[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1175]
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  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.
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