[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2004-S2005]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5201. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her 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:


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       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 
                   SUSTAINING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN RURAL 
                   AREAS.

       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 
     sustaining health care providers in rural areas of the United 
     States, which may include ensuring access to critical medical 
     services, expanding workforce recruitment and retention, 
     strengthening rural hospitals, or improving telehealth 
     infrastructure, 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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