S.Amdt. 741

SA 741. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 49, strike lines 16 through 23 and insert the
following:
(j) Submissions.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in the Senate,
not later than May 1, 2025, the committees named in the
subsections of this section shall submit their
recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
to carry out this section.
(2) Limitation.--It shall not be in order for committees to
submit their recommendations to the Committee on the Budget
of the Senate to carry out this section before the Chairman
of the Budget Committee has submitted a statement for
publication in the Congressional Record certifying the
Committee on the Budget has--
(A) directed the Congressional Budget Office to estimate
the effectiveness of the debt-reducing policies of the
Department of Government Efficiency, taking into account the
costs to taxpayers of its actions, including the cost of
operations and the cost of defending the Federal Government
against lawsuits as a result of its actions; and
(B) held a public hearing that includes representatives of
the Congressional Budget Office to review the report
described in subparagraph (A).
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