[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2007]
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SA 5217. Mr. HEINRICH 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
PROHIBITING ALL USES OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO
FUND MINING AND CRITICAL MINERALS PROJECTS THAT
FINANCIALLY BENEFIT MEMBERS OF THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION OR THE TRUMP FAMILY.
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
prohibiting all uses of taxpayer dollars to fund mining and
critical minerals projects that financially benefit members
of the Trump Administration or the Trump family 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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