To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving the safety of offshore oil drilling in the United States.
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING IN THE UNITED STATES wherever appropriate
Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-MA)What it changes
1 change to S.Con.Res. 11
Adds SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING IN THE UNITED STATES wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING IN THE UNITED STATES.
Inserted: 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 for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to improving the safety of offshore oil drilling in the United States, which may include changes to existing law to increase the liability cap with respect to offshore oil spills, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025.
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SA 896. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING IN THE UNITED STATES.
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 for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to improving the safety of offshore oil drilling in the United States, which may include changes to existing law to increase the liability cap with respect to offshore oil spills, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025.
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Proposed amendment SA 896 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR 3/26/2015 S2022)
March 27, 2015
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Proposed amendment SA 896 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR 3/26/2015 S2022)
March 27, 2015
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 896 proposed by Senator Markey.(consideration: CR S1975-1976; text: CR S1975)
March 26, 2015
Amendment SA 896 proposed by Senator Markey. (consideration: CR S1975-1976; text: CR S1975) To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving the safety of offshore oil drilling in the United States.
March 26, 2015
Senate amendment submitted
March 25, 2015
Senate amendment submitted
March 25, 2015