[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2027]
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  SA 5361. Mr. KENNEDY 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:

         On page 46, strike line 20 and insert the following:
         (3) Committee on rules and administration.--The Committee 
     on Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase 
     the deficit by not more than $10,000,000,000 for the period 
     of fiscal years 2026 through 2035.
                        TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS

     SEC. 3000. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUNDS WITHIN THE 
                   JURISDICTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

         (a) Deficit-neutral Reserve Fund Relating to Establishing 
     Identification Requirements for Registration to Vote in 
     Elections for Federal Office.--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 establishing identification 
     requirements for registration to vote in elections for 
     Federal office, which may include requiring photo 
     identification or an affidavit, 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.
         (b) Deficit-neutral Reserve Fund Relating to Establishing 
     Photo Identification Requirements for Voting in Elections for 
     Federal Office.--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 establishing photo identification requirements 
     for voting in elections for Federal office 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.
         (c) Deficit-neutral Reserve Fund Relating to Election Day 
     and the Counting of Ballots in Federal Elections.--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 
     Federal elections, which may include restrictions on allowing 
     voting other than on election day and requirements that all 
     votes be counted within 36 hours of election day, on 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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