[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1285]
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  SA 1106. Mr. PADILLA 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 
                   INFRINGEMENT ON THE INDEPENDENCE OF INSPECTORS 
                   GENERAL.

       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 
     prohibiting infringement on the independence of Inspectors 
     General, which may include reinstating Inspectors General 
     wrongfully and illegally terminated in violation of chapter 4 
     of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
     ``Inspector General Act of 1978'') and the Securing Inspector 
     General Independence Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-236; 136 
     Stat. 3222), including Robert P. Storch with the Department 
     of Defense, Michael J. Missal with the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, Christi A. Grimm with the Department of Health and 
     Human Services, Cardell K. Richardson, Sr., with the 
     Department of State, Sandra D. Bruce with the Department of 
     Education, Phyllis K. Fong with the Department of 
     Agriculture, Larry D. Tuner with the Department of Labor, and 
     Hannibal ``Mike'' Ware with the Small Business 
     Administration, 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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