND POSTPARTUM
WOMEN.
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
reviewing immigration enforcement practices to prevent harm
to mothers in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 893. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK.
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
eliminating pay inequality, which may include measures to
ensure adequate enforcement of discrimination law or to
eliminate wage disparities, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 894. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING, PREVENTING, AND REDUCING
HOMELESSNESS.
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
preventing and reducing homelessness, including by
prohibiting the Department of Housing and Urban Development
from reducing or eliminating programs, employees, or funding
intended to prevent or reduce homelessness, including among
youth, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 895. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
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her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ACCELERATING THE COMPLETION OF INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS.
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 the distribution of discretionary grant funding by
the Department of Transportation, including signing grant
agreements to accelerate the completion of infrastructure
projects, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 896. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
REDUCE FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS AT NATIONAL NUCLEAR
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION LABS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce funding for any activity at a Federally-funded
research and development center supported by the National
Nuclear Security Administration.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 897. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ELECTRIC
RELIABILITY.
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 the
electric power grid, which may include tax credits, grants,
loans, or loan guarantees for the planning, siting,
construction, or modification of electric transmission
facilities, or other legislation that improves the adequacy
and operating reliability of the grid, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 898. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
ELECTRICITY RATES.
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
residential electricity rates, which may include home energy
rebate programs or residential energy efficiency grant
programs, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 899. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 48, strike lines 7 through 12.
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SA 900. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO TRIBAL
ENERGY FINANCING.
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 Tribal
energy projects, which may include Federal loan programs or
financing assistance, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 901. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF CRYPTOCURRENCY
INVESTMENTS.
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
improving ethics in Government, which may include the
mandatory public disclosure by the President, or any employee
serving at the discretion of the President (without respect
to whether such employee is paid or unpaid), of any hold,
purchase, or sale of an amount of cryptocurrency the value of
which totals more than $500,000 during any 1-year period, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 902. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FROM ACCESSING
SENSITIVE DATA.
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 data
privacy, which may include legislation that prohibits any
Federal employee, Special Government Employee, or advisor to
the President, regardless of whether such Federal employee,
Special Government Employee, or advisor to the President is
paid or unpaid, from accessing, obtaining, or otherwise
viewing data maintained by any Federal agency which is
currently investigating, or has any enforcement action
pending against a company, business, corporation, nonprofit
organization, or other entity owned, or invested in, by such
Federal employee, Special Government Employee, or advisor to
the President by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 903. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S PLAN TO CUT WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE AT
THE PENTAGON, WHICH MAY INCLUDE PROVIDING
HEALTH CARE TO VETERANS AND EXPANDING MEDICARE
TO COVER DENTAL, VISION, AND HEARING.
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
redirecting wasteful defense spending, which may include
cutting waste, fraud, and abuse at the Pentagon, expanding
health care for veterans, or requiring Medicare to cover
dental, vision, and hearing, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 904. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING
FEDERAL RESEARCH FUNDS TO INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION ARE EXCLUSIVELY ALLOCATED TO
DESIGNATED INSTITUTIONS.
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
research and development, which may include legislation
ensuring Federal scientific research funds to institutions of
higher education are exclusively allocated to designated
institutions and that such funding is not delayed, withheld,
or redirected except as provided by an Act of Congress, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 905. Mr. KIM (for himself, Ms. Alsobrooks, and Ms. Cortez Masto)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
INCREASE THE DEFICIT AND RAISE THE COST OF HOME
OWNERSHIP.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that,
based on estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget
Office, would increase the deficit and raise the cost of home
ownership.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 906. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THE ADEQUACY OF BENEFITS PROVIDED TO MINERS WHO
ARE TOTALLY DISABLED BY PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
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 the adequacy of pneumoconiosis benefits, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 907. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 MASSACHUSETTS FIREFIGHTERS.
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
protecting continued access to grants and programs relied on
by Massachusetts' fire departments and volunteer firefighter
interest organizations, including the Staffing for Adequate
Fire and Emergency Response program and the Assistance to
Firefighters Grant program, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 908. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CONSIDERATION OF ANY
LEGISLATION UNTIL CERTAIN HHS EMPLOYEES ARE
REINSTATED.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report until the
date on which all Massachusetts-based probationary employees
of the Department of Health and Human Services who were fired
since January 20, 2025, are reinstated.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 909. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION TERMINATING
UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FUNDING FOR
FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that would suspend any United States
foreign assistance funding appropriated by Congress and
provided by the Department of State or the United Agency for
International Development to faith-based organizations or
faith-based implementing agencies.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 910. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and
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setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026
through 2034; 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 THE IRS FROM AUDITING TAXPAYERS ON
THE BASIS OF POLITICS.
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
prohibiting the Internal Revenue Service from initiating
audits of taxpayers based on politicization or political
factors, 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 2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 911. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
INCREASING FUNDING FOR RESEARCH ON ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS.
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
increasing funding for Alzheimer's disease and related
dementias, which may include research conducted or funded by
the National Institutes of Health, where such funding would
contribute to improving the development of treatment and
cures, reduce health care costs for families and taxpayers,
improve support for caregivers, or safeguard the United
States' global leadership in neurodegenerative disease
research and innovation, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 912. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CUT
FUNDING FOR RESEARCH ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND
RELATED DEMENTIAS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce, rescind, reprogram, or otherwise cut funding for
Alzheimer's disease or related dementias, including research
conducted or funded by the National Institutes of Health,
where such reductions would delay the development of
treatment and cures, increase health care costs for families
and taxpayers, weaken support for caregivers, or undermine
the United States' global leadership in neurodegenerative
disease research and innovation.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 913. Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Warren) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
PROHIBITION ON HOSPITAL EXECUTIVES PAYING
THEMSELVES DEBT-FUNDED DIVIDENDS FROM HEALTH
SYSTEMS OR DIVIDENDS FROM REAL ESTATE SALES.
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
prohibiting hospital executives from paying themselves debt-
funded dividends from health systems or dividends from real
estate sales by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 914. Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Warren) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 HOSPITALS THAT RECEIVE FEDERAL
HEALTH CARE FUNDS FROM ENGAGING IN SALE
LEASEBACK AGREEMENTS WITH REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT TRUSTS.
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
prohibiting sale leaseback agreements between hospitals that
receive Federal health care funds and real estate investment
trusts by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 915. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
ELIMINATING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PLANNED
PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC. AND ITS
AFFILIATES TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEFICIT.
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
eliminating Federal funding for Planned Parenthood Federation
of America, Inc. and its affiliates by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not raise new revenue and would not
increase the deficit over either the period of the total of
fiscal years 2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 916. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO LIMITING
ELIGIBILITY FOR TAXPAYER-FUNDED FEDERAL
BENEFITS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS TO REDUCE THE
FEDERAL DEFICIT.
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
limiting eligibility for taxpayer-funded Federal benefits for
illegal aliens and other noncitizens to reduce the Federal
deficit by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not raise new
revenue and would not increase the deficit over either the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 917. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States
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Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPOSING
MINIMUM WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR ABLE-BODIED
PARTICIPANTS IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL
DEFICIT.
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
imposing minimum work requirements for able-bodied
participants in the supplemental nutrition assistance program
established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) to reduce the Federal deficit 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 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 918. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
ELIMINATING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEFICIT.
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
eliminating the Department of Education to reduce the Federal
deficit by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not raise new
revenue and would not increase the deficit over either the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 919. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SAVING
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FROM MISMANAGEMENT.
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
Congress reasserting legislative authority over the District
of Columbia 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 2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 920. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST DIRECTING FUNDING TO THE
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
directs funding to the Transportation Security
Administration.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 921. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
PRIVATIZATION OF AIRPORT SECURITY SCREENING.
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 no reconciliation legislation created as a
result of this resolution would direct or indirectly provide
funding for the Transportation Security Administration, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 922. Mr. LEE proposed an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
GOVERNMENT DEREGULATION.
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
reducing burdensome and costly Federal Government regulations
by passing legislation focused on government deregulation
that will decrease new spending arising from such regulations
and reassert the proper constitutional role of Congress in
the law-making process 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 923. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 ANY OIL AND GAS, OR THE REFINED
PRODUCTS OF OIL OR GAS, PRODUCED IN THE ARCTIC
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN THE STATE OF ALASKA
ON FEDERAL LEASES FROM BEING EXPORTED TO
FOREIGN ENTITIES OF CONCERN.
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 oil
and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in
the State of Alaska, which may include prohibiting oil and
gas, or the refined products of oil or gas, produced in the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Federal leases from being
exported to foreign entities of concern, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 924. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
COUNTERING CHINA'S GLOBAL INFLUENCE THROUGH
UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.
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
strengthening United States national security, which may
include legislation that would resume United States foreign
assistance to counter China's growing influence around the
world, including through development finance and
infrastructure investments, military and security
cooperation, and economic partnerships, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 925. Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Gallego)
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RAISING ENERGY COSTS FOR
AMERICANS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
raise energy costs for Americans.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 926. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 ELECTRIC
GRID RELIABILITY.
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
maintaining United States dominance in artificial
intelligence, which may include upgrading the transmission
infrastructure of the United States or speeding siting and
permitting with respect to transmission infrastructure, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 927. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 ELECTRIC
GRID RELIABILITY.
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
preventing electricity blackouts and improving electricity
reliability, which may include upgrading the transmission
infrastructure of the United States or speeding the siting
and permitting of such infrastructure, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 928. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 DROUGHT
IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.
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 the
impacts of drought in the western United States, which may
include decreases in water supply availability or increases
in wildfire risk, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 929. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROGRAMS
TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS.
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 programs that address climate change and the impacts
of climate change, including the fulfillment of Federal
funding obligations for programs that address those impacts,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 930. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
RECREATIONAL ACCESS AND LAND MANAGEMENT.
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
recreational access and land management on Federal land,
which may include a description of the importance of adequate
staffing for the Bureau of Land Management, National Park
Service, or other Department of Interior agencies, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 931. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR MILITARY-
CONNECTED CHILDREN.
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
protecting health care access for military families, which
may include reinstating the exemption from the Medicare
Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System for children's
hospitals reimbursed by TRICARE, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 932. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
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proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR MILITARY
FAMILIES.
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
supporting the financial security of military families, which
may include safety net programs that provide housing,
childcare, or food access, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 933. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
VETERAN HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE.
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 the
veteran health care workforce, which may include reversing
workforce cuts or filling frontline vacancies at the Veterans
Health Administration, particularly personnel who provide
health care to veterans in rural communities, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 934. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCING FUNDING FOR
NURSING HOMES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce funding for Medicaid which provides coverage for more
than 6 in 10 residents in nursing home facilities.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 935. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCING MEDICAID FUNDING
FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce funding for Medicaid which helps to fund 90 percent of
all school-based health centers.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 936. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 NIH-
FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
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
promoting United States competitiveness and innovation by
supporting research and development funded by the National
Institutes of Health by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 937. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCING HEALTH CARE
BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN ENROLLED IN MEDICAID OR
CHIP.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce funding for health care benefits for children enrolled
in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 938. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCING MEDICAID COVERAGE
FOR MOMS AND BABIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce health care coverage for moms and babies covered by
Medicaid.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 939. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
REMOVAL OF FEDERAL RESEARCHERS.
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
helping the United States recover from disruptions to
federally funded
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scientific research resulting from the removal of Federal
employees who conduct research to assist in developing
emerging technologies, improving public health, or fulfilling
national security objectives by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 940. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
IMPOUNDMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FOR RURAL
COMMUNITIES.
