[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2031]
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  SA 5381. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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 
                   DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AUDITS OR INVESTIGATIONS.

       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 
     Department of Justice audits or investigations, which may 
     include audits by the Office of the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Justice of the Department's compliance with the 
     Epstein Files Transparency Act (Public Law 119-38; 139 Stat. 
     656), 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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