Text of Senate Amendment 4911

On 2026-04-22, Senator Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 4911" in the Senate. The speech addressed foreign policy and also covered agriculture. It referenced legislation: S1965.

Text of Senate Amendment 4911

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1965] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4911. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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___. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SUPPORTING FARMERS IN PURCHASING FERTILIZER AT HIGHER PRICES DUE TO THE WAR IN IRAN. 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 supporting farmers in purchasing fertilizer at higher prices due to the war in Iran, which may include reimbursing farmers who have had to pay more than 125 percent of the average price of fertilizer in 2026 as compared to the price in 2025, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes. ______