[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1169]
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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.
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