S.Amdt. 659Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)

To ensure full and uninterrupted funding for Department of Veterans Affairs health care and benefits provided by the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-168), also known as the "PACT Act", preventing any cuts or delays.

Submitted February 20, 2025

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 659 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 83.

February 21, 2025

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 659 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 83.

February 21, 2025

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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 659 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 83.

February 21, 2025

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 659 proposed by Senator Blumenthal.

February 21, 2025

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Amendment SA 659 proposed by Senator Blumenthal. (consideration: CR S1113-1114) To ensure full and uninterrupted funding for Department of Veterans Affairs health care and benefits provided by the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-168), also known as the "PACT Act", preventing any cuts or delays.

February 21, 2025

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Amendment SA 659 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 83.

February 21, 2025

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Senate amendment submitted

February 20, 2025

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Submitted

SA 659. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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 ENSURING
FULL AND UNINTERRUPTED FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE AND BENEFITS.

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
strengthening veterans' health care and benefits, which may
include legislation that would ensure full and uninterrupted
funding for veterans' health care or benefits under the
Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to
Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-
168), also known as the ``PACT Act'', 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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