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Text of Senate Amendment 4907

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 4907" in the Senate. The speech addressed foreign policy and also covered trade policy. It referenced legislation including S1964, S1965.

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Text of Senate Amendment 4907

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S1964-S1965] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4907. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Hirono, Mr. King, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Markey) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the [[Page S1965]] 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 ENSURING HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. 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 ensuring the access of low-income households to energy assistance, such as home energy assistance through the Low- Income Home Energy Assistance Program, to account for high energy costs, such as the cost of heating oil, delivered fuels, or other energy forms, resulting from the impact of tariffs or the war in Iran, 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. ______

Referenced legislation: SCONRES33

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Text of Senate Amendment 4907 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S1964-S1965] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4907. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Hirono, Mr. King, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Markey) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the [[Page S1965]] 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 ENSURING HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. 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 ensuring the access of low-income households to energy assistance, such as home energy assistance through the Low- Income Home Energy Assistance Program, to account for high energy costs, such as the cost of heating oil, delivered fuels, or other energy forms, resulting from the impact of tariffs or the war in Iran, 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. ______ Referenced legislation: SCONRES33