[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2011]
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  SA 5246. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal) 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:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 
                   PROTECTING VETERANS FROM GUARDIANSHIP 
                   AGREEMENTS THAT THREATEN THEIR RIGHTS, DIGNITY, 
                   AND AUTONOMY.

       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 
     protecting veterans from being wrongfully or unnecessarily 
     placed in legal guardianships or conservatorships, which may 
     include legislation to ensure the memorandum of understanding 
     between the Department of Justice and the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs regarding guardianship or conservatorship 
     proceedings includes a requirement for independent medical or 
     psychological evaluations when determining a veteran's 
     incapacity, to ensure other ethical safeguards are in place, 
     or to ensure due process protections are afforded to 
     veterans, including notice, right to counsel, and 
     opportunities to contest guardianship or conservatorship 
     determinations, 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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