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
supporting the economic development needs of rural
communities and agricultural producers, who are harmed by
unnecessary cuts, pauses, or rescissions to Federal funding,
including under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 429) or Public Law 117-169 (136
Stat. 1818) (commonly known as the ``Inflation Reduction Act
of 2022''), which may be in violation of the Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.), by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 941. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING CONSUMER PRICES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase costs of food, medical equipment, building
materials, or automobiles for United States citizens through
tariffs issued by the President.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 942. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
INCENTIVES FOR UNITED STATES MANUFACTURING.
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
providing for United States trade policies, made in
consultation with Congress, that provide or enhance
incentives for businesses to invest in the United States,
generate United States jobs, retain United States jobs, and
return jobs to the United States, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 943. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 FEDERAL
LABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURE.
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
modernizing the infrastructure of Federal laboratories
conducting research and development in technology fields to
maintain the technological dominance of the United States
over the People's Republic of China, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 944. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
REQUIRE AUCTIONS OF FEDERAL SPECTRUM.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
directs the Federal Communications Commission to reallocate
frequencies for non-Federal commercial licensed use through a
system of competitive bidding under section 309(j) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) if the
frequencies are--
(1) assigned to a Federal entity; and
(2) used by a Federal entity to transmit communications,
perform technological functions, or support the operation of
relevant systems that perform missions to--
(A) forecast severe weather or issue natural disaster
warnings;
(B) monitor and enhance security across the United States-
Mexico border; or
(C) support national security or intelligence activities of
importance to the United States.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 945. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 SCHOOL
SAFETY.
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 school
safety, which may include prohibiting school resource
officers from assisting with immigration enforcement
operations on children during school hours on school
property, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 946. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SAFEGUARDING UNITED STATES CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION.
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
safeguarding classified information, which may include
legislation
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that would ensure there are sufficient personnel,
technological assets, or other resources to reduce the
security clearance backlog or to prohibit the provision of
Top Secret--sensitive compartmented information clearances to
individuals who have not undergone, or are unable to
successfully pass, a background investigation, 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 2025 through
2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 947. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 UKRAINE.
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
affirming United States support for Ukraine and its
sovereignty, which may include acknowledging Russia's
responsibility for its invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing
war, continuing support for Ukraine as it defends itself from
illegal attack, or upholding the need to include Ukraine in
any negotiations over its future, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 948. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT NEGOTIATIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF UKRAINE
INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF
UKRAINE.
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 negotiations about the future of Ukraine
include representatives of the Government of Ukraine, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 949. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ALLIANCE
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, WHICH IS
BUILT UPON SHARED INTERESTS IN TRADE AND
ECONOMIC STABILITY.
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
recognizing the importance of the alliance between the United
States and Canada, which is built upon shared interests in
trade and economic stability, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over period of the
total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 950. Mr. KING (for himself, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Kaine) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Beginning on page 52, strike line 20 and all that follows
through page 53, line 6, and insert the following:
SEC. 3002. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LEGISLATION THAT
DOES NOT DECREASE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
ENFORCEMENT FUNDS.
(a) Senate.--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
by the amounts provided in such legislation, provided that
such legislation does not reduce funding for the Internal
Revenue Service for enforcement activities, which may include
auditing wealthy taxpayers with outstanding tax liabilities,
and provided that such legislation would not increase the
deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 951. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
FROM PROMULGATING RULES OR GUIDANCE THAT BANS
FRACKING IN THE UNITED STATES.
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 the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) and environmental laws and policies, which may include
limiting or prohibiting the Chair of the Council on
Environmental Quality and the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing,
or implementing a rule or guidance that bans fracking in the
United States, 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 2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 952. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SCHOOL
CHOICE.
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
providing quality education for the children of the United
States, which may include expanding educational opportunities
for the students of the United States to attend a private,
public, homeschool, or religious school, 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 2025 through
2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 953. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FEDERAL FUNDING FROM BEING USED TO
PROMOTE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN
EDUCATION.
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
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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 providing quality education for the children of
the United States, which may include prohibiting or limiting
Federal funding from being used to promote diversity, equity,
and inclusion or compel teachers or students to affirm
diversity, equity, and inclusion teachings in pre-
kindergarten programs, elementary schools, or secondary
schools, 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 2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 954. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 TAXATION
OF TIPS.
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 the
taxation of tips, which may include providing a deduction to
allow traditionally tipped employees to deduct their tipped
wages for purposes of determining their Federal income taxes,
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 2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 955. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE PURCHASE OF UNITED STATES
AGRICULTURAL LAND BY MEMBERS OR ENTITIES
AFFILIATED WITH THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.
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
prohibiting the purchase of United States agricultural land
by members or entities affiliated with the Chinese Communist
Party to protect United States national security and preserve
domestic agricultural production, which may include limiting
or withholding tax credits, Federal funding, loans, or grants
to any entity found to be facilitating those purchases, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 956. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING CARBON TAXES OR FEES.
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 the
protection of American jobs and consumers, which may include
prohibiting a tax or fee on carbon emissions, 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 2025 through
2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 957. Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Strike section 2002(a).
______
SA 958. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO MENTAL
HEALTH AND FAMILY STABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PERSONNEL.
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
providing support for Department of Homeland Security
personnel, which may include providing mental health and
family stability services for U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement officers and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
agents, 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 2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 959. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE.
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
supporting public school choice by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 960. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING COMMUNITY SAFETY AND PROHIBITING ANY
ACTION THAT WOULD REDUCE RESOURCES FOR FENTANYL
INTERDICTION AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
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
supporting community safety and prohibiting any action that
would reduce resources for fentanyl interdiction and local
law enforcement by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 961. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
SUPPORTING COMMUNITY SAFETY AND COLLABORATIVE
PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS.
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
supporting community safety and prohibiting any action that
would reduce resources for collaborative partnerships between
law enforcement and health professionals by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 962. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 TO PROHIBIT ANY
ACTION THAT REDUCES RESOURCES FOR POSTAL
DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AND THE RURAL MAIL
DELIVERY NETWORK UNDER THE ``DELIVERING FOR
AMERICA'' PLAN THAT MOVES MAIL PROCESSING
FARTHER AWAY FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES, TRANSFERS
OPERATIONS OUT OF LOCAL FACILITIES AND INTO
MORE DISTANT HUBS, HARMING RURAL COMMUNITIES.
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 to prohibit any
action that reduces resources for postal distribution centers
and rural mail delivery 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 963. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
STRENGTHENING THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY
ORGANIZATION.
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
strengthening United States national security and alliances,
which may include legislation that strengthens United States
commitments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
increases resources to support the European Deterrence
Initiative, accelerates defense industrial partnership and
cooperation, or supports investments in NATO infrastructure
and modernization, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 964. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING AMERICAN 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
supporting United States small businesses and United States
contractors, which may include legislation that would resume
United States foreign assistance that supports United States
small businesses or contributes to the United States
industrial base by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 965. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER PAY.
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
keeping law enforcement compensation competitive, which may
include increasing pay for Bureau of Prisons correctional
officers or other Federal workers in localities categorized
as ``rest of United States'' by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 966. Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Padilla) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
REDUCE FEMA ASSISTANCE TO DISASTER SURVIVORS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce the amount of assistance awarded to disaster survivors
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, such as
assistance awarded through the Disaster Relief Fund of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 967. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
CYBERSECURITY.
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
cybersecurity, which may include increasing the number of
Coast Guard Cyber Protection Teams, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 968. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENTS.
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
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pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint
resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to cybersecurity
enhancements, which may include the Coast Guard carrying out
maritime sector risk-management authorities, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 969. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES FROM
PREDATORY LENDERS.
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
protecting veterans and military families from predatory
lenders by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 970. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
FUNDING TO PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS OR ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES INSTEAD OF FUNDING TAX CUTS FOR
CORPORATIONS AND WEALTHY INDIVIDUALS.
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 civil
rights, which may include legislation providing funding to
protect civil rights or access to health care services for
individuals with disabilities under section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 971. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Booker) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 EXPANDING
COVERAGE FOR IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.
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
reproductive health care, which may include legislation
protecting access to, improving, or expanding nationwide
coverage for reproductive health care, which may include
fertility treatment services such as in vitro fertilization,
that are consistent with widely accepted and evidence-based
medical standards of care, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 972. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
STRENGTHENING MEDICAID FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES.
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
accessibility in heath care, which may include legislation
ensuring Medicaid, including home- and community-based
services, is accessible, including to seniors, people with
disabilities, and family caregivers, or prohibiting the
provision of monies or incentives for imposing barriers that
reduce necessary access to home care, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 973. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Hassan) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3 __. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SECURING ALL LAND
BORDERS.
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
supporting efforts to comprehensively secure all U.S. land
borders in order to address migration, controlled substances
or contraband, which may include the deployment of personnel,
assets or technology designed to aid the personnel deployed
for these purposes at the Northern Border, including programs
and grants to help state and local law enforcement agencies
assist federal agencies by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes.
______
SA 974. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
ELIMINATE FUNDING FOR COAST GUARD CHILDCARE
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AND FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
permits the reprogramming of remaining unobligated balances
of funding provided under title V the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 1383)
for the Coast Guard for operations and support and
procurement, construction, and improvements.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 975. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
INCREASE RISKS TO FISHING FAMILIES AT SEA.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase risks to the safety of fishing families at sea.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate
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only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members,
duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of
the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be
required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a
point of order raised under subsection (a).
______
SA 976. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
SUPPORT FOR TSUNAMI PREPAREDNESS AND WARNING
ACTIVITIES.
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
providing support for tsunami preparedness and warning
activities by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 977. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD GIVE
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THE AUTHORITY
TO ACCESS, COLLECT, RETAIN, SHARE, OR USE
PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION OF PREGNANT WOMEN
RELATED TO THE PREGNANCY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
give Federal law enforcement officers the authority to
access, collect, retain, share, or use protected health
information of pregnant women related to the pregnancy
without their valid explicit, informed authorization or a
warrant obtained pursuant to rule 41 of the Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 978. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
TERMINATE SECURITY AND MEDICAL SUPPORT FOR
DIRECT-HIRE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES SERVING OUTSIDE
THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
suspend the provision of security or medical support for
direct-hire Federal employees serving outside the United
States.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 979. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 INVESTING
IN THE UNITED STATES INDUSTRIAL BASE TO SUPPORT
MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE, INCLUDING
ASSISTANCE AGAINST THE UNPROVOKED AGGRESSION OF
RUSSIA.
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
investing in the United States industrial base, which may
include legislation that increases military assistance to
Ukraine or helps Ukraine defend against the unprovoked
aggression of Russia, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 980. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
REDUCE MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE,
INCLUDING ASSISTANCE AGAINST THE UNPROVOKED
AGGRESSION OF RUSSIA.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce defensive assistance for Ukraine, including assistance
against the unprovoked aggression of Russia.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 981. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CONSIDERATION OF
RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION UNTIL THE
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PROVIDES A COST
ESTIMATE USING THE CURRENT LAW BASELINE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or a conference report on or amendment between
the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution,
unless, not later than 72 hours before the vote on passage of
the measure, the Congressional Budget Office has made
available on the website of the Office a cost estimate of the
measure using the current law baseline described in section
257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907).
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 982. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SUPPORT
FOR SHELLFISH GROWERS TO DEAL WITH LOSSES DUE
TO CHANGING OCEAN CONDITIONS.
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,
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joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to providing support
for shellfish growers, which may include support to deal with
financial losses due to changing ocean conditions, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 983. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 RESEARCH
AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF COASTAL
FISHERY ECONOMIES.
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
research and education in support of coastal economies of the
United States, which may include National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration programs to develop sustainable
commercial and recreational fisheries in coasts, bays, and
estuaries, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 984. Mr. KELLY (for himself, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Schatz) proposed
an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; as follows:
Beginning on page 52, strike line 20 and all that follows
through page 53, line 6, and insert the following:
SEC. 3002. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LEGISLATION THAT
DOES NOT INCREASE TAX BREAKS FOR THE WEALTHY.
