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Text of Senate Amendment 4797

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 4797" in the Senate. The speech addressed taxes and also covered climate policy. It referenced legislation: S1949.

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Text of Senate Amendment 4797

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1949] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4797. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO RESTORING TAX CREDITS THAT HELP FAMILIES LOWER THEIR ENERGY BILLS. 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 restoring tax credits that help families and businesses lower their energy bills, which may include restoring tax credits for energy efficiency improvements, new energy efficient homes, and home clean energy production, and restoring deductions for energy efficiency in commercial buildings, 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 2026 through 2035. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 4797 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1949] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4797. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO RESTORING TAX CREDITS THAT HELP FAMILIES LOWER THEIR ENERGY BILLS. 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 restoring tax credits that help families and businesses lower their energy bills, which may include restoring tax credits for energy efficiency improvements, new energy efficient homes, and home clean energy production, and restoring deductions for energy efficiency in commercial buildings, 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 2026 through 2035. ______