[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1265]
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  SA 962. Mr. BENNET 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 TO PROHIBIT ANY 
                   ACTION THAT REDUCES RESOURCES FOR POSTAL 
                   DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AND THE RURAL MAIL 
                   DELIVERY NETWORK UNDER THE ``DELIVERING FOR 
                   AMERICA'' PLAN THAT MOVES MAIL PROCESSING 
                   FARTHER AWAY FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES, TRANSFERS 
                   OPERATIONS OUT OF LOCAL FACILITIES AND INTO 
                   MORE DISTANT HUBS, HARMING RURAL COMMUNITIES.

       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 to prohibit any 
     action that reduces resources for postal distribution centers 
     and rural mail delivery by the amounts provided in such 
     legislation for those purposes, provided that such 
     legislation would not increase the deficit over either the 
     period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 or the 
     period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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