(a) Senate.--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
by the amounts provided in such legislation, provided that
such legislation does not reduce the average tax liability of
taxpayers with income over $100,000,000 and provided that
such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 985. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
HEALTH CARE FAIRNESS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES.
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
strengthening military health care programs, including
legislation that would invest in the TRICARE program such
that young adult dependents of military families may remain
on a TRICARE healthcare policy until they reach 26 years of
age, similar to what is already available for civilian
healthcare policies, or eliminate the separate premium for
TRICARE Young Adult Select and separate premium for TRICARE
Young Adult Prime, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 986. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING
THE PRIVACY OF SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS.
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
protecting the privacy of members of the Armed Forces and
veterans, including protecting the personal, private, or
sensitive information regarding such members, veterans, or
their families maintained by the Department of Defense, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and any other Federal agency
against disclosure, intrusion, or unchecked access by
employees of the United States DOGE Service Temporary
Organization or any nonagency employees who lack appropriate
vetting, authorization, clearance, or need to know, 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 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 987. Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Hickenlooper, and Mr.
Bennet) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026
through 2034; 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 IMPROVING
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
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
improving relations between the United States and Canada,
which may include legislation honoring or strengthening the
terms of the Agreement between the United States of America,
the United Mexican States, and Canada approved by Congress
under section 101(a) of the United States-Mexico-Canada
Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4511(a)), by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 988. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA OF
UNITED STATES CITIZENS AGAINST DISCLOSURE TO
UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS.
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 data
privacy, which may include ensuring the protection of
sensitive personal information of United States citizens held
by the Federal Government by preventing individuals without
proper authority from accessing systems used to store such
data, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 989. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PROTECTING UNITED STATES FARMERS FROM THE
ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF A TERMINATION OR PAUSE
OF UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.
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
supporting farmers and agricultural sector workers in the
United States, which may include legislation that would
ensure that any pause or freeze in United States foreign
assistance does not have negative economic consequences on
United States farmers, including those who provide
commodities or specialty crops for foreign assistance or
international food aid, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 990. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FACILITATING EXPORTS OF
AMERICAN ENERGY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
facilitate new lease sales, expedited permitting, or royalty
relief for fossil fuel projects developed on public lands or
waters, in whole or in part, for the purpose of exporting
United States energy abroad.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 991. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST COST INCREASES DUE TO
CHANGES TO OFFSHORE WIND.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
result in a projected increase to household energy costs as a
result of adjusted subsidies, permitting, or leasing for
offshore wind.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 992. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CONSUMER COST SPIKES CAUSED
BY EXPORTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
result in a projected increase to household energy costs or
inflation as a result of increased exports of United States
energy.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 993. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUBSISTENCE RESOURCES IMPORTANT TO ALASKA
NATIVE COMMUNITIES.
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 the protection of subsistence resources important to
Alaska Native communities in the Arctic by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 994. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate bugetary levels for fiscal years
2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
INCREASED AIR TRAVEL SAFETY.
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 air
travel safety, which may include merit-based air traffic
controller staffing, 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 995. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Booker, and Mr.
Wyden) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and
setting forth the appropriate bugetary levels for fiscal years 2026
through 2034; 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 CLOSING
THE CARRIED INTEREST LOOPHOLE.
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 tax
fairness, which may include taxing the carried interest
compensation of multimillionaire hedge fund managers at
ordinary income rates, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 996. Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate bugetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY EQUIPMENT
SOURCED FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
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
improving national security by ensuring that equipment
purchased by the Department of Homeland Security is not
sourced from China, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 997. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate bugetary levels for fiscal years
2026 through 2034; 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 MENTAL
HEALTH IMPACTS ON CHILDREN CAUSED BY
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS
ENTERING SCHOOLS.
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
supporting initiatives that help student mental health to
improve academic and behavioral outcomes, which may include
addressing the mental health impacts caused by Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents entering schools, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 998. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate bugetary levels for fiscal years
2026 through 2034; 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 100-
PERCENT SCREENING USING NON-INTRUSIVE
INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY.
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
supporting initiatives to protect the United States border
from fentanyl trafficking and illicit activity from entering
the United States, which may include U.S. Customs and Border
Protection fully implementing non-intrusive inspection
technology at ports of entry, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 999. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate bugetary levels for fiscal years
2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 45, strike line 10 and all that follows through
page 49, line 23, and insert the following:
TITLE II--RECONCILIATION
SEC. 2001. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) Committee on Agriculture.--The Committee on Agriculture
of the House of Representatives shall report changes in laws
within its jurisdiction that reduce the deficit by not less
than $230,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
(b) Committee on Armed Services.--The Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives shall report changes
in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by
not more than $150,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years
2025 through 2034.
(c) Committee on Education and Workforce.--The Committee on
Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that reduce
the deficit by not less than $330,000,000,000 for the period
of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(d) Committee on Energy and Commerce.--The Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that reduce
the deficit by not less than $880,000,000,000 for the period
of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(e) Committee on Natural Resources.--The Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that reduce
the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(f) Committee on Homeland Security.--The Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase
the deficit by not more than $175,000,000,000 for the period
of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(g) Committee on the Judiciary.--The Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives shall report
changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the
deficit by not more than $175,000,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(h) Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.--The
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives shall report changes in laws within its
jurisdiction that reduce the deficit by not less than
$10,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
(i) Committee on Financial Services.--The Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that reduce
the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(j) Submissions.--In the House of Representatives, not
later than March 7, 2025, the committees named in the
subsections of this section shall submit their
recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the House
of Representatives to carry out this section.
SEC. 2002. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE.
(a) Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.--The
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction
that reduce the deficit by not less than $230,000,000,000 for
the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(b) Committee on Armed Services.--The Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate shall report changes in laws within
its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than
$150,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
(c) Committee on Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.--The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate shall report changes in laws within its
jurisdiction that reduce the deficit by not less than
$1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
(d) Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.--
The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction
that reduce the deficit by not less than $120,000,000,000 for
the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(e) Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.--The
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that reduce
the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(f) Committee on Environment and Public Works.--The
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase
the deficit by not more than $1,000,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(g) Committee on Finance.--The Committee on Finance of the
Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction
that reduce the deficit by not less than $760,000,000,000 for
the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
(h) Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.--
The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate shall report changes in laws within its
jurisdiction that reduce the deficit by not less than
$330,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
(i) Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.--The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate shall report changes in laws within its
jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than
$175,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
(j) Committee on the Judiciary.--The Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate shall report changes in laws within
its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than
$175,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
(k) Submissions.--In the Senate, not later than March 7,
2025, the committees named in the subsections of this section
shall submit their recommendations to the Committee on the
Budget of the Senate. Upon receiving all such
recommendations, the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill carrying out
all such recommendations without any substantive revision.
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SA 1000. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate bugetary levels for fiscal years
2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
DECREASE FUNDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING
DISASTER RECOVERY IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
decrease funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency
to assist communities across the
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United States in recovering from natural disasters.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1001. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate bugetary levels for fiscal years
2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING
VETERANS WHO HAVE NOT COMMITTED A VIOLENT CRIME
FROM IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND GIVING
THEM LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS.
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
protecting from immigration enforcement actions any
noncitizen who is a veteran or service member and who has not
been convicted of a crime of violence, or allowing removed
veterans who have not been convicted of a crime of violence
to be admitted into the United States, to have their status
adjusted to lawful permanent resident, and to be eligible for
all military and veteran benefits to which they would have
been entitled absent removal, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1002. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
INCREASE DRUG COSTS FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES ON MEDICARE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
increases cost-sharing or out-of-pocket expenses for seniors
or people with disabilities who rely on Medicare for their
prescription drug coverage.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1003. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
FAIR TREATMENT OF UNITED STATES INDIVIDUALS
WITH DISABILITIES
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 individuals with disabilities in the United
States do not face discrimination and that Federal employees
responsible for implementing nondiscrimination laws are not
unlawfully terminated, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1004. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 RESOLVING
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
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 Government officials and employees may
not self-identify and address their own conflicts of interest
when performing work for the Federal Government by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1005. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Kim) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT REDUCES
FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE PREPAREDNESS
CAPABILITIES TO PREVENT, RESPOND TO, RECOVER
FROM, OR MITIGATE TERRORIST ATTACKS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
reduces funding for programs that increase preparedness
capabilities to prevent, respond to, recover from, or
mitigate terrorist attacks, including the Nonprofit Security
Grant Program.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1006. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 3___. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING THE DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS SUFFICIENT RESOURCES
TO STOP THE FLOW OF FENTANYL INTO THE UNITED
STATES.
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 the Department of Homeland Security has sufficient
resources to stop the flow of fentanyl into the United
States, including by increasing staffing for U.S. Customs and
Border Protection officers and U.S. Border Patrol agents,
procuring non-intrusive inspection systems for ports of
entry, carrying out relevant Science and Technology research
and development programs, and increasing the number of
Homeland Security Investigations special agents, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes.
______
SA 1007. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PREVENTING THE FINANCIAL ENRICHMENT OF
INTERNATIONAL CARTELS.
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
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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 no action taken by the United
States Government pursuant to this resolution would provide
any financial benefit to international cartels based in
Mexico or elsewhere, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1008. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROMOTING
THE COMMON GOOD.
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 communities, organizations, and businesses that
have been selected for Federal grants and loans are not
blocked from receiving funds because of the Administration's
funding freeze by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1009. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PROTECTION OF AMERICANS' PERSONAL OR
PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.
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 the personal or propriety information of
individuals, businesses, and other entities of the United
States is accessed and used only for the purposes for which
the information was collected by the Federal Government, and
enforcing penalties for individuals who misuse or put at risk
such information, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1010. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING POLITICIZATION OF THE SECURITY
CLEARANCE PROCESS.
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 security clearances cannot be terminated for
political reasons, including for political or personal
retribution, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1011. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 CHILD EDUCATION READINESS PROGRAMS.
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
protecting early childhood education programs, which may
include protecting Head Start or Early Head Start programs
from funding reductions, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1012. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCING FEDERAL PELL
GRANTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
cause any student to receive a smaller Federal Pell Grant
than the student would receive under law in effect on the day
before the date of consideration.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1013. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 DRUG
PRICE TRANSPARENCY.
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
encouraging price transparency among drug manufacturers and
lower drug prices 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 2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1014. Ms. ALSOBROOKS (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. Kim)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING THE REPEAL OF DRUG PRICING
PROVISIONS IN STATUTE.
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
reducing health care prices, which may include preventing the
repeal of provisions related to reforms to drug pricing, or
increasing costs for American families, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1015. Ms. ALSOBROOKS (for herself, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Van Hollen)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025
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and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2026 through 2034; 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 CIVIL
SERVANTS.
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 civil
servants, which may include protecting civil servants from
workforce reductions that would threaten public safety,
public health, or the economy or national security of the
United States, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1016. Ms. ALSOBROOKS (for herself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST TAX INCREASES ON SINGLE
PARENTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
increases taxes on single parents.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1017. Mrs. MOODY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR
ADMINISTERING GRANTS TO SANCTUARY
JURISDICTIONS.
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 compliance with Federal immigration law by
jurisdictions receiving Federal grants, 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 2025 through
2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1018. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
HYDROPOWER AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.
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
increasing baseload power generation from hydropower and
geothermal energy resources 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1019. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 MINERAL
SECURITY.
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
improving the mineral security of the United States,
particularly through increased domestic mineral production,
processing, and recycling, 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1020. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENERGY
AND MINERAL PRODUCTION IN THE STATE OF ALASKA.
