S.Amdt. 294

1. Adds SEC. 4__. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON CONSIDERATION OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND REFORM PROPOSAL at the end of subtitle B of title IV

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   In S.Con.Res. 8 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the Senate to change those rules at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as is the case of any other rule of the Senate.

   Inserted: SEC. 4__. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON CONSIDERATION OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND REFORM PROPOSAL.

   Inserted: It is the Sense of the Senate that--

   Inserted: (1) the President created the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (in this section referred to as the "Commission"), co-chaired by Erskine Bowles and Senator Alan Simpson, which proposed a balanced package of revenue and spending reforms to reduce projected Federal budget deficits and stabilize the Federal debt as a share of the national economy;

   Inserted: (2) while Members of Congress may not agree with every recommendation made by the Commission, in the absence of an agreed-upon concurrent budget resolution between the Senate and the House of Representatives, the proposal made by the Commission should be considered on the floor of the Senate with an open debate and amendment process; and

   Inserted: (3) it is critical that the United States reach a long-term solution that will get its fiscal house in order.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle B of title IV, add the following:

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