[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1212]
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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.
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