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 the
removal of unlawful and administrative barriers to energy and
mineral production in the State of Alaska 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 2025 through
2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1021. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
DESIGNATING A MOUNTAIN IN THE STATE OF ALASKA
AS ``DENALI''.
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
restoring any reference to the mountain at 6304'12" N, by
15100'18" W, in the State of Alaska in a law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to ``Denali'' 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1022. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 NATURAL
HAZARDS.
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 the
prevention, forecasting, early detection, warning, and
recovery from natural hazards, including earthquakes,
landslides, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions, particularly in
high-risk areas, 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
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2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1023. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 IMPROVING
NORTHERN MARITIME BORDER SECURITY.
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
improving northern maritime border security, including
legislation authorizing the military construction of a joint
civilian-military use strategic port in the Arctic region, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1024. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
EXPEDITED PROCUREMENT, CERTIFICATION, AND
DEPLOYMENT OF NON-FEDERAL WEATHER OBSERVING
SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE AVIATION SAFETY IN RURAL,
REMOTE, AND UNDERSERVED AREAS .
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 the
expedited procurement, certification, and deployment of non-
Federal weather observing systems to improve aviation safety
in rural, remote, and underserved areas by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1025. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL MEDIUM AND HEAVY
COAST GUARD ICEBREAKERS AND THEIR COMPONENTS.
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 the
construction of additional medium and heavy Coast Guard
icebreakers and their components by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1026. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 AMERICANS AND THE FOOD SUPPLY FROM
AVIAN FLU.
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
relating to protecting the people of the United States and
the food supply of the United States from avian flu, which
may include resuming funding for programs of the United
States Agency for International Development to monitor for
avian flu outbreaks internationally or supporting staffing at
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the
Department of Agriculture and reinstating fired probationary
employees working on avian flu, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1027. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
LOAN PROGRAMS FOR HOUSING DISASTER PREVENTION.
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
providing loan programs for housing disaster prevention by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1028. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ENCOURAGING INVESTMENTS IN BUILDING MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
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
encouraging investments in building more affordable housing,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1029. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 MEDICARE AND MEDICAID.
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
protecting the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), which may include
strengthening and improving Medicaid for the most vulnerable
populations, and extending the life of the Federal Hospital
Insurance Trust Fund, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1030. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE 2020
AND 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
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
recognizing that the duly elected winner of the 2020 United
States Presidential election was Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and
that the duly elected winner of the 2024 United States
Presidential election was Donald J. Trump by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1031. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 COUNTERNARCOTICS, COUNTERTERRORISM,
AND CYBERSECURITY EFFORTS, AND OTHER SECURITY
ASSISTANCE TO UNITED STATES ALLIES THAT
SUPPORTS UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY.
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
protecting counternarcotics, counterterrorism, and
cybersecurity efforts, and other security assistance to
United States allies that supports United States national
security, 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 2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1032. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST DIVERTING FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES AWAY FROM
TARGETING SERIOUS CRIMINALS, MURDERERS, DRUG
TRAFFICKERS, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKERS BY TARGETING
LAW-ABIDING IMMIGRANTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
divert Federal immigration enforcement resources away from
targeting serious criminals, murderers, drug traffickers, and
human traffickers by targeting law-abiding immigrants.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1033. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCING U.S. CUSTOMS AND
BORDER PROTECTION STAFFING AT AIRPORTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce U.S. Customs and Border Protection staffing at
airports.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1034. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 TAXPAYER INFORMATION.
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
protecting taxpayer information, which may include
prohibiting political appointees and officials from the
Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive
taxpayer, business, and nonprofit information including
Social Security numbers, bank account information, tax
returns, and addresses through Internal Revenue Service
systems, including the Integrated Data Retrieval System, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1035. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S PLAN TO CUT WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE AT
THE PENTAGON, WHICH MAY INCLUDE PROVIDING
HEALTH CARE TO VETERANS AND EXPANDING MEDICARE
TO COVER DENTAL, VISION, AND HEARING.
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
redirecting wasteful defense spending, which may include
cutting waste, fraud, and abuse at the Pentagon, expanding
health care for veterans, or requiring Medicare to cover
dental, vision, and hearing, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1036. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE USE
OF PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS.
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 the
use of Presidential pardons, which may include legislation
condemning the pardon of Thomas Webster's conviction for
assaulting a law enforcement officer with a deadly or
dangerous weapon, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1037. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE USE
OF PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS.
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 the
use of Presidential pardons, which may include legislation
condemning the pardon of Daniel Joseph Rodriguez's conviction
for assaulting a law enforcement officer with a deadly or
dangerous weapon, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1038. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE USE
OF PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS.
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 the
use of Presidential pardons, which may include legislation
condemning the pardon of David Dempsey's conviction for
assaulting a law enforcement officer with a dangerous weapon,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1039. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT INCLUDES
CUTS TO PROGRAMS BENEFITTING UNITED STATES
FIREFIGHTERS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
includes cuts to programs benefitting firefighters in the
United States, such as the Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Program and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency
Response Grant Program.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1040. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 HIGH-
SPEED INTERNET ACCESS IN RURAL, LOW-INCOME, AND
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.
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
securing high-speed internet access in rural and low-income
communities, which may include enacting measures to provide
affordable broadband connectivity in Tribal communities, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1041. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 INDIAN
INFRASTRUCTURE.
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 the safety of rural and Indian roads, which may
include road and bridge maintenance or repair, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1042. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CUTTING FUNDING OR STAFFING
TO THE OFFICE OF TRIBAL JUSTICE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
cut funding or staffing to the Office of Tribal Justice.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1043. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CUTTING MEDICARE OR
MEDICAID BENEFITS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
cut funding to Medicare or Medicaid benefits for Native
Americans.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1044. Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Ms. Rosen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 CITIZENSHIP AND UPHOLDING THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
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
upholding the Constitution of the United States, which may
include affirming that the phrase ``all persons born or
naturalized in the United States'' includes all persons, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1045. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
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him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ADVANCING
BORDER TECHNOLOGIES THAT IMPROVE SECURITY WHILE
PROTECTING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, WHICH MAY
INCLUDE AI-POWERED SENSORS TO DETECT SMUGGLING
AND AUTOMATED ALERTS FOR POTENTIAL
UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IN DISTRESS.
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
advancing border technologies that improve security while
protecting vulnerable populations, which may include AI-
powered sensors to detect smuggling and automated alerts for
potential unaccompanied children in distress, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1046. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
DEVELOPING FENTANYL AWARENESS AND OVERDOSE
PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS,
WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE DISTRIBUTION OF NALOXONE
AND PEER-LED EDUCATION INITIATIVES.
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
developing fentanyl awareness and overdose prevention
programs in middle and high schools, which may include the
distribution of naloxone and peer-led education initiatives,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1047. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING LOCAL LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS THAT
PROVIDE IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES TO FAMILIES
AND UNACCOMPANIED MINORS NAVIGATING THE COMPLEX
IMMIGRATION SYSTEM.
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
supporting local legal aid organizations that provide
immigration legal services to families and unaccompanied
minors navigating the complex immigration system, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1048. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 EXPANDING
YOUTH-FOCUSED PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS
FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, WITH A SPECIFIC
FOCUS ON FENTANYL AND OPIOID MISUSE.
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
expanding youth-focused prevention and treatment programs for
substance use disorders, which may include a specific focus
on fentanyl and opioid misuse, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1049. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
BOLSTERING EFFORTS TO COMBAT FENTANYL
TRAFFICKING AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER.
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
bolstering efforts to combat fentanyl trafficking at the
southern border, which may include increased funding for
detection technologies, border security personnel, and
collaboration with local law enforcement, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1050. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
STRENGTHENING PROTECTIONS AND IMPROVING LEGAL
SERVICES FOR UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT CHILDREN,
ENSURING ACCESS TO SAFE HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT, AND DUE PROCESS DURING IMMIGRATION
PROCEEDINGS.
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
strengthening protections and improving legal services for
unaccompanied migrant children, which may include ensuring
access to safe housing, mental health support, or due process
during immigration proceedings, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1051. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD
OF TAXPAYER-FUNDED BAILOUTS OF LARGE FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
increases the likelihood of taxpayer-funded bailouts of large
financial institutions.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 1052. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
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her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
DECREASE THE SUPPLY OF SAFE AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
decreases the supply of safe and affordable housing for
renters and homeowners across the country, including multi-
family buildings, single-family homes, and manufactured
homes.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 1053. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CUTTING FUNDING OR REDUCING
STAFF TO PERFORM OR OVERSEE HOUSING QUALITY AND
SAFETY INSPECTIONS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
endanger renters in Federally assisted housing by cutting
funding or reducing staff to perform or oversee housing
quality and safety inspections.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 1054. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING DATA PORTABILITY FOR CONSUMERS FOR
THEIR PERSONAL, FINANCIAL DATA.
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
supporting data portability for consumers for their personal,
financial data by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1055. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING CREDIT REPORTING COMPANIES FROM
INCLUDING INACCURATE MEDICAL DEBT INFORMATION
ON CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTS.
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
preventing credit reporting companies from including
inaccurate medical debt information on consumer credit
reports by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1056. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 CONSUMERS' SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA
FROM UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE, INCLUDING TO
FOREIGN ADVERSARIES, BY DATA BROKERS.
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
protecting consumers' sensitive personal data from
unauthorized disclosure, including to foreign adversaries, by
data brokers by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1057. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ADDRESSING POLITICALLY MOTIVATED DEBANKING
COMPLAINTS BY CONSUMERS 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
addressing politically motivated debanking complaints by
consumers and small businesses by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1058. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REDUCING
HOME INSURANCE COSTS AND PROTECTING FAMILIES
FROM THE EFFECTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS.
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
supporting housing affordability, which may include providing
hazard mitigation assistance to homeowners and owners of
affordable rental properties to reduce their property
insurance risks and costs and protect families from the
harmful effects of natural disasters and extreme weather
events, including flooding, wildfires, hail, extreme heat and
cold, and strong winds on their homes, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1059. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO LIFTING
THE STOP WORK ORDERS AT THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER
FINANCIAL PROTECTION AND RETAINING EMPLOYEES OF
THE BUREAU UNTIL THE SETTLEMENT OF THE
INVESTIGATION INTO WELLS FARGO AND THE RETURN
OF ALL MONEY OWED TO WELLS FARGO CUSTOMERS
HARMED BY THE UNLAWFUL, PREDATORY PRACTICES OF
WELLS FARGO.
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
lifting the stop work orders at the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection and retaining employees of the Bureau
until the settlement of the investigation into Wells Fargo
and the return of all money owed to Wells Fargo customers
harmed by the unlawful, predatory practices of Wells Fargo by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1060. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE ELIMINATION OF THE FEDERAL
DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AND FEDERAL
DEPOSIT INSURANCE.
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
prohibiting the elimination of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation and Federal deposit insurance by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1061. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING TERRORISTS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKERS
FROM USING CRYPTO ASSETS TO FINANCE THEIR
CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OR EVADE SANCTIONS AND
MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS.
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
preventing terrorists and human traffickers from using crypto
assets to finance their criminal activities or evade
sanctions and money laundering laws, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1062. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 BIG TECH COMPANIES FROM USING
PAYMENTS DATA TO INFORM SURVEILLANCE PRICING OR
TARGETED ADVERTISING.
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
prohibiting Big Tech companies from using payments data to
inform surveillance pricing or targeted advertising, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1063. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 BIG TECH COMPANIES FROM ISSUING
THEIR OWN CURRENCIES THAT COMPETE WITH THE
UNITED STATES DOLLAR.
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
prohibiting big tech companies from issuing their own
currencies that compete with the United States dollar, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1064. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT THE LARGEST BANKS IN THE UNITED STATES
COMPLY WITH CONSUMER FINANCIAL LAWS.
