[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1223]
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  SA 659. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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 ENSURING 
                   FULL AND UNINTERRUPTED FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT 
                   OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE AND BENEFITS.

       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 
     strengthening veterans' health care and benefits, which may 
     include legislation that would ensure full and uninterrupted 
     funding for veterans' health care or benefits under the 
     Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to 
     Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-
     168), also known as the ``PACT Act'', 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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