[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1221]
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SA 645. Mr. SCHATZ 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
CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, WHICH MAY INCLUDE
OVERSIGHT OF, STEPS TO PREVENT, OR RESPONSE TO,
THE IMPOSITION BY THE PRESIDENT OF TARIFFS ON
PRODUCTS OF ALLIES OF THE UNITED STATES,
INCLUDING CANADA, AT HIGHER RATES THAN TARIFFS
IMPOSED ON PRODUCTS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA OR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
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
relating to congressional oversight, which may include
oversight of, steps to prevent, or response to the imposition
by the President of tariffs on products imported from
countries that are allies of the United States, including
Canada, at higher rates than tariffs imposed on products
imported from the People's Republic of China or the Russian
Federation, 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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