[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1188-S1189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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.
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