[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1998-S1999]
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SA 5159. Mr. SANDERS 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 be on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REDUCING
THE PRICE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, WHICH SHALL
INCLUDE MOST FAVORED NATION DRUG PRICING.
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
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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 reducing the price of prescription drugs in the
United States by more than 50 percent, which shall include
Most Favored Nation drug pricing so that Americans pay no
more for prescription drugs than the Europeans or Canadians,
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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