[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1156]
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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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