[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2015]
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SA 5274. Ms. CANTWELL 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
INVESTIGATING COST INCREASES RESULTING FROM THE
STRAIT OF HORMUZ CLOSURE TO MARITIME SHIPPING
AS A RESULT OF THE CONFLICT INVOLVING IRAN.
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
assessing the increases in maritime shipping and fuel costs
resulting from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to
maritime shipping as a result of the conflict involving Iran,
which may include assessing the extent to which such
increases are driving higher prices on consumer goods for
families in the United States or how to ensure that Federal
policies do not contribute to higher gasoline prices for
consumers in the United States, 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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