[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S2259]
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SA 1733. Mr. KIM 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 appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
STRENGTHENING CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE
PROGRAM (CHIP) BENEFITS FOR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN,
WHICH MAY INCLUDE BARRING THE DEPARTMENT OF
GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY (DOGE) FROM REALLOCATING,
DELAYING, OR REPURPOSING FUNDS AUTHORIZED FOR
PROVIDING HEALTHCARE COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN.
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 the
Children's Health Insurance Program, which may include
barring the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from
reallocating, delaying, or repurposing funds authorized for
providing healthcare coverage for children, 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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