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 the largest banks in the United States comply
with consumer financial laws by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1065. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 HIRING
ADDITIONAL BANK EXAMINERS IN RESPONSE TO THE
UNDERSTAFFING ISSUES THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE
FAILURES OF SILICON VALLEY BANK, SIGNATURE
BANK, AND FIRST REPUBLIC BANK.
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 hiring
additional bank examiners in response to the understaffing
issues that contributed to the failures of Silicon Valley
Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1066. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RAISING HOUSING COSTS FOR
AMERICAN FAMILIES AND CREATING A WINDFALL FOR
WEALTHY INVESTORS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
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amendment between the Houses, or conference report that ends
the conservatorships of the Federal National Mortgage
Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation in
a way that would increase mortgage rates or otherwise make
housing less affordable for American families and would
create a windfall for hedge funds and other wealthy
investors.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1067. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 LEVELING
THE PLAYING FIELD FOR BANKS AND NONBANKS IN
TERMS OF REGULATORY SUPERVISION OVER CONSUMER
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS.
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
leveling the playing field for banks and nonbanks in terms of
regulatory supervision over consumer financial products by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1068. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PROHIBITIONS WITH RESPECT TO TETHER.
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
prohibiting any listing of, trading of, or transacting
directly or indirectly with Tether, which has pleaded guilty
to financial crimes, in the United States or by any U.S.
person by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1069. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 EXPORT
CONTROLS UNDER CURRENT LAW AGAINST DEEPSEEK AND
OTHER ACTORS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
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 the
enforcement of export controls under current law against
smugglers and other actors helping DeepSeek and other
entities in the People's Republic of China gain access to
United States artificial intelligence chips, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1070. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENFORCING
SANCTIONS IMPOSED UNDER CURRENT LAW IN RESPONSE
TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION'S WAR ON UKRAINE.
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
strengthening enforcement of sanctions imposed under current
law by the United States in response to the Russian
Federation's war on Ukraine, including such sanctions against
entities in the People's Republic of China, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1071. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD MAKE
IT EASIER FOR GIANT CORPORATIONS TO CHARGE
AMERICANS JUNK FEES, INCLUDING EXCESSIVE
OVERDRAFT OR CREDIT CARD LATE FEES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
make it easier for giant corporations to charge Americans
junk fees, including excessive overdraft or credit card late
fees.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1072. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
INCREASE MORTGAGE RATES FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
have the effect of raising mortgage rates for American
families.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1073. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT FAILS TO
LOWER GROCERY COSTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that fails
to lower grocery costs.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 1074. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION REDUCING
INVESTMENT IN TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
UNDER THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
reduces the amount of budget authority available in the
current fiscal year or a future fiscal year for programs of
the Department of Transportation for which funds are
authorized or appropriated under the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 429).
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1075. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ELIMINATING IMPLICIT GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES FOR
WALL STREET BANKS.
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
eliminating implicit Government subsidies for Wall Street
banks that provide an unfair competitive advantage over
community banks by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1076. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE PRESIDENT FROM REMOVING
COMMISSIONERS OF INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL
REGULATORY AGENCIES WITHOUT CAUSE.
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
prohibiting the President from removing commissioners of
independent financial regulatory agencies without cause by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1077. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
FROM INTERFERING WITH INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL
REGULATORS.
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
prohibiting the Office of Management and Budget from
interfering with the supervision, regulation, budget, and
other activities of independent financial regulators by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1078. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 CONSUMERS' SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA
HELD BY THE GOVERNMENT FROM UNAUTHORIZED
DISCLOSURE OR TRANSFER TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ACTORS.
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
protecting consumers' sensitive personal data held by the
Government from unauthorized disclosure or transfer to non-
governmental actors by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1079. Ms. WARREN (for herself, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Booker)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 REMOVING
LOCAL BARRIERS TO INCREASING HOUSING SUPPLY AND
LOWERING HOUSING COSTS.
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
incentivizing local governments to reform restrictive zoning
practices that limit housing development, reduce supply, and
raise housing costs, which may include investments provided
through grants to communities, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1080. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES DO NOT PAY
MORE THAN CIVILIANS FOR AUTO LOANS.
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 members of the Armed Forces do not pay more
than civilians for auto loans by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1081. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
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At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
DISRUPT THE SMOOTH-FUNCTIONING OF THE MORTGAGE
MARKET.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
cut necessary funding for or otherwise prevent the Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection from calculating and publishing
the Average Prime Offer Rate that supports the functioning of
the mortgage market.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1082. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Booker) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT DOES NOT EXPLICITLY PROHIBIT THE DIVERSION
OF FENTANYL-RELATED INVESTIGATIONS AND
PROSECUTIONS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that does not explicitly prohibit the
diversion of fentanyl-related investigations and
prosecutions.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1083. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Booker) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 COMMUNITIES FROM FENTANYL BY
PROHIBITING THE DIVERSION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
RESOURCES FROM FENTANYL-RELATED INVESTIGATIONS
AND PROSECUTIONS.
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
protecting communities from fentanyl, which may include
prohibiting the diversion of law enforcement resources from
fentanyl-related investigations and prosecutions, 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 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1084. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
ETHICAL CONDUCT OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES.
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
ethics, which may include legislation on the ethical conduct
of Government officers and employees or funds necessary
pursuant to section 7301 of title 5, United States Code, and
its statutory notes and related subsidiaries, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1085. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING EXECUTIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL CONFLICTS
OF INTEREST.
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
financial conflicts of interest, which may include
legislation preventing financial conflicts of interest of
Government officers and employees or funds necessary pursuant
to section 208 of title 18, United States Code, and its
statutory notes and related subsidiaries, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1086. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
BOLSTERING THE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS OF THE
UNITED STATES.
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
bolstering the disaster preparedness of the United States,
which may include legislation that would ensure Federal
disaster preparedness or strengthen recovery efforts, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1087. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
IMPAIR FEDERAL DISASTER OR EMERGENCY RESPONSE
ACTIVITIES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
impair Federal disaster or emergency response activities.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1088. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT INCREASES
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY COSTS FOR STATES
FOLLOWING A DISASTER.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
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amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase response and recovery costs for States following a
disaster.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1089. Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Padilla) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING
THE INFORMATION OF DISASTER SURVIVORS FROM
DOGE.
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
enhancing privacy protections of the people of the United
States, which may include legislation that would protect the
information of disaster survivors from the U.S. DOGE Service
Temporary Organization or prevent such information from
falling into the hands of malicious actors, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1090. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT UNDERMINES
CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
endangers protections for renters, homeowners, or people
experiencing homelessness by reducing funding for or staff
charged with enforcement of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
3601 et seq.), the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34
U.S.C. 12291 et seq.), the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), or other civil rights laws.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1091. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PRESERVING FINANCIAL AID OPPORTUNITIES FOR
WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES,
SPECIFICALLY BY PROTECTING ACCESS TO GRADUATE
FEDERAL DIRECT PLUS LOANS.
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
preserving financial aid opportunities for working-class
people of the United States, specifically by protecting
access to graduate Federal Direct PLUS Loans under part D of
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a
et seq.), by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1092. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
STRENGTHENING SERVICE IN THE MILITARY.
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
strengthening service in the United States Armed Forces,
which may include legislation that would ensure that no
individual who meets established physical, mental, or moral
fitness standards may be denied the opportunity to serve in
the Armed Forces based on race, gender, gender identity,
sexual orientation, religion, or other irrelevant factors, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1093. Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Reed) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 OFFSHORE
DRILLING.
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
offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean, which
may include maintaining protections against the exploration,
development, or production of oil and gas in the North
Atlantic, Mid Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of
Florida Planning Areas of the outer Continental Shelf, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1094. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 RETIREMENT FUNDS OF WORKING
PEOPLE.
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
protecting the retirement funds of working people, which may
include legislation to increase funding for the Social
Security Administration to hire staff to ensure taxpayers
receive their Social Security contributions, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1095. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
PUBLIC SAFETY.
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 public
safety, which may
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include commissioning a study on the impact on violent crime
of directing Federal law enforcement agencies to pursue civil
immigration enforcement of individuals who have not committed
a crime instead of investigating transnational criminal
organizations, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1096. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 DECEPTIVE
RENTAL FEES.
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 rental
fees, which may include protecting renters from the
assessment of burdensome fees that are making housing even
more unaffordable or fees unrelated to actual costs incurred
by the rental company or hidden fees that are not included in
the advertised rent, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1097. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 DOING NO
HARM TO CHILDREN.
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 doing
no harm to children, which may include increasing childhood
hunger or poverty through changes to program eligibility for
children, foster youth, homeless youth, or primary caregivers
for the supplemental nutrition assistance program established
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, Medicaid, childcare
subsidies, or other Federal programs, 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1098. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 IMPROVING
THE HEALTH OF AMERICANS.
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
improving the health of Americans, which may include
addressing the nutrition and chronic disease crises in the
United States with services such as medically tailored meals,
nutrition counseling, or produce prescriptions, 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 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1099. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST UNDERMINING ACCESS TO
COMPREHENSIVE, AFFORDABLE HEALTH COVERAGE FOR
AMERICA'S CHILDREN AND MOTHERS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that makes
changes to the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social
Security Act, the Children's Health Insurance Program under
title XXI of such Act, or Federal requirements for private
health insurance coverage, unless the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office determines that such changes
would not result in lower coverage rates, reduced benefits,
or decreased affordability for children and pregnant women
receiving coverage through the Medicaid program, the
Children's Health Insurance Program, or the private insurance
marketplaces established under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1100. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 HONORING
FIRST RESPONDERS WHO DEFENDED THE CAPITOL ON
JANUARY 6 BY CONDEMNING THE PARDON OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE CONVICTED OF SEDITIOUS
CONSPIRACY AND ASSAULT.
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
honoring the United States Capitol Police, the District of
Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, and all first
responders who fought to defend the Capitol during the
insurrection on January 6, 2021, including those who died
following the attack, which may include condemning the pardon
of violent criminals convicted of seditious conspiracy and
assault on law enforcement officers, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1101. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT INCLUDES CUTS TO OR POLICIES THAT WOULD
LEAD TO INTERRUPTIONS IN VETERANS MENTAL HEALTH
CARE COVERAGE OR SERVICES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that includes cuts to or policies that
would lead to interruptions in veterans mental health care
coverage or services.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1102. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
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SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD RESULT IN CUTS OR LIMITATIONS TO
MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that would result in cuts or limitations to
Medicaid coverage or services for mental health care.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1103. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ADDRESSING THE NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS,
WHICH MAY INCLUDE PROHIBITING CUTS TO MEDICAID
COVERAGE AND SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE.
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
addressing the national mental health crisis, which may
include prohibiting cuts to Medicaid coverage and services
for mental health care, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1104. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
Strike section 2002(d).
______
SA 1105. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD UNDERMINE AMERICA'S ENERGY
INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that would lead to cuts in Federal programs
or investments in renewable energy and undermine America's
energy independence and security.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1106. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
INFRINGEMENT ON THE INDEPENDENCE OF INSPECTORS
GENERAL.
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
prohibiting infringement on the independence of Inspectors
General, which may include reinstating Inspectors General
wrongfully and illegally terminated in violation of chapter 4
of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the
``Inspector General Act of 1978'') and the Securing Inspector
General Independence Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-236; 136
Stat. 3222), including Robert P. Storch with the Department
of Defense, Michael J. Missal with the Department of Veterans
Affairs, Christi A. Grimm with the Department of Health and
Human Services, Cardell K. Richardson, Sr., with the
Department of State, Sandra D. Bruce with the Department of
Education, Phyllis K. Fong with the Department of
Agriculture, Larry D. Tuner with the Department of Labor, and
Hannibal ``Mike'' Ware with the Small Business
Administration, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1107. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
IMPOSE NEW TARIFFS ON ALLIED COUNTRIES THAT
WOULD INCREASE THE COST OF HOMEBUILDING
MATERIALS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
impose new tariffs on allied countries that would increase
the cost of homebuilding materials.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1108. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CUT
FUNDS FOR MORE EFFICIENT AND TIMELY PERMITTING
ACTIVITIES AT THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND
ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
legislation that would cut funds for more efficient and
timely permitting activities at the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1109. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 CLOSING
TAX LOOPHOLES FOR THE WEALTHY.
