S.Amdt. 1491

SA 1491. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

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At the end of title III, add the following:

SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REDUCING
ENERGY COSTS FOR AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS AND SMALL
BUSINESSES.

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
reducing energy costs for American households and small
businesses, which may include investments in programs to
support weatherization and the implementation of energy
efficiency measures, prohibiting legislation eliminating
energy conservation standards established by the Secretary of
Energy (including energy conservation standards prescribed
under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201
et seq.)), investments in the Energy Star program established
by section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
U.S.C. 6294a) and the WaterSense program established by
section 324B of that Act (42 U.S.C. 6294b), investments in
the weatherization assistance program established under part
A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act
(42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.), or tax incentives for
weatherization and energy efficiency measures, 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 2025 through 2034.
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