Text of Senate Amendment 329

On Wed Feb 19, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 329" in the Senate. The speech addressed the environment and also covered crime and justice. It referenced legislation including S1177, S1178.

Text of Senate Amendment 329

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)] [Senate] [Pages S1177-S1178] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 329. Mr. KELLY 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: [[Page S1178]] At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SUPPORTING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL TO CONTINUE COMBATING DRUG TRAFFICKING AND PROTECTING THEM FROM THE WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS DIRECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY. 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 protecting Federal employees who combat drug trafficking, which may include legislation that would prohibit the reassignment, termination, or laying off of Federal employees whose job is to disrupt, investigate, or prosecute drug trafficking or keep communities drug-free or that would prohibit reduction in force actions for any Federal agency with a mission that includes protecting the people of the United States against drug trafficking or the illegal sale of dangerous drugs, 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. ______