S.Amdt. 4002

SA 4002. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 4016, making appropriations for the Department
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON LAST-MINUTE RESCISSIONS.

Notwithstanding any provision of the Impoundment Control
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.), a special message
transmitted under section 1012 or 1013 of such Act may not
propose to rescind or defer any budget authority that expires
on or before the date that is 90 days after the date on which
such special message is transmitted.
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