S.Amdt. 1651

SA 1651. Mr. GALLEGO 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:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PROHIBITING STAFFING REDUCTIONS AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR 60 DAYS IF
BENEFITS ARE REDUCED OR DISRUPTED BY DOGE.

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
preventing reductions to benefits at the Department of
Veterans Affairs, which may include legislation that would
establish a 60-day pause on staffing reductions if any
benefits are reduced or disrupted by the Department of
Government Efficiency (DOGE), 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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