S.Amdt. 311Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)

To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing the indiscriminate termination of Federal employees who protect the health or safety of Americans, which may include scientists, emergency preparedness staff, frontline health care workers, drug or medical device reviewers, or other employees at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Submitted February 20, 2025

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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 311 not agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

February 21, 2025

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 311 proposed by Senator Blunt Rochester.

February 21, 2025

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Amendment SA 311 proposed by Senator Blunt Rochester. (consideration: CR S1117-1118) To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing the indiscriminate termination of Federal employees who protect the health or safety of Americans, which may include scientists, emergency preparedness staff, frontline health care workers, drug or medical device reviewers, or other employees at the Department of Health and Human Services.

February 21, 2025

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Amendment SA 311 not agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

February 21, 2025

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Senate amendment submitted

February 20, 2025

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SA 311. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself, Ms. Alsobrooks, and Mr.
Heinrich) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 7, setting forth 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; as follows:

At the end of title III, add the following:

SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PREVENTING THE INDISCRIMINATE TERMINATION OF
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO PROTECT THE HEALTH OR
SAFETY OF AMERICANS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE
SCIENTISTS, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS STAFF,
FRONTLINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS, DRUG OR MEDICAL
DEVICE REVIEWERS, OR OTHER EMPLOYEES AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

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 the indiscriminate termination of Federal
employees who protect the health or safety of Americans,
which may include scientists, emergency preparedness staff,
frontline health care workers, drug or medical device
reviewers, or other employees at the Department of Health and
Human Services, 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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