[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1996]
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  SA 5143. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2027 through 2035; 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 
                   PREVENTING HIGHER PRICES AND WORKFORCE 
                   SHORTAGES IN CRITICAL SECTORS BY PROHIBITING 
                   THE DETENTION AND DEPORTATION OF ESSENTIAL 
                   WORKERS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN CONVICTED OF A 
                   FELONY.

       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 
     preventing higher prices and workforce shortages in critical 
     sectors, including agriculture, food service, construction, 
     health care, and education, which may include prohibiting the 
     detention and deportation of essential workers who have not 
     been convicted of a felony, 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 2026 through 2035.
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