Text of Senate Amendment 6463

On 2026-06-24, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6463" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6463

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3586-S3587] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6463. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following: SEC. 1094. WILDFIRE FUNDING ADJUSTMENT. (a) Statutory Caps.--Section 251(b)(2)(F)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(F)(i)) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking ``2027'' and inserting ``2037''; (2) in subclause (VII), by striking ``and'' at the end; (3) in subclause (VIII), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ``(IX) for fiscal year 2028, $5,000,000,000; [[Page S3587]] ``(X) for fiscal year 2029, $5,250,000,000; ``(XI) for fiscal year 2030, $5,515,000,000; ``(XII) for fiscal year 2031, $5,800,000,000; ``(XIII) for fiscal year 2032, $6,100,000,000; ``(XIV) for fiscal year 2033, $6,400,000,000; ``(XV) for fiscal year 2034, $6,700,000,000; ``(XVI) for fiscal year 2035, $7,035,000,000; ``(XVII) for fiscal year 2036, $7,400,000,000; and ``(XVIII) for fiscal year 2037, $7,800,000,000.''. (b) Congressional Budget Act of 1974.--Section 314 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 645) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(h) Adjustments for Wildfire Suppression.-- ``(1) Definitions.--As used in this subsection-- ``(A) the terms `additional new budget authority' and `wildfire suppression operations' have the meanings given such terms in section 251(b)(2)(F)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(F)(ii)); and ``(B) the term `covered legislative action' means that-- ``(i)(I) a bill or joint resolution making discretionary appropriations for any of fiscal years 2028 through 2037 is reported; ``(II) a motion to proceed to such a bill or joint resolution is agreed to; ``(III) an amendment to such a bill or joint resolution is offered; ``(IV) an amendment between the Houses in relation to such a bill or joint resolution is laid before the Senate or the House of Representatives; or ``(V) a conference report on such a bill or joint resolution is submitted; and ``(ii) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report described in clause (i) provides an amount for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior. ``(2) Adjustments.--In the event of a covered legislative action, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or the Senate shall make the adjustments referred to in paragraph (3) to reflect the additional new budget authority provided for wildfire suppression operations for the applicable fiscal year in the applicable bill, joint resolution, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report and the outlays resulting therefrom, consistent with paragraph (5). ``(3) Types of adjustments.--The adjustments referred to in this paragraph consist of adjustments to-- ``(A) the discretionary spending limits for that fiscal year as set forth in the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget; ``(B) the allocations to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives for that fiscal year under section 302(a); and ``(C) the appropriate budget aggregates for that fiscal year in the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget. ``(4) Enforcement.--The adjusted discretionary spending limits, allocations, and aggregates under this subsection shall be considered the appropriate limits, allocations, and aggregates for purposes of congressional enforcement of this Act and concurrent budget resolutions under this Act. ``(5) Limitation.--No adjustment may be made under this subsection in excess of-- ``(A) for fiscal year 2028, $5,000,000,000; ``(B) for fiscal year 2029, $5,250,000,000; ``(C) for fiscal year 2030, $5,515,000,000; ``(D) for fiscal year 2031, $5,800,000,000; ``(E) for fiscal year 2032, $6,100,000,000; ``(F) for fiscal year 2033, $6,400,000,000; ``(G) for fiscal year 2034, $6,700,000,000; ``(H) for fiscal year 2035, $7,035,000,000; ``(I) for fiscal year 2036, $7,400,000,000; and ``(J) for fiscal year 2037, $7,800,000,000.''. ______