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
closing tax loopholes for billionaires and supporting tax
relief for taxpayers earning under $400,000 a year, 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
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2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years
2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1110. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 VETERANS MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND
SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES.
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
protecting veterans' mental health care and suicide
prevention resources, which may include prohibiting cuts to
coverage and services like the Veterans Crisis Line or
unjustified employment terminations of employees of the
Department of Veterans Affairs or veterans in the Federal
workforce, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1111. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD ENDANGER THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
UNITED STATES CONSUMERS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a reconciliation bill or a reconciliation
resolution pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644), or
an amendment to, conference report on, or amendment between
the Houses in relation to such a bill or resolution, that
would endanger the health and safety of consumers in the
United States by resulting in the unjust removal of Federal
employees involved in critical food safety programs.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1112. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PRESERVING DEVELOPMENT OF AND ACCESS TO UNITS
OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND PUBLIC LANDS
FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF RECREATIONAL VISITORS,
UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION OF WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CONTINUATION OF IMPORTANT
ENERGY PROJECTS.
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
preserving development of and access to units of the National
Park System and public lands, which may include reversing
unjustified employment terminations of Department of the
Interior staff to ensure an enjoyable experience for
recreational visitors, the uninterrupted operation of water
infrastructure, or the continuation of important energy
projects, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1113. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ACHIEVING
AMERICA'S ENERGY DOMINANCE AND INDEPENDENCE BY
PURSUING AN ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE ENERGY APPROACH.
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
achieving America's energy dominance and independence, which
may include continuing investments in renewable energy
development for an all-of-the-above energy approach,
including in solar, wind, hydrogen, geothermal, or nuclear,
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1114. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 RESTORING
ORDER AND PROVIDING STABILITY.
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
restoring order and providing stability for individuals and
entities receiving grants from the Federal Government,
including by reversing the damage inflicted by Memorandum M-
25-13 of the Office of Management and Budget, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1115. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD ECONOMICALLY HARM UNITED STATES
FARMERS AND RANCHERS WHO RELY ON THE EXPORT OF
GOODS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that would increase costs or otherwise
economically harm United States farmers and ranchers who rely
on the export of goods.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1116. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 HONORING
THE OBLIGATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO
TRIBAL NATIONS AND TRIBAL CITIZENS BY
ADDRESSING THE ONGOING WORKFORCE SHORTAGE AT
THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE.
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
honoring the obligation
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of the Federal Government to Tribal nations and Tribal
citizens by addressing the ongoing workforce shortage at the
Indian Health Service, which may include providing sufficient
resources, increasing efficiency in Federal program delivery,
and reversing unjustified employment terminations of health
care providers, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1117. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ADDRESSING THE ONGOING MILITARY RECRUITMENT
CRISIS AND SUPPORTING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES BY PRESERVING MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.
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
addressing the ongoing military recruitment crisis and
supporting members of the Armed Forces, which may include
prohibiting the interruption of mental health resources for
recruits and members of the Armed Forces, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1118. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 CHILDREN FROM AND HOLDING EMPLOYERS
ACCOUNTABLE FOR ILLEGAL CHILD LABOR.
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
combating child labor, which may include increasing
enforcement capacity or increasing penalties for employers in
violation of child labor laws, 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1119. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD UNDERMINE OR INTERRUPT TRIBAL HEALTH
COVERAGE OR SERVICES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that includes cuts to, or policies that
would lead to interruptions in, Tribal health care coverage
or services.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1120. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 TRIBAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND
SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES.
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
protecting Tribal mental health care and suicide prevention
resources, which may include prohibiting cuts to coverage and
services and the unjustified employment terminations of
Indian Health Service employees, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1121. Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Welch)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND SUICIDE
PREVENTION RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS WITH PRIVATE
HEALTH INSURANCE.
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
protecting mental health care and suicide prevention
resources, which may include prohibiting cuts that would
impact the ability of the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, or the Secretary of the
Treasury to enforce mental health parity rules to strengthen
equitable access to mental health benefits as compared to
medical and surgical benefits, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1122. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ELECTION
SECURITY GRANTS.
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
election security grants 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1123. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 3, line 5, increase the amount by $460,000,000.
On page 3, line 6, increase the amount by $278,000,000.
On page 3, line 7, increase the amount by $101,000,000.
On page 3, line 8, increase the amount by $55,000,000.
On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $58,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $460,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $278,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $101,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $55,000,000.
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On page 3, line 22, increase the amount by $58,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $460,000,000.
On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $278,000,000.
On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by $101,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by $55,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, increase the amount by $58,000,000.
On page 34, line 7, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
On page 34, line 8, increase the amount by $460,000,000.
On page 34, line 12, increase the amount by $278,000,000.
On page 34, line 16, increase the amount by $101,000,000.
On page 34, line 20, increase the amount by $55,000,000.
On page 34, line 24, increase the amount by $58,000,000.
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SA 1124. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH ATMOSPHERIC
RIVER TRACKING.
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
providing support for the tracking of severe storms such as
atmospheric rivers by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1125. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SAVING
JOBS IN CRITICAL MINERALS, BATTERIES, AND
SEMICONDUCTORS.
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
protecting thousands of jobs in critical minerals, batteries,
and semiconductors, as part of strengthening manufacturing in
the United States through strategic investments by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1126. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 SAVING
CRITICAL INVESTMENTS IN LAND PORT OF ENTRY
MODERNIZATION AND EXPANSION PROJECTS.
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
protecting land port of entry projects, which may include
legislation that would protect funding for land port of entry
modernization or expansion projects, by the amounts provided
in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1127. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD PROVIDE FOR THE SALE OF PUBLIC LAND
TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEFICIT.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that would provide for the sale of any
public land that uses the proceeds of the sale to reduce the
Federal deficit.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1128. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING THE USE OF PROCEEDS FROM PUBLIC LAND
SALES TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEFICIT.
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 land
conservation, which may include preventing the use of
proceeds from public land sales to reduce the Federal
deficit, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1129. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
On page 3, line 5, increase the amount by $128,000,000.
On page 3, line 6, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $128,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $160,000,000.
On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $128,000,000.
On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
On page 9, line 7, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 9, line 8, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 9, line 12, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 12, line 15, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 12, line 16, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 12, line 20, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 14, line 7, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 14, line 8, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 14, line 12, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 17, line 15, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 17, line 16, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 17, line 20, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 19, line 7, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 19, line 8, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 19, line 12, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 20, line 24, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 20, line 25, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 21, line 4, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 22, line 16, increase the amount by $20,000,000.
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On page 22, line 17, increase the amount by $16,000,000.
On page 22, line 21, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 24, line 7, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
On page 24, line 8, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 24, line 12, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 25, line 23, increase the amount by $15,000,000.
On page 25, line 24, increase the amount by $12,000,000.
On page 26, line 3, increase the amount by $3,000,000.
On page 27, line 15, increase the amount by $20,000,000.
On page 27, line 16, increase the amount by $16,000,000.
On page 27, line 20, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 30, line 23, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 30, line 24, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 31, line 3, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 34, line 7, increase the amount by $30,000,000.
On page 34, line 8, increase the amount by $24,000,000.
On page 34, line 12, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
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SA 1130. Mr. SCHMITT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 AMERICAN
DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY HUBS.
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
funding defense technology hubs by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1131. Mr. SCHMITT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REMOVING
DEI FROM GOVERNMENT.
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
removing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs from the
Federal Government, which may include studies to ensure each
Federal agency is in compliance with any Executive order
relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion issued on or
after January 20, 2025 by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1132. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 UNITED STATES MARITIME
INFRASTRUCTURE, MARITIME AWARENESS, VESSEL
TRAFFIC SERVICES, AND CRITICAL OPERATIONS THAT,
IF CUT, WOULD CREATE INEFFICIENCY, REDUCE
SAFETY, AND INCREASE COSTS FOR AMERICANS.
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
protecting the maritime interests of the United States, which
may include strengthening maritime infrastructure, maritime
awareness, vessel traffic services, or critical maritime
operations, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1133. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
FISCAL PARITY BETWEEN DEFENSE SPENDING AND
SOCIAL INVESTMENTS.
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 fiscal parity between defense spending and social
investments, which may include funding for Medicaid, Social
Security, veterans' benefits, education, or housing
assistance, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that any increase in defense
spending is matched by an equal increase in funding for
social programs and that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1134. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 LIMITING
AIR POLLUTION FROM PRIVATE JETS.
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
requiring ultra-wealthy individuals to pay for pollution from
private jet travel and use funding to reduce air pollution on
nearby communities by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1135. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 WORKERS FROM UNSAFE WORKPLACES.
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 the
enforcement of labor laws, which may include prohibiting any
decreases in funding for or any reductions in force at the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the
Department of Labor, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1136. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CUTS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
cut critical education programs, including programs under
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the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Education
Sciences Reform Act of 2002, and the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1137. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 WORKERS FROM GETTING SICK, HURT, OR
DYING ON THE JOB.
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 the
enforcement of labor laws, which may include substantially
increasing the number of investigators and capacity for
enforcement activity for the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration of the Department of Labor, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1138. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 WORKERS FROM ILLEGAL WAGE THEFT AND
CHILD LABOR.
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 the
enforcement of labor laws, which may include substantially
increasing the number of investigators and capacity for
enforcement activity for the Wage and Hour Division of the
Department of Labor, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1139. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 WORKERS FROM ILLEGAL WAGE THEFT AND
CHILD LABOR.
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 the
enforcement of labor laws, which may include prohibiting any
decreases in funding for or any reductions in force at the
Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1140. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENERGY
INNOVATION AT NATIONAL LABORATORIES.
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
advancing energy innovation at National Laboratories of the
Department of Energy, which may include supporting cutting-
edge research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
that will support energy security and global competitiveness
of the United States, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1141. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Schiff) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT CAPS
FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR DISASTERS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
impose limits on Federal reimbursement rates for disasters.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1142. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Schiff) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WORKERS AGAINST
UNJUSTIFIED EMPLOYMENT TERMINATIONS.
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
bolstering civil service protections, which may include
legislation that would protect Federal emergency management
workers against unjustified employment termination or
separation, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1143. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT INCREASES
OUR NATIONAL DEBT.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
increases our national debt.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1144. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States
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Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREPOPULATED TAX RETURNS.
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 a
policy that ensures that taxpayers have access to
prepopulated tax returns by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1145. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 49, strike lines 16 through 23 and insert the
following:
(j) Submissions.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in the Senate,
not later than March 7, 2025, the committees named in the
subsections of this section shall submit their
recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
to carry out this section.
(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), it shall not
be in order for the Committee on Finance or the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate to submit
their recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the
Senate to carry out this section before the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office has submitted a statement to the
Committee on the Budget certifying--
(A) that collectively the recommendations of such
committees would reduce the public debt to not greater than
95 percent of gross domestic product by 2034; or
(B) a law has been enacted that reduces the debt burden
placed on future generations without jeopardizing the health
of the people of the United States.
______
SA 1146. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY IN
LIEU OF INVESTING IN OUR KIDS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that cuts
taxes for taxpayers with an adjusted gross income greater
than $1,000,000 if, according to the most recent National
Assessment of Educational Progress results, the percentage of
8th graders who have ``below basic'' reading skills remains
historically high.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1147. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
INCREASING ENERGY SECURITY.
