S.Amdt. 2712Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)

S.Amdt. 2712

Submitted August 9, 2021

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Senate amendment submitted

August 9, 2021

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SA 2712. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 14, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2023 through 2031; 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 CHANGES
IN FEDERAL DRUG TRAFFICKING LAWS.

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
changes in Federal drug trafficking laws, which may include
imposing a mandatory minimum penalty of not less than 10
years in prison for fentanyl trafficking offenses 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 2022
through 2026 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2022
through 2031.
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