[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2204-S2205]
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SA 1391. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing 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
PROTECTING ACCESS TO VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS THAT
HELP FARMERS STEWARD THEIR LAND AND ADDRESS
NATURAL RESOURCE CHALLENGES IN A RESPONSIBLE
AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE WAY.
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
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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 protecting access to voluntary programs that help
farmers steward their land and address natural resource
challenges in a responsible and economically viable way,
which may include prohibiting provisions that decrease
funding for existing conservation programs or programs that
address drought and persistent water challenges, 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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