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
increasing energy security and Federal revenues by supporting
an all-of-the above energy portfolio that includes
hydropower, coal, oil, natural gas, wind, solar, geothermal,
nuclear, biomass, and advancing technologies by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1148. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 MANDATORY
FOREST SERVICE TIMBER SALES.
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
supporting local communities, reducing the risk of wildfires,
and increasing Federal revenues by requiring mandatory Forest
Service timber sales by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1149. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
INCREASING ENERGY SECURITY AND FEDERAL REVENUES
BY AUTHORIZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL COAL
AT THE BULL MOUNTAINS MINE.
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
increasing energy security and Federal revenues by
authorizing the development of Federal coal at the Bull
Mountains Mine by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1150. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
INCREASING ENERGY SECURITY AND FEDERAL REVENUES
BY PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL COAL IN THE
POWDER RIVER BASIN.
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
increasing energy security and Federal revenues by promoting
development of Federal coal in the Powder River Basin by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1151. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
DECREASING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NONGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS THAT FACILITATE ILLEGAL
IMMIGRATION INTO THE UNITED STATES.
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
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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 decreasing Federal funding for nongovernmental
organizations that facilitate illegal immigration into the
United States, 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 2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1152. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING
THE SECURITY OF THE NORTHERN BORDER.
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
protecting national security by increasing border security
personnel, equipment, and resources to the international
border between the United States and Canada, 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 2025 through
2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1153. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
INCREASING RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES FOR U.S.
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AGENTS RELOCATING
TO REMOTE LOCATIONS ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDER.
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
protecting national security by increasing recruitment
incentives for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents
relocating to remote locations along the international border
between the United States and Canada, 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1154. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
INCREASING INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION TO
BETTER SECURE UNITED STATES LAND AND SEA
BORDERS.
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
protecting national security by facilitating increased
cooperation between State and local law enforcement agencies
and the Department of Homeland Security to better secure
United States land and sea borders, 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1155. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BEDS AT U.S.
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT DETENTION
FACILITIES IN STATES BORDERING CANADA.
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
protecting national security by increasing the number of beds
at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention
facilities in States bordering Canada, 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 2025 through
2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1156. Mr. WYDEN proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD MAKE
ANY CUTS TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
make any cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, or the Affordable Care
Act
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1157. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.
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
children's access to health care, which may include
prohibiting cuts to Medicaid or the Children's Health
Insurance Program (CHIP) by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1158. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 H-2B
VISAS.
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
boosting the United States workforce and protecting small
businesses, which may include safeguarding the H-2B visa
program that compensates for labor shortages during peak
seasons for small businesses, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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______
SA 1159. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 LOWERING
COSTS FOR PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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
lowering costs for people of the United States, which may
include preserving and reinstating recently terminated staff
at the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to ensure the
Bureau continues its efforts to reduce burdensome overdraft
and credit card late fees, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1160. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 TEACHER
RECRUITMENT.
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
teacher recruitment, which may include expanding pathways for
highly qualified educators through mentorship programs and
alternative certification routes, 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 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1161. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REQUIRING
POLITICAL APPOINTEES TO DIVEST ALL SHARES IN
COMPANIES THAT ARE HEADQUARTERED IN OR LINKED
TO FOREIGN ADVERSARIES.
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
preventing conflicts of interest, which may include requiring
all Cabinet-level appointees and the Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation to divest all shares in companies
that are headquartered in or linked to covered nations (as
defined in section 4872(d) of title 10, United States Code),
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1162. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the
following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PROHIBITING ANY REGULATORY BURDEN OR
UNNECESSARY OVERREACH FROM DELAYING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY GENERATION.
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
prohibiting any regulatory burden or unnecessary overreach
from delaying the establishment of nuclear energy generation
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1163. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
PROMOTION OF EXPORTS OF LIQUID NATURAL GAS.
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 the
promotion of exports of liquid natural gas 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 2025 through
2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1164. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4___. PROHIBITING THE USE OF GREEN TECHNOLOGIES BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IF ANY COMPONENT PART WAS
MANUFACTURED IN CHINA, RUSSIA, OR ANOTHER
COUNTRY OF CONCERN.
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
prohibiting the use of green technologies by the Federal
Government if any component part was manufactured in China,
Russia, or another country of concern 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1165. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the
following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PROHIBITING DUPLICATIVE NEPA ANALYSIS ACROSS
AGENCIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
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
prohibiting duplicative analysis under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
across agencies of the Federal Government by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1166. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO TRIBAL
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
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 Tribal
higher education, which may include legislation protecting
Tribal Colleges and Universities and other land grant
universities by prohibiting the blocking of grant funding to
States or the rescission of funds to land grant universities
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1167. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PUBLIC
SAFETY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES.
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 public safety, which may include protecting existing
programs or enacting measures to enhance public safety and
Federal Bureau of Investigation efforts in rural communities,
including on Tribal lands, to combat violent crime by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1168. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
OFFICE OF INDIAN EDUCATION.
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
education, which may include legislation protecting the trust
obligations of the Department of Education by prohibiting the
transfer of the Office of Indian Education to the Department
of the Interior by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1169. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL
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 Tribal
business development, which may include legislation providing
support for entrepreneurial, capital access, business
development, or contracting needs of Indian Tribes and Tribal
businesses by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1170. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 HOME
VISITING PROGRAMS.
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 home
visiting programs, which may include legislation prohibiting
the rescission of funding for the Maternal, Infant, and Early
Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) or Tribal Maternal, Infant,
and Early Childhood Home Visiting (TMIECHV) programs by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1171. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN HIGHER
EGG PRICES FOR AMERICAN CONSUMERS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that funds
immigration enforcement actions that would result in higher
egg prices for American consumers.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1172. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN HIGHER
BEEF PRICES FOR AMERICAN CONSUMERS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that funds
immigration enforcement actions that would result in higher
beef prices for American consumers.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1173. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT THAT INCREASES THE PRICE OF MILK.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that funds
immigration enforcement actions that would result in higher
milk prices for American consumers.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 1174. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AT SCHOOLS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that funds
immigration enforcement actions at schools.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1175. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AT CHURCHES OR OTHER HOUSES
OF WORSHIP.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that funds
immigration enforcement actions at churches or other houses
of worship.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1176. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AT HOSPITALS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that funds
immigration enforcement actions at hospitals.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1177. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.
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
immigration enforcement, which may include prohibiting
immigration enforcement actions against human trafficking
victims who have no criminal record and are not a threat to
public safety, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1178. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 STUDYING
THE EFFECT OF STAFF REDUCTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT-
BASED VISA PROCESSING.
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
employment-based visa processing, which may include a study
of staff reductions at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services and the impact such reductions will have on
processing times for employment-based visas, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1179. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LIMITING THE ABILITY OF
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INVESTIGATE DRUG
TRAFFICKING AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
limits the ability of Federal law enforcement to engage in a
core mission of investigating drug trafficking and human
trafficking in order to assist with immigration enforcement.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1180. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST HINDERING TOURIST VISA
PROCESSING AND HARMING THE UNITED STATES
TOURISM INDUSTRY.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
hinders the ability of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services to process tourist visas in a timely manner, which
would harm the United States tourism industry.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1181. Ms. SLOTKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 PROVIDING
ADEQUATE STAFFING FOR COMMERCIAL BORDER
CROSSINGS ALONG THE UNITED STATES-CANADIAN
BORDER.
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
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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 providing adequate staffing and resources for
existing and upcoming commercial border crossings along the
international border between the United States and Canada,
which may include preventing reductions in funding and
staffing for trade facilitation and operations at ports of
entry, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1182. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ENSURING
THAT THE UNITED STATES AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY CAN
OUTCOMPETE AUTOMAKERS BACKED BY THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
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 the United States automotive industry can
outcompete automakers backed by the Government of the
People's Republic of China, including by supporting
incentives for vehicles made in the United States, working
closely with allies and trade partners like Canada, or taking
action to limit the importation of vehicles from companies
backed by the People's Republic of China, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1183. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PREVENTING BILLIONAIRES FROM USING GOVERNMENT
POSITIONS FOR PERSONAL GAIN.
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 ethics
in Government, including ensuring that each special
Government employee (as defined in section 202 of title 18,
United States Code) with a net worth of more than
$1,000,000,000 completes a public financial disclosure form
and divests stock or themselves of any position in any
company that does business with the Government, or else any
companies associated with such special Government employees
are barred from contracting with the Government, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1184. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE FAIR
ADMINISTRATION OF DISASTER AID.
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
effective disaster response, which may include ensuring that
Federal disaster aid cannot be delayed or withheld because of
the political affiliation of a State, organization, or
individual, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1185. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 3___. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING THE DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS SUFFICIENT RESOURCES
TO STOP THE FLOW OF FENTANYL INTO THE UNITED
STATES.
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 the Department of Homeland Security has sufficient
resources to stop the flow of fentanyl into the United
States, which may include increasing staffing for U.S.
Customs and Border Protection officers and U.S. Border Patrol
agents, procuring non-intrusive inspection systems for ports
of entry, carrying out relevant science and technology
research and development programs, and increasing the number
of Homeland Security Investigations special agents, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes.
______
SA 1186. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FULFILLING ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY SMALL
BUSINESSES FOR WORK PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.
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
protecting small businesses, which may include ensuring that
small businesses that performed work under contract for the
Federal Government are timely paid for work performed,
including work performed prior to the funding freeze by the
President on January 24, 2025, by the amounts provided in
such legislation for those purposes.
______
SA 1187. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE PRIVACY OF
AMERICANS 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
protecting national security and the privacy of Americans and
small businesses, which may include preventing access to
sensitive data such as Social Security numbers, bank account
details, medical history, and more for unauthorized use in
the development of artificial intelligence, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1188. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
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SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT ALLOWS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND
CORRUPTION BY SPECIAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that would not explicitly prohibit and
rescind contracts or Government funding for all companies
owned, operated, or with significant financial ties to
special Government employees (as defined in section 202 of
title 18, United States Code).
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1189. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 UNITED STATES COMMUNITIES FROM
FENTANYL BY REDUCING THE ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING OF
FIREARMS TO CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS IN MEXICO.
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
protecting United States communities from fentanyl and other
opioids, which may include legislation that reduces the
illegal trafficking of firearms to criminal organizations
operating in Mexico that are facilitating the illicit trade
of narcotics and human trafficking, 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1190. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION
THAT DOES NOT REDUCE THE ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING OF
FIREARMS TO CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS IN MEXICO.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2002, or an amendment to, conference report on, or
amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or
joint resolution, that does not provide dedicated funding to
curb the illegal trafficking of firearms from the United
States to criminal organizations operating in Mexico that are
facilitating the illicit trade of narcotics and human
trafficking.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1191. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. PROHIBITING THE USE OF TARIFFS AS AN OFFSET.
In the Senate and the House of Representatives, for
purposes of determining points of order under the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) or
any concurrent resolution on the budget, any provision that
imposes tariffs that would increase consumer costs or the
cost of living shall not be counted in estimating the level
of budget authority, outlays, or revenues.
______
SA 1192. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Durbin) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. CBO REPORT ON EFFECT OF MASS DEPORTATION POLICIES.
The Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall
submit to Congress a report estimating the effect of mass
deportation policies on inflation, budget authority, outlays,
direct spending, entitlement authority, revenues, deficits,
and surpluses.
______
SA 1193. Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Welch, Ms. Hirono,
and Mr. Schiff) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
SUPPORTING THE LAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL
DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS.
