[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1219-S1220]
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SA 633. 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:
At the end of title III, add the following:
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SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REDUCING
THE IMPACTS OF HEDGE FUND OWNERSHIP OF SINGLE-
FAMILY HOMES RENTED BY MILITARY PERSONNEL,
INCLUDING RENT PRICES FOR SUCH HOMES.
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
lowering rent for military personnel and their families,
which may include reducing the market share of large
investors in single-family housing or addressing the impact
of the activities of those investors on the availability and
affordability of, and eviction rates, home maintenance, and
gentrification in, off-base housing for military families, 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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