Text of Senate Amendment 1277

On 2025-03-14, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 1277" in the Senate. The speech addressed the environment and also covered defense, veterans affairs. It referenced legislation including HR1968, S1784.

Text of Senate Amendment 1277

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S1784] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1277. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Ms. Rosen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1968, making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in division A, insert the following: Sec. ___. (a) No funds made available under this Act may be used for any removal, demotion, or suspension of a veteran, military spouse, caregiver, survivor, or member of a reserve component who is serving in a position in the civil service. (b) In this section-- (1) the term ``caregiver'' means an adult family member or other individual who has a significant relationship with, and who provides a broad range of assistance to, a wounded, ill, injured, or disabled member of the armed forces or veteran or a dependent of such a member or veteran with a chronic or other health condition, disability, or functional limitation; (2) the term ``civil service'' has the meaning given that term in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code; (3) the term ``demotion'' means a reduction in grade (as defined in section 7511(a) of title 5, United States Code); (4) the term ``member of the armed forces'' has the meaning given that term in 315.612(b)(4) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto; (5) the term ``military spouse'' means-- (A) the husband or wife of a member of the armed forces; (B) the husband or wife of a retired, totally disabled, or separated member of the armed forces; or (C) the widow or widower of a member of the armed forces killed while performing active duty or who died from a service-connected injury or illness; (6) the term ``removal'' means removing an individual from the civil service; (7) the term ``reserve component'' has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code; (8) the term ``suspension'' means the placing an individual in a temporary status without duties and pay for a period of longer than 7 days; (9) the term ``survivor'' means a family member of a member of the armed forces or veteran who died while on active duty or after military retirement or of a service-connected injury or illness; and (10) the term ``veteran'' means a person who served on active duty as a member of the armed forces, regardless of length of service, and who was discharged or released therefrom, except that the term ``veteran'' does not include a person who-- (A) received a dishonorable discharge from the Armed Forces; or (B) was discharged or dismissed from the Armed Forces by reason of the sentence of a general court-martial. ______