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
reaffirming the importance of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency and supporting the lawful distribution of
Federal disaster relief funds, which may include ensuring the
timely distribution of Federal disaster relief funds to
communities impacted by a disaster without delaying,
withholding, or redirecting for political purposes by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1194. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING
THAT VICTIMS OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION ARE NOT
TRANSPORTED TO A COUNTRY IN WHICH THEY HAVE NOT
PREVIOUSLY RESIDED.
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 human
rights, which may include ensuring access to asylum for
applicants or canceling the practice of transporting people
who have been persecuted based on their religion to a country
in which they have not previously resided, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1195. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PROHIBITING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PRIVATE, FOR-
PROFIT DETENTION CENTERS.
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 human
rights, which may include prohibiting the Department of
Homeland Security from entering into or extending any
contract or agreement with any public or private for-profit
entity that owns
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or operates a detention facility for use of such facility to
detain aliens in the custody of the Department, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1196. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 REQUIRING
ALL INDIVIDUALS WORKING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY (DOGE) TO PUBLICLY
RELEASE THEIR FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORMS.
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
compliance with Federal law, which may include requiring all
individuals employed by the United States DOGE Service (or
any successor organization), the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary
Organization (or any successor organization), or any DOGE
Team (as described in Executive Order 14158 (90 Fed. Reg.
8441), relating to establishing and implementing the
President's ``Department of Government Efficiency'', or any
successor organization) to publicly release the financial
disclosure forms required to be filed by those individuals
under subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United States
Code, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1197. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PROHIBITING THE DETENTION OF NONCITIZENS AT THE
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE.
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 human
rights, which may include prohibiting detentions at the
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base of noncitizens who are not
considered enemy combatants and have not been convicted of a
violent crime, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1198. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS OF CARE FOR
NONCITIZENS HELD IN DETENTION SETTINGS.
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 human
rights, which may include requiring all detention centers
operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, or any other Federal facility
currently holding noncitizens to ensure access to counsel and
provide beds, hand soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, menstrual
hygiene products, and access to showers to any person held
for more than 24 hours, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1199. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.
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
transportation infrastructure, which may include maintaining
funds for projects that have signed a Federal Transit
Administration Capital Investments Grant Program Full Funding
Grant Agreement or a project that has received and allocated
funding from the Department of Transportation on
preconstruction, engineering, and design, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1200. Ms. LUMMIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 CONTINUED
UTILIZATION OF TRADITIONAL ENERGY SOURCES.
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 the reliability of America's electrical grid through
continued utilization of coal, oil, and natural gas as
essential sources of baseload power generation, which may
include protecting existing generation facilities,
maintaining fuel supply chains, modernizing power plant
infrastructure, or preserving the ability to dispatch
consistent and dependable electricity regardless of weather
conditions or time of day, 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1201. Ms. LUMMIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
ADDRESSING RISING DOMESTIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
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
addressing rising domestic energy consumption through a
comprehensive energy strategy, which may include development
and utilization of all available energy resources including
coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, and renewable
sources, maintaining existing baseload generation capacity,
modernizing energy infrastructure, or ensuring reliability of
the electric grid, 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1202. Ms. LUMMIS (for herself and Mr. Risch) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO WILDFIRES
AND FOREST MAINTENANCE.
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
enhancing proactive forest management practices as an
essential component of comprehensive wildfire recovery and
risk reduction, which may include increasing mechanical
thinning, prescribed burns, creating fuel breaks, removing
dead and diseased trees, maintaining access roads, or other
measures to prevent future western wildfires similar to those
ravaging the State of California, 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1203. Ms. LUMMIS (for herself and Mr. Risch) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
PERMITTING REFORM.
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
expediting and improving Federal permitting processes for
critical infrastructure and development projects, which may
include establishing clear timelines for agency reviews,
reducing duplicative requirements, enhancing coordination
between Federal and State agencies, streamlining
environmental reviews, creating more efficient approval
processes for energy and mineral development, preventing
frivolous litigation that causes unnecessary project delays,
establishing reasonable time limits for legal challenges,
limiting repeated challenges to approved permits, or
implementing other measures to reduce unnecessary delays
while maintaining appropriate environmental and safety
standards, 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 2025 through 2029 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1204. Ms. LUMMIS (for herself and Mr. Risch) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 MULTIPLE
USE AND SUSTAINED YIELD MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC
LANDS.
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
strengthening adherence to the core mission of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.) of multiple use and sustained yield management of
public lands, which may include protecting existing grazing
rights, expanding responsible energy development, enhancing
recreational access, supporting traditional land uses,
ensuring meaningful consultation with local communities and
stakeholders, prioritizing management decisions that reflect
local and regional needs, or maintaining the historical
balance between conservation and productive use of public
resources as originally intended by Congress, 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 2025 through
2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1205. Ms. LUMMIS (for herself and Mr. Risch) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973.
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
improving implementation of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) through enhanced flexibility
and cooperation with private landowners, creating regulatory
certainty for affected stakeholders, establishing clear
recovery metrics, increasing incentives for proactive species
conservation, streamlining consultation processes, improving
coordination with State and local governments, recognizing
and encouraging successful conservation efforts by private
landowners, or developing other innovative approaches that
benefit species recovery and stakeholder interests 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 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1206. Ms. LUMMIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 THE
GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM GRIZZLY BEAR.
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
acknowledging the successful recovery of the Greater
Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear population, which may
include recognizing that population numbers have exceeded
recovery goals for multiple decades, transitioning management
authority to State wildlife agencies, implementing State-led
conservation and management plans, establishing clear metrics
for maintaining healthy population levels, supporting
continued monitoring efforts, or other measures to ensure the
continued success of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
grizzly bear population under State management 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 2025 through
2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1207. Mr. MERKLEY proposed an amendment to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REDUCING
FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAM SPENDING FOR
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
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
reducing health care costs, which may include legislation
enabling Americans to have a much improved opportunity to
purchase prescription drugs at, or near, the lower prices
manufacturers charge in other similarly developed nations,
requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to report annually the
amount of taxpayer dollars used to benefit manufacturers'
research and development efforts, or enacting other
mechanisms to purchase prescription drugs at lower prices, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
______
SA 1208. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
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At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE 2020
AND 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
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
recognizing that the duly elected winner of the 2020 United
States Presidential election was Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and
that the duly elected winner of the 2024 United States
Presidential election was Donald J. Trump by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1209. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PRESIDENTIAL ELIGIBILITY.
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
recognizing that, under the 22nd Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, President Donald J. Trump
may not be elected to serve a third term as President of the
United States by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1210. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
COMPLIANCE WITH ORDERS OF COURTS OF THE UNITED
STATES.
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 the executive branch complies with an order of
a court of the United States until such time the order is
vacated, reversed, or otherwise modified through subsequent
litigation by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1211. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
PROHIBITIONS WITH RESPECT TO TETHER.
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
prohibiting any listing of, trading of, or transacting
directly or indirectly with Tether, which has been connected
to financial crimes, in the United States or by any U.S.
person by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
______
SA 1212. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST MEDICAID CUTS TO CHILDREN'S
HOSPITALS, HEALTH COVERAGE.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that makes
changes to the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. et seq.), the Children's Health
Insurance Program under title XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1397aa et seq.), or Federal requirements for private health
insurance coverage unless the Congressional Budget Office
certifies that such changes would not result in lower
coverage rates, reduced benefits, or decreased affordability
for children receiving coverage through the Medicaid Program,
the Children's Health Insurance Program, or the private
insurance markets established under the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act for the provision of lifesaving
medical services, including for pediatric patients with
cancer, complex birth defects, asthma, allergies, diabetes,
or epilepsy.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1213. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 FUNDING
FOR THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
PROGRAM.
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 making
child care of higher quality and more affordable, which may
include increasing funding for the Child Care and Development
Block Grant program, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1214. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 DISASTER
RECOVERY PERSONNEL AT THE SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION.
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
disaster recovery, which may include the reinstatement of
fired personnel at the Small Business Administration who
provide assistance to disaster survivors, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1215. Ms. HASSAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 WOMEN'S ACCESS TO ABORTION.
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,
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joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to protecting women's
access to abortion 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 2025 through 2029 or the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
______
SA 1216. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING THE COST OF
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase the cost of prescription drugs, including by
repealing the $35 insulin cap for Medicare beneficiaries,
increasing out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries, or
increasing drug costs for Medicaid patients, patients with
private health insurance, patients covered by TRICARE, or
uninsured patients.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______
SA 1217. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING THE COST OF CARE
FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
increase the cost for States to care for Medicaid patients
with cancer, Alzheimer's disease, or other forms of dementia,
diabetes, traumatic injuries sustained from car accidents,
farming accidents or other accidental injuries requiring
emergency response and hospitalization, heart disease or
stroke, or would result in coverage loss or higher health
care costs for patients with any of these conditions .
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 1218. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. PROHIBITING THE USE OF TARIFFS AS AN OFFSET.
In the Senate and the House of Representatives, for
purposes of determining points of order under the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) or
any concurrent resolution on the budget, any provision that
imposes tariffs that would increase consumer costs or the
cost of living shall not be counted in estimating the level
of budget authority, outlays, or revenues for the purpose of
offsetting tax cuts for individuals who earn more than
$10,000,000 annually.
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SA 1219. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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
STRENGTHENING AVIATION SAFETY IN THE AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM.
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
keeping air travel safe, which may include supporting funding
for Federal Aviation Administration programs relating to
hiring air traffic controllers or instructor personnel,
expanding training capacity, or upgrading or replacing aging
air traffic infrastructure by amounts authorized by the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63), by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 1220. Ms. ALSOBROOKS submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
LIMIT THE AVAILABILITY OF STUDENT DEBT
FORGIVENESS FOR VETERANS.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
limit the availability of student debt forgiveness for
veterans.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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SA 1221. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ACCESS TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION AND
REDUCING OUT-OF-POCKET AND HEALTH PLAN COSTS
FOR IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.
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
protecting access to in vitro fertilization and reducing out-
of-pocket and health plan costs for in vitro fertilization 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 2025
through 2029 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
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SA 1222. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 ANY REGULATORY BURDEN OR
UNNECESSARY OVERREACH FROM DELAYING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY GENERATION.
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
prohibiting any regulatory burden or unnecessary overreach
from delaying the establishment of nuclear energy generation
by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
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SA 1223. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and
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setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026
through 2034; 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 PROTECT
TAXPAYER PRIVACY
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
protecting taxpayer information, which may include ensuring
the protection of sensitive personal information of United
States citizens and prohibiting political appointees and
officials from the Department of Government Efficiency from
accessing sensitive taxpayer, business, and nonprofit
information including Social Security numbers, bank account
information, tax returns, and addresses through Internal
Revenue Service systems by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 1224. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 TRIBAL CITIZENS FROM HARASSMENT.
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
protecting Tribal citizens from harassment, which may include
harassment by immigration enforcement officers, given the
undisputed legal status of Tribal citizens by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 1225. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
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
protecting religious freedom, which may include prohibiting
the conduct of immigration enforcement operations at places
of worship, including churches and spaces rented for
religious purposes, by the amounts provided in such
legislation for those purposes, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of
the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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SA 1226. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 IMMIGRANT CHILDREN FROM BEING LOCKED
IN CAGES.
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 the Department of Health and Human Services and
the Department of Homeland Security provide for the care of
children in accordance with all appropriate laws, regulations
and court rulings, and that children are not locked in
cages., by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025
through 2034.
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SA 1227. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COAST GUARD'S
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY REVIEW REPORT.
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 sexual
misconduct prevention, accountability, investigations, and
victim recovery improvements in the Coast Guard by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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SA 1228. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2026 through 2034; 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
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE COVER-UP OF OPERATION
FOULED ANCHOR.
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 sexual
misconduct in the Coast Guard, including historical cases of
such conduct, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
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