[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2232-S2233]
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SA 1592. Mr. PADILLA 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:
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SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROTECTING
COMMUNITIES FROM FENTANYL BY PROHIBITING THE
DIVERSION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES FROM
FENTANYL-RELATED INVESTIGATIONS AND
PROSECUTIONS.
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 communities from fentanyl, which may include
prohibiting the diversion of law enforcement resources from
fentanyl-related investigations and prosecutions, 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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