[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S2232]
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  SA 1590. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Ms. Hirono) 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 appropriate place, add the following:

     SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING 
                   VETERANS' MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND SUICIDE 
                   PREVENTION RESOURCES.

       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 
     protecting veterans' mental health care and suicide 
     prevention resources, which may include prohibiting 
     reductions in coverage and services like the Veterans Crisis 
     Line, the Suicide Prevention Program, research and programs 
     conducted by the Office of Mental Health and Suicide 
     Prevention, and the Mayor's and Governor's Challenges, or 
     unjustified employment terminations of employees of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs or veterans in the Federal 
     workforce 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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