[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1234]
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  SA 741. 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:

       On page 49, strike lines 16 through 23 and insert the 
     following:
       (j) Submissions.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in the Senate, 
     not later than May 1, 2025, the committees named in the 
     subsections of this section shall submit their 
     recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
     to carry out this section.
       (2) Limitation.--It shall not be in order for committees to 
     submit their recommendations to the Committee on the Budget 
     of the Senate to carry out this section before the Chairman 
     of the Budget Committee has submitted a statement for 
     publication in the Congressional Record certifying the 
     Committee on the Budget has--
       (A) directed the Congressional Budget Office to estimate 
     the effectiveness of the debt-reducing policies of the 
     Department of Government Efficiency, taking into account the 
     costs to taxpayers of its actions, including the cost of 
     operations and the cost of defending the Federal Government 
     against lawsuits as a result of its actions; and
       (B) held a public hearing that includes representatives of 
     the Congressional Budget Office to review the report 
     described in subparagraph (A).
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