S.Amdt. 4342
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE PREVENTION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS wherever appropriate
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)What it changes
1 change to S.Con.Res. 70
Adds SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE PREVENTION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE PREVENTION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS.
Inserted: The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would establish a process for continuing appropriations to prevent Government shutdowns in any fiscal year in which an appropriations Act is not timely enacted, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
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SA 4342. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE PREVENTION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would establish a process for continuing appropriations to prevent Government shutdowns in any fiscal year in which an appropriations Act is not timely enacted, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
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Senate amendment submitted
March 13, 2008