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Text of Senate Amendment 5088

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5088" in the Senate. The speech addressed the environment and also covered defense. It referenced legislation: S1989.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5088

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1989] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5088. Ms. ALSOBROOKS 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 FOOD SERVED TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.. 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 food served to members of the Armed Forces, which may include prohibitions, for the duration of Operation Epic Fury, on use of amounts to purchase ingredients or prepare food in the Pentagon Executive Dining Facilities, including the Secretary of Defense Executive Dining Room, that are not the same as those served to junior enlisted members of the Armed Forces serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), the USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78), and the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), while any of those ships are located in the United States Central Command area of operations, 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 5088 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1989] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5088. Ms. ALSOBROOKS 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 FOOD SERVED TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.. 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 food served to members of the Armed Forces, which may include prohibitions, for the duration of Operation Epic Fury, on use of amounts to purchase ingredients or prepare food in the Pentagon Executive Dining Facilities, including the Secretary of Defense Executive Dining Room, that are not the same as those served to junior enlisted members of the Armed Forces serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), the USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78), and the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), while any of those ships are located in the United States Central Command area of operations, 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. ______