[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 8 (Monday, January 12, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S132-S133]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4158. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 6938, making consolidated appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. WILDFIRE FUNDING ADJUSTMENT.

       (a) Statutory Caps.--Section 251(b)(2)(F)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(F)(i)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 
     ``2027'' and inserting ``2037'';
       (2) in subclause (VII), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in subclause (VIII), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(IX) for fiscal year 2028, $4,610,000,000;
       ``(X) for fiscal year 2029, $4,840,000,000;
       ``(XI) for fiscal year 2030, $5,080,000,000;
       ``(XII) for fiscal year 2031, $5,335,000,000;
       ``(XIII) for fiscal year 2032, $5,600,000,000;
       ``(XIV) for fiscal year 2033, $5,880,000,000;
       ``(XV) for fiscal year 2034, $6,180,000,000;
       ``(XVI) for fiscal year 2035, $6,485,000,000;
       ``(XVII) for fiscal year 2036, $6,810,000,000; and
       ``(XVIII) for fiscal year 2037, $7,150,000,000.''.

       (b) Congressional Budget Act of 1974.--Section 314 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 645) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Adjustments for Wildfire Suppression.--
       ``(1) Adjustments.--If the Committee on Appropriations of 
     either House reports an appropriation measure for any of 
     fiscal years 2028 through 2037 that provides an amount for 
     wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire 
     Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture or the 
     Department of the Interior, or if a conference committee 
     submits a conference report thereon, the chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or 
     the Senate shall make the adjustments referred to in 
     paragraph (2) to reflect the additional new budget authority 
     provided for wildfire suppression operations for that fiscal 
     year in that measure or conference report and the outlays 
     resulting therefrom, consistent with paragraph (4).
       ``(2) Types of adjustments.--The adjustments referred to in 
     this paragraph consist of adjustments to--
       ``(A) the discretionary spending limits for that fiscal 
     year as set forth in the most recently adopted concurrent 
     resolution on the budget;
       ``(B) the allocations to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives for that 
     fiscal year under section 302(a); and
       ``(C) the appropriate budget aggregates for that fiscal 
     year in the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on 
     the budget.
       ``(3) Enforcement.--The adjusted discretionary spending 
     limits, allocations, and aggregates under this subsection 
     shall be considered the appropriate limits, allocations, and 
     aggregates for purposes of congressional enforcement of this 
     Act and concurrent budget resolutions under this Act.
       ``(4) Limitation.--No adjustment may be made under this 
     subsection in excess of--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 2028, $4,610,000,000;
       ``(B) for fiscal year 2029, $4,840,000,000;
       ``(C) for fiscal year 2030, $5,080,000,000;
       ``(D) for fiscal year 2031, $5,335,000,000;
       ``(E) for fiscal year 2032, $5,600,000,000;
       ``(F) for fiscal year 2033, $5,880,000,000;
       ``(G) for fiscal year 2034, $6,180,000,000;
       ``(H) for fiscal year 2035, $6,485,000,000;
       ``(I) for fiscal year 2036, $6,810,000,000; and

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       ``(J) for fiscal year 2037, $7,150,000,000.
       ``(5) Definitions.--As used in this subsection, the terms 
     `additional new budget authority' and `wildfire suppression 
     operations' have the meanings given such terms in section 
     251(b)(2)(F)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(F)(ii)).''.
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